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El Principe

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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by El Principe » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:15 pm

Black_Swan wrote:Interesting... I was pretty sure AAJD2B writing style and arguments reminded me of some other posters I saw on here a while ago. But I had no idea they would ban someone for having multiple accounts. Hmmm...
Well, I think they banned her because her original account got banned but she's still on the site, not solely because she had two accounts.

However, I do believe you are right in the sense that you could be banned simply for having an alt.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by Black_Swan » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:17 pm

El Principe wrote:
Black_Swan wrote:Interesting... I was pretty sure AAJD2B writing style and arguments reminded me of some other posters I saw on here a while ago. But I had no idea they would ban someone for having multiple accounts. Hmmm...
Well, I think they banned her because her original account got banned but she's still on the site, not solely because she had two accounts.

However, I do believe you are right in the sense that you could be banned simply for having an alt.

Makes sense.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by mandyjay11 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:28 pm

So, when the school gives you the total cost of attending, why do we factor that into the calculators? If Penn's tuition is ~$56,000 why would I need ~$23,000 more a year just to live, especially if I live on exponentially less than that now.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by MoMettaMonk » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:40 pm

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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by mandyjay11 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:05 pm

MoMettaMonk wrote:
mandyjay11 wrote:So, when the school gives you the total cost of attending, why do we factor that into the calculators? If Penn's tuition is ~$56,000 why would I need ~$23,000 more a year just to live, especially if I live on exponentially less than that now.
It's totally possible to live on less, but that's the max amount you can take out in loans so it's easier to use that for general calculations. It's especially useful if you're trying to get an idea for cost of living across different cities that you haven't lived in before.

Ahh ok, got it. Thanks!
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by ThePiedPiper » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:26 am

I guess I missed a lot yesterday :cry: Hope everyone has a Happy Friday :mrgreen:
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by dreamerchic19 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:40 am

It's Friday!!!!!! :D
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by JodieLovesChachi » Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:52 am

ThePiedPiper wrote:I guess I missed a lot yesterday :cry: Hope everyone has a Happy Friday :mrgreen:
Same here. It's a cold world out there. AAJD2B, I know we'll see you again some day :cry: ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fesv7_fXvs )

Congrats BlackBird!!!!!!!
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by Futuregohan14 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:06 pm

Dear Gohan,
Thank you for applying to Harvard Law School. After reviewing your application, the Admissions Committee is offering you a spot on the wait list for the class of 2017. I have answered the most frequently asked questions about our wait list on my blog...
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by August Wilson » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:15 pm

Futuregohan14 wrote:
Dear Gohan,
Thank you for applying to Harvard Law School. After reviewing your application, the Admissions Committee is offering you a spot on the wait list for the class of 2017. I have answered the most frequently asked questions about our wait list on my blog...
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Yo the waitlist will move.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by twenty » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:16 pm

Good fight, Gohan. Good fight. :)
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by teampeeta » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:19 pm

I blame Jessica Soban for this.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by Ben Reilly » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:42 pm

Waitlisted at Michigan. I plan on withdrawing ASAP--I ain't even mad though.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by Brettanomyces » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:49 pm

WL'd at Harvard and that's a bummer.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by Cocoblues » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:18 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:Waitlisted at Michigan. I plan on withdrawing ASAP--I ain't even mad though.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by EvMont » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:20 pm

Cocoblues wrote:
Ben Reilly wrote:Waitlisted at Michigan. I plan on withdrawing ASAP--I ain't even mad though.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by calle_25 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:27 pm

EvMont wrote:
Cocoblues wrote:
Ben Reilly wrote:Waitlisted at Michigan. I plan on withdrawing ASAP--I ain't even mad though.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by mt2165 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:38 pm

Brettanomyces wrote:WL'd at Harvard and that's a bummer.
Same. In at boston.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by El Principe » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:49 pm

Didn't even apply to Harvard... YOLO (yeah I said it)
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by mt2165 » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:04 am

For the first time ever I'm thinking long and hard about sitting out this cycle and retaking. Kinda scary.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by mac2013 » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:11 am

Just got the Harvard wait list email as well. Oh well.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by toshiroh » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:24 am

mt2165 wrote:For the first time ever I'm thinking long and hard about sitting out this cycle and retaking. Kinda scary.
I know the feeling
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by 180kickflip » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:42 am

so multiple 3.5+/170+ AAs were just waitlisted? I thought AAs with numbers like that were close to auto admit everywhere but Yale =/
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by El Principe » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:22 am

180kickflip wrote:so multiple 3.5+/170+ AAs were just waitlisted? I thought AAs with numbers like that were close to auto admit everywhere but Yale =/
Perhaps because they applied late in the cycle?

One way or another, AA cycles are extremely unpredictable. I've gotten weird scholly offers, wait-listed/held by barely T1 schools, etc.
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Re: URM 2013-2014 Cycle Thread

Post by El Principe » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:45 am

mt2165 wrote:For the first time ever I'm thinking long and hard about sitting out this cycle and retaking. Kinda scary.
Didn't have any schools that threw $$$?

Think long and hard about your goals and what you really want to do before you decide to wait a year and retake.

Me, I was gonna sit, but I got more of an offer than my #s warranted, so I'm lucky. Couldn't pass it up tbh.
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