George Mason Scalia Law c/o 2020 Forum

[marniemadden]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

[WamBamThankYouMaam]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

I've read the only way to get out of an early decision commitment is to put off going to law school for a year. Some schools say they share the info of students accepted ED to other schools. Schools don't negotiate with ED applicants because they have to attend.

[LawBuckeye12]

Just got my scholarship info in the mail. My question is: Does anyone know how possible it is to qualify for in-state tuition after a year? And if you do become a resident after one year would Mason reduce my scholarship?

[raeofsunshine]

I'm very impressed with George Mason so far, spoke with Dean Butler this weekend and he was extremely helpful and personable!

[charles117]

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[monotonemr]

I'm very impressed with George Mason so far, spoke with Dean Butler this weekend and he was extremely helpful and personable!

Yeah I spoke with him a while ago and felt the same way. Not sure how I feel about Mason and their offer but they have been very helpful so far.

[marniemadden]

Just got my scholarship info in the mail. My question is: Does anyone know how possible it is to qualify for in-state tuition after a year? And if you do become a resident after one year would Mason reduce my scholarship?

http://www.law.gmu.edu/financing/tuition

Here's the link. The answer is basically no.

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

[marniemadden]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

Thanks! Since I got a full scholarship elsewhere GMU did a scholarship reconsideration and gave me more, bringing up to approximately 3/4 of my tuition.

[marniemadden]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

Thanks! Since I got a full scholarship elsewhere GMU did a scholarship reconsideration and gave me more, bringing it up to approximately 3/4 of my tuition.

[marniemadden]

Anyone going to the open house on Saturday? If so, have you gotten any sort of schedule for it? The only thing I've gotten so far is that there's a mock lecture beginning at 10. Would be nice to be able to plan the rest of my day...

[LawBuckeye12]

Anyone going to the open house on Saturday? If so, have you gotten any sort of schedule for it? The only thing I've gotten so far is that there's a mock lecture beginning at 10. Would be nice to be able to plan the rest of my day...

Yes. There is a schedule on the accepted students website. It's not super detailed.

[redsox20981]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

Thanks! Since I got a full scholarship elsewhere GMU did a scholarship reconsideration and gave me more, bringing it up to approximately 3/4 of my tuition.

How did you go about initiating the scholarship reconsideration, and how did the whole process work?

[LawBuckeye12]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

Thanks! Since I got a full scholarship elsewhere GMU did a scholarship reconsideration and gave me more, bringing it up to approximately 3/4 of my tuition.

How did you go about initiating the scholarship reconsideration, and how did the whole process work?

Try emailing the person who signed your original scholarship letter. They will send you a form that you have to fill out and attach other offers.

[charles117]

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[Pinkpanda24]

Has anyone done the call with Dean Butler? Just wanted to know if you found it useful.

[marniemadden]

Was only offered half of tuition from GMU. Was offered a full scholarship somewhere else. Anyone have any success in getting more than they were originally offered? Also, I applied early decision-- anyone know anything about getting out of the early decision agreement? I'd love to go to GMU so I hope they give me more money, but it's hard to pass up a full scholarship....

Ouch. Sorry to say that it was poor poor choice applying ED to GMU (or any school) if you were looking to negotiate money. Applying ED most likely gives you significantly les money. Seeing that you got half tuition by applying ED, I'm sure you would've gotten a lot more if you had applied RD.

Only way out of a ED contract is to not go to law school in 2017.

Thanks! Since I got a full scholarship elsewhere GMU did a scholarship reconsideration and gave me more, bringing it up to approximately 3/4 of my tuition.

How did you go about initiating the scholarship reconsideration, and how did the whole process work?

I spoke with Tiffany Williams and explained the situation. She sent me a reconsideration form, in which I put in the tuition for the other school I got a scholarship to, how much it was for, how much the overall cost of attendance would be, etc., then emailed it to her, along with my scholarship letter from the other school.

[aaron1621]

Is it too late to apply?

[marniemadden]

anyone know if mason offers travel stipends.

Super late response but yes, they do, for open houses at least, up to $500

[marniemadden]

Anyone have any idea how to submit the seat deposit? Do we just mail it in or can we make it online?

[UMD121]

Anyone have their phone convo with the Dean? Have mine today and was trying to see how formal/involved it was.

[Charlie802]

Anyone have their phone convo with the Dean? Have mine today and was trying to see how formal/involved it was.

It was pretty informal. He made a comment on my application and asked what my goals were, etc. Gave a little background on the school. Did have an interesting moment when he asked where else I was considering and got a little negative and pushy about my decision. Overall was a fine chat. Don't worry about it too much.

[onecallthats all]

Waitlisted today with a 161/3.58.

Beyond shocked. I am beginning to wonder if there was some glaring, blatant error I missed in my application.

[monotonemr]

Anyone have their phone convo with the Dean? Have mine today and was trying to see how formal/involved it was.

It was pretty informal. He made a comment on my application and asked what my goals were, etc. Gave a little background on the school. Did have an interesting moment when he asked where else I was considering and got a little negative and pushy about my decision. Overall was a fine chat. Don't worry about it too much.

Basically the same for me as well. It was mostly him trying to sell Mason to me.

[Pinkpanda24]

Anyone have their phone convo with the Dean? Have mine today and was trying to see how formal/involved it was.

It was pretty informal. He made a comment on my application and asked what my goals were, etc. Gave a little background on the school. Did have an interesting moment when he asked where else I was considering and got a little negative and pushy about my decision. Overall was a fine chat. Don't worry about it too much.

Basically the same for me as well. It was mostly him trying to sell Mason to me.

Same for me. He was very nice.
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