Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020 Forum

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How decided are you on NU?

Tuition deposit is in and I'm ready to go!
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38%
Tuition deposit not in, but it's an emphatic yes
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Planning on committing if they give me the right coins (i.e. scholly reconsideration)
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Still conflicted
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That's gonna be a no for me
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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by RedPurpleBlue » Wed May 10, 2017 1:32 pm

BruiseWillis wrote:
symphonyy wrote:Has the tuition increased to 62,500? holy..
Source?
I found something saying that the tuition for the "Executive LLM program in Chicago" is $62,306 for 2017, but I haven't seen anything regarding JD rates.

EDIT: The previous tuition for that program was $60,492, so it went up by 3.0%. If the JD tuition also goes up by 3.0%, it will become $61,337.

Source for new Executive LLM rate: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academi ... o/tuition/
Source for old (2016-2017) Executive LLM rates + old JD rate: http://www.chicagofinancialaid.northwes ... aw.html#jd

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by guynourmin » Wed May 10, 2017 1:39 pm

RedPurpleBlue wrote:
BruiseWillis wrote:
symphonyy wrote:Has the tuition increased to 62,500? holy..
Source?
EDIT: The previous tuition for that program was $60,492, so it went up by 3.0%. If the JD tuition also goes up by 3.0%, it will become $61,337.
fwiw, LST Report says average annual increase has been 2.86%.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by symphonyy » Wed May 10, 2017 1:40 pm

BruiseWillis wrote:
symphonyy wrote:Has the tuition increased to 62,500? holy..
Source?
i was gonna apply for my I-20(visa for international student) and the application form said 62,500... is the tuition different for international students?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by guynourmin » Wed May 10, 2017 2:12 pm

symphonyy wrote:
BruiseWillis wrote:
symphonyy wrote:Has the tuition increased to 62,500? holy..
Source?
i was gonna apply for my I-20(visa for international student) and the application form said 62,500... is the tuition different for international students?
I believe tuition is the same.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by ckb614 » Sat May 13, 2017 2:37 am

Apologies if this has been answered already but 33 pages is a lot. Does anyone know if the gym membership gets you into all of the fitness formula locations and if it includes group classes? Do any locals know if it's worth keeping a car that's been paid for? coming from Seattle and its pretty easy to keep a car without moving it around all the time or paying for parking. Seems like living close to a red line stop is the way to go. Any areas to the north to avoids?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Tue May 16, 2017 10:18 am

Travel Stipend Received. 5/15

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by BruiseWillis » Tue May 16, 2017 10:20 am

btruj777 wrote:Travel Stipend Received. 5/15
Paper check?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Tue May 16, 2017 10:21 am

ckb614 wrote:Apologies if this has been answered already but 33 pages is a lot. Does anyone know if the gym membership gets you into all of the fitness formula locations and if it includes group classes? Do any locals know if it's worth keeping a car that's been paid for? coming from Seattle and its pretty easy to keep a car without moving it around all the time or paying for parking. Seems like living close to a red line stop is the way to go. Any areas to the north to avoids?

I am not certain of which gym membership you are asking of. However, when I did the tour someone asked if "NU Law students had access to a gym" the student giving the tour said that they used to have a membership with a nearby gym, but that they are switching to another gym. I am not certain if the membership you are asking of is the new one or the old one.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Tue May 16, 2017 10:21 am

BruiseWillis wrote:
btruj777 wrote:Travel Stipend Received. 5/15
Paper check?
Yes, and also it was 100% of what was promised - no like fees/deductions/etc.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Tue May 16, 2017 10:53 am

ckb614 wrote:Apologies if this has been answered already but 33 pages is a lot. Does anyone know if the gym membership gets you into all of the fitness formula locations and if it includes group classes? Do any locals know if it's worth keeping a car that's been paid for? coming from Seattle and its pretty easy to keep a car without moving it around all the time or paying for parking. Seems like living close to a red line stop is the way to go. Any areas to the north to avoids?
Just called the people who handle all of this, and (A) NU Law students can use the FCC benefits - it is $156 for the whole year and (B) we can pick any "home club" that we want. I did not ask if we could switch the home club although, in hindsight, I wish I had.

