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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:41 pm

vanwinkle wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:I'm not sure what the issue is. H has need based scholarships, and if you are over a certain age, they don't count your parents income. Thus, most people over whatever age, get some money.
I know how the system works. I've been through it.
lawyerkobe wrote:Ok. Is that an issue? Do the mods not like poor people?
This isn't amusing, and I don't like liars or trolls.
Sorry dude. I'm not lying, and this isn't a troll. I'm not exactly sure what is bothering you about this.

Perhaps you didn't like the cavalier way I spoke of being "tossed 30k". But I'm not apologizing. There is nothing wrong with what I said or how I said it. There is nothing wrong with what I did. I submitted all my financial information, and my parents' tax return. I've been poor as a church-mouse my whole life, and I am not ashamed to take a scholarship for law school based on it.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Lieut Kaffee » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:57 pm

Do you like NU? Seems like a lot of factors are 50/50 here. Do you want to start over socially? Do you want to move from Chi to Cambridge? Seems like you should go with your gut based on these factors.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by vanwinkle » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:01 pm

lawyerkobe wrote:Sorry dude. I'm not lying, and this isn't a troll. I'm not exactly sure what is bothering you about this.

Perhaps you didn't like the cavalier way I spoke of being "tossed 30k". But I'm not apologizing. There is nothing wrong with what I said or how I said it. There is nothing wrong with what I did. I submitted all my financial information, and my parents' tax return. I've been poor as a church-mouse my whole life, and I am not ashamed to take a scholarship for law school based on it.
I don't have a problem with you getting awarded $$$, and I never objected to the idea of you receiving a scholarship. But I asked what you meant by "threw" money at you, and you wouldn't give any details, and I've never heard of them coming up with an award that quickly. As far as I'm aware they won't even start the financial aid process until after you've accepted, so I still don't see how they "threw" you money while you were still considering what to do.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:03 pm

vanwinkle wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:Sorry dude. I'm not lying, and this isn't a troll. I'm not exactly sure what is bothering you about this.

Perhaps you didn't like the cavalier way I spoke of being "tossed 30k". But I'm not apologizing. There is nothing wrong with what I said or how I said it. There is nothing wrong with what I did. I submitted all my financial information, and my parents' tax return. I've been poor as a church-mouse my whole life, and I am not ashamed to take a scholarship for law school based on it.
I don't have a problem with you getting awarded $$$, and I never objected to the idea of you receiving a scholarship. But I asked what you meant by "threw" money at you, and you wouldn't give any details, and I've never heard of them coming up with an award that quickly. As far as I'm aware they won't even start the financial aid process until after you've accepted, so I still don't see how they "threw" you money while you were still considering what to do.
I am accepted. This thread is not theoretical. They want an answer by friday, and I'm stewing on it 24/7

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by thesealocust » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:11 pm

abl wrote:Um...in what universe will your biglaw chances be better out of NU than HLS? Or did I read that incorrectly?
In the world where you already have great grades from NU? HLS places better than NU all else being equal. All else, as you can see is not equal.

OP will still do very well if they transfer to HLS, but it's not going to make the job hunt easier out the gate. It will present additional logistical and personal hurdles, and may or may not pay dividends of some form later on. It's a murky choice.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by vanwinkle » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:12 pm

lawyerkobe wrote:I am accepted. This thread is not theoretical. They want an answer by friday, and I'm stewing on it 24/7
I didn't say until you were accepted. I said until you have accepted, as in, told them you're accepting a seat there. If you were able to get an award out of financial aid that quickly, then, well... I have to applaud you, because you pulled off a miracle.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:13 pm

vanwinkle wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:I am accepted. This thread is not theoretical. They want an answer by friday, and I'm stewing on it 24/7
I didn't say until you were accepted. I said until you have accepted, as in, told them you're accepting a seat there. If you were able to get an award out of financial aid that quickly, then, well... I have to applaud you, because you pulled off a miracle.
Oh. I didn't know that. I assumed they tried to get an answer before you had to commit.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by vanwinkle » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:15 pm

lawyerkobe wrote:Oh. I didn't know that. I assumed they tried to get an answer before you had to commit.
I didn't even get the chance to start talking to financial aid last year until after I'd accepted. Maybe they're doing things differently this year, but it's the reason I'm skeptical. I've never seen a law school financial aid office move that quickly, regardless of whether you can talk to them or not.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:17 pm

thesealocust wrote:
abl wrote:Um...in what universe will your biglaw chances be better out of NU than HLS? Or did I read that incorrectly?
In the world where you already have great grades from NU? HLS places better than NU all else being equal. All else, as you can see is not equal.

