Michigan Law School C/O 2019 Forum

[KiltedKicker]

Anyone know/think if Mich will consider a higher scholarship offer from a higher ranked school (UVA) and a much higher scholarship offer from a lower ranked school (Wash U)? I know they say they don't negotiate, but I'm thinking if they do I may need to reach out soon.

I'd bet against the Wash U offer but mention it anyway. UVA might help, but I don't think they'll negotiate unless their offer is considerably less. Can confirm that they will sometimes negotiate though if the discrepancy between UM and a peer is large

[Li'l Sebastian]

Do you know how well Michigan does with placing people in NYC?

That's their number one placement market.

[birdstheword]

Anyone know/think if Mich will consider a higher scholarship offer from a higher ranked school (UVA) and a much higher scholarship offer from a lower ranked school (Wash U)? I know they say they don't negotiate, but I'm thinking if they do I may need to reach out soon.

Thanks in advance

My understanding is that they're willing to entertain other numbers if they didn't offer you any aid in the first place; less willing to scale up an existing aid offer. BUT: as long as you're nice and respective and humble about it, you have nothing to lose by asking!

[Toodle-loo]

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

[James.K.Polk]

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

Wondering the exact same. Hopefully a helpful Michigander can contribute.

[pittsburghpirates]

I'm doing the Preview Weekend the 17-19th and am thinking about renting a car for a few days to get from the airport to Ann Arbor and also to have to go into town and explore. If any TLSers are interested in hitching a ride to/from the airport for a couple bucks, PM me.

[Mary4404]

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

Wondering the exact same. Hopefully a helpful Michigander can contribute.

Ypsilanti is literally five to ten minutes from U of M's campus depending where at in Ypsi you are. Detroit to Ann Arbor is about 35 minutes. Hope that helps.

[Toodle-loo]

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

Wondering the exact same. Hopefully a helpful Michigander can contribute.

Ypsilanti is literally five to ten minutes from U of M's campus depending where at in Ypsi you are. Detroit to Ann Arbor is about 35 minutes. Hope that helps.

Sort of, but also not? I know it's within a reasonable distance, but if I can't PARK where I'm going, it's not exactly feasible, ya feel me?

[GoBlue17]

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

Wondering the exact same. Hopefully a helpful Michigander can contribute.

Ypsilanti is literally five to ten minutes from U of M's campus depending where at in Ypsi you are. Detroit to Ann Arbor is about 35 minutes. Hope that helps.

Sort of, but also not? I know it's within a reasonable distance, but if I can't PARK where I'm going, it's not exactly feasible, ya feel me?

The drive is quite short, and is better for you s/o to be driving from Ypsi than Ann Arbor to Detroit because a lot of traffic accumulates around Ann Arbor. With that said, you would also experience some morning traffic and parking is never easy. I would attempt to purchase a parking spot somewhere on campus so you do not have to drive around everyday or feed meters. The best way to do that is join the undergrad FB groups and reach out to see if anybody is not using one at their house and could sell it, or look into buying a university pass.

[Aeon]

Do you know how well Michigan does with placing people in NYC?

Michigan is strong at placing people in NYC. Back when I was doing OCI (about 5 years ago), NYC firms were generally taking people from a little below median on up. Obviously the most prestigious firms had higher grade cut-offs. But if you want to work in New York BigLaw and aren't too picky about V10 or whatever, then you have a good shot at it.

What does drivability look like from, say, Ypsilanti to the Law School? With an s/o that would likely work in Detroit, we'd hope to live a little more east than Ann Arbor proper.

Wondering the exact same. Hopefully a helpful Michigander can contribute.

Ypsilanti is literally five to ten minutes from U of M's campus depending where at in Ypsi you are. Detroit to Ann Arbor is about 35 minutes. Hope that helps.

Sort of, but also not? I know it's within a reasonable distance, but if I can't PARK where I'm going, it's not exactly feasible, ya feel me?

As a graduate student, you can get a yellow campus parking permit, which allows you to park in several lots that are within easy walking distance of the law school. This map shows where you can park: SC9 and SC38 are most convenient, but SC35 is also fairly easy. For more information, see: http://pts.umich.edu/parking/students.php.

Other centrally-located places you might look into for living are Plymouth and Northville. That would give you two possible routes to take into Ann Arbor: M-14 or I-275/I-94. For your SO, going into Detroit, it would be: I-96 or I-275/I-94.

[Toodle-loo]

As a graduate student, you can get a yellow campus parking permit, which allows you to park in several lots that are within easy walking distance of the law school. This map shows where you can park: SC9 and SC38 are most convenient, but SC35 is also fairly easy. For more information, see: http://pts.umich.edu/parking/students.php.

Other centrally-located places you might look into for living are Plymouth and Northville. That would give you two possible routes to take into Ann Arbor: M-14 or I-275/I-94. For your SO, going into Detroit, it would be: I-96 or I-275/I-94.

