WUSTL c/o 2017 Applicants (2013-2014 Cycle) Forum

[AceDeuces]

Just got my scholarship offer, and I must say WUSTL is flying up my list...

[Attax]

And registered for.........

[chuckbass]

24k total. I will definitely be negotiating, but I'm v happy.

[cron1834]

Offered stacks on stacks on stacks. Gonna have a tough choice between COL-debt here and large-debt from a T14.

[Attax]

Aw yeah, I even have a window seat in the exit row!

[Paleki09]

So I interviewed last week (Tuesday the 11th) and still haven't heard anything back. The interview seemed to go really well, and proceeded as described over and over again in this thread. I thought the trend was hearing back Friday after the interview. Has this happened to anyone else?

[Fiero85]

Offered stacks on stacks on stacks. Gonna have a tough choice between COL-debt here and large-debt from a T14.

Congrats! Not a bad place to be

[MKC]

A friendly reminder for those that will be negotiating scholarships:

1) Congratulations! It's exciting to see stacks on stacks coming out. Looking forward to dm;fr returning.

2) For those of you not yet dm;fr ing looking to negotiate, keep in mind that Adcomms read TLS, and probably know who you are. If you say one thing on TLS, and negotiate and say something else, it will undermine your position. I had an Adcomm at another school specifically mention a decision thread I made. I asked for advice in that thread and was purposefully quiet about my own leanings at the time because I considered that conversation to be public information.

tl;dr: Assume everything you say on TLS is being read by the Adcomms at every school you applied to.

[Ditka747]

A friendly reminder for those that will be negotiating scholarships:

1) Congratulations! It's exciting to see stacks on stacks coming out. Looking forward to dm;fr returning.

2) For those of you not yet dm;fr ing looking to negotiate, keep in mind that Adcomms read TLS, and probably know who you are. If you say one thing on TLS, and negotiate and say something else, it will undermine your position. I had an Adcomm at another school specifically mention a decision thread I made. I asked for advice in that thread and was purposefully quiet about my own leanings at the time because I considered that conversation to be public information.

tl;dr: Assume everything you say on TLS is being read by the Adcomms at every school you applied to.

This probably goes for law school numbers too.

[MKC]

A friendly reminder for those that will be negotiating scholarships:

1) Congratulations! It's exciting to see stacks on stacks coming out. Looking forward to dm;fr returning.

2) For those of you not yet dm;fr ing looking to negotiate, keep in mind that Adcomms read TLS, and probably know who you are. If you say one thing on TLS, and negotiate and say something else, it will undermine your position. I had an Adcomm at another school specifically mention a decision thread I made. I asked for advice in that thread and was purposefully quiet about my own leanings at the time because I considered that conversation to be public information.

tl;dr: Assume everything you say on TLS is being read by the Adcomms at every school you applied to.

This probably goes for law school numbers the internet too.

[Ditka747]

A friendly reminder for those that will be negotiating scholarships:

1) Congratulations! It's exciting to see stacks on stacks coming out. Looking forward to dm;fr returning.

2) For those of you not yet dm;fr ing looking to negotiate, keep in mind that Adcomms read TLS, and probably know who you are. If you say one thing on TLS, and negotiate and say something else, it will undermine your position. I had an Adcomm at another school specifically mention a decision thread I made. I asked for advice in that thread and was purposefully quiet about my own leanings at the time because I considered that conversation to be public information.

tl;dr: Assume everything you say on TLS is being read by the Adcomms at every school you applied to.

This probably goes for law school numbers the internet too.

^^^ lol yup.

[sublime]

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[matthewfsq]

Animal husbandry?

The only class in high school where you watch a man jerk off a bull.

really awesome

[RollingthruLawSchool]

This may have been discussed in the previous 107 pages, but I wonder what everyone's thoughts were about negotiating a higher scholarship offer from wustl? Minnesota gave me ~$3000 more a year. I have been much more impressed by wash U thus far, but I am a debt-o-phobe. Anybody have any good experiences in negotiating scholarships?

[Ditka747]

This may have been discussed in the previous 107 pages, but I wonder what everyone's thoughts were about negotiating a higher scholarship offer from wustl? Minnesota gave me ~$3000 more a year. I have been much more impressed by wash U thus far, but I am a debt-o-phobe. Anybody have any good experiences in negotiating scholarships?

Discussed this scenario briefly during my interview. I was told it is tough negotiating state schools against WUSTL because their sources of funding are different.

