In at Columbia 2015: Blue Pride__Poll better than nyu's ha Forum

[Elliott_Smith]

Is it too early to email Columbia regarding the scholarship offers I've gotten from similarly ranked schools? I was planning on waiting until they started making offers based on the info we sent in to the financial aid office, but deadlines are looming at certain schools.

I did it the day I got my NYU offer.

How did you word that? "btw, I got this bomb scholly from NYU?"

[Elendil]

Is it too early to email Columbia regarding the scholarship offers I've gotten from similarly ranked schools? I was planning on waiting until they started making offers based on the info we sent in to the financial aid office, but deadlines are looming at certain schools.

I did it the day I got my NYU offer.

How did you word that? "btw, I got this bomb scholly from NYU?"

When I emailed them to check on financial aid information they actually said (without my prompting) that they will take award letters from other institutions into consideration while putting together a financial aid package.

[arez]

So if we turned in the myriad of required paperwork by the March 1 deadline, when do we think we will start hearing on smaller, non-named aid amounts from Columbia?

[Elendil]

So if we turned in the myriad of required paperwork by the March 1 deadline, when do we think we will start hearing on smaller, non-named aid amounts from Columbia?

I was told "very shortly" last week.

[arez]

So if we turned in the myriad of required paperwork by the March 1 deadline, when do we think we will start hearing on smaller, non-named aid amounts from Columbia?

I was told "very shortly" last week.

Thanks for the info, hopefully they don't pull a Chicago where "soon" translates to a few weeks!

[lameslice57]

Is it too early to email Columbia regarding the scholarship offers I've gotten from similarly ranked schools? I was planning on waiting until they started making offers based on the info we sent in to the financial aid office, but deadlines are looming at certain schools.

I did it the day I got my NYU offer.

jw, how soon did you get a response?

[JF215]

Is it too early to email Columbia regarding the scholarship offers I've gotten from similarly ranked schools? I was planning on waiting until they started making offers based on the info we sent in to the financial aid office, but deadlines are looming at certain schools.

I did it the day I got my NYU offer.

jw, how soon did you get a response?

how quickly are you all hearing back from the office generally?

[ssteiner]

Just got back from ASD, had a great time. Planning to sit down and write my negotiation letter now. Two questions- do I address it to Admissions or to the Office of Financial Aid, and what do I title the email? Calling it "Scholarship Negotiation" or something seems kind of smug to me.

[Elliott_Smith]

Tell us about ASD!

[a.psu]

Has anyone received an fin aid package yet?

[Tiago Splitter]

I decided to take a raincheck on the rest of the Columbia asw. Too much to do in this city. I was impressed by the size of the one bedroom apt I saw, and overall really liked the feel of the campus and surrounding area.

[icedflames]

I decided to take a raincheck on the rest of the Columbia asw. Too much to do in this city. I was impressed by the size of the one bedroom apt I saw, and overall really liked the feel of the campus and surrounding area.

I didn't get to attend at all, but how were the UAH apartments?

Did anyone get a good look at the apartment share, studio, and one bedrooms?

[Elendil]

I decided to take a raincheck on the rest of the Columbia asw. Too much to do in this city. I was impressed by the size of the one bedroom apt I saw, and overall really liked the feel of the campus and surrounding area.

I didn't get to attend at all, but how were the UAH apartments?

Did anyone get a good look at the apartment share, studio, and one bedrooms?

I didn't go to this ASW, I went to a Mondays at Columbia... I did see all of the housing options and had a chance to speak with students living in each of the options. At each apartment there was a student to give us a tour and they gave pretty honest feedback and let us check everything out closely. I was definitely happy with the UAH 3 bedroom shares - it's my style of living. The girl living there also couldn't speak more highly of it. I'll be honest, the apartment shares weren't as nice as the Lenfest studios, but the rent is also $700 or so cheaper. Besides, I think it would be much more beneficial to live with other people that are going through the same trials of law school.

[Take Two]

I decided to take a raincheck on the rest of the Columbia asw. Too much to do in this city. I was impressed by the size of the one bedroom apt I saw, and overall really liked the feel of the campus and surrounding area.

I didn't get to attend at all, but how were the UAH apartments?

Did anyone get a good look at the apartment share, studio, and one bedrooms?

I didn't go to this ASW, I went to a Mondays at Columbia... I did see all of the housing options and had a chance to speak with students living in each of the options. At each apartment there was a student to give us a tour and they gave pretty honest feedback and let us check everything out closely. I was definitely happy with the UAH 3 bedroom shares - it's my style of living. The girl living there also couldn't speak more highly of it. I'll be honest, the apartment shares weren't as nice as the Lenfest studios, but the rent is also $700 or so cheaper. Besides, I think it would be much more beneficial to live with other people that are going through the same trials of law school.

+1 for what its worth this was exactly my experience as well

[TheRedMamba]

I decided to take a raincheck on the rest of the Columbia asw. Too much to do in this city. I was impressed by the size of the one bedroom apt I saw, and overall really liked the feel of the campus and surrounding area.

I didn't get to attend at all, but how were the UAH apartments?

Did anyone get a good look at the apartment share, studio, and one bedrooms?

I didn't go to this ASW, I went to a Mondays at Columbia... I did see all of the housing options and had a chance to speak with students living in each of the options. At each apartment there was a student to give us a tour and they gave pretty honest feedback and let us check everything out closely. I was definitely happy with the UAH 3 bedroom shares - it's my style of living. The girl living there also couldn't speak more highly of it. I'll be honest, the apartment shares weren't as nice as the Lenfest studios, but the rent is also $700 or so cheaper. Besides, I think it would be much more beneficial to live with other people that are going through the same trials of law school.

+2 same here, very pleasantly surprised by the size and quality of the 2 and 3 room shares

[icedflames]

Darn, I was planning on going the studio/efficiency route as I spent undergrad living with friends, but it ended up being pretty unclean most of the time.

I'll probably take a look myself during the Mondays at Columbia.

Did you guys look at the law student only buildings or the general graduate buildings?

[Elendil]

Darn, I was planning on going the studio/efficiency route as I spent undergrad living with friends, but it ended up being pretty unclean most of the time.

I'll probably take a look myself during the Mondays at Columbia.

Did you guys look at the law student only buildings or the general graduate buildings?

I looked at both because a friend of mine lives in the grad student housing there. I was more impressed with the law school only apartments, but it could have just been the particular grad suite that I saw.

[Elliott_Smith]

I love how much stuff Columbia sends. Constant mail.

[nametaken]

This one stung, but withdrawn. Sad to see the dream go.

[Tiago Splitter]

Sounds like aid awards have been mailed

[icedflames]

Sounds like aid awards have been mailed

how do ya know?

[Tiago Splitter]

I got my CLS award today (of course, it was a grand total of nothing - but they have been mailed!) I'm in Massachusetts FWIW so if you're not so close it may take a few days.

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3#p5373173

[icedflames]

I got my CLS award today (of course, it was a grand total of nothing - but they have been mailed!) I'm in Massachusetts FWIW so if you're not so close it may take a few days.

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3#p5373173

Ah thanks.

[ssteiner]

NYer and I haven't gotten an aid award letter yet. Probably has to do with me sending them a negotiation letter late last week.

[a.psu]

NYer and I haven't gotten an aid award letter yet. Probably has to do with me sending them a negotiation letter late last week.

Could you possibly send me a template of your letter? I honestly don't know where to begin with negotiating.