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Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:54 pm
by magp90
Is it possible/common for students to request more merit scholarships if they do well after their first year?

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:01 pm
by kalvano
Can't hurt to ask.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:42 pm
by 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

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:52 pm
by TheThriller
oaken wrote: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.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:30 pm
by kalvano
I definitely wouldn't just wander in and ask. Have some leverage, get a transfer lined up, that sort of thing.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:49 pm
by magp90
Fair enough. Thanks guys!

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:13 pm
by twenty
Counterplan: Retake the LSAT in June, insist on more money or threaten to withdraw and reapply next cycle.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:08 pm
by Ti Malice
twentypercentmore wrote: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.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:15 pm
by DportIA
Ti Malice wrote:
twentypercentmore wrote: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.

Re: Reconsidering scholarships after 1L

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:22 pm
by magp90
Ti Malice wrote:
twentypercentmore wrote: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.