[Fiero85]

This may have been discussed in the previous 107 pages, but I wonder what everyone's thoughts were about negotiating a higher scholarship offer from wustl? Minnesota gave me ~$3000 more a year. I have been much more impressed by wash U thus far, but I am a debt-o-phobe. Anybody have any good experiences in negotiating scholarships?

Discussed this scenario briefly during my interview. I was told it is tough negotiating state schools against WUSTL because their sources of funding are different.

Meh. If anything WUSTL has more discretion. Sounds like a cop out to me. Negotiate hard anyway.

[guyfox]

Trying to decide if I should go to the March or April ASW... this decision is harder than it should be lol

[RollingthruLawSchool]

This may have been discussed in the previous 107 pages, but I wonder what everyone's thoughts were about negotiating a higher scholarship offer from wustl? Minnesota gave me ~$3000 more a year. I have been much more impressed by wash U thus far, but I am a debt-o-phobe. Anybody have any good experiences in negotiating scholarships?

Discussed this scenario briefly during my interview. I was told it is tough negotiating state schools against WUSTL because their sources of funding are different.

Yes, one is taxpayer-funded and therefore probably more tightly regulated, whereas wash U is private and can make it rain on anyone they want… Plus, it's not like I'm asking for a whole bunch more.

[cron1834]

Offered stacks on stacks on stacks. Gonna have a tough choice between COL-debt here and large-debt from a T14.

Both CuseNation and I had or could have probably had T14 offers at around sticker and chose to attend here on a full. Feel free to pm us if you have any questions. And the same goes for anyone else.

Thanks duder. I have family in the area, which is why StL is in play for me. It's nice to have a low-debt option, b/c I carry a little pre-existing Dept of Ed baggage!

As an aside, the whole process was quick with WUSTL, at least for me. It's like night and day vs. the T14s. They've been fast and professional with me.

[Ditka747]

This may have been discussed in the previous 107 pages, but I wonder what everyone's thoughts were about negotiating a higher scholarship offer from wustl? Minnesota gave me ~$3000 more a year. I have been much more impressed by wash U thus far, but I am a debt-o-phobe. Anybody have any good experiences in negotiating scholarships?

Discussed this scenario briefly during my interview. I was told it is tough negotiating state schools against WUSTL because their sources of funding are different.

Yes, one is taxpayer-funded and therefore probably more tightly regulated, whereas wash U is private and can make it rain on anyone they want… Plus, it's not like I'm asking for a whole bunch more.

Yea idk man. Just telling you what they told me. I don't know what the law school's endowment is, but good luck to you on that. Rootin for ya.

[AceDeuces]

Is there a facebook group official or not that I could be added to?

[Jack.Sparrow]

Gotta' Luv WUSTL. Seriously, the friendliest folks around.

In. With solid $$$. Unfortunately no rum :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNPAsjqeco

[Fiero85]

Gotta' Luv WUSTL. Seriously, the friendliest folks around.

In. With solid $$$. Unfortunately no rum :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNPAsjqeco

Thank ye Jack

Welcome aboard and congrats on your scholly plunder!

[DoveBodyWash]

Offered stacks on stacks on stacks. Gonna have a tough choice between COL-debt here and large-debt from a T14.

Both CuseNation and I had or could have probably had T14 offers at around sticker and chose to attend here on a full. Feel free to pm us if you have any questions. And the same goes for anyone else.

+1. feel free to PM either of us.

A large chunk of the 1Ls had T14 offers (with varying scholarship offers). There are undoubtedly benefits to be enjoyed by attending a T14, even at sticker. But that calculus is shaped by your career goals, your performance in law school, your performance in the workplace, personal goals, and debt.

I will say that if you choose the T14 @ sticker route, do not assume you will pay it off within 3-5 years. That's a pipe dream for most people. Assume that it'll take 6-10 years and understand that there's a chance that you leave BigLaw before the loans are paid off, either because you fall victim to layoffs or the more likely scenario: that you'll hate it and leave on your own*.

*With the caveat that not all BigLaw is created equal. NYC BigLaw is a different beast entirely from STL BigLaw. And true BigLaw is different from market-paying MidLaw

[Jack.Sparrow]

Gotta' Luv WUSTL. Seriously, the friendliest folks around.

In. With solid $$$. Unfortunately no rum :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNPAsjqeco

Thank ye Jack

Welcome aboard and congrats on your scholly plunder!

Thanks! The WUSTL Doubloon chest appears bountiful. Now I don't need to show off my "Jar of Dirt" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXSX3s976s