Texas 2011-2012 Applicants Forum

[it'salwayssunny]

Just got the email

"[Univ. of Texas Law Class of 2015] ASD/OMV RSVP page is up on Freshlaw Central!"

[TexasWave]

I'm wondering what kind of offers I need from peer schools to negotiate for more mileage out of the standard Dean's Scholarship they offered...

The scholarship from a peer would need to exceed the cost of attendance at Texas in order to squeeze more $$ out

Do you mean

1) The offered scholarship total at another school total is bigger than the total of what it would currently cost me to attend UT (including in-state + UT's offered scholarship) or

or

2) The offered scholarship from another school makes that school cheaper in total overall than the cost of going to UT with UT's offered scholarship?

For example, I got the 90k scholarship from UCLA, and the 1/3 off Dean's Scholarship scholarship (and in-state tuition) from UT. UCLA's offer is bigger, but UT is still cheaper after the hefty in-state reduction (55k for 3 years at UT versus like 60k at UCLA for out-of-state). However, 90k is more than the total cost of UT for in-state students (83k) before UT's scholarship...

[Greenandgold]

I'm wondering what kind of offers I need from peer schools to negotiate for more mileage out of the standard Dean's Scholarship they offered...

The scholarship from a peer would need to exceed the cost of attendance at Texas in order to squeeze more $$ out

Do you mean

1) The offered scholarship total at another school total is bigger than the total of what it would currently cost me to attend UT (including in-state + UT's offered scholarship) or

or

2) The offered scholarship from another school makes that school cheaper in total overall than the cost of going to UT with UT's offered scholarship?

For example, I got the 90k scholarship from UCLA, and the 1/3 off Dean's Scholarship scholarship (and in-state tuition) from UT. UCLA's offer is bigger, but UT is still cheaper after the hefty in-state reduction (55k for 3 years at UT versus like 60k at UCLA for out-of-state). However, 90k is more than the total cost of UT for in-state students (83k) before UT's scholarship...

Option 2

[toddly76]

Just got my Scholarship Letter in.

Deans scholarship ($28,500 over three years)
In State Tuition Waiver amounting to $48,000 over three years

Total: $76,500 for three years.

Still might have to go $100K in debt just to swing it....ugh

[wskbarrett]

Just got my Scholarship Letter in.

Deans scholarship ($28,500 over three years)
In State Tuition Waiver amounting to $48,000 over three years

Total: $76,500 for three years.

Still might have to go $100K in debt just to swing it....ugh

how long did it take from receiving admit packet to receiving scholly info?

[toddly76]

Just got my Scholarship Letter in.

Deans scholarship ($28,500 over three years)
In State Tuition Waiver amounting to $48,000 over three years

Total: $76,500 for three years.

Still might have to go $100K in debt just to swing it....ugh

how long did it take from receiving admit packet to receiving scholly info?

Let's see. I got the decision phone call on 2/22, then the packet on 2/24. The scholly letter came today. So a week.

[defendthefort]

Just found out I'm IN!

Hell yes, Hook Em.

I'll be there that weekend. I'm from Dallas but I've never been out in Austin. Let's make this happen eh? Not all law students can be lame... right?

[Olive]

This FASFA thing is confusing. I filed, got a report that really said nothing (not filing taxes this year). We just wait for UT to send us something?! What's the process?

[Geneva]

how does UT deal with their waitlist? how often if ever is it possible to go from being waitlisted to receiving scholarship money?

[sarahmargie]

I'm in Austin this weekend. It's wild here.

[JustE]

I'm in Austin this weekend. It's wild here.

Wild as in, great time?

[sarahmargie]

I'm in Austin this weekend. It's wild here.

Wild as in, great time?

Oh, yeah. There are people all over the place. The law school is nice. Doesn't look like there's a lot of good parking, though.

[YesNoMaybe]

Edit.

[cfrob14]

Just found out I'm IN!

Hell yes, Hook Em.

I'll be there that weekend. I'm from Dallas but I've never been out in Austin. Let's make this happen eh? Not all law students can be lame... right?

Amen.

[cfrob14]

Just got my Scholarship Letter in.

Deans scholarship ($28,500 over three years)
In State Tuition Waiver amounting to $48,000 over three years

Total: $76,500 for three years.

Still might have to go $100K in debt just to swing it....ugh

how long did it take from receiving admit packet to receiving scholly info?

two week difference in mine.

[sarahmargie]

On Saturday I went to Townes Hall just to glance at it. I peeked into one of the classrooms that had some students sitting in it. The student closest to the door had his laptop open to the TLS website. I don't know why that delighted me so much...

[sarahmargie]

Also, there did not seem to be a lot of apartments right by the campus available. Maybe the housing situation will be more open during the summer. I'm going to move in June, hoping it will be easier to get a place.

[Geneva]

how does the waitlist system work? does it help to send in a loci?

[kitkat450]

On Saturday I went to Townes Hall just to glance at it. I peeked into one of the classrooms that had some students sitting in it. The student closest to the door had his laptop open to the TLS website. I don't know why that delighted me so much...

This is pretty hilarious

BTW people started releasing and leasing housing for the next school year in December. They'll have stuff left this summer but it may be slim pickings. Are you looking at the places right by the law school?

[sarahmargie]

On Saturday I went to Townes Hall just to glance at it. I peeked into one of the classrooms that had some students sitting in it. The student closest to the door had his laptop open to the TLS website. I don't know why that delighted me so much...

This is pretty hilarious

BTW people started releasing and leasing housing for the next school year in December. They'll have stuff left this summer but it may be slim pickings. Are you looking at the places right by the law school?

No. I think I'm going to live in East Austin, which is not super close to the school, but definitely close enough. I have family in that neighborhood, and I don't think I could afford to be too close to the school.

[Aqua]

Waitlisted:( Odds of getting in off the waitlist? According to the email, some years TX never even takes ANYONE from the list.

[sarahmargie]

Waitlisted:( Odds of getting in off the waitlist? According to the email, some years TX never even takes ANYONE from the list.

This is not one of those years. At least four people on TLS have been accepted off the waitlist already. Also, there has been speculation in other threads on this site that the roughly 17% drop in applicants will result in more waitlist movement.

[tomorrowperson]

I'm in Austin this weekend. It's wild here.

Wild as in, great time?

Oh, yeah. There are people all over the place. The law school is nice. Doesn't look like there's a lot of good parking, though.

The LBJ School has a section of its parking lot that is free all the time. Then it's just a very short walk down the hill from your car to the law school.

[sarahmargie]

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/citi ... 0.html#top


I just saw this. Neat.

[AFS]

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/citi ... 0.html#top


I just saw this. Neat.

So many of the cities are in Texas. Wow