Cornell Class of 2020: section poll added, gtfih Forum

(housing, friendships, future exams, all things 2020)
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What section are you?

A
7
21%
B
3
9%
C
9
27%
D
5
15%
E
6
18%
F
3
9%
 
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Cornell Class of 2020: section poll added, gtfih

Post by Lavitz » Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:06 pm

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  • Deadline to submit forms: March 15, 2017.
  • Info available on this page.


Admitted Students Weekends: CLSA Portal
  • Links to pretty much everything: Blackboard, Practice Exams, Symplicity, etc.
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  • Cornell Law version of craigslist. Buy/sell books, used items, graduation tickets, sublets, etc.
On-Campus Housing
  • If you're interested in on-campus housing that's very close to the law school (literally 1 minute walk), check out 13 South (males only, though)
  • Other options include Maplewood and Hasbrouck, but those are much farther away and probably not worth it.
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  • The Cornell Store
  • Bear Necessities has a limited selection of law school apparel.
  • CLSA should host an apparel sale during the year, which will have law school specific swag.
  • For good deals on used textbooks, check out Kraftees.
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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

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Post by Rubbishdump » Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:36 pm

Checking in, stoked

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by Tycho » Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:22 pm

Current 1L here and I'm very happy with my choice. I'll try to help with questions/concerns you folks might have.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by dietcoke1 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:57 pm

in! hoping for a more positive thread here than the applicant thread has been lately.....

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Post by cantexplaingottago » Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:49 pm

1L here, would also recommend www.jamesorcutt.com as a source for housing. If you have any questions about moving cross-country to get here, I'd be happy to answer them.

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Post by Lavitz » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:05 pm

cantexplaingottago wrote:1L here, would also recommend http://www.jamesorcutt.com as a source for housing. If you have any questions about moving cross-country to get here, I'd be happy to answer them.
There we go. I was PM'ing someone about cheap housing a while back and couldn't remember this guy's name. Added to OP.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by Chipotle85 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:27 pm

How necessary is a car in Ithaca?

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Post by Lawschool305 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:43 pm

Checking in! Thanks for making this Lavitz

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by Lavitz » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:56 pm

Chipotle85 wrote:How necessary is a car in Ithaca?
IMO, very helpful, but plenty of people survive without one. You will almost certainly have multiple friends with cars who can give you a ride. For me, it was most useful for making grocery runs, moving, and giving rides to other people. If you already have a car, I'd keep it for law school, but if not, I don't think I'd go out and buy one.

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Post by Chipotle85 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:16 pm

Lavitz wrote:
Chipotle85 wrote:How necessary is a car in Ithaca?
IMO, very helpful, but plenty of people survive without one. You will almost certainly have multiple friends with cars who can give you a ride. For me, it was most useful for making grocery runs, moving, and giving rides to other people. If you already have a car, I'd keep it for law school, but if not, I don't think I'd go out and buy one.
Awesome, thanks for the response and for creating the thread.

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Post by airwrecka » Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:52 am

Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...

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Post by azaleafire » Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:11 pm

airwrecka wrote:Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...
I was and I am on the fence about doing it. On the one hand, close no doors. On the other I have a good offer from a better school in a location I would rather be in so...

My personal statement honestly didn't go too much into future plans and law so thats what my rough draft is covering.

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Post by airwrecka » Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:18 pm

azaleafire wrote:
airwrecka wrote:Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...
I was and I am on the fence about doing it. On the one hand, close no doors. On the other I have a good offer from a better school in a location I would rather be in so...

My personal statement honestly didn't go too much into future plans and law so thats what my rough draft is covering.
Yeah, I'm not super thrilled about Cornell either (mostly due to the location) but I would think a full ride there could be a really good bargaining chip elsewhere, so I think I'm going to go for it. The only downside is the hassle of flying out to Ithaca for an interview, but if they're going to reimburse travel expenses, I'm willing.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by uhwrestler » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:51 pm

got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?

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Post by feefeeriri » Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:30 am

Hey guys,

I'm still waiting on a few more acceptances (or WLs/rejections) so I wanted to submit my FAFSA with all the schools I'm considering at once. But I want to know what Cornell can offer me so does FAFSA let you add the other schools in later, or do you have to do it in one shot?

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Post by Lavitz » Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:13 am

feefeeriri wrote:Hey guys,

I'm still waiting on a few more acceptances (or WLs/rejections) so I wanted to submit my FAFSA with all the schools I'm considering at once. But I want to know what Cornell can offer me so does FAFSA let you add the other schools in later, or do you have to do it in one shot?
IIRC, you can add them later, but why wouldn't you just do it all in one shot now? The other schools won't care if you submit the FAFSA to them without being admitted yet.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by CR7 » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:10 pm

Checking in! Def planning to visit in April.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by Chipotle85 » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:23 am

Important question: How readily available is Ommegang Witte at the bars near campus? :wink:

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by charlee4614 » Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:50 pm

uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?


105k, 35k/year.

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Re: Cornell Class of 2020

Post by uhwrestler » Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:01 am

charlee4614 wrote:
uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?


105k, 35k/year.
nice

and do you guys know if cornell is known to be generous when negotiating scholarships?

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Post by ZVBXRPL » Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:10 am

charlee4614 wrote:
uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?


105k, 35k/year.
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Post by Tycho » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:23 pm

uhwrestler wrote: and do you guys know if cornell is known to be generous when negotiating scholarships?
From what I understand, they weren't very receptive to it last cycle, but it's still worth a try.

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