SMU 2010! Forum

[SpencerPratt]

Yeah SMU was great in terms of turn around for their decisions. I waited 2+ weeks for some schools.

[Thirteen]

I also went Decision Rendered today on 2/23. I'm extremely nervous about this, since SMU is my top choice. I'm going to check my voicemail constantly all day tomorrow at the airport (flying across the country to Houston). Good luck to everyone else still waiting on a decision.

[Bustang]

Still held for review. Fuck.

[JMBrown32]

I went "decision rendered" as of today. How long should it be before I receive my acceptance or denial? And then scholarship if I get in? 164/ 4.0.



Btw...also got into uni of houston today.

Mine did as well!

[MixedGirl2009]

scholly in the mail! $15,300 renewable

[utcris410]

scholly in the mail! $15,300 renewable

congrats! is this school at the top of your list?

[maxpayne]

Any stipulations on all these scholarships?

[HBK]

Any stipulations on all these scholarships?

remain in "good standing"

[wellington]

remain in "good standing"

+1

[MixedGirl2009]

scholly in the mail! $15,300 renewable

congrats! is this school at the top of your list?

Had narrowed it down to two at this point, I'm pretty surprised about the scholly so maybe it's 3 now! Yet it is still a big loan to take out, I'm going to take some time to really think about the field of law I want to go into and location then decide what is the best choice for me. Also need to consider housing and living costs, etc..


How about you??

[utcris410]

still waiting to hear back from most of my schools. i live in dallas and love everything about smu law up to this point.

[JMBrown32]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

[utcris410]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,600 a year! Couldn't be happier!

congrats!

[fallguy]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

Is SMU your top choice then?

[JMBrown32]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

Is SMU your top choice then?

They're certainly up there. I can't really say what my top choice is as I haven't visited any schools yet, but I am most looking forward to visiting SMU.

[FunkyJD]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

Congrats!

[Thirteen]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

Wow, congrats!!!!! Now I'm going to sit with my phone by my side for the rest of the week, haha.

EDIT: Did your status checker change, or does it still say Decision Rendered?

[JMBrown32]

Just got the call! Accepted and 25,300 a year! Couldn't be happier!

Wow, congrats!!!!! Now I'm going to sit with my phone by my side for the rest of the week, haha.

EDIT: Did your status checker change, or does it still say Decision Rendered?

Still decision rendered

[maxpayne]

I was accepted today via phone call at 3:00 pm. A lady named Maggie informed me of my acceptance and a scholarship worth $30,200 per year!!!!!! Way more than I expected. (164/4.0) good luck to everyone!

[Thirteen]

I was accepted today via phone call at 3:00 pm. A lady named Maggie informed me of my acceptance and a scholarship worth $30,200 per year!!!!!! Way more than I expected. (164/4.0) good luck to everyone!

Congrats!!!

[fallguy]

I was accepted today via phone call at 3:00 pm. A lady named Maggie informed me of my acceptance and a scholarship worth $30,200 per year!!!!!! Way more than I expected. (164/4.0) good luck to everyone!

Seriously, congratulations. That is a great offer.

[anonis]

If I was DR on the 23rd but didn't receive a phone call today, is that a bad sign?

[Katherine]

I think they continue to call at the end of the week. Last time did they change everyone's statuses on the same day or is there any chance my application complete will change tomorrow?

[cafloyd12]

Congratulations to the new admits!

I was going to see if anyone posting in this forum smarter than me (virtually all of you) has noticed this yet. If not, maybe somebody can give me a little insight to ease my worries here.

http://www.law.smu.edu/JDFinancial-Aid

Here, SMU says its COA is 59k.

http://smu.edu/srk/FinAid/graduate_cost.asp

Here, SMU estimates its COA (for financial aid calculation purposes) at 55k.

Why would they certify a student budget that is 4k less than the COA they have on the law school website?

The only reason I noticed this is because I was doing some number crunching and it looks like this is a really, really tight budget. They're allowance in the budget won't even cover they're own "Living Expenses" and "Misc" estimates after tuition and books are subtracted. Am I missing something here? Is this normal?

I don't really want to work that much (even though I am going to be enrolling in the part-time program), but I'm afraid I may have to if the highest amount they will certify for my lender is what is stated on the financial aid website.

Anybody have any thoughts on this?

[MoS]

Congratulations to the new admits!

I was going to see if anyone posting in this forum smarter than me (virtually all of you) has noticed this yet. If not, maybe somebody can give me a little insight to ease my worries here.

http://www.law.smu.edu/JDFinancial-Aid

Here, SMU says its COA is 59k.

http://smu.edu/srk/FinAid/graduate_cost.asp

Here, SMU estimates its COA (for financial aid calculation purposes) at 55k.

Why would they certify a student budget that is 4k less than the COA they have on the law school website?

The only reason I noticed this is because I was doing some number crunching and it looks like this is a really, really tight budget. They're allowance in the budget won't even cover they're own "Living Expenses" and "Misc" estimates after tuition and books are subtracted. Am I missing something here? Is this normal?

I don't really want to work that much (even though I am going to be enrolling in the part-time program), but I'm afraid I may have to if the highest amount they will certify for my lender is what is stated on the financial aid website.

Anybody have any thoughts on this?

My guess would be the FinAid office hasn't updated their costs for 2010-11. The law school just updated theirs last week to reflect their tuition hike.