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typ3 · Post by **typ3** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:22 am

I was too big of a wuss to withdraw.. and I still haven't heard back. Good grief. I hope I can meet up with some of you folk when I drive out to ski every year

DevilDaze · Post by **DevilDaze** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:39 am

Hey all,

Sorry I'm a few days late but it was great meeting you all at ASD, i'll try to do more posting and less lurking now. I had a great time and am seriously considering CU, I think it will be a game time decision for me. You all have only confirmed my impression that CU will be an awesome place to spend 3 years.

I also went to the Rockies game on Saturday, with the couchsurfer I was staying with of course. Turns out he was in his final year at Denver Law, was from 30 mins away from my hometown and went to the same summer camp as me (small world). It was a great experience. From what I gathered from him Denver Law students are having a real tough time finding jobs. He was top 10% on Law Review and had nothing yet, although he was looking for more international work.

Am I the only one not 100% set on CU?

Again great to meet you all. I'll keep you guys posted on my decision.

The Lurker

LeDique · Post by **LeDique** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:45 am

At this point, I am attending whichever is cheaper between Colorado and Washington, but Washington hasn't released scholarship info yet so I still don't know!

oldhippie · Post by **oldhippie** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:51 am

hey devildaze!!! good to see ya!
and i do NOT think you're the only one who isn't 100%....i'd say most of us are not (with the exception of me for sure, bananeez, eminem...and that's all from our little meetup i think)...
keep us posted! it's a tough decision for sure...but with the quality of your future CU classmates, how can ya go wrong?

queenlizzie13 · Post by **queenlizzie13** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:31 am

oldhippie wrote:hey devildaze!!! good to see ya!
and i do NOT think you're the only one who isn't 100%....i'd say most of us are not (with the exception of me for sure, bananeez, eminem...and that's all from our little meetup i think)...
keep us posted! it's a tough decision for sure...but with the quality of your future CU classmates, how can ya go wrong?

This

I'm 100% too but I wasn't at April ASD.

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:34 am

Lurker (haha apparently that's your nickname here?) I'm not 100% either. I'm not even 100% on law school, so I'm having a mid-twenties crisis and trying to figure out if I want to go to LS now or later or never and if I do do I want to go to CU or what!

I'm thinking about trying to spend the weekend in Glenwood Springs at the hot springs and hiking Hanging Lake to put it all in perspective... Either way, I <3333 CO!

upfish · Post by **upfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:37 am

krad wrote:Lurker (haha apparently that's your nickname here?) I'm not 100% either. I'm not even 100% on law school, so I'm having a mid-twenties crisis and trying to figure out if I want to go to LS now or later or never and if I do do I want to go to CU or what!

I'm thinking about trying to spend the weekend in Glenwood Springs at the hot springs and hiking Hanging Lake to put it all in perspective... Either way, I <3333 CO!

I feel the same way. I don't know what I would do if I DON'T go, and the career seems like a good fit.

but then there is "do I want $90k in debt from CU or $41k from STCL?" and moving and all of that stuff.

ugh. i wish i could be 100% about ANYTHING right now career-decisions-wise.

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:40 am

upfish wrote:I feel the same way. I don't know what I would do if I DON'T go, and the career seems like a good fit.

but then there is "do I want $90k in debt from CU or $41k from STCL?" and moving and all of that stuff.

ugh. i wish i could be 100% about ANYTHING right now career-decisions-wise.

Yeahhhhh. The thing is that I'm at a well-paying job (even though after 3 yrs I'm over this company) in an area that I really like, so the debt factor is huge for me as well as the future opportunities... so we'll see!

CO >>> TX though!

upfish · Post by **upfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:45 am

krad wrote:
CO >>> TX though!

I will let this slide, haha. But I will also buy 6-pt. beer at the convenience store after work today!

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:59 am

upfish wrote:I will let this slide, haha. But I will also buy 6-pt. beer at the convenience store after work today!

If not being able to buy alch in certain places means I can enjoy coloradocraftbeer.com, then I'm okay with it

eta: WOW

typ3, just saw that you still haven't heard back. Sorry man!

ptblazer · Post by **ptblazer** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:52 pm

Its nice to hear other people are struggling with the same decisions I am. I too am not 100% on going to law school, but I don't have a suitable fall back option. My concern is that I'll spend all this money and not be happy in law, similar to how I feel about the industry of my undergrad degree. However, the nice thing about law is that there is so many different directions with a JD, so I hope its just a matter of finding one that I can enjoy for the rest of my life.

