IOWA 2012 Forum

[Opie]

This, there were a few half-rides given out after ASW last year. Also I was accepted and received my scholarship on the day of ASW via email.. and I was given 2 weeks to send a deposit.

That sucks. They must have decided that they needed some more people last minute.

I won't send deposits until they are due. Hopefully there will be money from Iowa. I'm honestly not sure I can afford Iowa even with a full ride though since I still have to make house payments in Des Moines.

[btw384]

Received snail-mail from the Financial Services Dept. at Iowa. In it was a form to clarify if I was a self-supporting student or not.

I don't understand why my FAFSA couldn't have answered this question for them, as it has been submitted since Jan. 1.

Still no scholly information.

I am somewhere between



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[checkster]

At least we still have Juan Mata...

[apeopleshistory]

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[btw384]

At least we still have Juan Mata...

Ah, how right you are. The match yesterday about killed me.

[checkster]

Pretty brutal...

[Opie]

"Congratulations" email from Iowa.



I know someone else on here also hoped it was scholarship info.

I think that was me a while back. Not nice to send things other than money and acceptances to 0Ls IMHO.

[DportIA]

I received my Iowa LOF (Law Opportunity Fellowship) today in the mail. So excited. I think I have read it about 25 times and it has taken awhile to set in.

On the cutthroat note, per Illinois' request, I have e-mailed a copy of the scholarship to UIUC. They have been reviewing their budget to see if they could match Iowa for 100% tuition, and indicated they will let me know once they receive a copy of the letter. #USA #Iowa

[typ3]

I received my Iowa LOF (Law Opportunity Fellowship) today in the mail. So excited. I think I have read it about 25 times and it has taken awhile to set in.

On the cutthroat note, per Illinois' request, I have e-mailed a copy of the scholarship to UIUC. They have been reviewing their budget to see if they could match Iowa for 100% tuition, and indicated they will let me know once they receive a copy of the letter. #USA #Iowa

Full at Iowa with 0 Stipulations > Illinois Full with stipulations IMO.

[shredderrrrrr]

How would you guys recommend asking them if it is possible to have the stipulations removed? A nice email vaguely mentioning it? Flat out asking?

[DportIA]

I received my Iowa LOF (Law Opportunity Fellowship) today in the mail. So excited. I think I have read it about 25 times and it has taken awhile to set in.

On the cutthroat note, per Illinois' request, I have e-mailed a copy of the scholarship to UIUC. They have been reviewing their budget to see if they could match Iowa for 100% tuition, and indicated they will let me know once they receive a copy of the letter. #USA #Iowa

Full at Iowa with 0 Stipulations > Illinois Full with stipulations IMO.

Illinois doesn't have stipulations on their scholarships

[Opie]

I received my Iowa LOF (Law Opportunity Fellowship) today in the mail. So excited. I think I have read it about 25 times and it has taken awhile to set in.

On the cutthroat note, per Illinois' request, I have e-mailed a copy of the scholarship to UIUC. They have been reviewing their budget to see if they could match Iowa for 100% tuition, and indicated they will let me know once they receive a copy of the letter. #USA #Iowa

Full at Iowa with 0 Stipulations > Illinois Full with stipulations IMO.

Illinois doesn't have stipulations on their scholarships

They also guaranty no tuition increases while you're there!

[DportIA]

Yeah, Illinois is legit on scholarships. Guaranteed year-to-year, no tuition increase.

[Opie]

You know what I just noticed? Both Iowa and WUStL claim to be the oldest continuously operating law school West of the Mississippi.

[checkster]

Yeah, and there are others, too. Mizzou claimed it as well when I visited a few weeks ago, but they're lying.

[chrisbru]

I received my Iowa LOF (Law Opportunity Fellowship) today in the mail. So excited. I think I have read it about 25 times and it has taken awhile to set in.

On the cutthroat note, per Illinois' request, I have e-mailed a copy of the scholarship to UIUC. They have been reviewing their budget to see if they could match Iowa for 100% tuition, and indicated they will let me know once they receive a copy of the letter. #USA #Iowa

Full at Iowa with 0 Stipulations > Illinois Full with 0 stipulations IMO.

FTFY.

After that scandal at Illinois, their numbers are barely better than ours, and we will probably surpass them in ranks. Pure speculation of course.

Also, Iowa City >>>>>> Champaign

Only thing UIUC would be better for would be if your heart is set on Chicago... And even then, I'm not sure what the number-fudging will do with that school's reputation in Chicago.

[chrisbru]

You know what I just noticed? Both Iowa and WUStL claim to be the oldest continuously operating law school West of the Mississippi.

Iowa takes the cake here.

Iowa = 1865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University ... ege_of_Law
http://www.law.uiowa.edu/news-events/fa ... ty_col.php (Random place for them to talk about founding year, but only uiowa.edu link I could find with it)


WUSTL = 1867
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington ... ool_of_Law
http://law.wustl.edu/admissions/pages.aspx?id=813

[nickjive]

You know what I just noticed? Both Iowa and WUStL claim to be the oldest continuously operating law school West of the Mississippi.

Iowa takes the cake here.

Iowa = 1865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University ... ege_of_Law
http://www.law.uiowa.edu/news-events/fa ... ty_col.php (Random place for them to talk about founding year, but only uiowa.edu link I could find with it)


WUSTL = 1867
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington ... ool_of_Law
http://law.wustl.edu/admissions/pages.aspx?id=813

Lawyered.

[Opie]

You know what I just noticed? Both Iowa and WUStL claim to be the oldest continuously operating law school West of the Mississippi.

Iowa takes the cake here.

Iowa = 1865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University ... ege_of_Law
http://www.law.uiowa.edu/news-events/fa ... ty_col.php (Random place for them to talk about founding year, but only uiowa.edu link I could find with it)


WUSTL = 1867
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington ... ool_of_Law
http://law.wustl.edu/admissions/pages.aspx?id=813

Lawyered.

Nice. I use that expression a lot. So much that people ask me what it means. I tell them it means approaching everything with a "prove it" attitude.

[typ3]

Who on this thread is for sure coming for ASW? Also how many would be interested in a TLS meetup?

[Opie]

Who on this thread is for sure coming for ASW? Also how many would be interested in a TLS meetup?

I'm not for sure, but I might (yes, I realize that that isn't what you asked), and I would be interested in a TLS meetup IF I go. I may also be there for David Cross, which I think is the following weekend.

[DportIA]

Who on this thread is for sure coming for ASW? Also how many would be interested in a TLS meetup?

I booked my flight today, and I'm in for a TLS meet up, provided there is alcohol involved.

[btw384]

... and I'm in for a TLS meet up, provided there is alcohol involved.

+1

[EMAW12]

I'll be at ASW and would love to get acquainted with the bar scene.

[Opie]

I'll be at ASW and would love to get acquainted with the bar scene.

It takes far more than the weekend to get acquainted with the IC bar scene. It takes about a semester of intense study IMO.