Notre Dame Law School c/o 2018 (2014-2015 applicants) Forum

[sandwich]

You guys get that guide to ND today in the mail? Pretty cool. I'm getting more and more excited about ND.

Also got it, super cool idea. I feel like a lot of school forget that a good chunk of law students are picking up lives, jobs, , etc to come to their school and have partners and maybe kids. Professional students care a LOT more about housing, the city in general, quality of live beyond the dorms, etc. The packet was basically a bound, almost 200 page document, and while I haven't read it yet, it looks like it's half about the school and half about "everyday living"--there are sections on things like Restaurants, Pets, Health Care, airports, Buses and Trains, etc.

ND, this is seriously awesome.


Also got an email newsletter in the ol' inbox today. I know that we have had much better sources than I saying that the week of Feb. 7th is likely, but just in case anyone wants more confirmation, there was a 'scholarship update' thing in the email that says, "The Office of Admissions will be making merit and need-based scholarship decisions in the beginning of February. Those who qualify for a scholarship will be notified via email." So, it's coming soon!

[isuperserial]

Somehow got in! What a dream school. Hopefully they see fit to throw a little money my way, fingers crossed!

[LyricsToLitigation]

Somehow got in! What a dream school. Hopefully they see fit to throw a little money my way, fingers crossed!

Congrats! I love hearin that! Pm me your numbers I'm curious!

[yossarian]

You guys get that guide to ND today in the mail? Pretty cool. I'm getting more and more excited about ND.

Also got it, super cool idea. I feel like a lot of school forget that a good chunk of law students are picking up lives, jobs, , etc to come to their school and have partners and maybe kids. Professional students care a LOT more about housing, the city in general, quality of live beyond the dorms, etc. The packet was basically a bound, almost 200 page document, and while I haven't read it yet, it looks like it's half about the school and half about "everyday living"--there are sections on things like Restaurants, Pets, Health Care, airports, Buses and Trains, etc.

ND, this is seriously awesome.

This. Seriously impressed by ND's commitment to us.

[mx23250]

You guys get that guide to ND today in the mail? Pretty cool. I'm getting more and more excited about ND.

Also got it, super cool idea. I feel like a lot of school forget that a good chunk of law students are picking up lives, jobs, , etc to come to their school and have partners and maybe kids. Professional students care a LOT more about housing, the city in general, quality of live beyond the dorms, etc. The packet was basically a bound, almost 200 page document, and while I haven't read it yet, it looks like it's half about the school and half about "everyday living"--there are sections on things like Restaurants, Pets, Health Care, airports, Buses and Trains, etc.

ND, this is seriously awesome.

This. Seriously impressed by ND's commitment to us.

+1. This book specifically directed toward new/admitted students is very impressive and clearly took a serious amount of time and effort.

[isuperserial]

Somehow got in! What a dream school. Hopefully they see fit to throw a little money my way, fingers crossed!

Congrats! I love hearin that! Pm me your numbers I'm curious!

Thanks bud! Just check out my lsn profile. It's on my profile here, but for convenience here's the link: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/isuperserial

How's this cycle treating you?

[kobe1020]

i think i just got in..says decision made and now i can see amount of seat deposit..am i right??

so we wait until next week to hear about scholarship thing?

[paymytelephonebillz]

Did anyone write a financial aid letter to the law school admissions office? If so, what all did you include?

edit: meant the need based letter that was optional for our application

[kobe1020]

Did anyone write a financial aid letter to the law school admissions office? If so, what all did you include?

edit: meant the need based letter that was optional for our application

Just tell then that u r poor and have limited/no support from your family etc. that should do it...

[paymytelephonebillz]

Did anyone write a financial aid letter to the law school admissions office? If so, what all did you include?

edit: meant the need based letter that was optional for our application

Just tell then that u r poor and have limited/no support from your family etc. that should do it...

Hahaha yea... that's essentially what I wrote... just wondering if there was anything else that I didn't think of....

