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poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

gypsyroselily wrote:

poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

Not yet - impatiently waiting on Berkeley's offer :/

Anontwentytwenty wrote:Is there a Facebook group for the class of 2020?

poptart123 wrote:

gypsyroselily wrote:

poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

Not yet - impatiently waiting on Berkeley's offer :/

The form says requests won't be considered until after April 20, but may be so sooner depending on other school deadlines. April 20 is kinda late though, so I hope the other school deadlines thing is true.

VA2lawschool wrote:

Anon.y.mousse. wrote:

VA2lawschool wrote:

Anon.y.mousse. wrote:

curry1 wrote:anyone get an e-mail from a faculty member yet?

yeah I did last night!

Same! Also, and perhaps this is an unfair assessment, but does it concern anyone that UChicago Law tends to have a reputation for being particularly harsh/competitive when it comes to grading? I've heard murmurs of "grade deflation." Anyone have any insight on this?

I don't have any special insight, but that reputation makes since given that UChi's grading scale lends itself more to pretty detailed comparisons between students more than other peer schools (i.e. the high pass/pass/low pass system at Harvard/no grades at Yale (is that a thing?)). It's pretty easy for employers/judges/whoever is hiring to look at two transcripts and deduce that a 182 is better than a 180, whereas both of those students at Harvard might have had a high pass and been seen as the same, for all intents and purposes. But that is based on my very limited knowledge of how Chi's grading works!

ETA: It doesn't particularly concern me I guess because UChi's reputation is so solid overall that those really granular comparisons might not mean much in the grand scheme of things. Also I guess I don't have any info as to the other point - the percentage of Chi students earning what would constitute an A or a HP or an equivalent outstanding grade at other peer schools.

Thanks for providing your take, that makes sense! I don't think I would be concerned if it didn't affect the dynamic amongst students (particularly in 1L sections). I would ask an alum on here, but I'm not sure whether that question has been beaten to death previously.

armc808 wrote:I know Regents Park is the most popular housing option for 1Ls, but I was wondering what other apartments are pretty popular among law students in HP? Was thinking of touring some of them when I go up to visit the campus.

Anon.y.mousse. wrote:So I just realized I effed up - didn't realize that Chicago needed parental info on FAFSA because every other school I've submitted it to didn't need it on the FAFSA because they were getting it from CSS or whatever. I HIGHLY doubt I would qualify for need-based aid based on my parents' income, so at the moment I'm inclined to just leave it as is but I don't know if it will hurt me and I don't want to leave money on the table because Chicago is probably my top choice. People who have gotten their scholarship awards already - was it predominantly merit-based? Did it specify?

Leliana wrote:

chandhi wrote:Just got in via status checker! What is the "glass menagerie photo" listed in Requirements?

According to google it's a photo you submit for the student/faculty facebook.

TudoBem wrote:So pumped for ASW, just saying...

landshoes wrote:

armc808 wrote:I know Regents Park is the most popular housing option for 1Ls, but I was wondering what other apartments are pretty popular among law students in HP? Was thinking of touring some of them when I go up to visit the campus.

Shoreland, Vue 53. Should be able to tour them at the same time you tour Regents.

poptart123 wrote:

TudoBem wrote:So pumped for ASW, just saying...

Same. Hopefully there are free t-shirts. I didn't spent $200+ on a plane ticket to leave empty handed.

LSRAT wrote:Are y'all doing the mixer at Regents on Thursday night?

poptart123 wrote:

LSRAT wrote:Are y'all doing the mixer at Regents on Thursday night?

Yes, seemed like the easiest way to interact with the most students and I suck at bowling.

LSRAT wrote:

poptart123 wrote:

LSRAT wrote:Are y'all doing the mixer at Regents on Thursday night?

Yes, seemed like the easiest way to interact with the most students and I suck at bowling.

Agreed. Initially signed up for bowling as a way to possibly engage in better convo, and then I remembered that there will be more students, alcohol, and no sports I'm bad at in Regents.

poptart123 wrote:

gypsyroselily wrote:

poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

Not yet - impatiently waiting on Berkeley's offer :/

The form says requests won't be considered until after April 20, but may be so sooner depending on other school deadlines. April 20 is kinda late though, so I hope the other school deadlines thing is true.

MAPP wrote:

poptart123 wrote:

gypsyroselily wrote:

poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

Not yet - impatiently waiting on Berkeley's offer :/

The form says requests won't be considered until after April 20, but may be so sooner depending on other school deadlines. April 20 is kinda late though, so I hope the other school deadlines thing is true.

Wait April 20 is the earliest for UChi?

Do you have a link for the date?

poptart123 wrote:

MAPP wrote:

poptart123 wrote:

gypsyroselily wrote:

poptart123 wrote:Anybody negotiate scholarships yet?

Not yet - impatiently waiting on Berkeley's offer :/

The form says requests won't be considered until after April 20, but may be so sooner depending on other school deadlines. April 20 is kinda late though, so I hope the other school deadlines thing is true.

Wait April 20 is the earliest for UChi?

Do you have a link for the date?

It's on the submission form before and after you submit it -- I don't know if I can link it after I've left the submission screen

gypsyroselily wrote:I committed today! I'm so excited!

curry1 wrote:Has anyone going to the admitted students' weekend not received any communication regarding the student they will stay with? I'm getting kind of worried that I messed up in registration somehow.