Texas 2011 Applicants Forum

[sanguar]

This has been a topic both here and in the In @ thread (so I'll post in both, sorry to those who read it twice), but I just got an email offering me $$ for travel to ASD. So those who have been waiting for this, check your inboxes.

[AP-375]

So I just saw on LSN that the first person with the same complete date as me (1/26) just got a decision! (Sorry about the rejection RowdieFan, wherever you are...)
This means that something definitive is getting closer. It's a small thing to get so excited about, yet I wait with bated breath.

[krad]

<sigh> anyone else been complete for 2+ mos now?

[betweenthetwo]

I've been complete for 2 months, but I'm expecting a rejection, so I'm not complaining.

[longhornlaw]

<sigh> anyone else been complete for 2+ mos now?

complete since 11/11. Thought it would be lucky?

[sanguar]

This has been a topic both here and in the In @ thread (so I'll post in both, sorry to those who read it twice), but I just got an email offering me $$ for travel to ASD. So those who have been waiting for this, check your inboxes.

Also, for anyone interested, I just called to ask if they could up the travel $ (most of the flights from my area are almost twice their $ offer) and they said they can't.

[spacepenguin]

This has been a topic both here and in the In @ thread (so I'll post in both, sorry to those who read it twice), but I just got an email offering me $$ for travel to ASD. So those who have been waiting for this, check your inboxes.

Also, for anyone interested, I just called to ask if they could up the travel $ (most of the flights from my area are almost twice their $ offer) and they said they can't.

I'm assuming that no email = no stipend? That blows, I really wanted an excuse to visit Austin again.

[unc0mm0n1]

This has been a topic both here and in the In @ thread (so I'll post in both, sorry to those who read it twice), but I just got an email offering me $$ for travel to ASD. So those who have been waiting for this, check your inboxes.

Got one too

edit: does this mean we are more likely going to get a nice scholarship offer as well?

[mr_toad]

Just received, but yeah, the money they're offering barely covers plane ticket. If. Vandy does it right.

[Leira7905]

Got my scholly in the mail today. $7K per year if "good academic standing".... I know it is much, but I wasn't expecting any merit $$ from them, so I'll take $21K and run with it! Plus I'm hoping I'll qualify for some need-based...Austin here I come!

[pereira6]

Oh hey, 200$. I was probably going to visit anyways, so that's good to have.

[lisjjen]

In-N-Out is greatness, but Whataburger is better.

Whataburger is better in terms of variety, but In N out wins best burger. In college, I lived pretty close to each. I love the bbq chicken sandwiches at whataburger though

Yea the In-n-Out menu is limited and its shortcoming. We'll make you anything you want....as long as it is a combination of like the only 6 ingredients in the back.

Or if you know the secret menu.

[JTMan]

In-N-Out is greatness, but Whataburger is better.

Whataburger is better in terms of variety, but In N out wins best burger. In college, I lived pretty close to each. I love the bbq chicken sandwiches at whataburger though

Yea the In-n-Out menu is limited and its shortcoming. We'll make you anything you want....as long as it is a combination of like the only 6 ingredients in the back.

Or if you know the secret menu.

Secretly a combination of the 6 ingredients we have in the back hahaha

[coug11]

Oh hey, 200$. I was probably going to visit anyways, so that's good to have.

I like the $200, but still not Vandy where they pay everything... I haven't decided if I'm going to visit yet or not... Do you think if I e-mail them there's a chance of increasing that money? That might make it worth it...

[sanguar]

Oh hey, 200$. I was probably going to visit anyways, so that's good to have.

I like the $200, but still not Vandy where they pay everything... I haven't decided if I'm going to visit yet or not... Do you think if I e-mail them there's a chance of increasing that money? That might make it worth it...

I called the other day and they said they couldn't up the amount. You may have more luck than I did - not like there's anything to lose by trying - but that was my experience fwiw.

[crit_racer]

Just go to Lockhart

truth. Kreuz' bbq ftw. Or, if you need to stay in city limits, go to Franklin's. I like Mueller's a lot up in Taylor, too. Of course, according to TX Monthly, the best brisket in the state belongs to Snow's, but it's hella far and only open one day a week (saturday) from 8am until they run out (around noon).

[justadude55]

quick rejection.

