TLS c/o 2020 - In #Squad We Trust Forum

[guynourmin]

Is the general consensus that since WUSTL is generous with money for most ppl, it's not a good bargaining chip?

Bumping my own question lol

I think that is the general consensus, although I don't know how true it is.

[Dodocogon]

I've come to realize that the reason I got a 159 on my first take was due to my using of the Wal-Mart brand of No.2 pencils rather than black ticons. Learn from me, don't make my mistake!

[Gitaroo_Dude]

Noob question:

I've begun putting together some financial worksheets on LST just to see what my total COA will be at schools. But there's one thing I'm not quite getting. Take Vanderbilt for instance. The full COA for three years would be roughly $234,000, but LST's full repayment table shows the full price at $288000. That's a $54,000 difference.

Is that difference entirely due to the extra costs of living one incurs during the summer and time away from school? Almost $18k a year seems pretty excessive for three to four months of living; where else could the extra costs be coming from?

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[addie1412]

Thought I had fully come to terms with being a ~moderate splitter but now having major GPA remorse seeing how slow my cycle's going

[Mikey]

lol so one of my LOR writers still hasn't submitted my letter, despite back and forth emails during the summer. I know someone else who asked her for a LOR and she still hasn't gotten hers either for her grad program. we've both emailed her about it a few times and no responses in months.

if I were still applying this cycle I'd be kinda pissed, but I'm not anymore. who knows wtf happened to her, hopefully nothing bad bc she was a really nice woman and I really liked her, but who knows!

anyone have an experience like this??

[ashrice13]

lol so one of my LOR writers still hasn't submitted my letter, despite back and forth emails during the summer. I know someone else who asked her for a LOR and she still hasn't gotten hers either for her grad program. we've both emailed her about it a few times and no responses in months.

if I were still applying this cycle I'd be kinda pissed, but I'm not anymore. who knows wtf happened to her, hopefully nothing bad bc she was a really nice woman and I really liked her, but who knows!

anyone have an experience like this??

I had a really tough time with one writer. After 5 months and several unanswered emails I literally had to take a day off work and wait outside his office until he showed up. I felt rude/awkward but I had the letter that same day....and I've been getting acceptances so he didn't write "this person sucks" or anything.

[Mikey]

lol so one of my LOR writers still hasn't submitted my letter, despite back and forth emails during the summer. I know someone else who asked her for a LOR and she still hasn't gotten hers either for her grad program. we've both emailed her about it a few times and no responses in months.

if I were still applying this cycle I'd be kinda pissed, but I'm not anymore. who knows wtf happened to her, hopefully nothing bad bc she was a really nice woman and I really liked her, but who knows!

anyone have an experience like this??

I had a really tough time with one writer. After 5 months and several unanswered emails I literally had to take a day off work and wait outside his office until he showed up. I felt rude/awkward but I had the letter that same day....and I've been getting acceptances so he didn't write "this person sucks" or anything.

Damn, that's rough. The issue is that this prof isn't at my school this semester, nor do I think she will be there next semester, so email is my only communication to her. It's all good though, I think I may just say screw it and ask this other prof who loves me.. lol. I just thought it would be cool to submit 3 LORs but it is what it is.

[Assasindowntheavenue]

lol so one of my LOR writers still hasn't submitted my letter, despite back and forth emails during the summer. I know someone else who asked her for a LOR and she still hasn't gotten hers either for her grad program. we've both emailed her about it a few times and no responses in months.

if I were still applying this cycle I'd be kinda pissed, but I'm not anymore. who knows wtf happened to her, hopefully nothing bad bc she was a really nice woman and I really liked her, but who knows!

anyone have an experience like this??

I had a really tough time with one writer. After 5 months and several unanswered emails I literally had to take a day off work and wait outside his office until he showed up. I felt rude/awkward but I had the letter that same day....and I've been getting acceptances so he didn't write "this person sucks" or anything.

Damn, that's rough. The issue is that this prof isn't at my school this semester, nor do I think she will be there next semester, so email is my only communication to her. It's all good though, I think I may just say screw it and ask this other prof who loves me.. lol. I just thought it would be cool to submit 3 LORs but it is what it is.

I had the same experience with one of my first professors in college. Amazing academic, nice guy, wanted to help me and told me if I ever needed it, I could count on him for a LOR. Then he suddenly stopped emailing me back and I never heard from him again. Hope you're doing okay Pat!

It's weird when things like that happen, but it is what it is. However if I were you, I'd give up on that LOR and ask that other professor. I can't imagine you'd get a solid letter from someone you had to hound down for months, in the event she came through. Best of luck!

[azaleafire]

lol so one of my LOR writers still hasn't submitted my letter, despite back and forth emails during the summer. I know someone else who asked her for a LOR and she still hasn't gotten hers either for her grad program. we've both emailed her about it a few times and no responses in months.

if I were still applying this cycle I'd be kinda pissed, but I'm not anymore. who knows wtf happened to her, hopefully nothing bad bc she was a really nice woman and I really liked her, but who knows!

anyone have an experience like this??

