HA1L THE CLASS OF 2020 [[Michigan]] Forum

[amberb94]

I'm officially coming to ASW next weekend. I look forward to seeing some of you there (maybe).

[brinicolec]

N.E.1 begin to negotiate yet/have success negotiating already?

Waiting on Northwestern's offer before I start.

[BoyJord]

Is there anyone ITT who was convinced to enroll after visiting for ASW last week. Or was it a nice weekend that has zero influence on your ultimate choice? I am curious to hear if ASWs are influential for people or if most of the matriculation decisions are made without consideration of ASW experiences.

[dietcoke1]

Is there anyone ITT who was convinced to enroll after visiting for ASW last week. Or was it a nice weekend that has zero influence on your ultimate choice? I am curious to hear if ASWs are influential for people or if most of the matriculation decisions are made without consideration of ASW experiences.

absolutely convinced me to attend assuming the money makes sense for me. I could have very easily gone either way and ASW put it towards the top of my choices.

[dmc1275]

N.E.1 begin to negotiate yet/have success negotiating already?

Michigan sent me the nicest "nah" email today after my attempt. A little disappointed but still really love the school and have a good offer.

[Bob loblaw law blog]

Deposited. See y'all in Ann Arbor!

[brinicolec]

Is there anyone ITT who was convinced to enroll after visiting for ASW last week. Or was it a nice weekend that has zero influence on your ultimate choice? I am curious to hear if ASWs are influential for people or if most of the matriculation decisions are made without consideration of ASW experiences.

absolutely convinced me to attend assuming the money makes sense for me. I could have very easily gone either way and ASW put it towards the top of my choices.

Hey, hey. As the resident (previously) anti-AA person ITT, I'm here to tell you that Michigan's ASW absolutely, 10000% convinced me to attend when I had previously been like 95% certain I hated AA and no level of greatness of a school could make up for that. I was right that the greatness of the school didn't make up for it because... there are plenty of great schools but damn, does Michigan have some really great people. They make up for it. They're what won me over. 10/10 recommend ASW over visiting any other time (as someone who did both like two weeks apart lol) because yes, you can sit in on a class and maybe talk to a couple students who aren't too busy but like... the amount of students available to you during ASW is insane (in a good way) and you can tell they all just very genuinely enjoy being at Michigan and they don't take themselves too seriously all the time, which was a huge relief because I feel like some law students are "on" all the time and I can't live my life that way lol. PLUS, I think there's also something to be said about being able to meet your potential future classmates and figuring out how you gel with them.

[brinicolec]

Deposited. See y'all in Ann Arbor!

I'm still waiting to figure out what my $$$ is gonna look like before depositing anywhere lol.

[brinicolec]

On the web site they say to dress casual (because the students here don't dress up for class).

I'm pretty sure I'm going drinking Thursday night.. and Friday night (I'm staying with a current 1L lol).

I'll try to keep it casual then =).

Also while today is gonna be cold, tomorrow is going to hit 68 degrees. Just so you know.

I saw this, but thanks for the heads up! It looks like rain on Saturday, so all sorts of weather to be ready for.

welcome to Michigan weather!

If I leave without ending up sick it'll be a miracle

Update: there was no miracle. I am sick

[gargleblaster]

Deposited. See y'all in Ann Arbor!

Lobbin Law Bombs over here

[Bob loblaw law blog]

Deposited. See y'all in Ann Arbor!

I'm still waiting to figure out what my $$$ is gonna look like before depositing anywhere lol.

Hahaha that gif is excellent

I was lucky enough to get a pretty generous offer from Michigan (esp compared to the sort of offers I got in the rest of the T13) so it wasn't all that hard to pull the trigger. Good luck with the $$$! I hope it works out for you and Michigan makes it rain so we can be summer starters together!

[Anon.y.mousse.]

Update: there was no miracle. I am sick

I got sick too

[Dreadhead168]

Is there anyone ITT who was convinced to enroll after visiting for ASW last week. Or was it a nice weekend that has zero influence on your ultimate choice? I am curious to hear if ASWs are influential for people or if most of the matriculation decisions are made without consideration of ASW experiences.

absolutely convinced me to attend assuming the money makes sense for me. I could have very easily gone either way and ASW put it towards the top of my choices.

Hey, hey. As the resident (previously) anti-AA person ITT, I'm here to tell you that Michigan's ASW absolutely, 10000% convinced me to attend when I had previously been like 95% certain I hated AA and no level of greatness of a school could make up for that. I was right that the greatness of the school didn't make up for it because... there are plenty of great schools but damn, does Michigan have some really great people. They make up for it. They're what won me over. 10/10 recommend ASW over visiting any other time (as someone who did both like two weeks apart lol) because yes, you can sit in on a class and maybe talk to a couple students who aren't too busy but like... the amount of students available to you during ASW is insane (in a good way) and you can tell they all just very genuinely enjoy being at Michigan and they don't take themselves too seriously all the time, which was a huge relief because I feel like some law students are "on" all the time and I can't live my life that way lol. PLUS, I think there's also something to be said about being able to meet your potential future classmates and figuring out how you gel with them.

Took me a minute to realize AA stood for "Ann Arbor", not "African American" LOL.

[Sarastro]

Hey, hey. As the resident (previously) anti-AA person ITT, I'm here to tell you that Michigan's ASW absolutely, 10000% convinced me to attend when I had previously been like 95% certain I hated AA and no level of greatness of a school could make up for that....

