Fordham c/o 2015/16 (2011-2012 Cycle) Forum

SmbdyBringMeSomeHam · Post by **SmbdyBringMeSomeHam** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:27 pm

fltanglab wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
I'm taking a tour next Monday. So want to get off the WL

Our guide is talking about Fordham's great sense of community. Trying to stifle my giggles.

fltanglab · Post by **fltanglab** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:32 pm

SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:
fltanglab wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
I'm taking a tour next Monday. So want to get off the WL
Our guide is talking about Fordham's great sense of community. Trying to stifle my giggles.

Are you on your phone on TLS? That's kind of BA.

JenDarby · Post by **JenDarby** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:51 pm

john1990 wrote:Should i address my LOCI to Kathryn Espiritu?

I would email it to Espiritu, but address it to the admissions staff.

legallyblonde817 · Post by **legallyblonde817** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:54 pm

Chucky21 wrote:
JenDarby wrote:
Gotti wrote:JD - i've seen quite a few people on LSN from our app year and previous years get $30k/year. obv it's not that common but i've definitely seen it happen more than few times
I'm not saying it's impossible, just that judging from the website and the people I know its not very common. I imagine some of those 30k/yr people may have negotiated up from 25k, since it seems 5k is usually the schools give in negotiating situations.
I was lucky enough to get 30k/yr. I'm most likely w/drawing which may open up some more money for others and get someone off the waitlist. good luck everyone.

Do you think that they would budge up to 35 if you already were offered 30k/year?

#dreamer

JenDarby · Post by **JenDarby** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:58 pm

I don't think they'd likely bump it up to 35 because they don't have a ton of money and they need many people with great numbers over a few people with really great numbers. 5k/yr is enough to sway some people to Fordham in and of itself. That being said, I highly recommend you try!

B986 · Post by **B986** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:02 pm

JenDarby wrote:I don't think they'd likely bump it up to 35 because they don't have a ton of money and they need many people with great numbers over a few people with really great numbers. 5k/yr is enough to sway some people to Fordham in and of itself. That being said, I highly recommend you try!

Possibly a dumb question... but why does Fordham not have a ton of money? It seems like many peer schools charge similar tuition and are much more generous with scholarship money. Not sure I would get any money at Fordham, but just curious about this.

B986 · Post by **B986** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:03 pm

B986 wrote:
JenDarby wrote:I don't think they'd likely bump it up to 35 because they don't have a ton of money and they need many people with great numbers over a few people with really great numbers. 5k/yr is enough to sway some people to Fordham in and of itself. That being said, I highly recommend you try!
Possibly a dumb question... but why does Fordham not have a ton of money? It seems like many peer schools charge similar tuition and are much more generous with scholarship money. Not sure I would get any money at Fordham, but just curious about this.

And I would assume their endowment is decent?

legallyblonde817 · Post by **legallyblonde817** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:05 pm

JenDarby wrote:I don't think they'd likely bump it up to 35 because they don't have a ton of money and they need many people with great numbers over a few people with really great numbers. 5k/yr is enough to sway some people to Fordham in and of itself. That being said, I highly recommend you try!

Thanks... Yeah.. I don't wanna sound too greedy, especially because I'm in a good situation where I would be able to commute from home, but the more money the better and I would rather graduate with less debt. I am not sure how I would negotiate that because my best offer other than that was 25k/year from GW

MrAnon · Post by **MrAnon** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:07 pm

B986 wrote:
JenDarby wrote:I don't think they'd likely bump it up to 35 because they don't have a ton of money and they need many people with great numbers over a few people with really great numbers. 5k/yr is enough to sway some people to Fordham in and of itself. That being said, I highly recommend you try!
Possibly a dumb question... but why does Fordham not have a ton of money? It seems like many peer schools charge similar tuition and are much more generous with scholarship money. Not sure I would get any money at Fordham, but just curious about this.

My impression has always been that they have NYC as the draw that peer schools lack. Don't want to pay full freight to attend our school? Fine, there are a line of others who do. They also have the 'we place more in biglaw by number than anyone else' thing. Of course percentage-wise, they place about the same.