Yeah one of my friends had that. At least LSAC let's you know when a letter is submitted, but she was applying for a fellowship where there were no status checkers. She emailed the professor, and talked to him, and he said he had submitted it - but then got an email from the fellowship two weeks later asking where it was. When she emailed him to double check that it hadn't gotten lost, she got radio silence.

Professors are people too. Some are just flaky.

[Hennessy]

Noob question:

I've begun putting together some financial worksheets on LST just to see what my total COA will be at schools. But there's one thing I'm not quite getting. Take Vanderbilt for instance. The full COA for three years would be roughly $234,000, but LST's full repayment table shows the full price at $288000. That's a $54,000 difference.

Is that difference entirely due to the extra costs of living one incurs during the summer and time away from school? Almost $18k a year seems pretty excessive for three to four months of living; where else could the extra costs be coming from?

Massive amounts of interest generating/capitalizing while in school. Loan interest capitalizes from day 1 of disbursement.

[Gitaroo_Dude]

Interest calculations are time-sensitive. The rate for the first 10.25k each semester is 5.31%, 6.31% for the rest. Interest accrues upon disbursement and capitalizes six months after graduation when the first loan payment is due. Monthly payments use a blended interest rate. Debt-Financed Cost of Attendance

Massive amounts of interest generating/capitalizing while in school. Loan interest capitalizes from day 1 of disbursement.

I was really hoping I could avoid math by going to law school.

[dietcoke1]

Interest calculations are time-sensitive. The rate for the first 10.25k each semester is 5.31%, 6.31% for the rest. Interest accrues upon disbursement and capitalizes six months after graduation when the first loan payment is due. Monthly payments use a blended interest rate. Debt-Financed Cost of Attendance

Massive amounts of interest generating/capitalizing while in school. Loan interest capitalizes from day 1 of disbursement.

I was really hoping I could avoid math by going to law school.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1AHcF ... sp=sharing

here is a spreadsheet to help you out. also have to consider tuition rises but this spreadsheet covers that

[brinicolec]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

[haley12]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

HAHHA meeee

[Assasindowntheavenue]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

This is gold lol.

[studyingeveryday]

Has anyone visited any schools they applied to either before or after submitting your apps? (aka before you got a decision). Do you think it helped your decision in that school at all?

Also, some schools offer meeting with an admissions counselor. Has anyone done that? What exactly would one talk about that you can't find on the website, and do you think that extra step would help as well?

[azaleafire]

Has anyone visited any schools they applied to either before or after submitting your apps? (aka before you got a decision). Do you think it helped your decision in that school at all?

Also, some schools offer meeting with an admissions counselor. Has anyone done that? What exactly would one talk about that you can't find on the website, and do you think that extra step would help as well?

I imagine its the same thing you would get from meeting a counselor at a college (as opposed to at the school's office), or going to a law school fair. For example, Columbia came to my school, I spoke with an admission's representative about a couple of questions I couldn't get just from the website, and she told me to email when I sent in my app. I did, and my interviewer mentioned that she said "hi" when I interviewed. Sometimes its just nice to have a face on the application. Will it help overwhelmingly? Probably not. But its nice to do sometimes.

[zeglo]

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[brinicolec]

So I am guessing a ton of decisions will go out the week of January 2-5 after score releases.

I certainly hope so.
I have so many apps out. It's ridiculous lol.

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

This is gold lol.

To be fair, I did this and there was movement from nyu of all schools

[brinicolec]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

This is gold lol.

To be fair, I did this and there was movement from nyu of all schools

... when? lol.

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Me: All the offices are probably closed for the holidays by now. Time to relax for like a week.
Also me: Check every status checker... JUST in case...

This is gold lol.

To be fair, I did this and there was movement from nyu of all schools

... when? lol.

I went ur 2 on 12/22 but didn't check it until 12/24. Fingers crossed I've got some kind of decision ready to launch in the new year

[airwrecka]

Just got home from a 10 day vacation in Ecuador. I was obsessively checking statuses of all schools before I left with little movement, but then during my trip I got accepted to Penn, Cornell, got a scholarship at Mich, and got a JS1 from Harvard. So I guess going on vacation is the key to success?

Anyway...does anyone else feel so excited a bunch of schools and feel overwhelmed with the idea of deciding? Like yes, I understand that some schools are ranked more highly than others, but quite honestly I would LOVE to go to almost every school in the T10. Every time I read an admissions packet or look thoroughly at a website I'm like "that's the school!" but then I change my mind when I look at the next school Maybe I'm just really excited by the prospect of living somewhere new for a change, and a lot of options sound better than where I am now Hopefully visiting some schools will narrow my choice down a bit!

[proteinshake]

I'm really excited to visit schools!