Not doing ED Forum
- SemperLegal
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Not doing ED
Decided not to to ED because I simply cannot afford to promise to attend a LS w/o $ and would choose to go to a t14 with $ over sticker at HYS and the Dean of Admissions at Columbia assured me that ED makes no real difference. Now I am having a minor case of self-doubt as people get admitted to law schools that I am UR or Complete at.
can someone reassure me that this was a smart idea?
can someone reassure me that this was a smart idea?
- glitter178
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Re: Not doing ED
depends on your numbers, of course... if you're way above medians, then CTFOSemperLegal wrote:Decided not to to ED because I simply cannot afford to promise to attend a LS w/o $ and would choose to go to a t14 with $ over sticker at HYS and the Dean of Admissions at Columbia assured me that ED makes no real difference. Now I am having a minor case of self-doubt as people get admitted to law schools that I am UR or Complete at.
can someone reassure me that this was a smart idea?
if you're not.... then it was possibly a stupid idea
- KMaine
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Re: Not doing ED
I don't know why people do ED. Take your chances on getting some $.
- glitter178
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Re: Not doing ED
to get the ED bump, of courseKMaine wrote:I don't know why people do ED. Take your chances on getting some $.
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Re: Not doing ED
169, 3.86. Four year WE, plus decorated combat vet.
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- glitter178
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Re: Not doing ED
hmmm.... i mean, your LSAT is pretty low for some 14.... of course i dunno how combat vet fits into that, might bump you a few points. i'm sure someone will bite... i'd try boalt and uvaSemperLegal wrote:169, 3.86. Four year WE, plus decorated combat vet.
- AreJay711
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Re: Not doing ED
You are in somewhere in the t14. Maybe not HYS or Columbia without the ED but definitely somewhere. Idk about money though.SemperLegal wrote:169, 3.86. Four year WE, plus decorated combat vet.
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Re: Not doing ED
This. Decorated vet will give you a small bump I'd imagine.AreJay711 wrote: You are in somewhere in the t14. Maybe not HYS or Columbia without the ED but definitely somewhere. Idk about money though.
FWIW I went the non-ED route. I could have probably used the boost in hindsight, but I couldn't bring myself to shut out all $ options (and the option of <gasp I know> staying here in Colorado).
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Re: Not doing ED
I am hoping NU cause they like grown-ups, Duke because Southerners support the military, or NYU because I lectured for a class for their graduate school on leadership and they stiffed me for pay, so therefore they owe me admission to their law school. Fair's fair.
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Re: Not doing ED
krad wrote:
This. Decorated vet will give you a small bump I'd imagine.
I am hoping they will realize that the feds use veteran's preference for legal jobs, should give me an edge on clerkships and internships. Now that we lost the last SCOTUS veteran I am willing to bet I can guilt my way into some sort of specialty Court's clerkship.
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Re: Not doing ED
You will get a T14 in all likelihood, though your LSAT is a little low. Decorated combat bet is actually a good soft, so write about it, blanket T17, and wait for the money.SemperLegal wrote:169, 3.86. Four year WE, plus decorated combat vet.
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Re: Not doing ED
I bet you'll get into Northwestern and Duke, though probably WL at NYU. Your best shot at the latter was probably with ED. Also, as a side note, two points:SemperLegal wrote:I am hoping NU cause they like grown-ups, Duke because Southerners support the military, or NYU because I lectured for a class for their graduate school on leadership and they stiffed me for pay, so therefore they owe me admission to their law school. Fair's fair.
1) UVA is much more "Southern" in the traditional sense than Duke.
2) I've live in both the Deep South and the Northeast. From my experience, regional stereotypes are often inaccurate. I definitely wouldn't base a decision of this magnitude on such a heuristic.
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That was mostly in jest. I find that NYCers are actually so much more polite than Southerners on average, though obviously thats based solely on anecdotal evidence. Georgetown, as a university, is actually the most military-friendly school in the T14, though I don't know if GULC isvicuna wrote: From my experience, regional stereotypes are often inaccurate. I definitely wouldn't base a decision of this magnitude on such a heuristic.
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- T6Hopeful
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Re: Not doing ED
Just made the same choice, and I'm standing by it. Sure, the ED might have been just what I needed to get in, but I can't even imagine how I'd dig out of a 225k+interest hole.SemperLegal wrote:Decided not to to ED because I simply cannot afford to promise to attend a LS w/o $ and would choose to go to a t14 with $ over sticker at HYS and the Dean of Admissions at Columbia assured me that ED makes no real difference. Now I am having a minor case of self-doubt as people get admitted to law schools that I am UR or Complete at.
can someone reassure me that this was a smart idea?
- Sentry
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Re: Not doing ED
In at Michigan with $. UM loves vets and giving away $.SemperLegal wrote:169, 3.86. Four year WE, plus decorated combat vet.
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Re: Not doing ED
Duke doesn't have Southerners.SemperLegal wrote:I am hoping NU cause they like grown-ups, Duke because Southerners support the military, or NYU because I lectured for a class for their graduate school on leadership and they stiffed me for pay, so therefore they owe me admission to their law school. Fair's fair.
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