University of Minnesota applicants 2011-12 cycle (c/o 2015) Forum

Randomnumbers · Post by **Randomnumbers** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:38 pm

I'm glad to hear that they actually got mailed out then, and I won't have to wait even longer to get mine. Do you know when yours was postmarked?

The paranoid in me says they accidentally gave me too much money in the first letter and the second will retract it, but I assume that if they did something like that and noticed (thus the second letter) they would have called to soften the blow before we received it.

MidwestJosh · Post by **MidwestJosh** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:27 pm

Jaeger wrote:
benburns214 wrote: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/chrisrj1971/jd This here is a caucasion male with a 154 lsat and a 3.45 gpa, accepted at UM. Perhaps Minnesota is looking at the applications as a whole now more than they have in the past. Which is a GOOD thing... in my opinion anyway.
He was early decision though. Still, makes me want to fight this kid.

There's no way that profile is telling his whole story.

MidwestJosh · Post by **MidwestJosh** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:27 pm

Congrats to everybody admitted!!!! Can't wait to see all of you at ASW.

smaug_ · Post by **smaug_** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:35 pm

MidwestJosh wrote:
Jaeger wrote:
benburns214 wrote: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/chrisrj1971/jd This here is a caucasion male with a 154 lsat and a 3.45 gpa, accepted at UM. Perhaps Minnesota is looking at the applications as a whole now more than they have in the past. Which is a GOOD thing... in my opinion anyway.
He was early decision though. Still, makes me want to fight this kid.
There's no way that profile is telling his whole story.

Look on the side: he's a vet with an MBA.

MidwestJosh · Post by **MidwestJosh** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:49 pm

hibiki wrote:
MidwestJosh wrote:
Jaeger wrote:
benburns214 wrote: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/chrisrj1971/jd This here is a caucasion male with a 154 lsat and a 3.45 gpa, accepted at UM. Perhaps Minnesota is looking at the applications as a whole now more than they have in the past. Which is a GOOD thing... in my opinion anyway.
He was early decision though. Still, makes me want to fight this kid.
There's no way that profile is telling his whole story.
Look on the side: he's a vet with an MBA.

I saw that.

umarzulqarnain · Post by **umarzulqarnain** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:00 pm

tom2189 wrote:Okay well I actually just received my acceptance package from Minnesota in the mail. Full resident tuition scholarship for all three years, so about $112k. So grateful and excited. However, I am curious about the other scholarship letter, dated 2/1, that is listed on my status checker.

damn, that's amazing. Congrats!!

What's the stipulation for minnesota scholarships?

buckythebadger · Post by **buckythebadger** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:50 pm

Randomnumbers wrote:I'm glad to hear that they actually got mailed out then, and I won't have to wait even longer to get mine. Do you know when yours was postmarked?

The paranoid in me says they accidentally gave me too much money in the first letter and the second will retract it, but I assume that if they did something like that and noticed (thus the second letter) they would have called to soften the blow before we received it.

Mine was postmarked 1/30 and also have another one on the status checker marked 2/1. Does this mean more money??

Also, the stipulation was a 2.5gpa

Randomnumbers · Post by **Randomnumbers** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:53 pm

The 2.5 stipulation seems pretty standard for Minnesota. Midwestjosh, I don't think I've seen anything on this in the thread to date, but what kind of numbers are we looking at for 2.5? 50% over, 75% over, or what? I'm a bit scared by the 3.0 and top third stips, but the 2.5 from MN seems to be a lot less harsh.

fltanglab · Post by **fltanglab** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:41 am

I didn't get anything in the mail today (yesterday since it's past midnight?), which was a little disappointing because of all the hype here lol.

MidwestJosh · Post by **MidwestJosh** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:31 am

Randomnumbers wrote:The 2.5 stipulation seems pretty standard for Minnesota. Midwestjosh, I don't think I've seen anything on this in the thread to date, but what kind of numbers are we looking at for 2.5? 50% over, 75% over, or what? I'm a bit scared by the 3.0 and top third stips, but the 2.5 from MN seems to be a lot less harsh.

Typically, no more than one or two people lose their scholarship per year (at maximum). It's very common that nobody loses it. You would have to work HARD to get that low of a GPA. The forced curve is between 3.0 and 3.33 per class and across the board.

