Michigan Law c/o 2018 Forum

[Winston1984]

Congrats on the monies!

Anyone going to the ASW next week? How are you planning to get to Ann Arbor?

Me! Will be flying in.

I'm flying to, but I meant from the airport! Shuttle schedule isn't great and that cab fare. . .

Can you link the shuttle schedule? Michigan made it seem like that was an easy/cheap thing to do.

[wonka]

Congrats on the monies!

Anyone going to the ASW next week? How are you planning to get to Ann Arbor?

Me! Will be flying in.

I'm flying to, but I meant from the airport! Shuttle schedule isn't great and that cab fare. . .

Can you link the shuttle schedule? Michigan made it seem like that was an easy/cheap thing to do.

It's not too bad, and there are a lot of timing options. I'd just rather get out of the airport and to the hotel for a nap ASAP and am thinking about options for avoiding the wait.

Schedule: http://www.myairride.com/

[hillz]

Yeah, I'm using that shuttle. It's super easy to book it on the website, and there are lots of options plus two drop off points in A2.

[mina_ami]

Congrats on the monies!

Anyone going to the ASW next week? How are you planning to get to Ann Arbor?

Taking the train in from the Chicago direction on Wednesday!

[JuanitaFromTheDiner]

Successfully negotiated from nothing to $60,000 deans!

I need some more of them juicy details!

Lurker emerging from the shadows to DITTO this. Saw you had a previous post about using Notre Dame money to negotiate...did that end up working? Wondering because I'm a bit of a splitter, but I've gotten $$ offers from schools 15-20. Didn't know if schools in T14 only considered "peer school" offers. In any case, congratulations!

I sent an e-mail to admissions, which they forwarded on to financial aid. Explained why I loved Michigan, how money was really the only thing holding me back (which is complete truth), presented them with my offers from Notre Dame and University of Illinois ($120,000 and full tuition respectively). They told me they only review files once, so make sure all your offers are in. From my first e-mail to admissions to today was one week! My stats are in the spreadsheet on the admissions thread if anyone is wondering that, other than that I was just really polite and asked them to reconsider me!

Also, thanks so much to everyone, I'm super excited!

Awesome- congrats! Thanks so much for sharing details.

[Vexed]

Current student here, thought ya'll should know that the tentative fall schedule is online:
https://www.law.umich.edu/currentstuden ... ?term=2060

Obviously you don't know your sections until summer (except summer starters, who are large section ABCD) so you won't know the exact profs or classes you will have, but you can still take a peak at what it might look like.

In terms of what these section divisions mean - everybody is assigned to a single letter section, consisting of 20-25ish people. This section will meet by itself for legal practice classes. For two of the fall doctrinal classes, four of these sections will be grouped into a large section. For the third doctrinal, two of the sections are grouped together into a mid-sized section. I don't know if it will be the same this year, but for the winter semester there is typically no longer a mid-sized section, it's simply 3 doctrinal classes with your large section in addition to the 2nd semester of legal practice.

They're doing things a bit differently than this year's class in terms of fall starter's class schedules. For c/o 2018, all sections will be enrolled in torts as their mid-sized class, c/o 2017 all had civpro as our mid-sized class. Two of the large fall starter sections will also have leg/reg for fall semester - all of c/o 2017 were spared that class until this current semester.

[hillz]

^^Thanks for posting this!

[AquafiNa]

Current student here, thought ya'll should know that the tentative fall schedule is online:
https://www.law.umich.edu/currentstuden ... ?term=2060

Obviously you don't know your sections until summer (except summer starters, who are large section ABCD) so you won't know the exact profs or classes you will have, but you can still take a peak at what it might look like.

In terms of what these section divisions mean - everybody is assigned to a single letter section, consisting of 20-25ish people. This section will meet by itself for legal practice classes. For two of the fall doctrinal classes, four of these sections will be grouped into a large section. For the third doctrinal, two of the sections are grouped together into a mid-sized section. I don't know if it will be the same this year, but for the winter semester there is typically no longer a mid-sized section, it's simply 3 doctrinal classes with your large section in addition to the 2nd semester of legal practice.

They're doing things a bit differently than this year's class in terms of fall starter's class schedules. For c/o 2018, all sections will be enrolled in torts as their mid-sized class, c/o 2017 all had civpro as our mid-sized class. Two of the large fall starter sections will also have leg/reg for fall semester - all of c/o 2017 were spared that class until this current semester.

Thanks!

[hearsay77]

Current student here, thought ya'll should know that the tentative fall schedule is online:
https://www.law.umich.edu/currentstuden ... ?term=2060

Obviously you don't know your sections until summer (except summer starters, who are large section ABCD) so you won't know the exact profs or classes you will have, but you can still take a peak at what it might look like.

In terms of what these section divisions mean - everybody is assigned to a single letter section, consisting of 20-25ish people. This section will meet by itself for legal practice classes. For two of the fall doctrinal classes, four of these sections will be grouped into a large section. For the third doctrinal, two of the sections are grouped together into a mid-sized section. I don't know if it will be the same this year, but for the winter semester there is typically no longer a mid-sized section, it's simply 3 doctrinal classes with your large section in addition to the 2nd semester of legal practice.

