Texas 1L taking questions, 2010-'11 edition Forum

[lisjjen]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

[nonprofit-prophet]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

Depends how much ya eat, since they estimate room and board together. If you want 4k for food for the year, you should keep your apt under 550.

[lisjjen]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

Depends how much ya eat, since they estimate room and board together. If you want 4k for food for the year, you should keep your apt under 550.

joke?

[Leira7905]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

Depends how much ya eat, since they estimate room and board together. If you want 4k for food for the year, you should keep your apt under 550.

joke?

Doesn't seem that unreasonable.... I'd probably eat a little less and find a better place, or get a couple roommates...

[lisjjen]

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ETA: I'm an idiot. I pulled out the calculator and that's completely reasonable.

[nonprofit-prophet]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

Depends how much ya eat, since they estimate room and board together. If you want 4k for food for the year, you should keep your apt under 550.

joke?

sadly not. UT seems to lowball their room and board figures. They also estimate about 3k for miscellaneous purchases, so you can use a bit of that for a nicer place/utilities.

[Leira7905]

Also, what are the upper limits on rent that you can afford with the student loans they allot?

Depends how much ya eat, since they estimate room and board together. If you want 4k for food for the year, you should keep your apt under 550.

joke?

sadly not. UT seems to lowball their room and board figures. They also estimate about 3k for miscellaneous purchases, so you can use a bit of that for a nicer place/utilities.

Also, a nice summer gig would certainly help with this, among other things.... here's hoping!

[lisjjen]

Also, a nice summer gig would certainly help with this, among other things.... here's hoping!

yeah.... not really counting on it for 1L

Although this leads to an important question for the thread. If I got a 1L job working for a judge in the little town I grew up in (30,000) would that look bad on my resume?

[Leira7905]

Also, a nice summer gig would certainly help with this, among other things.... here's hoping!

yeah.... not really counting on it for 1L

Although this leads to an important question for the thread. If I got a job working for a judge in the little town I grew up in (30,000) would that look bad on my resume?

I don't think that would look bad, of course, I wouldn't accept it for sure without first trying for something a little more substantial. Either way, working for a Judge, any Judge, is better than nothing fo sho.

[BeachandRun23]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

[TheOcho]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

I think it's due in June and yes, it is binding. I think that means you have to withdraw from schools you are WL at.

[Leira7905]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

I think it's due in June and yes, it is binding. I think that means you have to withdraw from schools you are WL at.

From where did you acquire this info? Was it in the admit packet? I don't recall......

[nonprofit-prophet]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

I think it's due in June and yes, it is binding. I think that means you have to withdraw from schools you are WL at.

From where did you acquire this info? Was it in the admit packet? I don't recall......

The little "did you know" box on the right side of the freshlaw site

[Leira7905]

The little "did you know" box on the right side of the freshlaw site

Ahhhhh.... Thanks!

[BeachandRun23]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

I think it's due in June and yes, it is binding. I think that means you have to withdraw from schools you are WL at.

From where did you acquire this info? Was it in the admit packet? I don't recall......

Thanks for the info, I see it now. I hope it is not early June. While I am very happy to attend to UT, I would like to remain on the waitlists until atleast mid june (past the second seat deposit deadline) to give myself a chance of being admitted.

Ive never heard of a school forcing you to attend in June. Even schools like harvard, columbia...etc let you ride out waitlists. Bummer.

[juliachild-ish]

I have a question for current Texas students: do you know any good apartment brokers/brokerage groups in Austin? Here in Chicago we have tons of groups with names like "Apartment Finders," "Apartment Guys," etc. You sign up for a meeting, tell them what you want, and they take you around to a few different properties in an afternoon. Some are helpful, and some only show you crap stuff they can't unload on anyone else, but they're usually a better use of time than trying to look at properties on Craigslist and schedule individual meetings with landlords.

I'm planning to come to Austin to look at housing maybe in late May or mid-June, and can only go for a couple days, so something like a broker might be helpful, if it exists in Austin. If not, how did anyone else find their housing? Craigslist? Driving around looking for "For Rent" signs?

Thanks!!

[japes]

Yes, that's how I'd go about finding housing and have in the past. There are plenty of apt. locators near campus. I'd contact them before your visit so they'll have keys etc ready.

[TheOcho]

Re: Letter of Intent

I understand UT requires a letter of intent in lieu of a second deposit. When is this due? Also, is this binding - meaning can I still remain on waitlists after submitting this letter?

I think it's due in June and yes, it is binding. I think that means you have to withdraw from schools you are WL at.

From where did you acquire this info? Was it in the admit packet? I don't recall......

Thanks for the info, I see it now. I hope it is not early June. While I am very happy to attend to UT, I would like to remain on the waitlists until atleast mid june (past the second seat deposit deadline) to give myself a chance of being admitted.

Ive never heard of a school forcing you to attend in June. Even schools like harvard, columbia...etc let you ride out waitlists. Bummer.

I'm with ya. There are a couple of schools that I would wait out until early July, if allowed. They could all make my life a little less stressful if they would just accept or reject me before June 1. Unfortunately, I find that highly unlikely.

[onmytoes812]

2 questions...when does UT send scholarship information? it's not with acceptance, according to everything i've read.

also, do they award need-based scholarships at all? if so, what qualifies you for that?

[lisjjen]

also, do they award need-based scholarships at all? if so, what qualifies you for that?

Need.

[nonprofit-prophet]

also, do they award need-based scholarships at all? if so, what qualifies you for that?

Need.

haha hilarious. Need and a Fafsa qualify you for need based aid. But don't expect any. The texas legislature is dragging its feet in appropriating need based funds. If they do get money, UT will probably take care of in-staters first.

Merit-based aid comes 2 weeks after acceptance.

Edit:
lisjjen, I'm glad you want back to the old 'tar. I wasn't feelin the star wars one.

[TheOcho]

2 questions...when does UT send scholarship information? it's not with acceptance, according to everything i've read.

also, do they award need-based scholarships at all? if so, what qualifies you for that?

A week or two after your acceptance stuff comes in.

[Pricer]

From another thread:

Does anyone know if we get any swag after all the deposits are in? I think a friend told me a while back that they sent him a hat, but my memory is fuzzy

Anyone know anything about this? Most schools send stickers, shirts, etc., but I haven't heard anything for UT.

[lisjjen]

From another thread:

Does anyone know if we get any swag after all the deposits are in? I think a friend told me a while back that they sent him a hat, but my memory is fuzzy

Anyone know anything about this? Most schools send stickers, shirts, etc., but I haven't heard anything for UT.

Found this for class of '13.

did you guys already get your sweet swag for sending in your deposit? I got a burnt orange bandana that says UT Law Class of 2013, a notepad thing with the same thing, and some OMG AWESOME dark chocolate made locally. Honestly, even if UT hadn't been my first choice, the chocolate would have won me over.

[nonprofit-prophet]

From another thread:

Does anyone know if we get any swag after all the deposits are in? I think a friend told me a while back that they sent him a hat, but my memory is fuzzy

Anyone know anything about this? Most schools send stickers, shirts, etc., but I haven't heard anything for UT.

Found this for class of '13.

did you guys already get your sweet swag for sending in your deposit? I got a burnt orange bandana that says UT Law Class of 2013, a notepad thing with the same thing, and some OMG AWESOME dark chocolate made locally. Honestly, even if UT hadn't been my first choice, the chocolate would have won me over.

Awesome find! What was the date on that post?