Seeing as what we get is a "discounted membership", I imagine that one should be afforded all the same benefits, like group classes, as a regular membership, unless they have tiers. It could be the case that they see a discounted membership as a lower tier or something and do not let you use those extra benefits.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by SybillAnnDorsett » Wed May 17, 2017 11:10 am

I do apologize if this has been answered but are there any deadlines of which we should be mindful this summer?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by ckb614 » Wed May 17, 2017 1:48 pm

Confirmed the discounted membership is for all locations.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by notsolawful » Wed May 17, 2017 6:28 pm

When does financial aid drop into bank accounts? I'm just curious so I know how much money I need for the first few weeks.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Thu May 18, 2017 3:10 pm

Just fyi (unless it is just me) my CAESAR "To Dos" list has updated with loan stuff.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by btruj777 » Fri May 19, 2017 10:33 am

Tuition went up, reflected in award letter.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by BruiseWillis » Fri May 19, 2017 10:58 am

btruj777 wrote:Tuition went up, reflected in award letter.
I saw that as well. Looks like it is $61,782 for 2017 year.

Question for anybody who may know - which loan type (Grad PLUS or Unsub Stafford) is generally considered more favorable? I.e., which is the one a person should take out the most of if given the option?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by guynourmin » Fri May 19, 2017 11:01 am

BruiseWillis wrote:
btruj777 wrote:Tuition went up, reflected in award letter.
I saw that as well. Looks like it is $61,782 for 2017 year.

Question for anybody who may know - which loan type (Grad PLUS or Unsub Stafford) is generally considered more favorable? I.e., which is the one a person should take out the most of if given the option?
I'm not even sure if you're allowed to take out grad plus until you hit the max unsub b.c it wouldn't make sense. the school's fin aid office'll do you right here.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by zaachila » Tue May 23, 2017 3:52 pm

guybourdin wrote:
Hobbesy wrote:
guybourdin wrote:
Hobbesy wrote:I wonder if they're going to email us about that...
Same. I went to a very small college, and while I'm sure the registrar can get things sent over the summer, I know it'll be easier for everyone if I could get it done now.
Yeah trying to get things done over the summer is not about to be easy for me. I'm going to put asking about this on my to-do list. They're pretty responsive to emails, I wonder if finaid is the right way to go or admissions?
well let me know if you find out! I'd probably e-mail admissions, but I'm not going to.
You are supposed to send your final transcript to LSAC for inclusion in your CAS report. Hope that helps!

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by guynourmin » Tue May 23, 2017 4:24 pm

zaachila wrote:
guybourdin wrote:
Hobbesy wrote:
guybourdin wrote:
Hobbesy wrote:I wonder if they're going to email us about that...
Same. I went to a very small college, and while I'm sure the registrar can get things sent over the summer, I know it'll be easier for everyone if I could get it done now.
Yeah trying to get things done over the summer is not about to be easy for me. I'm going to put asking about this on my to-do list. They're pretty responsive to emails, I wonder if finaid is the right way to go or admissions?
well let me know if you find out! I'd probably e-mail admissions, but I'm not going to.
You are supposed to send your final transcript to LSAC for inclusion in your CAS report. Hope that helps!
I graduated yrs ago so LSAC has only ever had my final transcript.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by 88234 » Thu May 25, 2017 4:26 pm

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Post by thatlawlkid » Thu May 25, 2017 5:00 pm

88234 wrote:You guise I get to check in you guise.
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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by carsondalywashere » Wed May 31, 2017 10:45 pm

Anyone else waiting till July to sign a lease?

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by xandra_v » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:56 am

carsondalywashere wrote:Anyone else waiting till July to sign a lease?
Yup! Waiting til early July/late June. But trying to live in South Loop and not right near campus (moving in with my S/O)

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by thatlawlkid » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:03 am

I think someone posted it before, but any tips on where to start looking for places to live? Never lived in a city, never really got an apartment to begin with. Was hoping to move in mid august.

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Re: Northwestern Pritzker - Class of 2020

Post by ckb614 » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:47 am

Seems like most apartments say "available now" so probably too early for an August move-in. My go-to resources are padmapper.com and apartments.com and I'm looking at places near the red line north of Pritzker

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