3.5, LSAT in 170s OOS. i was really interested. i waited till jan. in hopes of getting a fee waiver. i got my rejection letter 2 weeks after my app went complete. very interesting.

[akili]

quick rejection.

3.5, LSAT in 170s OOS. i was really interested. i waited till jan. in hopes of getting a fee waiver. i got my rejection letter 2 weeks after my app went complete. very interesting.

That's really odd. Maybe YP? I have no idea...

[whitman]

quick rejection.

3.5, LSAT in 170s OOS. i was really interested. i waited till jan. in hopes of getting a fee waiver. i got my rejection letter 2 weeks after my app went complete. very interesting.

Dude, your cycle is wack. Are you sure your LOCI's were good and you didn't make any major blunders in your applications? I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything, it just seems like you should be having much greater success than you've been seeing.

[justadude55]

i did have major disciplinary action in UG, and sent in my app really late.

my PS about overcoming a disability might have been a bad way to go, because i think a lot of these schools don't want somebody who had a disability even if they overcame it, and the disciplinary action might be a way to avoid being accused of breaking the civil rights act.

i'm still hoping for penn. if not, i have bloomington for free....

if i could do it again or give advise, i'd say absolutely do not focus on overcoming a disability because it shows there was "something wrong with you" -- even if you overcame it. i should have focused on my physical resume accomplishments, and played it more standard.

[whitman]

i did have major disciplinary action in UG, and sent in my app really late.

my PS about overcoming a disability might have been a bad way to go, because i think a lot of these schools don't want somebody who had a disability even if they overcame it, and the disciplinary action might be a way to avoid being accused of breaking the civil rights act.

i'm still hoping for penn. if not, i have bloomington for free....

if i could do it again or give advise, i'd say absolutely do not focus on overcoming a disability because it shows there was "something wrong with you" -- even if you overcame it. i should have focused on my physical resume accomplishments, and played it more standard.

Hey man, a full ride at IU-Bloomington is a fantastic option, and overcoming a disability is a huge accomplishment in itself.

Edit: good luck with Penn.

[justadude55]

if only law schools agreed.

i could have seen myself in texas cause i love hot weather. i know IU is all the way down in the mid 20s so i am afraid of being unemployed.

granted a 3.52 is not sooo impressive, and i was behind medians on the GPA at every school i applied to.

honestly i don't think my cycle is soooo bad. i mean i got in major trouble for calling my ex-girlfriend a slut, and then being caught lying about calling her a slut. should i ever gotten in trouble? no. should i have lied about it after i got in trouble? absolutely not, which is why i expected it to influence my cycle.

[theLSATnemesis]

I am going to use my GI Bill to pay for law school (it will cover full public tuition), if I get any money, like 7k a year, do I get to keep it? Do they give it to me or just subtract it off of the tuition?

Another thing, I only have about 4 semesters worth of GI Bill left. Will they let me use the money I didn't use in the first two years towards the third year?

--I have not applied to law school yet, this is for future reference. I just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with this. Thanks.

[justadude55]

I am going to use my GI Bill to pay for law school (it will cover full public tuition), if I get any money, like 7k a year, do I get to keep it? Do they give it to me or just subtract it off of the tuition?

Another thing, I only have about 4 semesters worth of GI Bill left. Will they let me use the money I didn't use in the first two years towards the third year?

--I have not applied to law school yet, this is for future reference. I just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with this. Thanks.

they don't just give you cash. they throw it off your tuition. that's why they're so lax with giving money out to people they accept.

isn't the GI Bill a specific amount of money? can't you just subtract 7k a yr from what you use, and have 21k extra so you only have to pay for 1 semester of LS?

[JazzOne]

if only law schools agreed.

i could have seen myself in texas cause i love hot weather. i know IU is all the way down in the mid 20s so i am afraid of being unemployed.

granted a 3.52 is not sooo impressive, and i was behind medians on the GPA at every school i applied to.

honestly i don't think my cycle is soooo bad. i mean i got in major trouble for calling my ex-girlfriend a slut, and then being caught lying about calling her a slut. should i ever gotten in trouble? no. should i have lied about it after i got in trouble? absolutely not, which is why i expected it to influence my cycle.

Not to derail this thread or anything, but how in the world do you get in trouble for that?