Vanderbilt c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[jadoreGLACE]

2/28 scholarship offer via snail mail, 20k/year

4/6 ASW confirmed!

[fakemoney]

3/1 date, still no box. Smelling more like a ding or W/L. Oh well.

I wonder if there are any acceptances from the 3/1 decision batch...

[PrincetonLaw]

3/1 date, still no box. Smelling more like a ding or W/L. Oh well.

I wonder if there are any acceptances from the 3/1 decision batch...

Nothing here yet either.

[zapcaz]

Happy 90th Day Anniversary to Me,
Happy 90th Day Anniversary to Me,
Happy 90th Day Anniversary to that guy who applied and is still waiting for a decision,
Happy 90th Day Anniversary to Me.

[Shooter]

Just got scholly in the mail today. Six figures!

[ccmbr006]

Just got scholly in the mail today. Six figures!

Samesies. Pretty pumped about it.

[Moriarty]

Just got scholly in the mail today. Six figures!

Samesies. Pretty pumped about it.

Congrats, y'all! That's pretty awesome.

[TexasWave]

Was getting nervous about this thread, but just got snail mail in for 30k/year = 90k. Very happy about that. That makes it only 15k/year to go to Vanderbilt, which is pretty amazing for a school ranked that high. That is also a good chunk (about 10k) cheaper than UT with their 9500/year offer, even with in-state tuition...Vandy is only 1/2 spots behind UT- anyone have any idea if UT will up their game to match Vandy?

[Gavel]

3/1 date, still no box. Smelling more like a ding or W/L. Oh well.

I wonder if there are any acceptances from the 3/1 decision batch...

ill be fine with a W/L. i just want to know!!!

[Oftranch]

Was getting nervous about this thread, but just got snail mail in for 30k/year = 90k. Very happy about that. That makes it only 15k/year to go to Vanderbilt, which is pretty amazing for a school ranked that high. That is also a good chunk (about 10k) cheaper than UT with their 9500/year offer, even with in-state tuition...Vandy is only 1/2 spots behind UT- anyone have any idea if UT will up their game to match Vandy?

I would go to Vandy of UT

[drylo]

To threadjack myself, I know there are some Vandy students reading this thread... the median age is pretty low, like 24. I'll be 30 when classes start, am I going to feel really out-of-place? I'm single and kind of a nomad, but I feel like I'll be out of place if I'm the only "old" dude there.

Congrats on the scholarship!

30 is definitely going to put you among the older folks here, but you won't be alone. In all honesty, there are probably only a handful or so that are in their 30s starting 1L year, but there are a lot of late 20-somethings. You won't be ostracized for being 30 (at all), but if you are going to be really uncomfortable just knowing that most of your classmates are 5 years younger, then I can't really help you there--except by saying that most law schools probably consist of mostly 20-somethings.

[ccmbr006]

Was getting nervous about this thread, but just got snail mail in for 30k/year = 90k. Very happy about that. That makes it only 15k/year to go to Vanderbilt, which is pretty amazing for a school ranked that high. That is also a good chunk (about 10k) cheaper than UT with their 9500/year offer, even with in-state tuition...Vandy is only 1/2 spots behind UT- anyone have any idea if UT will up their game to match Vandy?

I would go to Vandy of UT

Instead of? If so, I agree.

[NJPitcher]

Got 65k over the 3 years, pretty pumped. Mailed 2/28, came via snail mail.

[TexasWave]

Other than money, why do you guys like Vandy over UT?

[CommoBlue]

1. Smaller class size
2. Better Big Law placement
3. Places well in a larger number of markets

That said, UT is a pretty awesome school and Austin > Nashville (although Nashville is definitely an underrated city). Can't really go wrong either way...

[TexasWave]

Didn't think that Vandy would be better for getting BigLaw jobs. Why is that?

[CommoBlue]

I'm not sure, I just know the past few years Vandy has placed better in NLJ250+AIII than Texas. Maybe that's due to self-selection or its a positive byproduct of Vandy's wider reach and small class size. A current law student could probably give you a better answer though...

Edit: After posting I came across the recently released "Go To" Law School list based on the 2011 graduating class. Looks like this past year Texas and Vandy were pretty identical (around 22%) in NLJ250 placement.

[atp17]

Decision Mailed 3/2

Are rejections also mailed??

[confusedlaw]

12/6 its driving me crazy 3 months already

[Oftranch]

Was getting nervous about this thread, but just got snail mail in for 30k/year = 90k. Very happy about that. That makes it only 15k/year to go to Vanderbilt, which is pretty amazing for a school ranked that high. That is also a good chunk (about 10k) cheaper than UT with their 9500/year offer, even with in-state tuition...Vandy is only 1/2 spots behind UT- anyone have any idea if UT will up their game to match Vandy?

I would go to Vandy of UT

Instead of? If so, I agree.

yes I meant instead of.. thanks for the correction

Other than money, why do you guys like Vandy over UT?

If you haven't been to the UT law school I would encourage you to check it out... I was really disappointed in it myself...

(I am also biased I attended Texas A&M undergrad and was rejected by UT through a 5am email)

[Gavel]

Decision Mailed 3/2

Are rejections also mailed??

acceptances are mailed via fedex 2day (it is a package not a letter).

W/L and rejections are mailed via snail mail.

Good luck!

[fingerscrossedxx]

Vandy scholly in the mail today! 110k over three years. Making vandy sooo irresistible right now!

Best birthday present ever

[hanman]

3/4 scholarship offer, 80k over 3 years - very unexpected given my splitter status

i'm def looking forward to the april ASW now!

[Moriarty]

Vandy scholly in the mail today! 110k over three years. Making vandy sooo irresistible right now!

Best birthday present ever

Aww, congrats and happy birthday!

[THATSHOWYOUGETANTS]

complete 11/28 and no decision mailed yet. it must be that they are figuring out a way to give me a scholarship worth more than the cost of tuition.