Hastings 2011-2012 Cycle Forum

[onedavetoomany]

Waitlister here. I wanted to know what the consensus was for people who were/are considering Hastings after attending the ASD? Did it solidify your decision to attend (Can you elaborate)? Are you still waiting to hear back from other schools? Does it simply come down to $$$ offered from Hastings and other schools?

Hastings is currently my first choice (See ASD comments above). I'm still waiting to hear back from Davis and USC before making a final decision.

[ilovesf]

The food was good and plentiful.

Yeah I ate a lot after all the admitted students left - thanks for not eating all of it.

[Lasers]

One more thing...

I asked a current student about the grading curve. He said about 15% get As, 75% get Bs, and about 10% get Cs and Ds.

this is, for the most part, wrong.

see for yourself (most give near the max of 25% A's): --LinkRemoved--

Ok, so I guess the Hastings student leading my tour was BS.

it happens. it's likely the student was simply going off perception/what they heard and didn't know of the stats available.

i think i'll try and lead a tour next year.

[Lasers]

The food was good and plentiful.

Yeah I ate a lot after all the admitted students left - thanks for not eating all of it.

bahaha. i checked my e-mail too late! ahh.

[justathought21]

yes, aimed at improving rankings.

i believe smaller class size means student/faculty ratio goes up, less students to account for in terms of employment, likely better stats for the incoming class. if they were smart, they would curtail LEOP admissions more than the regular admissions.

Yeah, LEOP really hurts the stats, but I really like the idea of the program. I would feel really shitty about hastings if they stopped it just for the rankings though.

My bet is that those trash talker regarding LEOP are trolls. I will put up my numbers and qualifications against such trolls...gauntlet thrown down come out come out where ever you are trolls...

[steepair]

Waitlister here. I wanted to know what the consensus was for people who were/are considering Hastings after attending the ASD? Did it solidify your decision to attend (Can you elaborate)? Are you still waiting to hear back from other schools? Does it simply come down to $$$ offered from Hastings and other schools?

Hastings is currently my first choice (See ASD comments above). I'm still waiting to hear back from Davis and USC before making a final decision.

personally, the ASD kinda pushed me a little more towards hastings, and at the same time, pushed me away.

the $$$ situation has really been an issue for me, however, after attending the financial aid presentation, i was really impressed by hastings LRAP, especially since i'm strongly considering a career with the government. so that was a push toward hastings as opposed to the other school i'm consdering, whose LRAP is pitiful.

on the other hand, the only thing i felt that was really off-putting about hastings (and has been ev of en before i attended ASD) was how large the student body was. i know they are taking steps to address this, but compared to some of the other schools i've been looking at, hastings has one of the largest student populations.

i know i need to make a decision in the very near future, but i still feel so uncertain about my choice. i was really hoping that hastings ASD would just knock me off my feet and my decision would be made for me, but it didn't. don't get me wrong, i REALLY like the school, but i'm just not sure how much i like it in relation to others i've looked at. i'm born and bred in the bay area and am living in SF now, so going to hastings would mean i wouldn't have to uproot my life. i guess i'll wait for my financial aid package (that i was told was coming this week...) to make a decision.

[calawdude]

ArtyIvy and apollo2015, good to know there are people receptive to the idea of starting some kind of organization of students from underprivileged backgrounds giving back to the indigent.

I will definitely try to bring this up when we start school--maybe when classes aren't so crazy. Haha.

[postn0bills]

Is anyone still waiting on a response either way? This is taking quite a long time, I wish there was a way to check.

[aroth001]

Is anyone still waiting on a response either way? This is taking quite a long time, I wish there was a way to check.

Still waiting.. I applied later though. I got my complete email on 2/21. I really hope to hear soon.

[postn0bills]

Complete date is 2/1. I applied in early January though. Ugh... deposits are due really soon...

[Gavel]

I have been complete since mid december. Just called them to check. The guy said i will *probably* hear back within two weeks. so really, nothing new.

[bobloblaw'slawblog]

Has anyone who submitted FAFSA / the financial aid supplement by the March deadline received their aid offer yet?

Also, does anyone have an idea whether or not UCH is still awarding scholarship money or not?

Thanks in advance magical admissions know it all in the sky.

[ohcanada]

I've yet to receive financial aid notice as well.

[apollo2015]

At the ASD they promised that Need Aid awards would be sent out by the 31st.