This was incredibly useful. Thank you so much!

[Bluex12]

Anyone else doing summer start and unsure of how/where to find a place to live for the summer? I've got a spot in the Lawyers' Club for the regular academic year, but until then I need to sublease and I'd prefer to stay in a 1/2/3L's apartment as opposed to an undergrad's. Does the University help summer starters with this, or is there like a Facebook page or something where people are posting?

[zyxwvut2]

Anyone else doing summer start and unsure of how/where to find a place to live for the summer? I've got a spot in the Lawyers' Club for the regular academic year, but until then I need to sublease and I'd prefer to stay in a 1/2/3L's apartment as opposed to an undergrad's. Does the University help summer starters with this, or is there like a Facebook page or something where people are posting?

"The Admissions Office compiles a list of summer sublets​​​ available from current law students and recent grads, which becomes available in mid-March."

https://www.law.umich.edu/admittedstude ... using.aspx

I applied to Munger for a June 1 move in but if that's a bust I'll be checking the sublet list.

[jnwa]

Anyone else doing summer start and unsure of how/where to find a place to live for the summer? I've got a spot in the Lawyers' Club for the regular academic year, but until then I need to sublease and I'd prefer to stay in a 1/2/3L's apartment as opposed to an undergrad's. Does the University help summer starters with this, or is there like a Facebook page or something where people are posting?

"The Admissions Office compiles a list of summer sublets​​​ available from current law students and recent grads, which becomes available in mid-March."

https://www.law.umich.edu/admittedstude ... using.aspx

I applied to Munger for a June 1 move in but if that's a bust I'll be checking the sublet list.

I hope a lot of law students choose to live in Munger. The lawyers club is cool and all but i really like not being forced to pay 500$ a month for 12 meals a week.

[GFox345]

Anyone else doing summer start and unsure of how/where to find a place to live for the summer? I've got a spot in the Lawyers' Club for the regular academic year, but until then I need to sublease and I'd prefer to stay in a 1/2/3L's apartment as opposed to an undergrad's. Does the University help summer starters with this, or is there like a Facebook page or something where people are posting?

"The Admissions Office compiles a list of summer sublets​​​ available from current law students and recent grads, which becomes available in mid-March."

https://www.law.umich.edu/admittedstude ... using.aspx

I applied to Munger for a June 1 move in but if that's a bust I'll be checking the sublet list.

I hope a lot of law students choose to live in Munger. The lawyers club is cool and all but i really like not being forced to pay 500$ a month for 12 meals a week.

Same. Enrolled Summer Starter here. I just sent off my application for Munger today. I have a spot in the Lawyer's Club Locked down, but to be honest the idea of living in what is essentially a college dorm does not sound very appealing to me and the idea of eating the majority of my meals in a dining hall (no matter how good it may be) and paying a ridiculous amount of money for the privilege sounds worse.

I'd like to say I'll be able to eat cheaply, but given that Zingerman's is less than a half-mile from Munger, I'd say that I'm probably fucked. Oh well, at least the COL in Ann Arbor is low other than that!

[jmj2254]

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[jumbo2016]

quick question for you all. admitted mid-Jan. Can I assume at this point I'm not getting any merit aid? I also received the quite lengthy merit aid email earlier this week.

I'm just trying to nail down ASW schedules with a full time job so no merit aid means withdrawing asap.
thanks!

If you aren't sure you can email them and ask! They got back to me and told me I wasn't given any initially the day after I sent the email and were super nice. On their site it says that by Jan people should be hearing about their merit aid by 2 weeks after their admission if that helps

[JD116]

Anyone know if there is an accepted students FB page up yet?

[jmj2254]

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[acceptme2019]

Anyone know if there is an accepted students FB page up yet?

Does the school make one or is someone just going to make one unofficially? I have looked and haven't found anything

[herecomesthesun]

Is it kosher to apply for housing now even though I'm not 100% sure I'm going there? It's looking like where I'll go but I won't be sure for another few weeks, but I don't know what the situation is on housing.

[OtterLaw]

Checking in here! Got accepted this morning via email. Actually really surprised because it was a reach for sure and also my first T14 acceptance. I gotta say the email and the video have really hyped me up for Michigan. Maybe I can convince my husband to move there.

[Li'l Sebastian]

Checking in here! Got accepted this morning via email. Actually really surprised because it was a reach for sure and also my first T14 acceptance. I gotta say the email and the video have really hyped me up for Michigan. Maybe I can convince my husband to move there.

Yes! Join us!

[Aeon]

Anyone know if there is an accepted students FB page up yet?

Does the school make one or is someone just going to make one unofficially? I have looked and haven't found anything

In the past, it's been student-created.

[Dexter97]

Any successful negotiations yet? Im thinking about trying this week.