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• Deadline to submit forms: March 15, 2017.
• Info available on this page.

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• 2017 ASW Dates: March 24 and April 14.
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• Links to pretty much everything: Blackboard, Practice Exams, Symplicity, etc.

Myronslist

• Cornell Law version of craigslist. Buy/sell books, used items, graduation tickets, sublets, etc.

On-Campus Housing

• If you're interested in on-campus housing that's very close to the law school (literally 1 minute walk), check out 13 South (males only, though)
• Other options include Maplewood and Hasbrouck, but those are much farther away and probably not worth it.

Off-Campus Housing

• Craigslist. If you're wondering where to look, here's a map of the area
• Cornell's housing site
• Collegetown Terrace: Most popular location. Not super close to the law school, but a very nice apartment complex that is popular with law students. 10-15 minute walk, and a shuttle runs to the law school regularly.
• James Orcutt Real Estate
• Ithaca Renting
• IthacaRent
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• 312 College Ave
• Beer Properties
• You will find many people looking for roommates in the facebook group.

Job Resources for SOs

• Jobs at Cornell
• Jobs in Ithaca area

Merchandise

• The Cornell Store
• Bear Necessities has a limited selection of law school apparel.
• CLSA should host an apparel sale during the year, which will have law school specific swag.
• For good deals on used textbooks, check out Kraftees.

Dining

• Meal plans. Very few people get these.
• Law School Cafeteria. Some people eat lunch here. Others go someplace in Collegetown or bring their lunch.
• Can buy food at Wegmans.
• Or visit the Farmer's Market.

Traveling

• Some tourist website. Has list of hotels. If you're flying into the Tompkins regional airport, you will probably want to book a hotel with free shuttle service to and from the airport.
• Campus to Campus bus service provides transport to and from NYC for $165 round-trip.
• Shortline and Greyhound are less luxurious, but cheaper.
• For getting around Ithaca, TCAT bus is free for all new-to-Cornell students for the first year.
• Ithaca also has a Carshare program you may wish to use in lieu of bringing your own car.
• Cornell commuting webpage.
• Ithaca Dispatch (taxi service).

Questions?

• You can ask current students in the taking questions thread.

Checking in!!

Checking in, stoked

Current 1L here and I'm very happy with my choice. I'll try to help with questions/concerns you folks might have.

in! hoping for a more positive thread here than the applicant thread has been lately.....

Checking In!!

1L here, would also recommend www.jamesorcutt.com as a source for housing. If you have any questions about moving cross-country to get here, I'd be happy to answer them.

cantexplaingottago wrote:1L here, would also recommend http://www.jamesorcutt.com as a source for housing. If you have any questions about moving cross-country to get here, I'd be happy to answer them.

There we go. I was PM'ing someone about cheap housing a while back and couldn't remember this guy's name. Added to OP.

How necessary is a car in Ithaca?

Checking in! Thanks for making this Lavitz

Chipotle85 wrote:How necessary is a car in Ithaca?

IMO, very helpful, but plenty of people survive without one. You will almost certainly have multiple friends with cars who can give you a ride. For me, it was most useful for making grocery runs, moving, and giving rides to other people. If you already have a car, I'd keep it for law school, but if not, I don't think I'd go out and buy one.

Lavitz wrote:

Chipotle85 wrote:How necessary is a car in Ithaca?

IMO, very helpful, but plenty of people survive without one. You will almost certainly have multiple friends with cars who can give you a ride. For me, it was most useful for making grocery runs, moving, and giving rides to other people. If you already have a car, I'd keep it for law school, but if not, I don't think I'd go out and buy one.

Awesome, thanks for the response and for creating the thread.

Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...

airwrecka wrote:Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...

I was and I am on the fence about doing it. On the one hand, close no doors. On the other I have a good offer from a better school in a location I would rather be in so...

My personal statement honestly didn't go too much into future plans and law so thats what my rough draft is covering.

azaleafire wrote:

airwrecka wrote:Well hello there everyone!

Was anyone else invited to apply for the Hughes Scholarship? I'm trying to work on my "statement of intent" right now, but I'm a little bit at a loss about what to say. I feel like everything has already been covered in the rest of my app and PS...

I was and I am on the fence about doing it. On the one hand, close no doors. On the other I have a good offer from a better school in a location I would rather be in so...

My personal statement honestly didn't go too much into future plans and law so thats what my rough draft is covering.

Yeah, I'm not super thrilled about Cornell either (mostly due to the location) but I would think a full ride there could be a really good bargaining chip elsewhere, so I think I'm going to go for it. The only downside is the hassle of flying out to Ithaca for an interview, but if they're going to reimburse travel expenses, I'm willing.

got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?

Hey guys,

I'm still waiting on a few more acceptances (or WLs/rejections) so I wanted to submit my FAFSA with all the schools I'm considering at once. But I want to know what Cornell can offer me so does FAFSA let you add the other schools in later, or do you have to do it in one shot?

feefeeriri wrote:Hey guys,

I'm still waiting on a few more acceptances (or WLs/rejections) so I wanted to submit my FAFSA with all the schools I'm considering at once. But I want to know what Cornell can offer me so does FAFSA let you add the other schools in later, or do you have to do it in one shot?

IIRC, you can add them later, but why wouldn't you just do it all in one shot now? The other schools won't care if you submit the FAFSA to them without being admitted yet.

Checking in! Def planning to visit in April.

Important question: How readily available is Ommegang Witte at the bars near campus?

uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?

105k, 35k/year.

charlee4614 wrote:

uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?

105k, 35k/year.

nice

and do you guys know if cornell is known to be generous when negotiating scholarships?

charlee4614 wrote:

uhwrestler wrote:got 60k(20k per year) in scholarship urm with median gpa and 25th lsat

what kind of money did you guys get?

105k, 35k/year.

Can u pm numbers? Tysm

uhwrestler wrote: and do you guys know if cornell is known to be generous when negotiating scholarships?

From what I understand, they weren't very receptive to it last cycle, but it's still worth a try.

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