to be fair, people who actually WANT to be graded the way that chicago does are masochists. if you are a masochist, by all means come to U of C. just let it be known that not all of us self-selected into that bullshit grading system.swimbrad wrote:and harvard only has 3 grades (no plus/minus) HP, P, and you suck.... whereas chicago has a much more specific grading scaleIAFG wrote:huh. that actually sounds like a disincentive to go to chicago.MJMD wrote:When the choice is between Harvard and Chicago, I have to hope that the grades you get are going to be far more determinative of your subsequent career prospects than your choice of school. A full-ride doesn't just give you insane flexibility after you graduate, but during your three years of school as well, flexibility that may or may not translate into better grades (because you were free choose the right apartment, to take the right summer positions, and to go out drinking on occasion without spending the following week worried about how much money you threw away, for example).
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FTFYswimbrad wrote:and harvard only has 3 grades (no plus/minus) HP, P, and you suck.... whereas chicago has a much morespecificconfusing and bizarre grading scale
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haha... yea, but it kinda makes sense... if you can figure out how to interpret numbers between 186 and 160... i thinkd34dluk3 wrote:FTFYswimbrad wrote:and harvard only has 3 grades (no plus/minus) HP, P, and you suck.... whereas chicago has a much morespecificconfusing and bizarre grading scale
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miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
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STFU EMMAEmma. wrote:miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
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Emma. wrote:miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
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but it probably isn't sticker at HLS.
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Yea - so it turns out you were right about asking for more money... although i didn't even ask... i just sent an email saying I was leaving, and next thing i know, more $$Emma. wrote:miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
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This is a good point... hopefully they'll get back to me with a number before too longIAFG wrote:but it probably isn't sticker at HLS.
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iafg: maybe you can play the goodwill hunting angle. take up some menial custodian position and write up solutions to challenging logic games on chalkboards in vacant classrooms. we'll all play dumb and shrug our shoulders at the genius amongst us, and all you'd have to do is convince Helmholz or some other senior prof that you were the real deal. i'd guess dean perry would go for it.IAFG wrote:STFU EMMAEmma. wrote:miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
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You sir/ madam are a gangster.swimbrad wrote:Yea - so it turns out you were right about asking for more money... although i didn't even ask... i just sent an email saying I was leaving, and next thing i know, more $$Emma. wrote:miamiman wrote:free at Chicago vs. sticker at Harvard?swimbrad wrote:Upon telling UChicago that I was going to Harvard, they offered me a full ride...
thoughts? - does this change anything, I mean... that's a lot of money on the table
thanks in advance, and sorry for my extreme indecision
I'd go to chicago...
It's a tough question now. How do you turn down Harvard? How do you turn down a top 5 law school FOR FREE?
Man. Crack a beer and have a think. This can ONLY end well for you.
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how about instead i forget law school, get my R.N. and raise our kids?miamiman wrote: iafg: maybe you can play the goodwill hunting angle. take up some menial custodian position and write up solutions to challenging logic games on chalkboards in vacant classrooms. we'll all play dumb and shrug our shoulders at the genius amongst us, and all you'd have to do is convince Helmholz or some other senior prof that you were the real deal. i'd guess dean perry would go for it.
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This is essentially the dilemma...megaTTTron wrote:
You sir/ madam are a gangster.
It's a tough question now. How do you turn down Harvard? How do you turn down a top 5 law school FOR FREE?
Man. Crack a beer and have a think. This can ONLY end well for you.
also, thanks for your kind words (i'm blushing behind the pc)
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Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
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no deal. we're summering together at clifford chance or fish & richardson (or else dla piper b/c you chose NU).IAFG wrote:how about instead i forget law school, get my R.N. and raise our kids?miamiman wrote: iafg: maybe you can play the goodwill hunting angle. take up some menial custodian position and write up solutions to challenging logic games on chalkboards in vacant classrooms. we'll all play dumb and shrug our shoulders at the genius amongst us, and all you'd have to do is convince Helmholz or some other senior prof that you were the real deal. i'd guess dean perry would go for it.
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lol i didn't choose NU. it was this weird magnetic pull thing.miamiman wrote:no deal. we're summering together at clifford chance or fish & richardson (or else DLA Piper b/c you chose NU).IAFG wrote:how about instead i forget law school, get my R.N. and raise our kids?miamiman wrote: iafg: maybe you can play the goodwill hunting angle. take up some menial custodian position and write up solutions to challenging logic games on chalkboards in vacant classrooms. we'll all play dumb and shrug our shoulders at the genius amongst us, and all you'd have to do is convince Helmholz or some other senior prof that you were the real deal. i'd guess dean perry would go for it.
how about baker botts? or fried frank? both sound like something you eat...
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not yet.. still waiting on them to come back with the numbersmallard wrote:Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
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Wait for this. They can be pretty generous.swimbrad wrote:not yet.. still waiting on them to come back with the numbersmallard wrote:Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
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Will do - thanks for the heads upmallard wrote:Wait for this. They can be pretty generous.swimbrad wrote:not yet.. still waiting on them to come back with the numbersmallard wrote:Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
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Is Chicago's offer time-sensitive?swimbrad wrote:Will do - thanks for the heads upmallard wrote:Wait for this. They can be pretty generous.swimbrad wrote:not yet.. still waiting on them to come back with the numbersmallard wrote:Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
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shockingly... nomallard wrote:
Is Chicago's offer time-sensitive?
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Solid. Yeah, wait to see what you're getting from Harvard. And don't underestimate the weight and scariness of debt.swimbrad wrote:shockingly... nomallard wrote:
Is Chicago's offer time-sensitive?
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Im guessing it wont be very much. I was explicitly told that they expect students to financeswimbrad wrote:not yet.. still waiting on them to come back with the numbersmallard wrote:Do you know your need-based aid at Harvard?
school mostly through borrowing.
I still think HLS is probably the right call. Going to school for free at any of CCN is an awesome, awesome opportunity and will relieve a lot of the stress that most students face. The way that I looked at it though, is that Harvard is better for any possible legal job and may be immeasurably better if you switch careers later on in your life. Paying back the loans will suck no doubt, but LIPP exists if you want to go the public route and if you stay in the private sector, you'll be ok financially.
Edit: either way, win-win. Congrats dude.
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compromise on drinker biddle?IAFG wrote:lol i didn't choose NU. it was this weird magnetic pull thing.miamiman wrote:no deal. we're summering together at clifford chance or fish & richardson (or else DLA Piper b/c you chose NU).IAFG wrote:how about instead i forget law school, get my R.N. and raise our kids?miamiman wrote: iafg: maybe you can play the goodwill hunting angle. take up some menial custodian position and write up solutions to challenging logic games on chalkboards in vacant classrooms. we'll all play dumb and shrug our shoulders at the genius amongst us, and all you'd have to do is convince Helmholz or some other senior prof that you were the real deal. i'd guess dean perry would go for it.
how about baker botts? or fried frank? both sound like something you eat...
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