U Washington Forum

[Shlonster]

Is the picture that LSN paints of scholarship at UW accurate? It looks like they seriously give out 120k in scholly each year, and that's it. That can't be right.

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.

While UW is absolutely cheap, many more expensive schools offer scholarships that make tuition less. It's hard to pass those offers up without feeling like a bit of a chump for paying sticker at UW.

Emphasis on chump

[MisterChase]

Is the picture that LSN paints of scholarship at UW accurate? It looks like they seriously give out 120k in scholly each year, and that's it. That can't be right.

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.

It's not roughly twenty -- it's 32 out of state, plus COL. Easily six figures. I get what you're saying, and it is relatively cheap, but it's not cheap. Even a small scholly would make a big difference.

Yeah, I wasn't talking about out of state costs. It's roughly twenty for us Washington RESIDENTS.

Yearly Tuition: Resident: $22,267, Non-Resident: $32,777 (2009-2010)

[MBZags]

I forget the link, but it's pretty easy to get Washington residency for tuition purposes after a year.

[aimhigh09]

I forget the link, but it's pretty easy to get Washington residency for tuition purposes after a year.

I think you're referring to the grad student waiver that applies to 2 and 3Ls:

http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/ ... ional.html

[PlugInBaby]

Is the picture that LSN paints of scholarship at UW accurate? It looks like they seriously give out 120k in scholly each year, and that's it. That can't be right.

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.

While UW is absolutely cheap, many more expensive schools offer scholarships that make tuition less. It's hard to pass those offers up without feeling like a bit of a chump for paying sticker at UW.

Emphasis on chump

I'd love to be that chump...

[ProfitsProphets]

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.[/quote]

While UW is absolutely cheap, many more expensive schools offer scholarships that make tuition less. It's hard to pass those offers up without feeling like a bit of a chump for paying sticker at UW.[/quote]

Emphasis on chump[/quote]

I'd love to be that chump...[/quote]

+1, and not all of us have that luxury to mule over scholly offers, so sticker at any school may be our only option. Take it easy with the labels.

[HerseyChris]

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.

While UW is absolutely cheap, many more expensive schools offer scholarships that make tuition less. It's hard to pass those offers up without feeling like a bit of a chump for paying sticker at UW.[/quote]

Emphasis on chump[/quote]

I'd love to be that chump...[/quote]

+1, and not all of us have that luxury to mule over scholly offers, so sticker at any school may be our only option. Take it easy with the labels. [/quote]

I'd love to be that chump as well, but it does kind of suck that a school you'd like to go to doesn't offer any money and another school that's higher ranked does, essentially forcing you to go to the other school, though if that other school is GW or Vandy, it's tough to complain too much.

[ccs224]

Well UW is already extremely cheap for the high-class school that it is: Roughly 20 grand a year. That's roughly a 60k debt in the end, compared to the typical six-figure debt for most law schools. The way I see it, a school can only do two things: 1) Be real cheap but give out little to no scholarships, or 2) Be real expensive, but give out free rides and substantial scholarships.

While UW is absolutely cheap, many more expensive schools offer scholarships that make tuition less. It's hard to pass those offers up without feeling like a bit of a chump for paying sticker at UW.

Emphasis on chump[/quote]

I'd love to be that chump...[/quote]

+1, and not all of us have that luxury to mule over scholly offers, so sticker at any school may be our only option. Take it easy with the labels. [/quote]

I'd love to be that chump as well, but it does kind of suck that a school you'd like to go to doesn't offer any money and another school that's higher ranked does, essentially forcing you to go to the other school, though if that other school is GW or Vandy, it's tough to complain too much.[/quote]

It's always easy to complain.

[CmonSD]

In review 3/14........they even work Sundays....impressive.

[Neelio]

feelin it today... blank status checker coming. come on UW!

[Bobalou]

My status checker went blank sometime within the last 2 hours, what happens next, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!?!?!?!????????

[Neelio]

My status checker went blank sometime within the last 2 hours, what happens next, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!?!?!?!????????

When did you go In Review? basically now you wait for the mail...

[Bobalou]

My status checker went blank sometime within the last 2 hours, what happens next, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!?!?!?!????????

