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GW Class of 2013

Post by bullfighter » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:29 am

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by Veritas » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:57 pm

I'm kind of crushing on GW today :oops:

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by Jenno » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:41 am

has anyone who applied for early binding gotten their letters yet?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by mizzoutigers88 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:12 am

I'm really interested in going here. However, I will probably have to pay sticker.

Decisions decisions...

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by umichgrad » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:18 pm

So so excited that I can join this thread!!! GW is pretty much my #1, barring unlikely extenuating circumstances. Yay!

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by Veritas » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:19 pm

mizzoutigers88 wrote:I'm really interested in going here. However, I will probably have to pay sticker.

Decisions decisions...
+1

I emailed today about merit aid, I'll keep you updated on what I hear.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by mizzoutigers88 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:02 pm

Veritas wrote:
mizzoutigers88 wrote:I'm really interested in going here. However, I will probably have to pay sticker.

Decisions decisions...
+1

I emailed today about merit aid, I'll keep you updated on what I hear.
I appreciate it, but I'm not expecting any merit aid with my numbers.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by umichgrad » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:25 pm

mizzoutigers88 wrote:
Veritas wrote:
mizzoutigers88 wrote:I'm really interested in going here. However, I will probably have to pay sticker.

Decisions decisions...
+1

I emailed today about merit aid, I'll keep you updated on what I hear.
I appreciate it, but I'm not expecting any merit aid with my numbers.
thanks Veritas, I'm interested too. Can you post or pm me what you find out?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by Veritas » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:29 pm

umichgrad wrote:
mizzoutigers88 wrote:
Veritas wrote:
mizzoutigers88 wrote:I'm really interested in going here. However, I will probably have to pay sticker.

Decisions decisions...
+1

I emailed today about merit aid, I'll keep you updated on what I hear.
I appreciate it, but I'm not expecting any merit aid with my numbers.
thanks Veritas, I'm interested too. Can you post or pm me what you find out?
You bet, I'll post it up in here :D

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by Veritas » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:18 pm

I received an email back this morning.

It pretty much stated that if you didn't receive merit aid in your acceptance packet then you should plan your financial aid without the expectation of receiving any merit aid. She did say that they may make some additional awards as the people who have money decline, etc...She went on to discuss need-based aid and loans. I think the max you can receive in need-based is $15,000. So, even maxing that leaves you with a hefty price tag.

Kind of disappointing.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by tram988 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:52 pm

Veritas wrote:I received an email back this morning.

It pretty much stated that if you didn't receive merit aid in your acceptance packet then you should plan your financial aid without the expectation of receiving any merit aid. She did say that they may make some additional awards as the people who have money decline, etc...She went on to discuss need-based aid and loans. I think the max you can receive in need-based is $15,000. So, even maxing that leaves you with a hefty price tag.

Kind of disappointing.
Damn...

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by umichgrad » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:04 pm

I'm not surprised. I think this requires some reading between the lines: they can't say "yes, there's plenty of money floating around and all of your packages are forthcoming". Additionally, many many of the people who receive large amounts (like the $120,000 deal) are 170-171s who will likely take a gtown or a cornell later in the cycle. That leaves their 120,000 to be distributed among two or three people at 30-90 K each.

So, based on conjecture and lsn profiles, i'm pretty sure at least some people will receive at least some merit aid closer to the spring.

thanks for asking, veritas!!

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by jk11287 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:10 am

I agree that once people with full-ride offers decline, there will be some money to spread around. I don't want to pay sticker, but for me I think its either GW or no law school (Cardozo and Fordham seem really unappealing to me right now for some reason) and so I think its GW.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by HooCavalier » Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:16 pm

umichgrad wrote:I'm not surprised. I think this requires some reading between the lines: they can't say "yes, there's plenty of money floating around and all of your packages are forthcoming". Additionally, many many of the people who receive large amounts (like the $120,000 deal) are 170-171s who will likely take a gtown or a cornell later in the cycle. That leaves their 120,000 to be distributed among two or three people at 30-90 K each.

So, based on conjecture and lsn profiles, i'm pretty sure at least some people will receive at least some merit aid closer to the spring.

thanks for asking, veritas!!
Just a personal opinion, but if you want to end up in DC then choosing Gtown at sticker over GW with a 6-figure scholarship is crazy. DC employment opportunities between the two schools are not that different. Outside of DC it might be a different story, but even then I would probably take the money.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by umichgrad » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:21 pm

HooCavalier wrote:
umichgrad wrote:I'm not surprised. I think this requires some reading between the lines: they can't say "yes, there's plenty of money floating around and all of your packages are forthcoming". Additionally, many many of the people who receive large amounts (like the $120,000 deal) are 170-171s who will likely take a gtown or a cornell later in the cycle. That leaves their 120,000 to be distributed among two or three people at 30-90 K each.

So, based on conjecture and lsn profiles, i'm pretty sure at least some people will receive at least some merit aid closer to the spring.

thanks for asking, veritas!!
Just a personal opinion, but if you want to end up in DC then choosing Gtown at sticker over GW with a 6-figure scholarship is crazy. DC employment opportunities between the two schools are not that different. Outside of DC it might be a different story, but even then I would probably take the money.

agreed, but you're not everybody, and i can tell you most TLS-ers would take the T-14. Plus some of the ones with $$$ at GW probably have a little at GULC too. I'm just suggesting that later in the cycle some of the people with pretty big offers from GW will end up at a higher ranked school, thus leaving some for the rest of us.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by monique522 » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:51 pm

gross!! GW I can't believe you didnt offer me a full ride. I am so disgusted with you right now.

they *do* give them, right?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by kumba84 » Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:44 pm

I got my acceptance letter and scholly yesterday, and I was offered the first-year housing deal. Only problem is, I'm married, so I wouldn't be taking that. I wonder if they would offer me something else instead?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by jk11287 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:19 pm

Does anyone know who I'd even speak to about the possibility of merit aid?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by td6624 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:55 am

So for everyone who has heard, when was your application complete?

Mine was complete on January 20th. I was complete at DePaul and Vandy that same day, and letters are on their way to my house right now. Should I expect to wait a lot longer for GW?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by ccs224 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:11 am

kumba84 wrote:I got my acceptance letter and scholly yesterday, and I was offered the first-year housing deal. Only problem is, I'm married, so I wouldn't be taking that. I wonder if they would offer me something else instead?
Same offer, no SO. Anyone know if they allow cats?

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by td6624 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:59 pm

kumba84 wrote:I got my acceptance letter and scholly yesterday, and I was offered the first-year housing deal. Only problem is, I'm married, so I wouldn't be taking that. I wonder if they would offer me something else instead?
I'm not married but plan on living with my SO. I'm interested in hearing if they have other stuff available too.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by zenithtonadir » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:07 pm

td6624 wrote:
kumba84 wrote:I got my acceptance letter and scholly yesterday, and I was offered the first-year housing deal. Only problem is, I'm married, so I wouldn't be taking that. I wonder if they would offer me something else instead?
I'm not married but plan on living with my SO. I'm interested in hearing if they have other stuff available too.
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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by td6624 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:01 am

I've pretty much decided that the only thing that would make me not attend GW is an unlikely acceptance from Berkeley, and even then, it would be a tough choice.

So who's gonna be at GW? We should all get to know each other or something.

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by umichgrad » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:01 pm

Barring an acceptance off a waitlist or two, I'll be there!

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Re: GW Class of 2013

Post by lawschoolftw » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:45 pm

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