SmbdyBringMeSomeHam · Post by **SmbdyBringMeSomeHam** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:09 pm

fltanglab wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:
fltanglab wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
I'm taking a tour next Monday. So want to get off the WL
Our guide is talking about Fordham's great sense of community. Trying to stifle my giggles.
Are you on your phone on TLS? That's kind of BA.

I'm pretty BA, not gonna lie.

SmbdyBringMeSomeHam · Post by **SmbdyBringMeSomeHam** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:10 pm

Gotti wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
nice. i'm in the library lol. maybe i'll see your tour group.

Did you see my bright pink sweatshirt?

illy22 · Post by **illy22** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:51 pm

SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:
Gotti wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
nice. i'm in the library lol. maybe i'll see your tour group.

Did they happen to mention when the new law school building is expected to be complete?

fancy: http://law.fordham.edu/alumni/8444.htm

LS-boundNYC · Post by **LS-boundNYC** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:53 pm

illy22 wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:
Gotti wrote:
SmbdyBringMeSomeHam wrote:About to take a campus tour. Pretty excited as I've all but decided on Fordham
nice. i'm in the library lol. maybe i'll see your tour group.
Did they happen to mention when the new law school building is expected to be complete?

fancy: http://law.fordham.edu/alumni/8444.htm

It's supposed to be complete in 2014. Which means I'll get to spend my 4th year there! Evening Division FTW!

illy22 · Post by **illy22** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:57 pm

LS-boundNYC wrote:
illy22 wrote: Did they happen to mention when the new law school building is expected to be complete?

fancy: http://law.fordham.edu/alumni/8444.htm
It's supposed to be complete in 2014. Which means I'll get to spend my 4th year there! Evening Division FTW!

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haha nice. hopefully you can enjoy that space age student lounge by then.

zarazuri · Post by **zarazuri** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:23 pm

I'M IN!!!! happy happy.

30-Something · Post by **30-Something** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:25 pm

zarazuri wrote:I'M IN!!!! happy happy.

Congratulations!!!

zarazuri · Post by **zarazuri** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:25 pm

forgot to say good luck to everyone still waiting!

I put a stay positive sign on top of my desktop...and it worked!

avd90 · Post by **avd90** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:46 pm

Just back from getting my ass handed to me in Bikram Yoga to see my mailbox happily full with an acceptance from Fordham! Nice reward

la Rochejaquelein · Post by **la Rochejaquelein** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:53 pm

Admitted. I'd seen zero movement since the first time my app went complete. Crazy.

shroeder · Post by **shroeder** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:04 pm

la Rochejaquelein wrote:Admitted. I'd seen zero movement since the first time my app went complete. Crazy.

Congrats!! I have seen no movement either, would you mind posting your numbers or PM me if more comfortable. Thanks.

barbaraeliz · Post by **barbaraeliz** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:23 pm

I'm sure someone has asked and this has been answered, but could someone save me time and just let me know if applications ever go "under review" or is it just "complete" with date updates until a decision is made?

thanks!

avd90 · Post by **avd90** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:31 pm

barbaraeliz wrote:I'm sure someone has asked and this has been answered, but could someone save me time and just let me know if applications ever go "under review" or is it just "complete" with date updates until a decision is made?

thanks!

hey no worries, it's just complete!

HeadToWall · Post by **HeadToWall** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:33 pm

la Rochejaquelein wrote:Admitted. I'd seen zero movement since the first time my app went complete. Crazy.

Congrats!
Did it say so on your status checker or did you just get snail mail?

illy22 · Post by **illy22** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:57 pm

FINALLY, I'M IN!!

submitted 12/18, complete 1/20, complete again on 2/16, in via e-mail (and status checker, but it was pretty much simultaneous) on 2/24.

def attending ASD on the third!

la Rochejaquelein · Post by **la Rochejaquelein** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:58 pm

HeadToWall wrote:
la Rochejaquelein wrote:Admitted. I'd seen zero movement since the first time my app went complete. Crazy.
Congrats!
Did it say so on your status checker or did you just get snail mail?

Status checker and email.

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