Reconsidering scholarships after 1L Forum

[magp90]

Is it possible/common for students to request more merit scholarships if they do well after their first year?

[kalvano]

Can't hurt to ask.

[oaken]

anecdotally heard of a lower t14 student who was first in class (or close) and got full tuition after essentially threatening to transfer out to yale

[TheThriller]

anecdotally heard of a lower t14 student who was first in class (or close) and got full tuition after essentially threatening to transfer out to yale

A few stories like this seem to be true according to some threads in the Transfers forum.

[kalvano]

I definitely wouldn't just wander in and ask. Have some leverage, get a transfer lined up, that sort of thing.

[magp90]

Fair enough. Thanks guys!

[twenty]

Counterplan: Retake the LSAT in June, insist on more money or threaten to withdraw and reapply next cycle.

[Ti Malice]

Counterplan: Retake the LSAT in June, insist on more money or threaten to withdraw and reapply next cycle.

Much better plan.

OP, I thought for a moment (as did other posters, I think) that you already had super-strong 1L fall grades and were considering possible options for after spring exams were over. But, of course, you're not even in law school. Thinking that this is a viable plan as a 0L is every bit as wrongheaded as attending a school you're not happy with because you plan to transfer. It's a hell of a lot easier to do well on the LSAT than to be top 10% in your law school class.

[DportIA]

Counterplan: Retake the LSAT in June, insist on more money or threaten to withdraw and reapply next cycle.

Much better plan.

OP, I thought for a moment (as did other posters, I think) that you already had super-strong 1L fall grades and were considering possible options for after spring exams were over. But, of course, you're not even in law school. Thinking that this is a viable plan as a 0L is every bit as wrongheaded as attending a school you're not happy with because you plan to transfer. It's a hell of a lot easier to do well on the LSAT than to be top 10% in your law school class.

[magp90]

Counterplan: Retake the LSAT in June, insist on more money or threaten to withdraw and reapply next cycle.

Much better plan.

OP, I thought for a moment (as did other posters, I think) that you already had super-strong 1L fall grades and were considering possible options for after spring exams were over. But, of course, you're not even in law school. Thinking that this is a viable plan as a 0L is every bit as wrongheaded as attending a school you're not happy with because you plan to transfer. It's a hell of a lot easier to do well on the LSAT than to be top 10% in your law school class.

Dude, I'm not considering it, it's just a question. I'm not one of those people who assumes I'll be above X% of the class or who goes somewhere I'm unhappy about with the intention of climbing up and out, so go crawl up someone else's ass. But thanks for your invaluable opinion.