Georgetown Law Class of 2019 Forum

[coocooforcoacoapuffs]

How strict is the 4/11 deadline? I plan to go to the Cornell ASD but it is after the deadline... maybe I should use this to negotiate with Cornell before I get there?

[cgshea]

Do scholarship offers from Georgetown come by snail mail? Or e-mail only?

I was accepted 3/21 after interview 3/15 and have been waiting on my package ever since...

Should I e-mail the hotline with a request? I haven't notified them of my interest...any help on how to do this would be appreciated.

I'm only slightly above one of their medians and exactly median LSAT score (3.8/167), so I'm not sure how my prospects for merit aid are...

[TheKisSquared]

Do scholarship offers from Georgetown come by snail mail? Or e-mail only?

I was accepted 3/21 after interview 3/15 and have been waiting on my package ever since...

Should I e-mail the hotline with a request? I haven't notified them of my interest...any help on how to do this would be appreciated.

I'm only slightly above one of their medians and exactly median LSAT score (3.8/167), so I'm not sure how my prospects for merit aid are...

Just email the hotline asking if you're being considered for financial aid and if they need any additional information. That way it's a polite inquiry.

[cgshea]

Just email the hotline asking if you're being considered for financial aid and if they need any additional information. That way it's a polite inquiry.

Very true. Hopefully they respond to me sometime before deposits are due at other schools.

[tappatappatappa]

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[TheKisSquared]

Was awarded about 32k/year as an Opportunity Scholarship! It's so tasty! New deadline looks like 4/11 for folks in this wave.

Congrats! Would you mind sharing your timeline (dates of acceptance, aid request, feeler email, etc.)?

Awesome, thanks so much! (didn't quote fully in case you want to delete)

I think the people who wanted it saw it. I'm editing to a note to PM me. Thanks!

[laynie]

Did anyone already send in their intent to enroll? Mine was due April 1 and I sent it in on the 1st and haven't received a reply. I know they're backed up, but I wanted to make sure there wasn't an email glitch that could cost me my scholarship if I should have received a confirmation from them!!

[darlenealderson]

Did anyone already send in their intent to enroll? Mine was due April 1 and I sent it in on the 1st and haven't received a reply. I know they're backed up, but I wanted to make sure there wasn't an email glitch that could cost me my scholarship if I should have received a confirmation from them!!

I sent it in and didn't get a confirmation until a couple of days later. I wouldn't worry, but if you don't hear from them in a couple days I might call.

[wrestlme431]

So today I was informed by email that I will not be receiving any merit aid. Which really sucks. It seems now that attending Georgetown (my top choice) is now, not feasible. I love the school and the people seem awesome, so seriously, this sucks!

Good luck everyone.

[BirdLawExpert]

So today I was informed by email that I will not be receiving any merit aid. Which really sucks. It seems now that attending Georgetown (my top choice) is now, not feasible. I love the school and the people seem awesome, so seriously, this sucks!

Good luck everyone.

To paraphrase the Dean of Financial Aid, "lawyers negotiate. Show us you know how to do that and who knows what will happen."

This isn't a hard no, it's a chance for you to show them why you deserve money in no uncertain terms.

[frodo]

i sent my intent to enroll on April 1 accepting my scholarship (which was already definitely higher than my numbers would seem to allow) and so I was super shocked when I got the Opportunity Scholarship bump yesterday to over 40k/year!!!!! I am SO THRILLED I LOVE YOU GEORGETOWN

[AMajorChord]

ok so i'm an idiot and sent in my negotiation request late monday night (technically tuesday morning) and my intent form is due Friday. I assume this is too small of a window to get a response so should I just not send my enrollment form at all until I hear (making it late) or send as a yes even though unless I get the bump I requested it's a no?

*edit* or is there a third option I'm neglecting?

[Tycho]

ok so i'm an idiot and sent in my negotiation request late monday night (technically tuesday morning) and my intent form is due Friday. I assume this is too small of a window to get a response so should I just not send my enrollment form at all until I hear (making it late) or send as a yes even though unless I get the bump I requested it's a no?

*edit* or is there a third option I'm neglecting?

I sent a negotiation email two days before my deadline and got a bump the day before.

[OLitch]

ok so i'm an idiot and sent in my negotiation request late monday night (technically tuesday morning) and my intent form is due Friday. I assume this is too small of a window to get a response so should I just not send my enrollment form at all until I hear (making it late) or send as a yes even though unless I get the bump I requested it's a no?

*edit* or is there a third option I'm neglecting?

I comfortably sent mine in late. A school that took 3+ weeks longer than promised to respond to ED applicants can wait a couple extra days for a response.

A third option is to email the school that you are still interested in negotiations and that you will sign the enrollment form when all is said and done.

Remember that admissions folks are regular people. Communicate with them just like you would any other reasonable person.

