Cornell Law School c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:17 pm

benwyatt wrote:Pictured: Cornell Law Students headed to class last winter

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Accurate.

Tycho · Post by **Tycho** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:41 pm

Checking in! Will be submitting my app in the near future.

ltbenn · Post by **ltbenn** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:38 pm

mynameiskevin wrote:
ltbenn wrote:Winter in Ithaca - discuss.

(Bear in mind - while I may have grown up in New England, I have lived the past six years in a winterless wonderland of warmth and beaches and happiness... Will I want to die for the entirety of November-March?)
It's not as bad as you think if you expect the North Pole. Otherwise, it's as bad as you think.

...so I will want to die for the entirety of November-March?

Or will it suffice to drink heavily and only leave my room when my grades and/or life depend on it?

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:42 pm

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ltbenn · Post by **ltbenn** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:46 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
ltbenn wrote:
mynameiskevin wrote:
ltbenn wrote:Winter in Ithaca - discuss.

(Bear in mind - while I may have grown up in New England, I have lived the past six years in a winterless wonderland of warmth and beaches and happiness... Will I want to die for the entirety of November-March?)
It's not as bad as you think if you expect the North Pole. Otherwise, it's as bad as you think.
...so I will want to die for the entirety of November-March?

Or will it suffice to drink heavily and only leave my room when my grades and/or life depend on it?
Based on my parents' experiences at Cornell, I think drinking heavily is the most common choice amongst students.

I think I'm fine with that - I won't lie, winter is actually one of the reasons I fled the states to begin with... Part of me thinks I should at least ease my way back in (like DC-type weather), but I'm trying to convince myself that weather shouldn't affect my law school decision. The struggle is real.

runthetrap1990 · Post by **runthetrap1990** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:52 pm

ltbenn wrote: I think I'm fine with that - I won't lie, winter is actually one of the reasons I fled the states to begin with... Part of me thinks I should at least ease my way back in (like DC-type weather), but I'm trying to convince myself that weather shouldn't affect my law school decision. The struggle is real.

Weather sucks from December to March, but given how much time you spend inside (thereby leading to considerably small doses of cold), it's tolerable. Fall in Ithaca and Spring in Ithaca, however, are good. Particularly fall. In the end, winter is awful anywhere you go (unless you are in Miami). The degree of awfulness is negligible after you cross certain threshold.

Moreover, if you live in Hughes or 13 South you mitigate the effects of the cold, too.

Edit: i'm originally from a warm weather state (think crazy people and zombies on bath salts)

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:58 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:Based on my ~~parents'~~ experiences at Cornell, ~~I think~~ drinking heavily is the most common choice amongst students.

runthetrap1990 wrote:Moreover, if you live in Hughes or 13 South you mitigate the effects of the cold, too.

FYI, I'm pretty sure that--based on the minutes of the last faculty meeting posted in that bulletin board on G--this is finally the summer where they begin converting Hughes into school space, so it likely won't be available for them.

B102 · Post by **B102** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:00 pm

Do fee waivers tend to be released in waves, or do they trickle out sporadically? If in waves does anyone know when the last was or when we could expect the next? Thanks.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:28 am

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jewkidontheblock · Post by **jewkidontheblock** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:37 am

basedvulpes wrote:anyone else getting an error message when they try to navigate to the status checker?

Nope

anomalousacp · Post by **anomalousacp** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:25 pm

Is anyone actually under review or does yours still say "ready for review" like mine?

Thanks!

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:33 pm

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anomalousacp · Post by **anomalousacp** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:00 pm

That's what I thought. Thanks!

Tycho · Post by **Tycho** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:34 pm

Any of you folks submit a "Why Cornell?" essay? If so, how long was it?

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:34 pm

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frazzledandbedazzled · Post by **frazzledandbedazzled** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:37 pm

Was planning to apply without a waiver, but I just got one via email! Hoping to submit tonight

LetsGoNow · Post by **LetsGoNow** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:51 pm

frazzledandbedazzled wrote:Was planning to apply without a waiver, but I just got one via email! Hoping to submit tonight

Awesome! Is Cornell known for being less generous with their unsolicited waivers? I have received one from 4 schools all ranked above Cornell, but still none from them

frazzledandbedazzled · Post by **frazzledandbedazzled** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:56 pm

LetsGoNow wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:Was planning to apply without a waiver, but I just got one via email! Hoping to submit tonight
Awesome! Is Cornell known for being less generous with their unsolicited waivers? I have received one from 4 schools all ranked above Cornell, but still none from them

From my experience, they weren't willing to give me a waiver when I tried to solicit one, but I'm not sure about their generosity when it comes to unsolicited waivers...Hopefully yours is coming!!

LetsGoNow · Post by **LetsGoNow** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:27 pm

frazzledandbedazzled wrote:
LetsGoNow wrote:
frazzledandbedazzled wrote:Was planning to apply without a waiver, but I just got one via email! Hoping to submit tonight
Awesome! Is Cornell known for being less generous with their unsolicited waivers? I have received one from 4 schools all ranked above Cornell, but still none from them

From my experience, they weren't willing to give me a waiver when I tried to solicit one, but I'm not sure about their generosity when it comes to unsolicited waivers...Hopefully yours is coming!!

Thanks! I actually think I got lucky with the other ones (or they are just really looking to improve their acceptance rates), because my lsat score (will retake) is far below median at all those schools.

maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:12 am

Hi everybody! What's with the "Influenced to Apply" section on the app? I don't know any alum from Cornell and my decision to apply isn't based on people but rather info from the interwebz. What did you all do?

mornincounselor · Post by **mornincounselor** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:49 am

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maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:09 am

mornincounselor wrote:
maracuya wrote:Hi everybody! What's with the "Influenced to Apply" section on the app? I don't know any alum from Cornell and my decision to apply isn't based on people but rather info from the interwebz. What did you all do?

Robert E. Kahn
Vint Cerf
Uncle Ezra

(pick two)

lol EXACTLY what i was looking for! thank u sir

i'd also like to thank steve jobs and my mother for giving me the essential tools to use the LSAC website.

gunnerzilla · Post by **gunnerzilla** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:00 pm

Checking in ~

sox49 · Post by **sox49** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:11 am

is there not an electronic application or am i an idiot? lsac only gives me a paper option, and then there is nothing to print. I think this is just preemptive rejection on the part of the law school but I want to make sure.

SupremeLaw · Post by **SupremeLaw** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:38 pm

sox49 wrote:is there not an electronic application or am i an idiot? lsac only gives me a paper option, and then there is nothing to print. I think this is just preemptive rejection on the part of the law school but I want to make sure.

you might be.