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Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:48 pm
by BizOwner
I received a full scholarship for an in-state school as long as I maintain a 3.25. Is asking for a stipend unheard of or even a bad idea?
I not sure if law schools even offer stipends above a full scholarship.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:52 pm
by Eugenie Danglars
Find out if they ever do. If they ever do, then might as well go for it. It's not like they're going to rescind your scholarship offer because you were greedy or something.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:53 pm
by BizOwner
Sounds greedy huh?
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:55 pm
by CanadianWolf
Sounds like you're lawyer material.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:56 pm
by Eugenie Danglars
I didn't mean to imply you were greedy. It could be interpreted that way, though.
If you really don't have financial resources at your disposal, and you have a good case for a stipend, make it. The worst they can say is no.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:59 pm
by fatduck
i would be more interested in seeing if you can get the gpa stipulation removed
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:34 pm
by BizOwner
The GPA stipulation concerns me as well. I wonder how many schools use this as a ploy to lure applicants but maintain a low grading curve.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:36 pm
by fatduck
BizOwner wrote:The GPA stipulation concerns me as well. I wonder how many schools use this as a ploy to lure applicants but maintain a low grading curve.
it's possible. what school is this? many will negotiate the gpa stipulation or remove it, if you ask.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:42 pm
by BizOwner
fatduck wrote:BizOwner wrote:The GPA stipulation concerns me as well. I wonder how many schools use this as a ploy to lure applicants but maintain a low grading curve.
it's possible. what school is this? many will negotiate the gpa stipulation or remove it, if you ask.
Lower Tier 2 in the mid Atlantic region.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:54 pm
by BizOwner
Any other experiences or insight concerning stipend requests?
Since I received an in-state tuition full scholarship, I am a "cheaper" applicant than an out-of-state applicant in terms of scholarship funds.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:37 am
by 09042014
BizOwner wrote:fatduck wrote:BizOwner wrote:The GPA stipulation concerns me as well. I wonder how many schools use this as a ploy to lure applicants but maintain a low grading curve.
it's possible. what school is this? many will negotiate the gpa stipulation or remove it, if you ask.
Lower Tier 2 in the mid Atlantic region.
3.25 is probably above median, which means you have a decent chance of losing the scholarship. Get that stipulation removed.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:58 am
by BizOwner
Would a simple "would you consider removing xyz stipulation" email be effective? Or should I build a polite and logical argument to base the request on?
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:27 am
by Moxie
Desert Fox wrote:3.25 is probably above median, which means you have a decent chance of losing the scholarship. Get that stipulation removed.
+1. I'd be way more worried about that 3.25 stipulation than a stipend.
Re: Received Full Scholarship (In-state)..Ask for COL Stipend?
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:37 am
by FeelTheHeat
CanadianWolf wrote:Sounds like you're lawyer material.