Richmond Class of 2013 Forum

[mailmanstalker]

And financial aid will come 4/1.

[dibs]

got the call last night while drinking guiness for st. patrick's day. first acceptance. cannot even express my excitement.

didn't know much about richmond until i got a fee waiver. applied. have been researching like crazy since acceptance and it's fast becoming one of my top choices (outside canada). i am in love with their progressive approach to education and infusion of technology. very interested in intellectual property law.

here's hoping for some scholarship $$.

162 / 2.78

[GordonBombay]

I visited and loved it. The only downside is the ranking. everything else is great

[dibs]

is the ranking really that much of an issue? considering all of richmond's upsides, and they are abundant, i really don't think so. i understand the mentality on TLS is to judge rankings above all else, but there's a lot more to it than that.

[GordonBombay]

is the ranking really that much of an issue? considering all of richmond's upsides, and they are abundant, i really don't think so. i understand the mentality on TLS is to judge rankings above all else, but there's a lot more to it than that.

I misspoke. My main concern is job prospects afterward, especially in other markets besides Virginia.

Does anyone know if the Marshall Scholars program is well known outside of the school?

[traceface]

Sorry to reply so late, but yeah, pretty cool that the dean texts! I also was not sure of texting-law-school-deans etiquette, so I sat back and waited for her to call again.

I was offered $10k each year, which was more than what I expected (164/freaking2.8 ), but with the financial aid info I received today, I'm going to be trying to negotiate a little bit more....somehow. I'm going up to Richmond next weekend to look around the campus and to scope out the housing situation (as well as the nightlife, if time permits). Does anyone have any suggestions? Or suggestions for message boards to find roommates?

[dibs]

i have very similar numbers, traceface (162 / 2.. when i talked to dean rahman last week she said she expects i'll get something like $10k. looks like that is bang on. she said my GPA will hurt me, so i'm not sure how much negotiating i can do.

[mailmanstalker]

They told me that they give there best offer and do NOT negotiate..... Anyone have any different experiences??

[dibs]

They told me that they give there best offer and do negotiate..... Anyone have any different experiences??

did they tell you via their email / letter or over the phone?

[GordonBombay]

Also interested to hear if anyone had success negotiating

[mailmanstalker]

Sorry mistype!

[dibs]

Sorry mistype! They said in person at admissions that they do NOT negotiate but they already gave me a generous scholly so that may be why....also I did not speak with Dean Rahman, it was another associate dean

ah ok. yeah i don't like the idea of negotiating scholarships. sure it works for some people, a modest few, but it is bad form. never look a gift horse in the mouth, they say. in business if you are offered something for nothing then you don't throw it back in their face.

[mailmanstalker]

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[dibs]

yeah, it makes it very hard to not consider. if i get some sizable scholarships elsewhere i might have to pursue that route.

[traceface]

Yeah, I kind of misspoke... I didn't mean negotiate the scholarships, but see if there's more opportunity for federal loans than what they're offering me. It could be absolutely impossible, I've had the fortune not to deal with student loans yet. I figure I'll schedule a meeting with a financial aid officer while I'm there... it's not like they're going to rescind their scholarship offer just because I express my concerns about being able to finance law school, right?

[dibs]

we hope not, at least.

got my scholarship email last night. very disappointed with $5k/year. richmond remains my #1 choice, but financing the tuition is giving me grief. i see that hofstra's scholarship letter was sent out yesterday. i'm hoping it's a biggie, like $20,000, so that i can send it to richmond and say "you are my #1 choice, but $45,000 difference in debt over 3 years is huge. do something please".

:p

[traceface]

Yuck, it's always disappointing to get less than what you expect. That's why I had quite low expectations for getting any kind of money offered. =)

Not a bad idea to leverage money from another school! I got offered $20k each year from Charlotte Law (I applied basically everywhere in N.C. except Dook, Elon and Central), but somehow I don't think Richmond will take much stock in me trying to leverage that...

[dibs]

Yuck, it's always disappointing to get less than what you expect. That's why I had quite low expectations for getting any kind of money offered. =)

Not a bad idea to leverage money from another school! I got offered $20k each year from Charlotte Law (I applied basically everywhere in N.C. except Dook, Elon and Central), but somehow I don't think Richmond will take much stock in me trying to leverage that...

it's hard to say and it disagrees with my principles; however, when you make a $150,000 investment you have to be fickle. i really want to go to richmond (if i go to the US), but i can't go for sticker less $15,000. especially if i have other options which are far less expensive. it will be less of a negotiation and more of a request.

[lawlife2010]

I am strongly considering Richmond, as I am being offered a pretty sweet scholarship.
Who is pretty sure they will attend Richmond next year?
Has anyone been offered the John Marshall scholarship?

[Zojirushi]

I am strongly considering Richmond, as I am being offered a pretty sweet scholarship.
Who is pretty sure they will attend Richmond next year?
Has anyone been offered the John Marshall scholarship?

Withdrew. This is the only school I regretted withdrawing from.

[katryn]

Hey what are my chances of getting in here?? (156/3.5)

I applied the last day possible lol...

anyone else waiting for a really late decision?

[dibs]

hard to say, kat. LSN is showing very little acceptances below 160, and those who have been accepted are URM.

however, with the second round of applications coming (probably) i would suspect your chances are decent. hard to say.

[CmonSD]

Hey what are my chances of getting in here?? (156/3.5)

I applied the last day possible lol...

anyone else waiting for a really late decision?

I have 158/3.15/waitlisted and I applied in November. They seem so optimistic in their waitlist letter though so maybe they will have spots open up soon. Good luck!

[katryn]

I appreciate the hope guys

CmonSD did they give you an idea about when they would let you know?

[CmonSD]

I appreciate the hope guys

CmonSD did they give you an idea about when they would let you know?

They said after the April 15th deadline. There is a priority waitlist as well though that I am not on, so I may just withdraw.