OP will still do very well if they transfer to HLS, but it's not going to make the job hunt easier out the gate. It will present additional logistical and personal hurdles, and may or may not pay dividends of some form later on. It's a murky choice.
It is murky. I think I'll flip a coin thursday night.
My boss for the summer says to go.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:18 pm

vanwinkle wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:Oh. I didn't know that. I assumed they tried to get an answer before you had to commit.
I didn't even get the chance to start talking to financial aid last year until after I'd accepted. Maybe they're doing things differently this year, but it's the reason I'm skeptical. I've never seen a law school financial aid office move that quickly, regardless of whether you can talk to them or not.
well, I was accepted last friday, and they gave me 2 weeks to decide.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Holly Golightly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:19 pm

Do it.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:22 pm

Holly Golightly wrote:Do it.
You just want less competition at OCI

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Holly Golightly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:28 pm

lawyerkobe wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:Do it.
You just want less competition at OCI
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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by thesealocust » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:29 pm

Holly Golightly wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:Do it.
You just want less competition at OCI
Obviously.
My woman's intuition tells me Holly Golightly may have other reasons for providing this advice.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:32 pm

thesealocust wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:Do it.
You just want less competition at OCI
Obviously.
My woman's intuition tells me Holly Golightly may have other reasons for providing this advice.
Wants my girlfriend?

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by PDaddy » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:42 pm

The fact that law schools even use grades and have wide-ranging grading/curve systems tells me that they don't believe their own hype about the LSAT, which is used to "sort" students.

If the powers that be really believed students were sorted correctly, they wouldn't even use grades. All law schools would be on the Yale, Stanford or Berkeley system. But alas, the schools know they make many admission mistakes. Nonpredictors get into schools well-below their deserved caliber(s), and the student studs are often overrated.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawgod » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:44 pm

PDaddy wrote:The fact that law schools even use grades and have wide-ranging grading/curve systems tells me that they don't believe their own hype about the LSAT, which is used to "sort" students.

If the powers that be really believed students were sorted correctly, they wouldn't even use grades. All law schools would be on the Yale, Stanford or Berkeley system. But alas, the schools know they make many admission mistakes. Nonpredictors get into schools well-below their deserved caliber(s), and the student studs are often overrated.
Of course. It's all about my orientation week gunning. That's what makes me outperform my LSAT/GPA.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by IAFG » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:46 pm

HLS is forever. It will open doors for you FOREVER. The alumni network is huge. It's a panty-dropper (it worked on me, until it started working on hotter chicks and he dumped me). This OCI is just a tiny part of your entire career.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Holly Golightly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:47 pm

thesealocust wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:Do it.
You just want less competition at OCI
Obviously.
My woman's intuition tells me Holly Golightly may have other reasons for providing this advice.
I have no idea what you're talking about.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Horsefeathers » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:57 pm

lawyerkobe wrote:Here it is: NU ---> H.
2. While Biglaw may work, I think I'll have more choices if it makes me suicidal. At least I'll be able to know I have choices.
Hey OP, another reason that favors Harvard: Say you stay at NU, go the biglaw route, get suicidal, and switch to PI or something else. My understanding is that you'd have already forfeited your LRAP eligibility at NU, since their website says that you've got to start in PI immediately after graduate.

I'd think H would be a hell of a lot more inclusive with their LRAP.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:58 pm

Horsefeathers wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:Here it is: NU ---> H.
2. While Biglaw may work, I think I'll have more choices if it makes me suicidal. At least I'll be able to know I have choices.
Hey OP, another reason that favors Harvard: Say you stay at NU, go the biglaw route, get suicidal, and switch to PI or something else. My understanding is that you'd have already forfeited your LRAP eligibility at NU, since their website says that you've got to start in PI immediately after graduate.

I'd think H would be a hell of a lot more inclusive with their LRAP.
Thank you. I should look into that.

(Of course, if I get suicidal, I'm not switching to PI- I'm committing suicide.)
Also, do you mean Personal Injury law? Because that's even worse.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by thesealocust » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:00 am

IAFG wrote:HLS is forever. It will open doors for you FOREVER. The alumni network is huge. It's a panty-dropper (it worked on me, until it started working on hotter chicks and he dumped me). This OCI is just a tiny part of your entire career.
I have reviewed the facts and no concur with IAFG. You should definitely transfer to Harvard.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by lawyerkobe » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:01 am

thesealocust wrote:
IAFG wrote:HLS is forever. It will open doors for you FOREVER. The alumni network is huge. It's a panty-dropper (it worked on me, until it started working on hotter chicks and he dumped me). This OCI is just a tiny part of your entire career.
I have reviewed the facts and now concur with IAFG. You should definitely transfer to Harvard.
I usually only laugh at my own comments, but I made an exception.

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by Horsefeathers » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:02 am

lawyerkobe wrote:
Horsefeathers wrote:
lawyerkobe wrote:Here it is: NU ---> H.
2. While Biglaw may work, I think I'll have more choices if it makes me suicidal. At least I'll be able to know I have choices.
Hey OP, another reason that favors Harvard: Say you stay at NU, go the biglaw route, get suicidal, and switch to PI or something else. My understanding is that you'd have already forfeited your LRAP eligibility at NU, since their website says that you've got to start in PI immediately after graduate.

I'd think H would be a hell of a lot more inclusive with their LRAP.
Thank you. I should look into that.

(Of course, if I get suicidal, I'm not switching to PI- I'm committing suicide.)
Also, do you mean Personal Injury law? Because that's even worse.
Fuck no. public interest. :P

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Re: Darn you all. I'm going.

Post by 09042014 » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:03 am

IAFG has a magical V5 vagina too. If HLS works on it, I smell a bright future.

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