St. John's 2011 Cycle Forum

MrMisiu · Post by **MrMisiu** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:57 pm

The letter came today, also. I'm in central New Jersey.

Mattfl88 · Post by **Mattfl88** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:33 pm

My letter finally arrived today although it was postmarked 2/8. I got $35,000 a year.

lawfreak · Post by **lawfreak** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:52 pm

I got the letter. When do they tell you about scholarship info? Should it have been in the letter?

MrMisiu · Post by **MrMisiu** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:55 pm

My scholarship information was in the letter.

js77 · Post by **js77** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:08 pm

Letter came today. Scholly for full tuition in the letter.

sabenser · Post by **sabenser** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:35 pm

lawfreak wrote:I got the letter. When do they tell you about scholarship info? Should it have been in the letter?

Mine was the very same letter as admittance. Not even two separate letters in the same package like most schools. (It was a wordy letter)

lawfreak · Post by **lawfreak** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:47 pm

I sent my assigned admissions counselor an email trying to argue for a scholarship. How negotiable are they wehn it comes to scholarships?

sabenser · Post by **sabenser** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:06 pm

lawfreak wrote:I sent my assigned admissions counselor an email trying to argue for a scholarship. How negotiable are they wehn it comes to scholarships?

They say they'll negotiate. That's better than nothing.

lawfreak · Post by **lawfreak** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:08 pm

sabenser wrote:
lawfreak wrote:I sent my assigned admissions counselor an email trying to argue for a scholarship. How negotiable are they wehn it comes to scholarships?
They say they'll negotiate. That's better than nothing.

That's good to hear

Lawst · Post by **Lawst** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:23 am

OK, coming out of lurking to join the forums. I'm in at St. John's, with a 30K scholly. I had a surprisingly quick turn-around from them. I received the admitted students open house e-mail from them less than two weeks after I applied.
The letter did take longer, maybe four or five days after I received the e-mail, and I'm in Manhattan.
Good to hear that they're open to negotiation. 30K is good, but not as much as I was hoping given how quickly they admitted me.
In any case, I'll be going to the admitted students open house later this month to check it out. Now I just have to figure out how to get there. Queens is kind of a mystery to me.

Mattfl88 · Post by **Mattfl88** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:29 am

Congrats on the acceptance and school Lawst. Are you really considering attending? I got 35K which makes the school affordable but I worry about how it places among the other NYC schools. I'm not going to be able to make it up to visit this month (live in FL) but hope to make it up in early March. I look forward to hearing what you think of the school.

Lawst · Post by **Lawst** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:30 pm

Mattfl88 wrote:Congrats on the acceptance and school Lawst. Are you really considering attending? I got 35K which makes the school affordable but I worry about how it places among the other NYC schools. I'm not going to be able to make it up to visit this month (live in FL) but hope to make it up in early March. I look forward to hearing what you think of the school.

Thanks, and congrats to you, too. I do worry about how it compares to other NYC schools, but I would consider attending. It all depends on what happens with my other schools. I started applying in January (late, I know), so I'm still waiting to hear back from 11 schools. I'll let you know what I think after the open house.

Mattfl88 · Post by **Mattfl88** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:50 pm

Lawst wrote:
Mattfl88 wrote:Congrats on the acceptance and school Lawst. Are you really considering attending? I got 35K which makes the school affordable but I worry about how it places among the other NYC schools. I'm not going to be able to make it up to visit this month (live in FL) but hope to make it up in early March. I look forward to hearing what you think of the school.
Thanks, and congrats to you, too. I do worry about how it compares to other NYC schools, but I would consider attending. It all depends on what happens with my other schools. I started applying in January (late, I know), so I'm still waiting to hear back from 11 schools. I'll let you know what I think after the open house.

I'm in the same boat. I applied in January as well. Late but I took the Dec LSAT and with finals and graduation and work everything seemed to get pushed back later. I'm waiting on eleven schools as well.

Lawst · Post by **Lawst** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:16 pm

Mattfl88 wrote:
Lawst wrote:
Mattfl88 wrote:Congrats on the acceptance and school Lawst. Are you really considering attending? I got 35K which makes the school affordable but I worry about how it places among the other NYC schools. I'm not going to be able to make it up to visit this month (live in FL) but hope to make it up in early March. I look forward to hearing what you think of the school.
Thanks, and congrats to you, too. I do worry about how it compares to other NYC schools, but I would consider attending. It all depends on what happens with my other schools. I started applying in January (late, I know), so I'm still waiting to hear back from 11 schools. I'll let you know what I think after the open house.
I'm in the same boat. I applied in January as well. Late but I took the Dec LSAT and with finals and graduation and work everything seemed to get pushed back later. I'm waiting on eleven schools as well.