They're doing things a bit differently than this year's class in terms of fall starter's class schedules. For c/o 2018, all sections will be enrolled in torts as their mid-sized class, c/o 2017 all had civpro as our mid-sized class. Two of the large fall starter sections will also have leg/reg for fall semester - all of c/o 2017 were spared that class until this current semester.

Thank you! I may just be missing something obvious, but is there a summer schedule posted somewhere for summer starters?

[Aeon]

Thank you! I may just be missing something obvious, but is there a summer schedule posted somewhere for summer starters?

It's not posted yet apparently, but when it will be, it should appear here: http://www.law.umich.edu/currentstudent ... ?term=2040.

If you play around with the final number (2040 in the link above), it will take you to different class schedules. Increase or decrease it by 10 (i.e.: 2020 is the Spring 2015 semester, and 2060 is the Fall 2015 semester).

[Kip]

Has anyone successfully negotiated a *higher* scholarship with Michigan, after already received an initial offer? In their initial offer email, they say it's "not their policy to negotiate" or "compete" with other schools once an offer has been given. True?

[hotdogseller]

Has anyone successfully negotiated a *higher* scholarship with Michigan, after already received an initial offer? In their initial offer email, they say it's "not their policy to negotiate" or "compete" with other schools once an offer has been given. True?

No it is not true

[usernotfound]

For anyone who is going to this first preview weekend, and has received hotel info. from Mich, did anyone get specific info? Like check-in times, if we're going to be sharing a room, etc?

[strugglebus]

For anyone who is going to this first preview weekend, and has received hotel info. from Mich, did anyone get specific info? Like check-in times, if we're going to be sharing a room, etc?

Nope, just hotel location. The scheduling paragraph's general reference to checking in early makes it sound like it's an option.

[wonka]

For anyone who is going to this first preview weekend, and has received hotel info. from Mich, did anyone get specific info? Like check-in times, if we're going to be sharing a room, etc?

Nope, just hotel location. The scheduling paragraph's general reference to checking in early makes it sound like it's an option.

I emailed back asking about early check-in, and they arranged it with the hotel that day (+25 to Michigan). It's my understanding that pretty much everyone will have a roommate, too.

[Winston1984]

Did anyone who just received that financial aid award info email (which is just a mess to navigate through) see an unsolicited increase in their scholarship? I just gave up on trying to log in at work, so I was curious.

[secadc11]

Did anyone who just received that financial aid award info email (which is just a mess to navigate through) see an unsolicited increase in their scholarship? I just gave up on trying to log in at work, so I was curious.

I was hoping for that -- but it was just loans.

[Winston1984]

Did anyone who just received that financial aid award info email (which is just a mess to navigate through) see an unsolicited increase in their scholarship? I just gave up on trying to log in at work, so I was curious.

I was hoping for that -- but it was just loans.

Yeah, I assumed that was the case.. I love how financial aid award=loans. The email should say loans. Not picking on Michigan here, same for every school.

[tecumseh115]

hey so there will be a roommate at the hotel for admit students, right? Going to drive up and a buddy was thinking of coming along for the ride. Sounds like that is a no go.

[Winston1984]

hey so there will be a roommate at the hotel for admit students, right? Going to drive up and a buddy was thinking of coming along for the ride. Sounds like that is a no go.

Yeah if you are traveling with someone you need to get your own hotel.

[lim]

Hi all, new here. Just got accepted and super excited!

Do you think I would be able to successfully negotiate money with a very high WUSTL offer on the table? I know they're not quite peers, but I figured it was worth asking what you guys think.

[wonka]

Hi all, new here. Just got accepted and super excited!

Do you think I would be able to successfully negotiate money with a very high WUSTL offer on the table? I know they're not quite peers, but I figured it was worth asking what you guys think.

Congrats, Michigan is great!

I think you should definitely try! I know that people have negotiated up from nothing at all, so it's quite possible. Michigan seems to be rather generous with their non-named aid compared to some others in the T14. Have you gotten your initial offer yet? It may be better than you expect. I wouldn't try to negotiate without first seeing what they're going to give you.

[BlueLaw11]

Just landed in Detroit--looking forward to meeting you all during ASW this weekend!

[wonka]

Just landed in Detroit--looking forward to meeting you all during ASW this weekend!

Hip hip! Heading out on a redeye from the west coast tonight!

All over this thread because 45 mins left at work and I've officially checked out for the day ever.

[giantswan]

Just landed in Detroit--looking forward to meeting you all during ASW this weekend!

Hip hip! Heading out on a redeye from the west coast tonight!

All over this thread because 45 mins left at work and I've officially checked out for the day ever.

Also did a redeye from the west coast!

For anyone still wondering, early check-in was a breeze and I did not make any plans for it beforehand.