Had to Post Anon - for UVA people regarding deferment Forum

[Anonymous User]

I got the deferment offer too, I am not accepting though. I am just worried c/o 2013 is going to be huge and we're going to get screwed with employment haha

[Anonymous User]

I got the deferment offer too, I am not accepting though. I am just worried c/o 2013 is going to be huge and we're going to get screwed with employment haha

I was thinking the same thing. It doesn't seem like people are really anxious to take the offer from the looks of TLS so far.

[Anonymous User]

If any of you guys offered a scholarship for deferring wouldn't mind PMing me your numbers, I'd really appreciate it. I'm thinking about deferring and I'm taking the June LSAT with the hope of raising my score enough to be able to leverage a scholarship out of deferring. I'm wondering what LSAT range I should be shooting for.

pm'ed you

[Anonymous User]

I got the deferment offer too, I am not accepting though. I am just worried c/o 2013 is going to be huge and we're going to get screwed with employment haha

I was thinking the same thing. It doesn't seem like people are really anxious to take the offer from the looks of TLS so far.

I know, actually I am a little surprised seeing it is a nice chunk of change. It is going to be interesting how this all goes down, this is all especially crazy since they had so many ED people and only a 10% acceptance rate.

[Anonymous User]

I am not anxious, i was shocked when they offered it, but when you realize that you have your name on a lease, a roommate, that tuition is more expensive each year, it really only will save you 30 K or so, and you put off a year probably accruing more debt. When i first got the offer, I was ready to accept on the spot, but after thinking about it, it doesnt seem worth the hassle.

[Anonymous User]

3 questions:

1.) are these offers coming out today?

2.) for those who got the offer, are your numbers above or below the median?

3.) is it a really bad idea to call them up and say: "hey, i've heard that you guys are doing this, wanna give me the same offer?" I already have some money from UVA...and not sure if that is deterring them from giving me this offer

[Anonymous User]

3 questions:

1.) are these offers coming out today?

2.) for those who got the offer, are your numbers above or below the median?

3.) is it a really bad idea to call them up and say: "hey, i've heard that you guys are doing this, wanna give me the same offer?" I already have some money from UVA...and not sure if that is deterring them from giving me this offer

1) Yeah some today but others yesterday

2) personally I'm a splitter lsat > median, gpa < median

3) probably not so long as you are polite about it, it sounds like they are pretty frantic to get people to defer

[badwithpseudonyms]

Dear UVA,

For a net savings of at least $30k and another year removed from ITE, I'll defer. PM me.

Best regards,

BWP

[Anonymous User]

3 questions:

1.) are these offers coming out today?

2.) for those who got the offer, are your numbers above or below the median?

3.) is it a really bad idea to call them up and say: "hey, i've heard that you guys are doing this, wanna give me the same offer?" I already have some money from UVA...and not sure if that is deterring them from giving me this offer

1) got mine yesterday

2) LSAt Splitter

3) No clue, why not try?

[Anonymous User]

3 questions:

1.) are these offers coming out today?

2.) for those who got the offer, are your numbers above or below the median?

3.) is it a really bad idea to call them up and say: "hey, i've heard that you guys are doing this, wanna give me the same offer?" I already have some money from UVA...and not sure if that is deterring them from giving me this offer

1) got mine yesterday

2) LSAt Splitter

3) No clue, why not try?

1)today
2)LSAT above GPA below
3)go for it

[badwithpseudonyms]

Crap. It sounds like mostly (traditional) splitters so far.

[Anonymous User]

I got the email from Dugas yesterday. Tried calling him but he hasn't answered. I presume he's busy talking to all of you ha ha ha.

Median LSAT, GPA below 25th percentile.

[Anonymous User]

i think they're doing this bc they know that LSAT splitters are less likely to have better alternatives. Even with the year off, it's hard for them to do anything meaningful and get into a better school.

[Anonymous User]

for those who got the offer, are you all RD or ED?

[ogman05]

DEFER.

1) The economy is just coming out of freefall mode

2) Nobody knows how bad it is, more time to watch would be clutch

3) Employer's value work experience, so you can either get some or get more than you otherwise would have had

4) The economy

5) The economy

6) The economy

Defer.

No one is going to hire someone for a year for any work experience that will give me a leg up in OCI. And yea, the economy sucks, but who knows what it will look like by then, it could just get worse and worse. I am thinking about asking for at least 90 K. If they do that, ill defer and get a job teaching english in korea or something. But for right now, i dont know if it is worth it to defer.

I just got an offer as well. Probably will not accept. Are you really planning on negotiating? Let us know how it goes.

How is everyone getting these offers. By email?

[badwithpseudonyms]

i think they're doing this bc they know that LSAT splitters are less likely to have better alternatives. Even with the year off, it's hard for them to do anything meaningful and get into a better school.

+1.

[electricfeel]

If you have a job or anything to hold you till then, I would personally sit out a year to enjoy life/feel things out.

[Anonymous User]

DEFER.

1) The economy is just coming out of freefall mode

2) Nobody knows how bad it is, more time to watch would be clutch

3) Employer's value work experience, so you can either get some or get more than you otherwise would have had

4) The economy

5) The economy

6) The economy

Defer.

No one is going to hire someone for a year for any work experience that will give me a leg up in OCI. And yea, the economy sucks, but who knows what it will look like by then, it could just get worse and worse. I am thinking about asking for at least 90 K. If they do that, ill defer and get a job teaching english in korea or something. But for right now, i dont know if it is worth it to defer.

I just got an offer as well. Probably will not accept. Are you really planning on negotiating? Let us know how it goes.

How is everyone getting these offers. By email?

I'm also a traditional splitter. Got an email today asking me to contact them.

[OandR]

The question is, what is the difference between the first round and this one? In the first round I know there was at least one >75th Lsat and <median GPA

[Anonymous User]

for those who got the offer, are you all RD or ED?

ED

DEFER.

1) The economy is just coming out of freefall mode

2) Nobody knows how bad it is, more time to watch would be clutch

3) Employer's value work experience, so you can either get some or get more than you otherwise would have had

4) The economy

5) The economy

6) The economy

Defer.

No one is going to hire someone for a year for any work experience that will give me a leg up in OCI. And yea, the economy sucks, but who knows what it will look like by then, it could just get worse and worse. I am thinking about asking for at least 90 K. If they do that, ill defer and get a job teaching english in korea or something. But for right now, i dont know if it is worth it to defer.

I just got an offer as well. Probably will not accept. Are you really planning on negotiating? Let us know how it goes.

How is everyone getting these offers. By email?

Yea by email then phone call

[whattodo2008]

Are all the amounts the same? If you're postin anon., would you mind posting the amount? Thanks.

[Anonymous User]

Maybe they're trying to take students out of the potential grinder of 2013 and keep them in reserve for next year so they have less people facing the worse job market; the goal being, perhaps, that it would give them better employment stats as a result?

[Anonymous User]

Maybe they're trying to take students out of the potential grinder of 2013 and keep them in reserve for next year so they have less people facing the worse job market; the goal being, perhaps, that it would give them better employment stats as a result?

I doubt it. I think it is as simple as an over-enrollment.

[IAFG]

Maybe they're trying to take students out of the potential grinder of 2013 and keep them in reserve for next year so they have less people facing the worse job market; the goal being, perhaps, that it would give them better employment stats as a result?

I doubt it. I think it is as simple as an over-enrollment.

i think both are true. they said before the cycle began they wanted a smaller class; that isn't because OCI has been booming

[Anonymous User]

Are all the amounts the same? If you're postin anon., would you mind posting the amount? Thanks.

$54,000