Revoking my fellowship!? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I was simply curious if any of you fine gentlemen encountered a similar situation. Wouldn't you be ticked by this policy?

Not really. The school wants to provide fellowship support to its own students. You've decided not to be a student at the school anymore. If the firm I summered at paid my bar expenses and then I decided to become a first-year associate at a different firm, I would expect the firm to ask me to pay back the expenses.

Honestly, you sound entitled and a little crazy.

I guess that's a good point. Not crazy, cheap? maybe.

[heavoldgotjuice]

My school is trying to do somethin similar. However the difference being that they had no such policy in place and the contract I signed mentioned nothing about transferring. They are merely trying to get me to pay it back now that they found out I'm transferring. Since the K we signed did not mention it, the email exchange between us did not and the schools website does not, I'll try to avoid paying.

[toothbrush]

Cornell gives summer funding to anyone not paid. So, if you do anything 1L job not paid, you get 4,000 through Cornell. You have to do some fundraising and shit, but yeah, it's yours.

If you transfer, you have to pay it back.

Get over it.

[Nebby]

Some people also do what I did. I didn't apply for my school's PI fellowship because I knew I was transferring, and would feel ashamed taking money from a place I knew I was bouncing from.

[dresden doll]

Some people also do what I did. I didn't apply for my school's PI fellowship because I knew I was transferring, and would feel ashamed taking money from a place I knew I was bouncing from.

No way. He's a poor student, you see.

[jdmonkey]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

[toothbrush]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

this is sound legal advice

[jdmonkey]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

this is sound legal advice

No I mean obviously the school would win in court. I just can't imagine a law school suing its former student in small claims court for $1500 over a summer stipend. That would prob. make the news and the school would have to deal with bad publicity.

[A. Nony Mouse]

But he knew when he accepted the fellowship that if he transferred he would have to pay it back.

[Nebby]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

this is sound legal advice

No I mean obviously the school would win in court. I just can't imagine a law school suing its former student in small claims court for $1500 over a summer stipend. That would prob. make the news and the school would have to deal with bad publicity.

Over the course of OP's life OP will need to have official transcripts sent from his 1L.

They will not send any, including to the schools that accept him as a transfer, until he pays. They will also contact every school that requests a transcript and inform them of his delinquencies and how they incurred. They will also tell the state bar when he applies about his actions.

This any many more things will happen unless OP pays them back. The school will eventually get the money without ever stepping into a court.

[Anonymous User]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

this is sound legal advice

No I mean obviously the school would win in court. I just can't imagine a law school suing its former student in small claims court for $1500 over a summer stipend. That would prob. make the news and the school would have to deal with bad publicity.

Over the course of OP's life OP will need to have official transcripts sent from his 1L.

They will not send any, including to the schools that accept him as a transfer, until he pays. They will also contact every school that requests a transcript and inform them of his delinquencies and how they incurred. They will also tell the state bar when he applies about his actions.

This any many more things will happen unless OP pays them back. The school will eventually get the money without ever stepping into a court.

[DELG]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

Y'all are why I keep reading the on topics. Keep bein' you.

[toothbrush]

I have a 3k stipend from my law school. I told them I was transferring and they are still paying it ($10/hr for 300 hrs). It isn't a crime to keep the check: it is a contract dispute. Make them go to small claims court and sue youl!!!!! There is no way they will actually be able to force you to return the funds.

Y'all are why I keep reading the on topics. Keep bein' you.

I read a lot of on topics. This post was a youtube-comment quality post. I thought TLS was better than that.

[jacki3]

Get used to it...Employers do the same thing with benefits - i.e. you aren't vested in benefits until x. this is somewhat different but along the same lines.