When did you go In Review? basically now you wait for the mail...

Submitted 1/13, In Review 2/22. Corssing fingers that they dont average LSAT scores!

[ozarkhack]

My status checker went blank sometime within the last 2 hours, what happens next, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!?!?!?!????????

Probably this, starting at :20.

[uwb09]

My status checker went blank sometime within the last 2 hours, what happens next, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!?!?!?!?!????????

When did you go In Review? basically now you wait for the mail...

Submitted 1/13, In Review 2/22. Corssing fingers that they dont average LSAT scores!

dang, pretty much same dates as me, hoping mine goes blank sometime today

[HerseyChris]

feelin it today... blank status checker coming. come on UW!

I hope I go blank today. C'mon UW, let's have a flood of acceptances for business majors!

[rodewan]

i just went blank as well. i sincerely hope this is not the rejection batch.

[Neelio]

i just went blank as well. i sincerely hope this is not the rejection batch.

stats, if you don't mind?

[uwb09]

feelin it today... blank status checker coming. come on UW!

I hope I go blank today. C'mon UW, let's have a flood of acceptances for business majors!

+1

[rodewan]

pm'd you neelio

[Bobalou]

I'm going to try and be positive and speculate. On their website they say that decisions will be made by April 1st. I kinda figured to myself that if I got to the last week in March without hearing anything, that meant that I'd be in that final batch of reject letters (if they do indeed average my LSAT scores I'm out, I know that my highest isn't exactly great, but my application as a whole is very strong and I wrote an LSAT addendum). Here we are at the 15th, right in the middle of the month that most decisions are made and it seems that they were working some over this past weekend. With some people saying that they aren't yet in review, perhaps they finalized a batch of acceptances over the weekend and are now getting down to working on the last batch of apps, leaving the rejections for the very end?

Does that make sense to anyone else? Washington is tied for my top choice, I'd pay sticker + to go there.

[HerseyChris]

I'm going to try and be positive and speculate. On their website they say that decisions will be made by April 1st. I kinda figured to myself that if I got to the last week in March without hearing anything, that meant that I'd be in that final batch of reject letters (if they do indeed average my LSAT scores I'm out, I know that my highest isn't exactly great, but my application as a whole is very strong and I wrote an LSAT addendum). Here we are at the 15th, right in the middle of the month that most decisions are made and it seems that they were working some over this past weekend. With some people saying that they aren't yet in review, perhaps they finalized a batch of acceptances over the weekend and are now getting down to working on the last batch of apps, leaving the rejections for the very end?

Does that make sense to anyone else? Washington is tied for my top choice, I'd pay sticker + to go there.

Not sure what their plan is.
http://washington.lawschoolnumbers.com/ ... order=desc
If you look at last year, there are a number of acceptances in the last few days of March though.
I hope I go blank soon. I check my status pretty much every hour on the hour.

[mat2013]

I'm going to try and be positive and speculate. On their website they say that decisions will be made by April 1st. I kinda figured to myself that if I got to the last week in March without hearing anything, that meant that I'd be in that final batch of reject letters (if they do indeed average my LSAT scores I'm out, I know that my highest isn't exactly great, but my application as a whole is very strong and I wrote an LSAT addendum). Here we are at the 15th, right in the middle of the month that most decisions are made and it seems that they were working some over this past weekend. With some people saying that they aren't yet in review, perhaps they finalized a batch of acceptances over the weekend and are now getting down to working on the last batch of apps, leaving the rejections for the very end?

Does that make sense to anyone else? Washington is tied for my top choice, I'd pay sticker + to go there.

I think it makes sense, but so do other very lucid, completely different explanations. Hopefully it works out though. Or at least ends soon.

What did your addendum regarding your LSAT state?

[Bobalou]

Not sure what their plan is.
http://washington.lawschoolnumbers.com/ ... order=desc
If you look at last year, there are a number of acceptances in the last few days of March though.
I hope I go blank soon. I check my status pretty much every hour on the hour.

Ugh, looks like it was all rejects in that 2nd/3rd week with mixed results towards the end of the month.

[Bobalou]

mat2013: i just pm'd you re: LSAT addendum.