[kobe1020]

Did anyone write a financial aid letter to the law school admissions office? If so, what all did you include?

edit: meant the need based letter that was optional for our application

Just tell then that u r poor and have limited/no support from your family etc. that should do it...

Hahaha yea... that's essentially what I wrote... just wondering if there was anything else that I didn't think of....

i wonder how this essay works. does it really give the student a chance to receive an independent "need based grant" other than the merit based scholarship?

[ndirish2010]

From what I understand, there is very little in the way of need-based aid at NDLS.

[isuperserial]

Just got the admissions packet. Wow, was that cool. I just sat there reading through the whole thing, front to back. Notre Dame is officially one of my top choices now.

[lovesthelaw]

From what I understand, there is very little in the way of need-based aid at NDLS.

This may be a dumb question...but by this, do you mean they don't give out much need-based scholarships/grants that you don't have to pay back? They still give out whatever loans you need, right?

[isuperserial]

From what I understand, there is very little in the way of need-based aid at NDLS.

This may be a dumb question...but by this, do you mean they don't give out much need-based scholarships/grants that you don't have to pay back? They still give out whatever loans you need, right?

To my understanding, loans tend to be federal, not given out by the school itself.

[couchpizza]

I'm waitin waitin on on that scholly scholly. May this week be a good one for everyone in that regard, cheers.

[ndirish2010]

Just got the admissions packet. Wow, was that cool. I just sat there reading through the whole thing, front to back. Notre Dame is officially one of my top choices now.

Not to state the obvious or dissuade you from choosing Notre Dame (obviously), but you shouldn't be picking a law school based on the admissions packet.

[yossarian]

Anyone going to the AR Meet & Greet Thursday night?

[kobe1020]

From what I understand, there is very little in the way of need-based aid at NDLS.

And yet notre dame makes us to write that useless essay ..good job ND

[isuperserial]

Just got the admissions packet. Wow, was that cool. I just sat there reading through the whole thing, front to back. Notre Dame is officially one of my top choices now.

Not to state the obvious or dissuade you from choosing Notre Dame (obviously), but you shouldn't be picking a law school based on the admissions packet.

Oh, I'm certainly not. It's a bit more complex than that. I was a bit worried about going to a conservative catholic university, and the admissions packet made me feel that Notre Dame is a school I could feel at home at. All things being equal, Notre Dame has objectively the best employment numbers of any school I've been accepted to. The only thing that was holding me back was that worry. I still feel that I would be even more at home at WUSTL, but this definitely makes Notre Dame a viable choice for me.

[LyricsToLitigation]

notre dame... why wont you review me?

I'm nice, I'm smart, i'm Handsome and I am interested in you!

We talk on the phone for long hours and we always make time to email each other, most of all my lsat is above your 75%... so I know you dig me too...

Why play hard to get...

[Ricky-Bobby]

notre dame... why wont you review me?

I'm nice, I'm smart, i'm Handsome and I am interested in you!

We talk on the phone for long hours and we always make time to email each other, most of all my lsat is above your 75%... so I know you dig me too...

Why play hard to get...

Probably because it notices you hanging out over there in the WUSTL thread all the time. ND is a classy school and doesn't want to share, especially with a super attractive school that openly flaunts its money all the time.

[kyle010723]

Probably because it notices you hanging out over there in the WUSTL thread all the time. ND is a classy school and doesn't want to share, especially with a super attractive school that openly flaunts its money all the time.

I loled.

[ManoftheHour]

Probably because it notices you hanging out over there in the WUSTL thread all the time. ND is a classy school and doesn't want to share, especially with a super attractive school that openly flaunts its money all the time.

[LyricsToLitigation]

notre dame... why wont you review me?

I'm nice, I'm smart, i'm Handsome and I am interested in you!

We talk on the phone for long hours and we always make time to email each other, most of all my lsat is above your 75%... so I know you dig me too...

Why play hard to get...

Probably because it notices you hanging out over there in the WUSTL thread all the time. ND is a classy school and doesn't want to share, especially with a super attractive school that openly flaunts its money all the time.

how dare you call out my player-ism on the board! (lol i totally LoL'd when I read this too haha.)