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dietcoke1 wrote:not an admit (sorry, still holding out hope (me too)) but can people share their thoughts on ASW?

Monday wrote:

dietcoke1 wrote:not an admit (sorry, still holding out hope) but can people share their thoughts on ASW?

I loved it. Everyone here seems radiant and happy which could be dismissed with a self-selection argument but I didn't feel this at Harvard.

The campus (the law school's specifically) is breathtakingly beautiful and Munger housing alone suffices as a reason for me to choose Stanford over Yale and Harvard.

I found professors to be genuine and human. We spent hours in small groups at professors' homes and they highlighted the unique aspects of Stanford quite well. I might be in the minority in terms of knowledge of the schools but I didn't know Stanford's clinic program worked differently from Yale's and Harvard's (Stanford's is better). And apparently in this year's 1L class, all but 3 students participated in pro bono programs, and I liked that more than I expected to.

I thought ASWs wouldn't be too helpful because every school is fantastic and a lot of it is showing you the best aspects but this is the first one where I wanted to start right away.

Stanford also didn't have that ridiculous Harvard financial services presentation that had a graph of 30 years of employment in Biglaw to conclude that the HLS degree is worth millions (and that you shouldn't take scholarships from other T13 schools).

Monday wrote:

dietcoke1 wrote:not an admit (sorry, still holding out hope) but can people share their thoughts on ASW?

I might be in the minority in terms of knowledge of the schools but I didn't know Stanford's clinic program worked differently from Yale's and Harvard's (Stanford's is better). And apparently in this year's 1L class, all but 3 students participated in pro bono programs, and I liked that more than I expected to.

notsonotorious wrote:

Monday wrote:

dietcoke1 wrote:not an admit (sorry, still holding out hope) but can people share their thoughts on ASW?

I might be in the minority in terms of knowledge of the schools but I didn't know Stanford's clinic program worked differently from Yale's and Harvard's (Stanford's is better). And apparently in this year's 1L class, all but 3 students participated in pro bono programs, and I liked that more than I expected to.

Hi - thanks for answering the Q. Do you mind expanding on this? Is this via clinics or alongside regular class or?

hammy393 wrote:

notsonotorious wrote:

Monday wrote:

dietcoke1 wrote:not an admit (sorry, still holding out hope) but can people share their thoughts on ASW?

I might be in the minority in terms of knowledge of the schools but I didn't know Stanford's clinic program worked differently from Yale's and Harvard's (Stanford's is better). And apparently in this year's 1L class, all but 3 students participated in pro bono programs, and I liked that more than I expected to.

Hi - thanks for answering the Q. Do you mind expanding on this? Is this via clinics or alongside regular class or?

A clinic is full-time for a quarter. You don't take any classes that quarter (aka no finals!). You can do up to 2 full time clinics during your time at SLS. I believe you can also opt to do a quarter-long externship at a local non profit, etc., instead of taking classes.

hardchoices wrote:I had a lovely time at ASW, but I learned that Stanford wasn't the best fit for me. I want to ensure space for others -- does anyone know if I have to actually print and mail this Intent to Register form and mark "I do not intend to register" or if I can just email them? Also, this might be ridiculous, but thoughts on whether it's risky to withdraw before receiving my reimbursement?

notsonotorious wrote:Anyone here moving to Stanford with a pet and trying to figure out housing? Any tips would be much appreciated...

hammy393 wrote:

notsonotorious wrote:Anyone here moving to Stanford with a pet and trying to figure out housing? Any tips would be much appreciated...

Current students told me it's pretty easy to bring a small pet for on-campus housing. You'd need to get your therapist to certify your pet as an emotional therapy pet, which they said is pretty easy and costs less than $100. Munger is the residence that most strictly enforces this. Some who lived in Escondido Village said they didn't even get their pet certified because there's not much enforcement there.

4thand9 wrote:

hammy393 wrote:

notsonotorious wrote:Anyone here moving to Stanford with a pet and trying to figure out housing? Any tips would be much appreciated...

Current students told me it's pretty easy to bring a small pet for on-campus housing. You'd need to get your therapist to certify your pet as an emotional therapy pet, which they said is pretty easy and costs less than $100. Munger is the residence that most strictly enforces this. Some who lived in Escondido Village said they didn't even get their pet certified because there's not much enforcement there.

Lurking current student here. Hammy is pretty spot-on (and big pets may work too, so long as they get out enough). Even enforcement in Munger varies depending on what type of pet. Generally, the only kind of pet that would draw any attention would be one that you have to regularly take out of your apartment (dogs) or ones that make enough noise to get neighbors annoyed.

katthegreat11 wrote:Have y'all filled out the housing application yet? I'm waiting until my SO gets final confirmation from his work he can switch offices, but hopefully will soon. Anyone not going for Munger haha? We are but not optimistic, so trying to decide what to put as a second choice. Would you rather have EV one bedroom or Munger studio?

Monday wrote:

hammy393 wrote:

katthegreat11 wrote:Have y'all filled out the housing application yet? I'm waiting until my SO gets final confirmation from his work he can switch offices, but hopefully will soon. Anyone not going for Munger haha? We are but not optimistic, so trying to decide what to put as a second choice. Would you rather have EV one bedroom or Munger studio?

I'm going for 1bd in EV couples housing. I think it's logistically a lot easier to have 2 separate rooms: what if one person goes to sleep early while the other wants to stay up, what if one wants to facetime while the other's working, etc. I'd also have a dog and my SO has work stuff that she has to keep at home, so it'd feel too cramped in a studio.
The obvious downside is that EV is a 15-20 min walk. Anyone think it's worth taking the hit for a 1bd in Munger? 2,600 a month feels like way too much..

BTW - the Munger studio is 50 sq ft larger than the EV 1bd (500 vs 450), but I wonder how much of that difference is in living space, and not the bathroom/kitchen.

I think it's mostly the kitchen and the entrance. The sleeping area of the premium studio looked small. Also, most of the living space is taken up by this unnecessarily large dining table so if you bring furniture, it becomes crowded.

I am unreasonably in love with Munger but even I think I'd want a 15 minute walk to and from class now and then, especially considering the price difference.

I didn't go on the EV tours. How are the rooms?