[AMajorChord]

ok so i'm an idiot and sent in my negotiation request late monday night (technically tuesday morning) and my intent form is due Friday. I assume this is too small of a window to get a response so should I just not send my enrollment form at all until I hear (making it late) or send as a yes even though unless I get the bump I requested it's a no?

*edit* or is there a third option I'm neglecting?

I sent a negotiation email two days before my deadline and got a bump the day before.

THANK YOU, also thanks @OLitch

[TheKisSquared]

to rehash some panic from 10+ pages ago:
the intent to enroll form is not binding, according to people in this thread. My form is slightly different than what was quoted before, it says "I am pleased to accept Georgetown Law’s scholarship award and will be enrolling" (as an opportunity scholar my deposit is waived automatically). This seems more binding to me, but also isn't requiring me to withdraw from other schools. HOWEVER: Spivey's post makes me think that (if needed) as long as I withdraw from GULC before depositing somewhere else, my ass is covered.

[OtterLaw]

I've been anxiously waiting for a reply to my scholarship sort-of-feeler email last week and finally got an email. It was another welcome to Georgetown Law. Ugh.

I suppose there are worse problems to have. Lol

[darlenealderson]

to rehash some panic from 10+ pages ago:
the intent to enroll form is not binding, according to people in this thread. My form is slightly different than what was quoted before, it says "I am pleased to accept Georgetown Law’s scholarship award and will be enrolling" (as an opportunity scholar my deposit is waived automatically). This seems more binding to me, but also isn't requiring me to withdraw from other schools. HOWEVER: Spivey's post makes me think that (if needed) as long as I withdraw from GULC before depositing somewhere else, my ass is covered.

That is the same form that I had I'm fairly sure just for general merit aid...but the way I think of it is that A. your intent to enroll can change (intent changes all the time) and B. saying you will do a thing based on that intent isn't binding. Also, realize, you could submit an intent to enroll anywhere and a deposit but so long as you don't sign a form that says you're withdrawing all other applications, the most you can lose is your deposit (and if you haven't sent that in yet, there isn't much they can do--I don't predict any law schools suing applicants over $1,000). Additionally, I'll mention that my second offer e-mail came with these words:

To accept the scholarship, please return the attached Intent to Enroll form by [date]...note that if you are ready to commit to Georgetown Law, the Optional Tuition Deposit Waiver form is available to you.

This to me blatantly implies that those who are not ready to commit can and should still submit that intent to enroll by the date and in doing so haven't bound themselves to anything.

[TheKisSquared]

to rehash some panic from 10+ pages ago:
the intent to enroll form is not binding, according to people in this thread. My form is slightly different than what was quoted before, it says "I am pleased to accept Georgetown Law’s scholarship award and will be enrolling" (as an opportunity scholar my deposit is waived automatically). This seems more binding to me, but also isn't requiring me to withdraw from other schools. HOWEVER: Spivey's post makes me think that (if needed) as long as I withdraw from GULC before depositing somewhere else, my ass is covered.

That is the same form that I had I'm fairly sure just for general merit aid...but the way I think of it is that A. your intent to enroll can change (intent changes all the time) and B. saying you will do a thing based on that intent isn't binding. Also, realize, you could submit an intent to enroll anywhere and a deposit but so long as you don't sign a form that says you're withdrawing all other applications, the most you can lose is your deposit (and if you haven't sent that in yet, there isn't much they can do--I don't predict any law schools suing applicants over $1,000). Additionally, I'll mention that my second offer e-mail came with these words:

To accept the scholarship, please return the attached Intent to Enroll form by [date]...note that if you are ready to commit to Georgetown Law, the Optional Tuition Deposit Waiver form is available to you.

This to me blatantly implies that those who are not ready to commit can and should still submit that intent to enroll by the date and in doing so haven't bound themselves to anything.

This makes me feel better, thank you. Does anyone know of someone who had to test this in practice?

[darlenealderson]

This makes me feel better, thank you. Does anyone know of someone who had to test this in practice?

Looking back on the 2017 and 2018 forums, it seems like many people did this (sent in the form, checked off that they would deposit by the deadline, then continued negotiating/potentially changed their mind). One post even said they directly called admissions and asked if it was binding and were told it was not.

[trilliviapope]

Do you get a confirmation email from the law school after you've sent in your intent to enroll form?

[darlenealderson]

Do you get a confirmation email from the law school after you've sent in your intent to enroll form?

Yes, though it took a couple of days.

[squirtlesquad14]

Do you get a confirmation email from the law school after you've sent in your intent to enroll form?

Yes, but it can take a bit. I didn't get a confirmation email until 4 days after I sent it in.

[trilliviapope]

Ok, thanks!

[TheKisSquared]

This makes me feel better, thank you. Does anyone know of someone who had to test this in practice?

Looking back on the 2017 and 2018 forums, it seems like many people did this (sent in the form, checked off that they would deposit by the deadline, then continued negotiating/potentially changed their mind). One post even said they directly called admissions and asked if it was binding and were told it was not.

so much stress just left my body. thank you.