Yeah I took the December LSAT too. (I took it in October, as well, but that did NOT go well). It didn't help that we didn't get our scores back until Jan. 6.

lawschool12345 · Post by **lawschool12345** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:42 pm

I am going to try and negotiate some money, do schools give the money out when a kid who was offered a scholarship rejects the offer

Brittain · Post by **Brittain** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:32 pm

SJU Law seems to be handing out full rides like they're candy...

R.R. Raskolnikov · Post by **R.R. Raskolnikov** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:40 pm

Brittain wrote:SJU Law seems to be handing out full rides like they're candy...

That's what they do for UG as well (how I ended up there). Be wary though (unless you want to go into private practice). If you want a shot at a biglaw job you need to be at the top of the class. You're up against:

Columbia
NYU
Cornell
Other T-14 (especially Harvard, Yale, UVA, UPenn, GULC, and others)
Fordham
Boston schools (BU/BC)
GW
Cardozo
Brooklyn

Plus some other schools below St. John's, i.e. Rutgers, Hofstra, NYLS, etc. NYC is a big market, but be realistic about what your opportunities will be. That said, if you can get a debt free education, it's not a terrible option.

cowgirl_bebop · Post by **cowgirl_bebop** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:43 pm

R.R. Raskolnikov wrote:
Brittain wrote:SJU Law seems to be handing out full rides like they're candy...
That's what they do for UG as well (how I ended up there). Be wary though (unless you want to go into private practice). If you want a shot at a biglaw job you need to be at the top of the class. You're up against:

Columbia
NYU
Cornell
Other T-14 (especially Harvard, Yale, UVA, UPenn, GULC, and others)
Fordham
Boston schools (BU/BC)
GW
Cardozo
Brooklyn

Plus some other schools below St. John's, i.e. Rutgers, Hofstra, NYLS, etc. NYC is a big market, but be realistic about what your opportunities will be. That said, if you can get a debt free education, it's not a terrible option.

+1. Thats why I am keeping SJU in my back pocket in case I dont get a good enough scholarship offer elsewhere. Dont think I wont pack it up and go to SJU for free instead of paying sticker at somewhere like UMD or even GW.

lawfreak · Post by **lawfreak** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:49 pm

Is it worth paying sticker at a place like Cardozo over a scholarship of some kind at SJU?

Perplexed Penguin · Post by **Perplexed Penguin** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:33 pm

Finally got my letter today. In with a full ride. Unless Cardozo matches or UVA miraculously lets me in, I will be attending St. John's in the fall. I am not keen on Big Law and would be extremely happy with a free education in NYC.

R.R. Raskolnikov · Post by **R.R. Raskolnikov** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:53 pm

lawfreak wrote:Is it worth paying sticker at a place like Cardozo over a scholarship of some kind at SJU?

I doubt the deviation between STJ and Cardozo is that much. They're both tier 2. I would guess they both probably have similar alumni networks

Frankly, sticker at Cardozo in most any scenario is probably a shoddy idea given it's under pretty much the same heap of schools that St. John's is under in the NYC market. You're going to have to be near the top of your class at either one if you want to work in biglaw, so go with the cheaper option.

Just my $0.02.

fakemoney · Post by **fakemoney** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:27 pm

cowgirl_bebop wrote:Thats why I am keeping SJU in my back pocket in case I dont get a good enough scholarship offer elsewhere. Dont think I wont pack it up and go to SJU for free instead of paying sticker at somewhere like UMD or even GW.

Yeah, that's basically my situation. I have a couple T1 (but not top-14) acceptances, but I'm waiting on scholarship info. I don't think I'm willing to thumb my nose at a SJU free ride and pay sticker elsewhere.

eel7566 · Post by **eel7566** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:16 pm

To people getting their decision letters, are they coming to your permanent address or to your college residence?

I am in Florida and my letter was supposedly sent on the 10th, I'm anxious to hear back.

lawfreak · Post by **lawfreak** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:12 pm

eel7566 wrote:To people getting their decision letters, are they coming to your permanent address or to your college residence?

I am in Florida and my letter was supposedly sent on the 10th, I'm anxious to hear back.

I wouldn't worry too much because it took a week for me to get mine, and I live in NY.

jdncu · Post by **jdncu** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:31 pm

Does anyone else who applied in mid-November still have complete as their status?

Even a change to in review would be nice.

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