[organic muskrat]

I hope my need-based aid is reasonable. Some make my EFC in days!

[tropicanax]

Does anyone know if I can bring someone to ASD or is it strictly admitted students only?

[ilovesf]

Does anyone know if I can bring someone to ASD or is it strictly admitted students only?

You can. Usually some events are student only though.

[ArtyIvy]

ArtyIvy and apollo2015, good to know there are people receptive to the idea of starting some kind of organization of students from underprivileged backgrounds giving back to the indigent.

I will definitely try to bring this up when we start school--maybe when classes aren't so crazy. Haha.

Absolutely. Volunteering was mandatory for my scholarship at Ivy, but only an hour a week. I worked with GED students ready to apply to college. Other things I did -- like student council, Ivy Council and serving as a literary magazine editor -- also counted. The scholarship program had an annual event that brought in underprivileged kids from local high schools to our campus for talks, workshops, etc. If anything, I wanted us to do more, like weekly tutoring or mentoring. As a non-traditional student, the GED thing was close to my heart. I got hooked!

I'm also a couponer, so I'd love to share those skills. It would help stretch our own budgets. I was able to donate a lot of toiletries to a teen shelter before Christmas. It would be great to see that multiplied by a few dozen (or more!) law students!

[ArtyIvy]

Is anyone still waiting on a response either way? This is taking quite a long time, I wish there was a way to check.

Still waiting, but I applied late.

[HeadToWall]

Is anyone still waiting on a response either way? This is taking quite a long time, I wish there was a way to check.

Still waiting, but I applied late.

Same, applied late Jan though

[calawdude]

I have a question for everyone living in SF--hope you guys can advise on the traffic. Haha. I'll be driving to the Admitted Students Day event Saturday morning from South Francisco, right next to the airport (about 11 miles, according to Google Maps). The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Is there usually traffic going that direction Saturday morning? I'm not from the Bay Area so I'm just trying to see if I need to head out EXTRA early.

Thanks in advance.

[masked kavana]

I have a question for everyone living in SF--hope you guys can advise on the traffic. Haha. I'll be driving to the Admitted Students Day event Saturday morning from South Francisco, right next to the airport (about 11 miles, according to Google Maps). The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Is there usually traffic going that direction Saturday morning? I'm not from the Bay Area so I'm just trying to see if I need to head out EXTRA early.

Thanks in advance.

Freeway traffic that early shouldn't be too bad. What may take time is driving to Hastings from the freeway. I'd say leaving about 30 min before isn't bad if you've seen the area before - the city's love for one way streets can be confusing at times.

[apollo2015]

I have a question for everyone living in SF--hope you guys can advise on the traffic. Haha. I'll be driving to the Admitted Students Day event Saturday morning from South Francisco, right next to the airport (about 11 miles, according to Google Maps). The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Is there usually traffic going that direction Saturday morning? I'm not from the Bay Area so I'm just trying to see if I need to head out EXTRA early.

Thanks in advance.

If you're flying in, you don't need to drive. There is a BART station at the airport, and you could take BART straight to within one block of campus. (Civic Center Station)

[onedavetoomany]

I have a question for everyone living in SF--hope you guys can advise on the traffic. Haha. I'll be driving to the Admitted Students Day event Saturday morning from South Francisco, right next to the airport (about 11 miles, according to Google Maps). The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Is there usually traffic going that direction Saturday morning? I'm not from the Bay Area so I'm just trying to see if I need to head out EXTRA early.

Thanks in advance.

If you're flying in, you don't need to drive. There is a BART station at the airport, and you could take BART straight to within one block of campus. (Civic Center Station)

^ this option is easier and cheaper. Parking is $3/hour at Hastings.

[hanman]

I have a question for everyone living in SF--hope you guys can advise on the traffic. Haha. I'll be driving to the Admitted Students Day event Saturday morning from South Francisco, right next to the airport (about 11 miles, according to Google Maps). The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Is there usually traffic going that direction Saturday morning? I'm not from the Bay Area so I'm just trying to see if I need to head out EXTRA early.

Thanks in advance.

If you're flying in, you don't need to drive. There is a BART station at the airport, and you could take BART straight to within one block of campus. (Civic Center Station)

agree ... take the BART. much easier. it should take 30 minutes max from SFO to the Civic Center BART station. Parking can be a pain in the Hastings area, you'd most likely have to find a garage and pay SF's $$$ garage prices.