Vanderbilt Law School c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[pizzagoblin]

Anyone else get a merit award interview besides the above poster?

[votebuilder1]

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[Lawschool305]

Has anyone tried negotiating already?

Have not seen an answer to this but also curious about how serious Vanderbilt is with the disclaimer about this offer being the best offer.

[Mich95]

What do people (more specifically, women) typically wear to asd? I'll be attending the April session, but I'm curious to hear from those attending next week.

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

Has anyone tried negotiating already?

Have not seen an answer to this but also curious about how serious Vanderbilt is with the disclaimer about this offer being the best offer.

I think everyone here is looking at each other going, "no, you go first. I insist." haha

[shotgunheist]

Vandy please just deny me already if you're going to I need to make negotiations and decisions

[floatie]

Vandy please just deny me already if you're going to I need to make negotiations and decisions

+1

[somedeadman]

I think they lost my application.
idk how you could lose an electronic application but damn I've been waiting to hear back since 11/30!
Should I call? You know... just to make sure they didn't like erase it or trash it or freaking whatever??

I came on here to ask the same exact thing. Been complete since 11/30. I'm sending them an email. Dassit.

Please let me know what they say because I got back a response saying that my file was still under review.

Did any of you get a response?

I'm just assuming WL at this point

[smashbash]

I think they lost my application.
idk how you could lose an electronic application but damn I've been waiting to hear back since 11/30!
Should I call? You know... just to make sure they didn't like erase it or trash it or freaking whatever??

I came on here to ask the same exact thing. Been complete since 11/30. I'm sending them an email. Dassit.

Please let me know what they say because I got back a response saying that my file was still under review.

Did any of you get a response?

I'm just assuming WL at this point

Nothing yet. 2 days since I emailed -_-

[TudoBem]

I think they lost my application.
idk how you could lose an electronic application but damn I've been waiting to hear back since 11/30!
Should I call? You know... just to make sure they didn't like erase it or trash it or freaking whatever??

same here. Waiting to hear back since 11/21.

[speedofthought]

Has anyone tried negotiating already?

Have not seen an answer to this but also curious about how serious Vanderbilt is with the disclaimer about this offer being the best offer.

I think everyone here is looking at each other going, "no, you go first. I insist." haha

I tried and was very, very politely shot down. Recently finalized my ASW hotel booking but may need to re-evaluate...

[pizzagoblin]

Has anyone tried negotiating already?

Have not seen an answer to this but also curious about how serious Vanderbilt is with the disclaimer about this offer being the best offer.

I think everyone here is looking at each other going, "no, you go first. I insist." haha

I tried and was very, very politely shot down. Recently finalized my ASW hotel booking but may need to re-evaluate...

The Financial Aid office said it doesn't compete with other school offers when I inquired about negotiating. Also the first round of Merit Scholar interviews has already been sent out.

[Future Ex-Engineer]

Just for a data point - I got a VLMSA interview invite a couple days ago

[pizzagoblin]

Just for a data point - I got a VLMSA interview invite a couple days ago

Congrats! Mind PMing me your stats?

[largemarge26]

I think they lost my application.
idk how you could lose an electronic application but damn I've been waiting to hear back since 11/30!
Should I call? You know... just to make sure they didn't like erase it or trash it or freaking whatever??

same here. Waiting to hear back since 11/21.

+1

[whodareswins]

Withdrew today due to a generous, but lower
Than hoped for, scholarship.

Hope I freed up a spot for somebody here!

[20172017]

Has anyone who didn't receive a scholarship offer when they were initially released received one since then?

[BostonOrBust]

There's gotta be a wave of decisions today. Right? Right?... Right?

[floatie]

There's gotta be a wave of decisions today. Right? Right?... Right?

I freaking hope so...I'm about to go on week 14 of not hearing anything

[BostonOrBust]

There's gotta be a wave of decisions today. Right? Right?... Right?

I freaking hope so...I'm about to go on week 14 of not hearing anything

Jeez. I'm already losing it on week 9. I'd love to be admitted obviously but at this point I just want to know so I can start getting excited about another option of it doesn't work out with Vandy!

Seems like they've released a lot of decisions around the 17ths of months. So maybe next week if not today!

[cam1992]

This may have already been discussed but is there a consensus on sending in an unsolicited "why Vanderbilt"? Vandy is the last school I am waiting on and, given a recent string of rejections, I have the need to do something. I think I can give a fairly decent pitch on why I would like to attend. Thoughts?

[Stylnator]

There's gotta be a wave of decisions today. Right? Right?... Right?

I freaking hope so...I'm about to go on week 14 of not hearing anything

Jeez. I'm already losing it on week 9. I'd love to be admitted obviously but at this point I just want to know so I can start getting excited about another option of it doesn't work out with Vandy!

Seems like they've released a lot of decisions around the 17ths of months. So maybe next week if not today!

+1 Week 9

If I wait this long and they WL me i'lll be withdrawing

[BostonOrBust]

This may have already been discussed but is there a consensus on sending in an unsolicited "why Vanderbilt"? Vandy is the last school I am waiting on and, given a recent string of rejections, I have the need to do something. I think I can give a fairly decent pitch on why I would like to attend. Thoughts?

I sent an unsolicited one a couple weeks after my app because I started my app cycle after the deadline to request an interview and didn't want to be hurt by that. Can't say if it's helpful or hurtful as I'm still waiting, just that it's something that I (and others) have done, so it's not totally unprecedented.

A good general rule may be that it's never a bad idea to show interest. As long as it's honest, well written, and somewhat brief (mine was about a page) I think you're fine.

[BostonOrBust]

There's gotta be a wave of decisions today. Right? Right?... Right?

I freaking hope so...I'm about to go on week 14 of not hearing anything

Jeez. I'm already losing it on week 9. I'd love to be admitted obviously but at this point I just want to know so I can start getting excited about another option of it doesn't work out with Vandy!

Seems like they've released a lot of decisions around the 17ths of months. So maybe next week if not today!

+1 Week 9

If I wait this long and they WL me i'lll be withdrawing

Yeah. =( Can't really stay on any waitlists anyway because I have a significant other who will need a decision soon so he can start his job hunt. Hoping for a yes or a "put me out of my misery." Above all hoping it's soon.

[HopefulVaultDweller]

Hello. Does anyone know when Vanderbilt determines need based aid awards? I received my merit scholarship and am really close to being able to attend but am looking for ways to supplement it so I can commit. Does the scholarship award (emailed) already include any need-based aid as well?