I'm also not 100% on CU. If they would increase my scholarship to make the final 3 year debt closer to my other options I would go there in a heartbeat. I haven't had any luck with negotiating though... So it will likely be a game time decision for me too.

upfish · Post by **upfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:05 pm

Yeah, I feel you. I'm dropping $300 on seat deposits at CU and STCL just to give myself more time to decide.

And I'm taking another trip to Boulder/Denver with my SO to see if he likes it.

It's all pretty confusing, and incredibly expensive.

CanadianWolf · Post by **CanadianWolf** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:06 pm

How much is the seat deposit at STCL ?

upfish · Post by **upfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:25 pm

CanadianWolf wrote:How much is the seat deposit at STCL ?

$100! But the second one of $200 is due in May, so they just flip CU's amounts basically.

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:39 pm

~~Waiiiit CU's second deposit is only $100? I could have misread that... <runs to check website>~~ j/k, saw that the second deposit is $500, whoops!

ptblazer · Post by **ptblazer** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:06 pm

krad wrote:~~Waiiiit CU's second deposit is only $100? I could have misread that... <runs to check website>~~ j/k, saw that the second deposit is $500, whoops!

+1, yeah the second deposit is half a grand.

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:14 pm

ptblazer wrote:
krad wrote:~~Waiiiit CU's second deposit is only $100? I could have misread that... <runs to check website>~~ j/k, saw that the second deposit is $500, whoops!
+1, yeah the second deposit is half a grand.

When you put it that way...

haha

oldhippie · Post by **oldhippie** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:20 pm

krad wrote:
ptblazer wrote:
krad wrote:~~Waiiiit CU's second deposit is only $100? I could have misread that... <runs to check website>~~ j/k, saw that the second deposit is $500, whoops!
+1, yeah the second deposit is half a grand.
When you put it that way... haha

it's a freaking commitment, that's fo sho!!!

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:22 pm

...at least it's not due until June 10

OH congrats on the house find, btw! <- I know I'm a little late on that but still...

upfish · Post by **upfish** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:23 pm

Whoops! Sorry, guys. My brain must've just erased that horrible news.

krad · Post by **krad** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:25 pm

upfish wrote:Whoops! Sorry, guys. My brain must've just erased that horrible news.

Haha I can see why it did! No worries, I got excited for all of the .0004 seconds it took to read the email. It could be worse, other schools that I was looking at were ~$800 or so.

ptblazer · Post by **ptblazer** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:26 pm

krad wrote:
ptblazer wrote:
krad wrote:~~Waiiiit CU's second deposit is only $100? I could have misread that... <runs to check website>~~ j/k, saw that the second deposit is $500, whoops!
+1, yeah the second deposit is half a grand.
When you put it that way... haha

I know! haha, I thought the same thing when I wrote it.

oldhippie · Post by **oldhippie** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:26 pm

krad wrote:...at least it's not due until June 10

OH congrats on the house find, btw! <- I know I'm a little late on that but still...

thanks!!

super happy, sent the deposit today! (for the house, that is!)

Pronkbaggins · Post by **Pronkbaggins** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:37 pm

ptblazer wrote:Its nice to hear other people are struggling with the same decisions I am. I too am not 100% on going to law school, but I don't have a suitable fall back option. My concern is that I'll spend all this money and not be happy in law, similar to how I feel about the industry of my undergrad degree. However, the nice thing about law is that there is so many different directions with a JD, so I hope its just a matter of finding one that I can enjoy for the rest of my life.

I'm also not 100% on CU. If they would increase my scholarship to make the final 3 year debt closer to my other options I would go there in a heartbeat. I haven't had any luck with negotiating though... So it will likely be a game time decision for me too.

This is totally how I feel too. I have a management undergrad degree and I don't know whether or not to take a corporate job just to gather some more money for law school or not, because the debt is super intimidating. I am trying to decide between schools too. I haven't had scholarship negotiation luck yet either.

ArchRoark · Post by **ArchRoark** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:52 pm

krad wrote:Lurker (haha apparently that's your nickname here?) I'm not 100% either. I'm not even 100% on law school, so I'm having a mid-twenties crisis and trying to figure out if I want to go to LS now or later or never and if I do do I want to go to CU or what!

I'm thinking about trying to spend the weekend in Glenwood Springs at the hot springs and hiking Hanging Lake to put it all in perspective... Either way, I <3333 CO!

Wow krad, I thoguht I was the only one going through this. What other alternatives are you considering? Different grad school?

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