Took me a minute to realize AA stood for "Ann Arbor", not "African American" LOL.

You're definitely not the only one

[brinicolec]

Update: there was no miracle. I am sick

I got sick too

Smh. So worth it though

[Sarastro]

Well, NU was the last scholarship I was waiting on and it's nothing I can use to negotiate with. Still waiting for UVA and H to find my applications after ghosting me for 4 and 5 months respectively, so I'm not exactly expecting a full ride from either of them... That means my cycle is, for my purposes, FINALLY OVER!

Gonna deposit tonight and get the ball rolling. See you guys soon!

[brinicolec]

Well, NU was the last scholarship I was waiting on and it's nothing I can use to negotiate with. Still waiting for UVA and H to find my applications after ghosting me for 4 and 5 months respectively, so I'm not exactly expecting a full ride from either of them... That means my cycle is, for my purposes, FINALLY OVER!

Gonna deposit tonight and get the ball rolling. See you guys soon!

I didn't have any money from Michigan so I was waiting on NU before sending in a competing scholarship thing. I got 15k from NU... Not great, but better than nothing lol. Also have some pretty solid offers from UT and Georgetown that I'm hoping will be helpful.

[BoyJord]

Hey, hey. As the resident (previously) anti-AA person ITT, I'm here to tell you that Michigan's ASW absolutely, 10000% convinced me to attend when I had previously been like 95% certain I hated AA and no level of greatness of a school could make up for that. I was right that the greatness of the school didn't make up for it because... there are plenty of great schools but damn, does Michigan have some really great people. They make up for it. They're what won me over. 10/10 recommend ASW over visiting any other time (as someone who did both like two weeks apart lol) because yes, you can sit in on a class and maybe talk to a couple students who aren't too busy but like... the amount of students available to you during ASW is insane (in a good way) and you can tell they all just very genuinely enjoy being at Michigan and they don't take themselves too seriously all the time, which was a huge relief because I feel like some law students are "on" all the time and I can't live my life that way lol. PLUS, I think there's also something to be said about being able to meet your potential future classmates and figuring out how you gel with them.

This has me so pumped for ASW! Woo I feel like submitting a deposit today after reading this.

Deposited. See y'all in Ann Arbor!

And this has me convinced you guys are my people! Nothing more Lit than a Brule gif

[Keilz]

Bri you made me so excited for ASW next weekend! I'm glad you've come to love it!!

After I visit, I feel like I'll be able to have some more certainty in my decision.

[twochipmunks]

Anyone know the chances of negotiating Michigan up from 90k with a Harvard acceptance (and presumably no aid there)?

[brinicolec]

Bri you made me so excited for ASW next weekend! I'm glad you've come to love it!!

After I visit, I feel like I'll be able to have some more certainty in my decision.

I definitely think visiting helps. Lol. I'm also all about ~ vibez ~ and stuff though.

[brinicolec]

Y'all, I feel like this should go without saying since we're all future lawyers or whatever, but make sure you READ your LEASE! lol. The place I'm (hopefully) renting next year says cats are allowed on the website. I called to inquire whether or not ferrets would be fine prior to submitting my application and what not and was told yes, just pay the pet deposit. I get my lease, print it out to READ it, and it says pets are not allowed ??????

Maybe it was just a fumble on their part, but idk. Best believe I sent an email like "skrrrrrrrtttttttt this ain't what i was told!" in more proper terms, of course.

[Sarastro]

Y'all, I feel like this should go without saying since we're all future lawyers or whatever, but make sure you READ your LEASE! lol. The place I'm (hopefully) renting next year says cats are allowed on the website. I called to inquire whether or not ferrets would be fine prior to submitting my application and what not and was told yes, just pay the pet deposit. I get my lease, print it out to READ it, and it says pets are not allowed ??????

Maybe it was just a fumble on their part, but idk. Best believe I sent an email like "skrrrrrrrtttttttt this ain't what i was told!" in more proper terms, of course.

Can you please talk some sense into my SO? Exact same thing happened to her, but she was just like "Oh, well the landlord said I could, so it's ok. I trust him, he was really nice!"

Accurate representation of the conversation that followed:

[brinicolec]

Y'all, I feel like this should go without saying since we're all future lawyers or whatever, but make sure you READ your LEASE! lol. The place I'm (hopefully) renting next year says cats are allowed on the website. I called to inquire whether or not ferrets would be fine prior to submitting my application and what not and was told yes, just pay the pet deposit. I get my lease, print it out to READ it, and it says pets are not allowed ??????

Maybe it was just a fumble on their part, but idk. Best believe I sent an email like "skrrrrrrrtttttttt this ain't what i was told!" in more proper terms, of course.

Can you please talk some sense into my SO? Exact same thing happened to her, but she was just like "Oh, well the landlord said I could, so it's ok. I trust him, he was really nice!"

Accurate representation of the conversation that followed:

I mean, it was literally not a problem for me to have them fix my lease. But whatever's in the lease is essentially law so like........ if the landlord decides to be a dick about it and charge the "finding" fee, they totally can and the whole "Well they told me it was fine" won't hold up because it's like "... you signed a lease that said it's NOT fine."

[dmc1275]

No one has successfully negotiated up from a merit offer, right? Just making sure before initiating any other attempts.