Columbia Law Class of 2014 Forum

[LinzerTorte]

+1 for the ABSOLUTELY INSANE brick of CLS materials. I have no idea how people with tiny mailboxes are going to get that monster.

As usual, my mailman left it on the floor of my aptartment building.

[UnitarySpace]

If your grades drop even slightly, they will rescind your acceptance. I think last year there were 54 people who had their acceptances rescinded because of that. Further, Columbia went to the trouble of calling up the ABA and each individual state bar to blacklist them from the profession for life for their indiscretion.
















Seriously though. If your grades drop, don't send them to the LSAC.

[chasgoose]

Mail just came and I still haven't received my giant brick of CLS stuff. WANT

[UnitarySpace]

hint - it's nothing you can't get online but it feels nice to have something on the coffee table for others to ask about.

[daisyduke]

Mail just came and I still haven't received my giant brick of CLS stuff. WANT

+1! I got Penn's but I want this one!

[Hobbes89]

Heh the CLS brick is a lot bigger than I expected...lots of reading material

PS - hi everyone.

[Verisimi]

Ah, good ol' snail mail. I got my Inside New York book today. Did anyone else notice how the letter that comes with it says "the city that you will likely call home for the next three years?"

[hellome]

i am so worried about the COL
why is my #1 also the most expensive?

[Ship87]

I'm joining the chorus in enjoying the awesome swag that Columbia has given in less than two weeks since I was accepted! hellome, I feel you on the COL. The way I think about is that I'll be in NYC for 3 years with great job prospects and the loans will not be as large of a burden as they would be elsewhere, even if the loans are greater in amount. Columbia is such a fantastic university and the law school is wonderful judging by every source I've read, so I am a very excited (98% sure) Columbia '14 student!

[hellome]

I'm joining the chorus in enjoying the awesome swag that Columbia has given in less than two weeks since I was accepted! hellome, I feel you on the COL. The way I think about is that I'll be in NYC for 3 years with great job prospects and the loans will not be as large of a burden as they would be elsewhere, even if the loans are greater in amount. Columbia is such a fantastic university and the law school is wonderful judging by every source I've read, so I am a very excited (98% sure) Columbia '14 student!

Exactly what i needed to hear <3

[daisyduke]

I'm joining the chorus in enjoying the awesome swag that Columbia has given in less than two weeks since I was accepted! hellome, I feel you on the COL. The way I think about is that I'll be in NYC for 3 years with great job prospects and the loans will not be as large of a burden as they would be elsewhere, even if the loans are greater in amount. Columbia is such a fantastic university and the law school is wonderful judging by every source I've read, so I am a very excited (98% sure) Columbia '14 student!

This is exactly where I am sitting.

[daisyduke]

Whoaaaa! When you guys said brick, I was think a big packet of paper, not a legit hard casing! Got my brick today!! YAYY

[jtemp320]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ygANwz8kY

posted for office/class daydreaming...cant wait

[chasgoose]

Just got the Inside New York book, still no brick...

[Hey-O]

I'm excited to get my box! It went to my mom's house and she forwarded it to me. I hope that it gets to me in time. I'm leaving the country on Tuesday!

Anyone have any ideas on housing? Is it a good idea to fill out the application as soon as it's available?

[vertex]

Anyone have any ideas on housing? Is it a good idea to fill out the application as soon as it's available?

I'm waiting until I go to the Admitted Students Days to make a call on where I want to live. I don't think there's any benefit to filling it out earlier than the deadline (May 1).

[ma456]

Is anyone else considering off-campus housing? I live in Brooklyn right now and while the 45 min commute won't be the greatest, I personally wouldn't give up the area for close proximity to classes...

[Ship87]

Is anyone else considering off-campus housing? I live in Brooklyn right now and while the 45 min commute won't be the greatest, I personally wouldn't give up the area for close proximity to classes...

Possibly post 1L, but 45 min sounds like too long a commute for my preference. Thats about 2 hours each day you'd be giving up on travel, are you sure your location is that worth it you?

[Hey-O]

Is anyone else considering off-campus housing? I live in Brooklyn right now and while the 45 min commute won't be the greatest, I personally wouldn't give up the area for close proximity to classes...

Possibly post 1L, but 45 min sounds like too long a commute for my preference. Thats about 2 hours each day you'd be giving up on travel, are you sure your location is that worth it you?

That's how I feel about it, but some people don't mind commutes.

[LinzerTorte]

Is anyone else considering off-campus housing? I live in Brooklyn right now and while the 45 min commute won't be the greatest, I personally wouldn't give up the area for close proximity to classes...

Possibly post 1L, but 45 min sounds like too long a commute for my preference. Thats about 2 hours each day you'd be giving up on travel, are you sure your location is that worth it you?

That's how I feel about it, but some people don't mind commutes.

If I end up at Columbia, I'm almost certainly going to stay in Brooklyn...I would rather do a commute (good decompression time on the train) than live in Morningside Heights.

[Ship87]

Linzer, is that because of you like your current location or because you dislike Morningside Heights? Is the rent significantly cheaper where you live or are other factors coming into play as well?

[LinzerTorte]

Linzer, is that because of you like your current location or because you dislike Morningside Heights? Is the rent significantly cheaper where you live or are other factors coming into play as well?

Rent is not significantly cheaper, but general things like food/groceries/bars are. I dislike the lack of options for all of that stuff in Morningside Heights, and my own personal study habits make it a good idea to live nowhere near campus, and separate "school/work" from "home" as much as possible.

Also, my bf and I just really like my neighborhood, and its close enough to fast trains in Manhattan to make it work.

[ma456]

Linzer, is that because of you like your current location or because you dislike Morningside Heights? Is the rent significantly cheaper where you live or are other factors coming into play as well?

Rent is not significantly cheaper, but general things like food/groceries/bars are. I dislike the lack of options for all of that stuff in Morningside Heights, and my own personal study habits make it a good idea to live nowhere near campus, and separate "school/work" from "home" as much as possible.

Also, my bf and I just really like my neighborhood, and its close enough to fast trains in Manhattan to make it work.

+1. My bf and I love our neighborhood in BK too and Morningside Heights has so much less to offer. I'm also on board with the need to separate school from home or else I feel like I have no life. The 45 min commute might be a pain for some but I find it alternatively invigorating/a good time to zone out/read/etc.

[Non-Chalant1]

Just by the looks of this thread it seems that if I go to CLS there will be no sense of community. Pretty much seems like most of the people in here want to get their degree and get out. No one seems to want to be around campus at all. Surprising.

[Hey-O]

Just by the looks of this thread it seems that if I go to CLS there will be no sense of community. Pretty much seems like most of the people in here want to get their degree and get out. No one seems to want to be around campus at all. Surprising.

I'm interested in this. I'm not a big social person. I like my social life and my work/school life to be together because it is too much work for me to juggle both. I'm hoping for a sense of community in my school.