The national schools don't play games with scholarships. They don't need to.

buckythebadger · Post by **buckythebadger** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:41 am

Has anyone that was accepted awhile back had two separate scholarship mailings listed on there status checker? Seems like the recent admits have this and everything that I received in my initial packet was under the first date.

ricsllscir · Post by **ricsllscir** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:22 am

Got my first scholly letter...30k each year. Still waiting for the second one though!

omninode · Post by **omninode** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:44 am

Two scholarship letters? I don't get it. They couldn't put everything in the first letter?

fltanglab · Post by **fltanglab** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:35 pm

I got my package. I really liked the portfolio thing. 25k/yr.

woodscommaL · Post by **woodscommaL** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:37 pm

omninode wrote:Two scholarship letters? I don't get it. They couldn't put everything in the first letter?

umarzulqarnain · Post by **umarzulqarnain** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:57 pm

I was admitted last week and yesterday they sent me two acceptance packages via email. The first of which was someone else's package who happened to have received a full non-resident scholarship.

I didn't read the name at the top of the letter and I got pretty fucking excited! Called my parents/friends. Until I checked the second email saying that it was a mistake and my real acceptance package was attached.

Major disappointment!

ScoutFinch · Post by **ScoutFinch** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:54 pm

umarzulqarnain wrote:I was admitted last week and yesterday they sent me two acceptance packages via email. The first of which was someone else's package who happened to have received a full non-resident scholarship.

I didn't read the name at the top of the letter and I got pretty fucking excited! Called my parents/friends. Until I checked the second email saying that it was a mistake and my real acceptance package was attached.

Major disappointment!

Whoa, that's awful!

My status checker says my package was mailed out on the 31st...still haven't gotten it. Damn you, postal service

umarzulqarnain · Post by **umarzulqarnain** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:22 pm

ScoutFinch wrote:
umarzulqarnain wrote:I was admitted last week and yesterday they sent me two acceptance packages via email. The first of which was someone else's package who happened to have received a full non-resident scholarship.

I didn't read the name at the top of the letter and I got pretty fucking excited! Called my parents/friends. Until I checked the second email saying that it was a mistake and my real acceptance package was attached.

Major disappointment!
Whoa, that's awful!

My status checker says my package was mailed out on the 31st...still haven't gotten it. Damn you, postal service

should be there soon! are you accepting the offer?

ScoutFinch · Post by **ScoutFinch** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:46 pm

umarzulqarnain wrote:
ScoutFinch wrote:
umarzulqarnain wrote:I was admitted last week and yesterday they sent me two acceptance packages via email. The first of which was someone else's package who happened to have received a full non-resident scholarship.

I didn't read the name at the top of the letter and I got pretty fucking excited! Called my parents/friends. Until I checked the second email saying that it was a mistake and my real acceptance package was attached.

Major disappointment!
Whoa, that's awful!

My status checker says my package was mailed out on the 31st...still haven't gotten it. Damn you, postal service
should be there soon! are you accepting the offer?

Their criminal program is very appealing, so it's definitely a contender! Convincing the husband to move from SoCal to Minnesota might be a bit difficult without a scholarship, though!

rijed · Post by **rijed** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:03 pm

Accepted with a $15,000 scholarship. Was really surprised by this since I have a low LSAT and didn't really pursue it. However, I'm a vet so my GI Bill should cover the first two years of law school with this scholarship.

MidwestJosh · Post by **MidwestJosh** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:46 pm

rijed wrote:Accepted with a $15,000 scholarship. Was really surprised by this since I have a low LSAT and didn't really pursue it. However, I'm a vet so my GI Bill should cover the first two years of law school with this scholarship.

Congrats!! See you at ASW!

TIKITEMBO · Post by **TIKITEMBO** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:14 am

Writing an LOCI to try to get off the waitlist. Who should I address the letter to?

ThreeRivers · Post by **ThreeRivers** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:42 am

At this point, probably a 50/50 chance I'll attend umn... Hoping asw goes well!

rijed · Post by **rijed** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:00 pm

TIKITEMBO wrote:Writing an LOCI to try to get off the waitlist. Who should I address the letter to?

I would address the letter to "Admissions Committee." That is who I have sent my other letters to and it has worked out pretty well for me.

rijed · Post by **rijed** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:01 pm

MidwestJosh wrote:
rijed wrote:Accepted with a $15,000 scholarship. Was really surprised by this since I have a low LSAT and didn't really pursue it. However, I'm a vet so my GI Bill should cover the first two years of law school with this scholarship.
Congrats!! See you at ASW!

Which ASW are you attending?

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