WUSTL c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013) Forum

Randomnumbers · Post by **Randomnumbers** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:16 pm

BOOM SHAKA LAKA wrote:Hey everyone.

I sent a negotiation letter and just got upped to 20k/yr. Would it be bad to.... like... ask for more? Or is that usually the final offer?

Thanks,
BOOM SHAKA LAKA

Your UT offer is still by far your best offer. Since you'd be crazy to attend WUSTL for what they are offering you, of course you should ask for more. Worst case, they say no and you still go to UT. Best case, they offer more.

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:53 pm

So I can't log on to the admitted students website.. Should I wait longer?

edit: got it !

sublime · Post by **sublime** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:36 pm

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:53 am

sublime12089 wrote:
lhanvt13 wrote:So I can't log on to the admitted students website.. Should I wait longer?

edit: got it !

Congrats, btw

Thanks

jdmonkey · Post by **jdmonkey** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:29 am

lhanvt13 wrote:Holy balls I just got accepted guys

Congrats!!

jdmonkey · Post by **jdmonkey** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:30 am

Randomnumbers wrote:
BOOM SHAKA LAKA wrote:Hey everyone.

I sent a negotiation letter and just got upped to 20k/yr. Would it be bad to.... like... ask for more? Or is that usually the final offer?

Thanks,
BOOM SHAKA LAKA
Your UT offer is still by far your best offer. Since you'd be crazy to attend WUSTL for what they are offering you, of course you should ask for more. Worst case, they say no and you still go to UT. Best case, they offer more.

My philosophy is to always ask for more until they outright refuse.

flops89 · Post by **flops89** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:51 am

84k and a seat back in play. Good luck y'all.

dstars823 · Post by **dstars823** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:17 pm

anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?

Randomnumbers · Post by **Randomnumbers** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:21 pm

dstars823 wrote:anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?

Yes. I've been waiting for about 13 months now, and I'm almost done with my 1L year. But don't worry, they assured me I'd get an answer before my other deposit deadlines.

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:24 pm

Randomnumbers wrote:
dstars823 wrote:anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?
Yes. I've been waiting for about 13 months now, and I'm almost done with my 1L year. But don't worry, they assured me I'd get an answer before my other deposit deadlines.

180

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:25 pm

Randomnumbers wrote:
dstars823 wrote:anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?
Yes. I've been waiting for about 13 months now, and I'm almost done with my 1L year. But don't worry, they assured me I'd get an answer before my other deposit deadlines.

lol

dstars823 · Post by **dstars823** » Wed May 01, 2013 2:28 pm

Randomnumbers wrote:
dstars823 wrote:anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?
Yes. I've been waiting for about 13 months now, and I'm almost done with my 1L year. But don't worry, they assured me I'd get an answer before my other deposit deadlines.

lollllll

shifty_eyed · Post by **shifty_eyed** » Wed May 01, 2013 3:37 pm

Don't forget to withdraw today if you want a deposit refund!!

Cellar-door · Post by **Cellar-door** » Wed May 01, 2013 4:32 pm

dstars823 wrote:anyone else still waiting on a response for a scholarship negotiation?

Yep. I'll probably follow up in a few days once they have a feel for who withdrew today and how it will change the level of interest in my numbers.

sublime · Post by **sublime** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:08 pm

Unoriginalist · Post by **Unoriginalist** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:11 pm

sublime12089 wrote:Above the Law publishes rankings alternative to USNWR

http://abovethelaw.com/careers/law-school-rankings/

WUSTL ranked 25. Likely dragged down by Fed Clerkships and Cost, which account for 22.5% of the score between them. It does not appear they took average scholarship into account, which would have mitigated the cost a bit. Sticker at WUSTL is insanely priced.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think WUSTL's approximately 0 SCOTUS clerks were a factor, as well.

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:12 pm

Unoriginalist wrote: Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think WUSTL's approximately 0 SCOTUS clerks were a factor, as well.

WokeUpInACar · Post by **WokeUpInACar** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:50 pm

Welp, just got a slap in the face for a scholarship increase after about 5 weeks of getting strung along. They just gave everyone and their mother tons more money after their initial offer, but I guess I waited a few days too late and they "ran out" or something. So many people with much much worse numbers than me got way more money than I did, and I'm more than a little bitter because I was genuine about wanting to attend at the right price. They never even made it cheaper for me to attend WUSTL than UT, which seems ridiculous to me. I loved the school and many of the people I met at ASW, but I'm just baffled why they showered so many others with such generosity but waited over a month to give me the tiniest token increase.

Ultimately it seems clear that they locked up the median LSAT they were hoping for a while ago, and are now focusing on GPA. I really enjoy this thread and most of the participants are awesome, it was a fun ride at least. I withdrew and asked for a deposit refund just now, later folks.

sublime · Post by **sublime** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:54 pm

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Wed May 01, 2013 9:04 pm

WokeUpInACar wrote:Welp, just got a slap in the face for a scholarship increase after about 5 weeks of getting strung along. They just gave everyone and their mother tons more money after their initial offer, but I guess I waited a few days too late and they "ran out" or something. So many people with much much worse numbers than me got way more money than I did, and I'm more than a little bitter because I was genuine about wanting to attend at the right price. They never even made it cheaper for me to attend WUSTL than UT, which seems ridiculous to me. I loved the school and many of the people I met at ASW, but I'm just baffled why they showered so many others with such generosity but waited over a month to give me the tiniest token increase.

Ultimately it seems clear that they locked up the median LSAT they were hoping for a while ago, and are now focusing on GPA. I really enjoy this thread and most of the participants are awesome, it was a fun ride at least. I withdrew and asked for a deposit refund just now, later folks.

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(Yes I did this twice.)

Post by **romothesavior** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:58 pm

WokeUpInACar wrote:Welp, just got a slap in the face for a scholarship increase after about 5 weeks of getting strung along. They just gave everyone and their mother tons more money after their initial offer, but I guess I waited a few days too late and they "ran out" or something. So many people with much much worse numbers than me got way more money than I did, and I'm more than a little bitter because I was genuine about wanting to attend at the right price. They never even made it cheaper for me to attend WUSTL than UT, which seems ridiculous to me. I loved the school and many of the people I met at ASW, but I'm just baffled why they showered so many others with such generosity but waited over a month to give me the tiniest token increase.

Ultimately it seems clear that they locked up the median LSAT they were hoping for a while ago, and are now focusing on GPA. I really enjoy this thread and most of the participants are awesome, it was a fun ride at least. I withdrew and asked for a deposit refund just now, later folks.

Damn, sorry to hear that. Sounds like a pretty shitty situation, and sometimes it's hard to understand why a school throws money at X candidate and not Y candidate. And the making you wait 5 weeks for nothing is especially hard to swallow.

Regardless, I'm sure you'll do well at UT, and I wish you well.

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Thu May 02, 2013 9:28 am

Businessweek featured an article this morning discussing the future of BigLaw

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/20 ... -future#p1

dproduct · Post by **dproduct** » Thu May 02, 2013 3:36 pm

Even though I'm getting ousted, I stand by my OP.

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Thu May 02, 2013 3:41 pm

dproduct wrote:Even though I'm getting ousted, I stand by my OP.

You will be missed brother

And thus begins the reign of Cuse.

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