Cornell vs Vanderbilt with $ Forum

[mnevins]

I just mailed my deposit to Vanderbilt last night at about 3 am, and woke up this morning to an acceptance from Cornell. It wouldn't be too late to cancel the check and email admissions about the mistake.

I want to go into corporate law, which I hear cornell is the better school for, but is the additional reach worth the 20k/yr scholarship that I would receive at Vanderbilt? I dont know where i want to practice. Since I've done more research im leaning towards staying with vandy, but I really cant make an informed decision about cornell in such a short amount of time.

quick feedback greatly appreciated, scrambling to make a decision :C

[msblaw89]

I just mailed my deposit to Vanderbilt last night at about 3 am, and woke up this morning to an acceptance from Cornell. It wouldn't be too late to cancel the check and email admissions about the mistake.

I want to go into corporate law, which I hear cornell is the better school for, but is the additional reach worth the 20k/yr scholarship that I would receive at Vanderbilt? I dont know where i want to practice. Since I've done more research im leaning towards staying with vandy, but I really cant make an informed decision about cornell in such a short amount of time.

quick feedback greatly appreciated, scrambling to make a decision :C

I chose Cornell with 45k over Vandy with 75k. I visited both schools, and while I love Vandy, Cornell has the edge.... Especially in biglaw

[mnevins]

bump

[bigeast03]

I just mailed my deposit to Vanderbilt last night at about 3 am, and woke up this morning to an acceptance from Cornell. It wouldn't be too late to cancel the check and email admissions about the mistake.

I want to go into corporate law, which I hear cornell is the better school for, but is the additional reach worth the 20k/yr scholarship that I would receive at Vanderbilt? I dont know where i want to practice. Since I've done more research im leaning towards staying with vandy, but I really cant make an informed decision about cornell in such a short amount of time.

quick feedback greatly appreciated, scrambling to make a decision :C

Where do you want to work? Are you BigLaw or Bust? Where are you from/have ties to?

[woeisme]

I just mailed my deposit to Vanderbilt last night at about 3 am, and woke up this morning to an acceptance from Cornell. It wouldn't be too late to cancel the check and email admissions about the mistake.

I want to go into corporate law, which I hear cornell is the better school for, but is the additional reach worth the 20k/yr scholarship that I would receive at Vanderbilt? I dont know where i want to practice. Since I've done more research im leaning towards staying with vandy, but I really cant make an informed decision about cornell in such a short amount of time.

quick feedback greatly appreciated, scrambling to make a decision :C

From the minimal info you've provided, it's hard to say. Sounds like you really want to just keep your options open. So, yeah, Cornell is worth the additional money. Congrats!

[thelawyler]

Any ties to the South? And will Cornell budge with any amount of aid? Even if they give 7-10k a year, I'd go Cornell.

[mnevins]

looking through cornell's financial aid checklist, I dont think i even turned in their own separate "financial aid information sheet" which was due march 15th. does anybody know if this makes me ineligible for scholarship moneys? i filled out the fafsa and need access, and if you ask me thats kind of dick for them to do considering they let me in a month and a half after the due date.

[AffordablePrep]

Are there repercussions to bouncing a check to a law school? You signed the check. It seems dishonest.

[woeisme]

looking through cornell's financial aid checklist, I dont think i even turned in their own separate "financial aid information sheet" which was due march 15th. does anybody know if this makes me ineligible for scholarship moneys? i filled out the fafsa and need access, and if you ask me thats kind of dick for them to do considering they let me in a month and a half after the due date.

I think that those forms are only required for need-based aid. You can separately be considered for merit-based aid. And then you receive a single package that lumps your need- and merit-based money. Email them about it.

[top30man]

I just mailed my deposit to Vanderbilt last night at about 3 am, and woke up this morning to an acceptance from Cornell. It wouldn't be too late to cancel the check and email admissions about the mistake.

I want to go into corporate law, which I hear cornell is the better school for, but is the additional reach worth the 20k/yr scholarship that I would receive at Vanderbilt? I dont know where i want to practice. Since I've done more research im leaning towards staying with vandy, but I really cant make an informed decision about cornell in such a short amount of time.

quick feedback greatly appreciated, scrambling to make a decision :C

I chose Cornell with 45k over Vandy with 75k. I visited both schools, and while I love Vandy, Cornell has the edge.... Especially in biglaw

Also chose Cornell with 60k over vandy with 75k. Before I got my scholarship info, I was torn. I didn't have any ties to the south. If I did I would have gone vandy if Cornell were sticker.

[FlanAl]

looking through cornell's financial aid checklist, I dont think i even turned in their own separate "financial aid information sheet" which was due march 15th. does anybody know if this makes me ineligible for scholarship moneys? i filled out the fafsa and need access, and if you ask me thats kind of dick for them to do considering they let me in a month and a half after the due date.

I think that those forms are only required for need-based aid. You can separately be considered for merit-based aid. And then you receive a single package that lumps your need- and merit-based money. Email them about it.

just email them, i'm pretty sure I filled this stuff out when I got accepted, which was in June or something. I'm pretty sure I have a combo of need/merit.