Cornell c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013) Forum

CaptainLeela · Post by **CaptainLeela** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:43 am

Welcome to TLS

jimmy_dean · Post by **jimmy_dean** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:37 am

withdrew. good luck, y'all!

Yumizzz · Post by **Yumizzz** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:33 pm

Just heard from Cornell about FA. 12k/year, not too bad given my numbers (median LSAT, 3.8x GPA), but still too expensive to attend. Should I negotiate with the school? I got 36k/year from another t20.

Aawaldrop · Post by **Aawaldrop** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:13 pm

Hoping I hear something soon on the financial aid side soon (sent in materials 4/5)

Yumizzz wrote:Just heard from Cornell about FA. 12k/year, not too bad given my numbers (median LSAT, 3.8x GPA), but still too expensive to attend. Should I negotiate with the school? I got 36k/year from another t20.

Probably negotiate with the T20 using Cornell and see if they bump up then use that to negotiate with Cornell?

CTT · Post by **CTT** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:19 pm

Yumizzz wrote:Just heard from Cornell about FA. 12k/year, not too bad given my numbers (median LSAT, 3.8x GPA), but still too expensive to attend. Should I negotiate with the school? I got 36k/year from another t20.

Yes.

Yumizzz · Post by **Yumizzz** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:36 pm

Aawaldrop wrote:Hoping I hear something soon on the financial aid side soon (sent in materials 4/5)

Yumizzz wrote:Just heard from Cornell about FA. 12k/year, not too bad given my numbers (median LSAT, 3.8x GPA), but still too expensive to attend. Should I negotiate with the school? I got 36k/year from another t20.
Probably negotiate with the T20 using Cornell and see if they bump up then use that to negotiate with Cornell?

The deposit deadline for Cornell is approaching. I doubt if I would have time to do this. Anyways, I really want to go to Cornell, and I would consider attending if they could offer me 20k/year.

romanticegotist · Post by **romanticegotist** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:42 pm

I like how I got a really nice book from Cornell just days after I withdrew

Aawaldrop · Post by **Aawaldrop** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:51 pm

Yumizzz wrote:
Aawaldrop wrote:Hoping I hear something soon on the financial aid side soon (sent in materials 4/5)

Yumizzz wrote:Just heard from Cornell about FA. 12k/year, not too bad given my numbers (median LSAT, 3.8x GPA), but still too expensive to attend. Should I negotiate with the school? I got 36k/year from another t20.
Probably negotiate with the T20 using Cornell and see if they bump up then use that to negotiate with Cornell?
The deposit deadline for Cornell is approaching. I doubt if I would have time to do this. Anyways, I really want to go to Cornell, and I would consider attending if they could offer me 20k/year.

I would atleast try and if the T20 don't get back to you asap then go ahead and negotiate with Cornell. I don't think you have that much leverage. You could go the route of "if you give me X I will enroll and withdraw everywhere else now", but I've only heard anecdotally of that working and only a small percentage of time. Also, number one rule about negotiating is that you have to be willing to leave the table if it doesn't go your way.

Midnightbluedork · Post by **Midnightbluedork** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:53 pm

Just got reserved. sighhhh

JamesDean1955 · Post by **JamesDean1955** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:52 pm

Who has had luck negotiating with Cornell recently? I sent them an email to negotiate and haven't heard back.

kckool7 · Post by **kckool7** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:05 pm

JamesDean1955 wrote:Who has had luck negotiating with Cornell recently? I sent them an email to negotiate and haven't heard back.

Well, first they need to verify the materials for your request. This process takes 1-2 months.

ph5354a · Post by **ph5354a** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:06 pm

kckool7 wrote:
JamesDean1955 wrote:Who has had luck negotiating with Cornell recently? I sent them an email to negotiate and haven't heard back.
Well, first they need to verify the materials for your request. This process takes 1-2 months.

Just guffawed at my desk. Thank you for this.

JamesDean1955 · Post by **JamesDean1955** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:27 pm

kckool7 wrote:
JamesDean1955 wrote:Who has had luck negotiating with Cornell recently? I sent them an email to negotiate and haven't heard back.
Well, first they need to verify the materials for your request. This process takes 1-2 months.

Lol, hopefully someone has had some success recently.

Rlabo · Post by **Rlabo** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:43 pm

For those reserved, did you receive any confirmation when you emailed saying you wanted to stay on?

Aawaldrop · Post by **Aawaldrop** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:46 pm

Called today Re: merit aid (haven't received anything about that yet)
Said that a bunch went out (as we saw) and to check back Monday if I don't receive anything. So, I guess that means they are at least moving.

venus · Post by **venus** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:11 pm

Application withdrawn. Good luck everyone!

PRgradBYU · Post by **PRgradBYU** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:39 pm

Aawaldrop wrote:Called today Re: merit aid (haven't received anything about that yet)
Said that a bunch went out (as we saw) and to check back Monday if I don't receive anything. So, I guess that means they are at least moving.

Yeah, they're finally making some headway with FA. I received mine this morning via email--$105k, not bad.

JamesDean1955 · Post by **JamesDean1955** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:42 am

What's the max scholarship amount per year one can receive at this stage - $45k/year? I'm guessing $50k/year isn't happening at this point?

ph5354a · Post by **ph5354a** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:50 am

JamesDean1955 wrote:What's the max scholarship amount per year one can receive at this stage - $45k/year? I'm guessing $50k/year isn't happening at this point?

$120k is the most I've seen since the Dean's Scholarships ($50k) went out in January/February.

ramadden13 · Post by **ramadden13** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:54 pm

Got my FA email today while in transit to Ithaca for ASW. 45K total. 168/3.67 and sent my information April 9th

TripTrip · Post by **TripTrip** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:59 pm

ph5354a wrote:
JamesDean1955 wrote:What's the max scholarship amount per year one can receive at this stage - $45k/year? I'm guessing $50k/year isn't happening at this point?
$120k is the most I've seen since the Dean's Scholarships ($50k) went out in January/February.

There was a $150k awarded two weeks ago to a TLSer. They didn't post it on here or LSN because they're trying to keep it on the DL, but that amount is not off the table.

CaptainLeela · Post by **CaptainLeela** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:04 pm

Welcome to TLS

TripTrip · Post by **TripTrip** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:07 pm

How do you know I'm not?

The other side of that conversation, though, is that we have no idea how they got that award. They have lower numbers than mine with no comparable scholarship. I sent them a full-ride at UVA and the best they could do is $120k. Thus, I have no idea how to get up to that $150k mark.

CaptainLeela · Post by **CaptainLeela** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:10 pm

Welcome to TLS

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:30 pm

TripTrip wrote:There was a $150k awarded two weeks ago to a TLSer. They didn't post it on here or LSN because they're trying to keep it on the DL, but that amount is not off the table.

Glad I deleted my previous post about it then.

TripTrip wrote:The other side of that conversation, though, is that we have no idea how they got that award. They have lower numbers than mine with no comparable scholarship. I sent them a full-ride at UVA and the best they could do is $120k. Thus, I have no idea how to get up to that $150k mark.

I think it's just luck. Someone must've turned down a Dean's and they decided to pick someone else to get that amount. They just happened to pick them instead of you.