
Have you been sent anything regarding submitting forms for loan stuff?
You got off the HLS waitlist? Please, please go there.SLSman2012 wrote:Im still on the waitlist here but I got into SLS and HLS so ya boy aint really trippen...yield protection? lol
+one millionndnlawdc wrote:You got off the HLS waitlist? Please, please go there.SLSman2012 wrote:Im still on the waitlist here but I got into SLS and HLS so ya boy aint really trippen...yield protection? lol
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http://www.lib.umich.edu/aml/USC2009 wrote:Does anyone know if Michigan has a cinema library or something? I used to rent movies from USC's library all the time, and I was hoping to continue that tradition...
Well, I did a search on a few obscure titles (Fanny and Alexander, La Haine, Stalker, Diary of a Chambermaid, The Lodger) and all have positive results. Sweet!itzjulz wrote:http://www.lib.umich.edu/aml/USC2009 wrote:Does anyone know if Michigan has a cinema library or something? I used to rent movies from USC's library all the time, and I was hoping to continue that tradition...
this is right near the quad. yay, i can cancel my netflix =)
Yep. And it's totally free.itzjulz wrote:http://www.lib.umich.edu/aml/
this is right near the quad. yay, i can cancel my netflix =)
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--LinkRemoved--Lyceum>Academy wrote:financially challenged 0L here--would someone be kind enough to give me the dummies version of how to take out a loan? i've done the promissory notes for the stafford/perkins already. now i'm guessing i should do the gradplus
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It was either the Thursday or Friday before classes started. It would be in your best interest to sign-up for direct deposit.nicoz wrote: For current students, when did your loans disburse last year?
You have to do two things: (1) sign a Master Promissory Note; (2) fill out the form requesting the amount of money you want to take in Grad PLUS loans. The PDF documents that you got with your financial aid award will have links to do both. You have to print the form requesting the Grad PLUS amount and sign it, but you can scan and email it if you want. To figure out how much to borrow, just take the "total cost of attendance" number from the student budget, subtract $20,500, and ask for that.Lyceum>Academy wrote:financially challenged 0L here--would someone be kind enough to give me the dummies version of how to take out a loan? i've done the promissory notes for the stafford/perkins already. now i'm guessing i should do the gradplus?
Do you think that's really how it's been for your class? For mine (2010), a lot higher percentage than that got paid work, just not well-paid.snotrocket wrote: Also, as a general point: Everyone should keep in mind when borrowing and budgeting for the year that you have at least an 8 in 10 chance of having no income your first summer, because only about 1 in 5 people will get funded public service positions or paying law firm gigs. It's also very important that you do actual legal work your first summer, to affirm that you are committed to actually working as a lawyer, or working in a particular practice area or geographic region when you graduate. You will very likely have to do that for free. So, plan accordingly.
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Everything I've heard says the total number that got paid law firm jobs was 20 or 30 at the most. Another 55 or so get funding from the school for public interest. There are some public interest fellowships for specific programs out there that fund a few others, and the clinics will pay a few people that hang around AA for the summer. The big thing this year though was that the percentage getting paid law firm jobs went WAY down. For 2010 people and earlier, I think this hovered around 1/3 of the class. For 2011, it was probably around 10%.Alexandria wrote:Do you think that's really how it's been for your class? For mine (2010), a lot higher percentage than that got paid work, just not well-paid.
Do keep in mind too that if you're lucky enough to get paid for public interest, it will not be much. Getting $4,000 - 5,000 for three months is a whole lot better than nothing, but you're not going to get anywhere near the $20-30,000 for the summer that second-year summer associates at large law firms routinely draw. So you still need to plan to live on a modest budget, if you're lucky enough to get funded public interest work. My point though is that if you don't have a backup plan for getting through the summer without income, then you have a significant chance of being stuck in a miserable situation, or having to make a hard choice between doing the work you want to do and paying the rent or eating.awesomepossum wrote:I think it's better than that. When you put together SFF, the funding from student groups, other fellowships like the one for work with children and then people who work for firms (mostly in MI) I think it's not too bad. I definitely don't know what the numbers are but I would bet it's much better than 1/5.
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0Ls: If you don't listen to any other advice on this board, listen to this. I'm stuck in a miserable situation, and it sucks.snotrocket wrote: Do keep in mind too that if you're lucky enough to get paid for public interest, it will not be much. Getting $4,000 - 5,000 for three months is a whole lot better than nothing, but you're not going to get anywhere near the $20-30,000 for the summer that second-year summer associates at large law firms routinely draw. So you still need to plan to live on a modest budget, if you're lucky enough to get funded public interest work. My point though is that if you don't have a backup plan for getting through the summer without income, then you have a significant chance of being stuck in a miserable situation, or having to make a hard choice between doing the work you want to do and paying the rent or eating.
Thank you!snotrocket wrote:You have to do two things: (1) sign a Master Promissory Note; (2) fill out the form requesting the amount of money you want to take in Grad PLUS loans. The PDF documents that you got with your financial aid award will have links to do both. You have to print the form requesting the Grad PLUS amount and sign it, but you can scan and email it if you want. To figure out how much to borrow, just take the "total cost of attendance" number from the student budget, subtract $20,500, and ask for that.Lyceum>Academy wrote:financially challenged 0L here--would someone be kind enough to give me the dummies version of how to take out a loan? i've done the promissory notes for the stafford/perkins already. now i'm guessing i should do the gradplus?
Also, as a general point: Everyone should keep in mind when borrowing and budgeting for the year that you have at least an 8 in 10 chance of having no income your first summer, because only about 1 in 5 people will get funded public service positions or paying law firm gigs. It's also very important that you do legal work your first summer, to affirm that you are committed to actually working as a lawyer, or working in a particular practice area or geographic region when you graduate. You will very likely have to do that for free. So, plan accordingly.
tl wrote:0Ls: If you don't listen to any other advice on this board, listen to this. I'm stuck in a miserable situation, and it sucks.snotrocket wrote: Do keep in mind too that if you're lucky enough to get paid for public interest, it will not be much. Getting $4,000 - 5,000 for three months is a whole lot better than nothing, but you're not going to get anywhere near the $20-30,000 for the summer that second-year summer associates at large law firms routinely draw. So you still need to plan to live on a modest budget, if you're lucky enough to get funded public interest work. My point though is that if you don't have a backup plan for getting through the summer without income, then you have a significant chance of being stuck in a miserable situation, or having to make a hard choice between doing the work you want to do and paying the rent or eating.
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