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No, however I applied "early binding" decision so from what I understand I have pretty much no room to negotiate.emkay625 wrote:Have you attempted to negotiate your scholarship offer?
Nothing to lose in at least giving it a shot.ebailey1212 wrote:No, however I applied "early binding" decision so from what I understand I have pretty much no room to negotiate.emkay625 wrote:Have you attempted to negotiate your scholarship offer?
TheSpanishMain wrote:Withdraw and retake is your best bet.
I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
You could take a year off and retake. "T40" isn't really a thing, and over a $100,000 in the hole to go to George Mason isn't a great deal. Granted, it's better than sticker, but it's still pretty steep. What are your goals?ebailey1212 wrote:I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
Honestly I feel like a lot of you guys (who are uber negative towards anything except a full ride to Harvard) don't really have a realistic grasp on life after undergraduate school. There aren't exactly a lot of career paths these days that are a cakewalk to a great salary and job security. (most people already know that law school isn't a guaranteed job/good salary anymore) but the fact is I know recent graduates from far worse schools than George Mason that have good paying jobs including newly hired associates in the Firm I currently work as a paralegal in.TheSpanishMain wrote:You could take a year off and retake. "T40" isn't really a thing, and over a $100,000 in the hole to go to George Mason isn't a great deal. Granted, it's better than sticker, but it's still pretty steep. What are your goals?ebailey1212 wrote:I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
But if you won't do that, no, not really. You applied early decision, which is usually not a good move, so you can't really negotiate. Other than, just try to get some roommates and live as cheaply as you can, I guess. Columbia Pike still has some affordable areas that are reasonably convenient to GM.
Quoting for posterity.ebailey1212 wrote: the fact is I know recent graduates from far worse schools than George Mason that have good paying jobs
Nobody is saying that, rather, what's being suggested is that you wait a year, retake the LSAT, and -- since you seem to be set on wanting to stay in the area -- you could go to GULC, or GW at the very least, with a bigger scholarship, and your odds of a good outcome will have improved dramatically, at fairly little cost to you.ebailey1212 wrote:Honestly I feel like a lot of you guys (who are uber negative towards anything except a full ride to Harvard) don't really have a realistic grasp on life after undergraduate school. There aren't exactly a lot of career paths these days that are a cakewalk to a great salary and job security. (most people already know that law school isn't a guaranteed job/good salary anymore) but the fact is I know recent graduates from far worse schools than George Mason that have good paying jobs including newly hired associates in the Firm I currently work as a paralegal in.TheSpanishMain wrote:You could take a year off and retake. "T40" isn't really a thing, and over a $100,000 in the hole to go to George Mason isn't a great deal. Granted, it's better than sticker, but it's still pretty steep. What are your goals?ebailey1212 wrote:I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
But if you won't do that, no, not really. You applied early decision, which is usually not a good move, so you can't really negotiate. Other than, just try to get some roommates and live as cheaply as you can, I guess. Columbia Pike still has some affordable areas that are reasonably convenient to GM.
Your not going to convince me that George Mason is a guaranteed path towards anything but your not going to convince me that with minimal tuition its better to just be a paralegal and cap out at 80,000 dollars a year either when I retire. Stop being so over-dramatic and find something better to do with your time.
I'm sorry, but his comment took a negative tone and it deserved a response. As for the suggestion its just not for me, now is the time for me to make this transition in my life for a number of reasons.Hand wrote:Nobody is saying that, rather, what's being suggested is that you wait a year, retake the LSAT, and -- since you seem to be set on wanting to stay in the area -- you could go to GULC, or GW at the very least, with a bigger scholarship, and your odds of a good outcome will have improved dramatically, at fairly little cost to you.ebailey1212 wrote:Honestly I feel like a lot of you guys (who are uber negative towards anything except a full ride to Harvard) don't really have a realistic grasp on life after undergraduate school. There aren't exactly a lot of career paths these days that are a cakewalk to a great salary and job security. (most people already know that law school isn't a guaranteed job/good salary anymore) but the fact is I know recent graduates from far worse schools than George Mason that have good paying jobs including newly hired associates in the Firm I currently work as a paralegal in.TheSpanishMain wrote:You could take a year off and retake. "T40" isn't really a thing, and over a $100,000 in the hole to go to George Mason isn't a great deal. Granted, it's better than sticker, but it's still pretty steep. What are your goals?ebailey1212 wrote:I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
But if you won't do that, no, not really. You applied early decision, which is usually not a good move, so you can't really negotiate. Other than, just try to get some roommates and live as cheaply as you can, I guess. Columbia Pike still has some affordable areas that are reasonably convenient to GM.
Your not going to convince me that George Mason is a guaranteed path towards anything but your not going to convince me that with minimal tuition its better to just be a paralegal and cap out at 80,000 dollars a year either when I retire. Stop being so over-dramatic and find something better to do with your time.
I started law school at 30 and by then I had served in Iraq and Afghanistan, lived in six states, and worked in the federal civil service. I'm not a 22 year old with a Harvard fetish.ebailey1212 wrote:
Honestly I feel like a lot of you guys (who are uber negative towards anything except a full ride to Harvard) don't really have a realistic grasp on life after undergraduate school.
It's not about ticking off a box that you've nominally analyzed the situation in its totality and weighed the pros and cons of your decision. You need to have actually analyzed the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision.ebailey1212 wrote:I have done a ton of that which is why I am where I am ($12,000 a year tuition to go to a T40). My question is along the lines of hey I'm in a good position how can I make it even better.....pancakes3 wrote:It's not about ticking off a box because you qualified for a scholarship. You have to analyze the situation in its totality and weigh the pros and cons of your decision (dollars and cents). Go make it happen captain.
ebailey1212 wrote: Honestly I feel like a lot of you guys (who are uber negative towards anything except a full ride to Harvard) don't really have a realistic grasp on life after undergraduate school. There aren't exactly a lot of career paths these days that are a cakewalk to a great salary and job security. (most people already know that law school isn't a guaranteed job/good salary anymore) but the fact is I know recent graduates from far worse schools than George Mason that have good paying jobs including newly hired associates in the Firm I currently work as a paralegal in.
Your not going to convince me that George Mason is a guaranteed path towards anything but your not going to convince me that with minimal tuition its better to just be a paralegal and cap out at 80,000 dollars a year either when I retire. Stop being so over-dramatic and find something better to do with your time.