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flippacious wrote:

Come on Down wrote:

Gryffindor wrote:Is anyone else having a hard time deciding between Harvard, or Yale, or Stanford (or a combo) and the Ruby? I'm debating starting a discussion on the topic.

There are several threads about this that one can read through. IMO its crazy to pass up that much money but everyone needs to make the decision for themselves. I would be interested to see how the discussion breaks down among people with differing levels of work experience. I know that, personally, 150K (or more) of debt means a lot more to me now than it did just a few years ago when I finished undergrad.

I agree. Having taken a few years off between UG and law school, I am pretty conscious of the debt. First off, I'm older, and when I graduate I want to start putting away money for a house, kids, life, etc. The Ruby opens up the opportunity to do that immediately, instead of putting my life on hold for a while. I think there's a huge value in that. There's also the fact that, for the past three years, I have been very conscious of my spending habits as I tried to save as much as possible to go toward law school. I imagine having crazy loans would hang over me in a similar way. I'm looking forward to being able to relax a bit. Thirdly, I'm going for biglaw, but if I end up absolutely hating it, the Ruby gives me the freedom to try to change jobs and not have to suck it up for the sake of loan payments. I like that.

I have only been admitted to HLS, but I don't think I'd take Yale or Stanford over the Ruby either.

So Chicago...please email that form I can sign so I can make sure you won't take the Ruby away from me, and I can withdraw from everywhere else!!

Gryffindor wrote:Is there a fb group for the admitted students yet?

berndie90 wrote:Has anyone applied to the Doctoroff program yet? Anyone thinking about it?

lastsamurai wrote:

berndie90 wrote:Has anyone applied to the Doctoroff program yet? Anyone thinking about it?

Sent my app in...seems like a pretty awesome and unique program!

wsparker wrote:Do yall have business experience? I have zero and am not sure if it would be a waste of time or not to apply.

kershka wrote:Heads up to all my fellow Rubies: our official scholarship package has just been emailed.

kershka wrote:Heads up to all my fellow Rubies: our official scholarship package has just been emailed.

Sourrudedude wrote:

kershka wrote:Heads up to all my fellow Rubies: our official scholarship package has just been emailed.

worth noting that the deadline for enrolling is april 15 if you want the money.

carolinainmymind wrote:Got a Doctoroff interview invite this morning via email. Can't be a bad sign I suppose, although I'm wondering if they interview everyone that applies.

Ricky-Bobby wrote:Has anyone signed up for ASW?

mylifeis24 wrote:

Ricky-Bobby wrote:Has anyone signed up for ASW?

Just did!

2014 wrote:You won't feel out of place at any events labeled diversity even if you are a white male. It's just a marketing thing to emphasize a broad range of student orgs and perspectives. I would come for that evening in your shoes, it was fun for everyone in previous years.

Ricky-Bobby wrote:

mylifeis24 wrote:

Ricky-Bobby wrote:Has anyone signed up for ASW?

Just did!

Are you planning to attend all of the events? I don't know what I'll get out of a half day of diversity discussion given my lack of any qualities that can be considered "diverse," but I'm hesitant to skip any of the festivities. What if something super cool happens Thursday morning? What about Wednesday night? There's probably a lot of drinking to accomplish in such a short span.

2014 wrote:You won't feel out of place at any events labeled diversity even if you are a white male. It's just a marketing thing to emphasize a broad range of student orgs and perspectives. I would come for that evening in your shoes, it was fun for everyone in previous years.