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Sounds like fun. I'll be the one with the lampshade on my head.

Ha—sorry, but I'm more of a lurker than anything, so a TLS party wouldn't quite be my scene. I've signed up to help with ASW, though, so hopefully I run into a couple of you. You're always welcome to PM me with more specific questions, of course.

TLS party . . . I'm down. Seriously counting down the days until ASW. A fellow admit posted a fantastic picture of an SLS building from her visit on the Facebook page. It'll be so nice to see sunshine instead of grey skies and slushy streets.

Kind of a jumble of thoughts here but it's 2 a.m. EST, and I've got SLS on the brain.

On the financial aid topic: My last year offer from SLS was twice as much as HLS's. I'd already pretty much made up at that point that I'd be choosing SLS but the $$ made it even more certain. Here's to hoping I get a similar/better offer this time around after stringing them along for a year.

I know it doesn't work like that...but I wish it did. D:

As far as response time: I got the award letter 5 days after the deadline...which I believe is the day I finally submitted all the stuff.

Ehh this need access application is busting my balls. Every time I think I have everything squared away I find one extra piece of information I have to hound my parents for.

amonthofsundays wrote:Ehh this need access application is busting my balls. Every time I think I have everything squared away I find one extra piece of information I have to hound my parents for.

It's a bitch.

I'll just add to the chorus of SLS being generous . They totally blew away the other members of the triumvirate and got within sniffing distance of some of the full tuition scholarships from the lower t-14. I deposited 5 minutes after getting my aid email. From my understanding, they can be harsh on people with spouses w/ income though.

Davidbentley wrote:

amonthofsundays wrote:Ehh this need access application is busting my balls. Every time I think I have everything squared away I find one extra piece of information I have to hound my parents for.

It's a bitch.

I'll just add to the chorus of SLS being generous . They totally blew away the other members of the triumvirate and got within sniffing distance of some of the full tuition scholarships from the lower t-14. I deposited 5 minutes after getting my aid email. From my understanding, they can be harsh on people with spouses w/ income though.

Hmmm... thats good to hear. I'm hoping they take into account some extenuating circumstances or I'm gonna be screwreddddd.

Also, I like triumvirate ... I'm gonna start using it.

guys who is planning on bringing a car?

who is planning on living somewhere OTHER than munger?

is munger guarenteed? and what is layout? singles dorm style?

az21833 wrote:guys who is planning on bringing a car?

who is planning on living somewhere OTHER than munger?

is munger guarenteed? and what is layout? singles dorm style?

I'm gonna go out and say it... take 20 seconds and look it up online (re the layout); however, in sum, the answer is no.

I'm gonna bring my car, and I'm gonna live in Munger

ManOfTheMinute wrote:

az21833 wrote:guys who is planning on bringing a car?

who is planning on living somewhere OTHER than munger?

is munger guarenteed? and what is layout? singles dorm style?

I'm gonna go out and say it... take 20 seconds and look it up online (re the layout); however, in sum, the answer is no.

I'm gonna bring my car, and I'm gonna live in Munger

MOTM are you sls 100%? would make my day.

az21833 wrote:
MOTM are you sls 100%? would make my day.

Nope, it depends on financial aid and my experience with people at ASWs - although I am leaning SLS

When you get into HLS, what will you be thinking?

az21833 wrote:
MOTM are you sls 100%? would make my day.

I'd be interested in hearing how other people are leaning too! I think I'm about 95% SLS. I really can't see how anyone wouldn't fall in love with the place. I can only think of two drawbacks: NFL starting 10 am and not being able to work at Pearson Hardman, and I think I can get over both of them.

Seeing ppl get financial aid offers in the Chicago thread and hearing absolutely nothing from stanford make me sad.

vzapana wrote:Seeing ppl get financial aid offers in the Chicago thread and hearing absolutely nothing from stanford make me sad.

barely under review at uchi. dont think they are a model

hey guys, all we had to do was fafsa and need right? getting paranoid with this silence. i thought it would be this week, what gives?

az21833 wrote:hey guys, all we had to do was fafsa and need right? getting paranoid with this silence. i thought it would be this week, what gives?

yes only fafsa and needaccess. why did you think it'd be this week?

spicyyoda17 wrote:At Stanford last year it was $37.5k, which is about $5k lower than the expected HLS loan.

At HLS if you are married they divide your assets in 1/2 and then take 1/3 as your per year student contribution. Anybody know if SLS does the same for married students?

I don't remember the exact figure but the base for 2011-2012 was 32-33k-ish at Stanford. So it went up last year by quite a bit.

Hopefully they bring it back down.

SOON.

$$$

Checking in!

Feel very fortunate to be here. Hope to see you all at the ASW!

Anyone know how soon I should expect to receive the accepted email?

tirakon wrote:Checking in!

Feel very fortunate to be here. Hope to see you all at the ASW!

Anyone know how soon I should expect to receive the accepted email?

sometime today. package should come later this week.

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Not sure that I ever got an acceptance email... only the package which I got two days after the phone call.

As a side note, I think financial aid offers should start going out soon, no? Last couple of years it was on the earlier side of mid march

woops, no email - i got sls and another school messed up - my bad

So is anyone considering a joint degree? I'm thinking an MA in Economics might be cool...

News from Dean Deal, in response to a financial aid inquiry I made earlier in the year:

"Regarding financial aid, we are completely need-based here and we just today (3/12) started reviewing paperwork for aid packages ... We'll start getting aid offers out later this week."

Hope this post helps relieve some of the financial aid anxiety on the thread.