Columbia Law Class of 2019 Forum

[LALaw90210]

ATL with egregious anti-CLS trolling in their 2016 rankings preview. Not even in the t-10?!?

[Bearlyalive]

90 days until orientation!

Holy shit I am excited. Thank you for this, just made my work day much much better.

[freakingoutlalala]

ATL with egregious anti-CLS trolling in their 2016 rankings preview. Not even in the t-10?!?

+1

wtf ATL?? not cool.

[benwyatt]

ATL with egregious anti-CLS trolling in their 2016 rankings preview. Not even in the t-10?!?

+1

wtf ATL?? not cool.

lol at caring about ATL rankings.
lol at rankings in general, but especially lol at ATL

[LWeeks123]

Checking in! So excited!

Small question: I assume everybody is able to log in to the orientation site they referred to in the welcome email, right?

[Seanasr]

Housing application approved! Did anyone else get this email? From what I've seen in past years, assignments typically come either same day or soon after application is approved. Anyone hear anything different?

[magneticfields]

Checking in! So excited!

Small question: I assume everybody is able to log in to the orientation site they referred to in the welcome email, right?

Yeah... I think I know what you're talking about. I've made, probably four different accounts with Columbia thus far.

I don't know what anything means.

[CerealMilk]

Housing application approved! Did anyone else get this email? From what I've seen in past years, assignments typically come either same day or soon after application is approved. Anyone hear anything different?

That's exciting! Did you ask for law school housing? I think those have come out first the past couple of years

[Seanasr]

Housing application approved! Did anyone else get this email? From what I've seen in past years, assignments typically come either same day or soon after application is approved. Anyone hear anything different?

That's exciting! Did you ask for law school housing? I think those have come out first the past couple of years

I did. I'm also married with a kid, which I believe speeds the process.

[frasier]

Also checking in to see if anyone has any idea when the housing assignments come in. I'm losing my current lease July 15, so want to know how long I'll be couch surfing.

[anonymous117]

Also checking in to see if anyone has any idea when the housing assignments come in. I'm losing my current lease July 15, so want to know how long I'll be couch surfing.

Based on last year's thread, it looked like early June was the beginning.

[LWeeks123]

Checking in! So excited!

Small question: I assume everybody is able to log in to the orientation site they referred to in the welcome email, right?

Yeah... I think I know what you're talking about. I've made, probably four different accounts with Columbia thus far.

I don't know what anything means.

I got "you need to activate your LawNet and be logged in with your LawNet to access orientation", even though I activated it and can log into the LawNet page.

Edit: helpdesk fixed it for me

[nicknar]

Got my housing assignment this morning! Pretty excited to have the only thing between me and Central Park be Morningside Park.

Also thought I'd throw it out there that I have previously lived in Morningside Heights and UAH so I can answer questions related to that, if anyone has any.

[hopeful94]

Got my housing assignment this morning! Pretty excited to have the only thing between me and Central Park be Morningside Park.

Also thought I'd throw it out there that I have previously lived in Morningside Heights and UAH so I can answer questions related to that, if anyone has any.

Hey! Congrats. How does the notification process work?

[nicknar]

Got my housing assignment this morning! Pretty excited to have the only thing between me and Central Park be Morningside Park.

Also thought I'd throw it out there that I have previously lived in Morningside Heights and UAH so I can answer questions related to that, if anyone has any.

Hey! Congrats. How does the notification process work?

Thanks! You mean notification of the housing assignment? You get an email with the basics, address, price, furnished/unfurnished, whether utilities are included. Then you log into the housing portal for the rest of the details, what kind of apartment, floor plan, roommate info, how much of a deposit you have to put down.

By the way, everyone waiting on their housing assignment should start figuring out how you'll pay your deposit now. You only have 5 days once the offer is made.

[benwyatt]

Got my housing assignment this morning! Pretty excited to have the only thing between me and Central Park be Morningside Park.

Also thought I'd throw it out there that I have previously lived in Morningside Heights and UAH so I can answer questions related to that, if anyone has any.

Hey! Congrats. How does the notification process work?

Thanks! You mean notification of the housing assignment? You get an email with the basics, address, price, furnished/unfurnished, whether utilities are included. Then you log into the housing portal for the rest of the details, what kind of apartment, floor plan, roommate info, how much of a deposit you have to put down.

By the way, everyone waiting on their housing assignment should start figuring out how you'll pay your deposit now. You only have 5 days once the offer is made.

How much are the deposits usually?

[nicknar]

How much are the deposits usually?

Mine was the equivalent of two months' rent. First month + security deposit (which is equal to 1 month).

It's actually the only aspect of the housing process that's bugged me. 5 days—not 5 business days, 5 days including the weekend—is not much time to put the money together. And there doesn't appear to be any way to split the payment across multiple cards or anything like that.

Also, I didn't get an actual window of move-in dates. My "window" was just one day.

[Seanasr]

How much are the deposits usually?

Mine was the equivalent of two months' rent. First month + security deposit (which is equal to 1 month).

It's actually the only aspect of the housing process that's bugged me. 5 days—not 5 business days, 5 days including the weekend—is not much time to put the money together. And there doesn't appear to be any way to split the payment across multiple cards or anything like that.

Also, I didn't get an actual window of move-in dates. My "window" was just one day.

My deposit was only $1000. Depends on the place, I think.

[LWeeks123]

My deposit is also $1000.

I got Lenfest, which does not provide ethernet. I'm an international and just checked the time warner website. The internet rate is crazy. Do people really pay $40 just to use hotspots, not even internet at their own houses?

[papersnowaghost]

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[Tippycanoe]

FWIW my deposit is >$4,000 (1st month's rent + security deposit); I'm married assigned a one-bedroom, though. To echo other complaints, the 5-day window includes weekends (so, 2 business days in my case), you must pay the deposit without full knowledge (the website lists the lease as "a standard NYC lease with Columbia-specific riders," but good luck reaching the UAH staff during business hours to find out what those riders are), and, best of all, the entire deposit is 100% non-refundable should you change your mind (despite not having actually signed a lease yet).

I relate all that to say: have your options well-thought-out and the money in-hand by the time you get your assignment. I am genuinely fortunate for what I think is a great assignment, but not terribly pleased with the lack of information concerning this significant financial outlay.

[TheKisSquared]

So have only law school housing people gotten assignments yet or have UAH people gotten word too?

(Also hi everyone, sorry for my absence. Been dealing with a lot of shit irl )

[Tippycanoe]

have UAH people gotten word too?

I'm UAH.

[TheKisSquared]

have UAH people gotten word too?

I'm UAH.

so you are, my wifi wasn't the greatest and I think I missed your post. Thanks!

[nicknar]

have UAH people gotten word too?

I'm UAH.

so you are, my wifi wasn't the greatest and I think I missed your post. Thanks!

I'm UAH as well. Also in couples housing, so maybe that has something to do with the larger deposit.