Fordham c/o 2016/17 (2012-2013 Cycle) Forum

[dan k]

waitlisted which was pretty surprising given my lsat I thought I would have been auto-deny

oh well, its nice to have gotten other acceptances by now and on the bright side i haven't been rejected outright

[stuckinthemiddle]

Am I the only one who desperately wants to meet Kathryn Espiritu?

[dingbat]

Am I the only one who desperately wants to meet Kathryn Espiritu?

Go to admitted student day. She's nice

[dproduct]

Am I the only one who desperately wants to meet Kathryn Espiritu?

Go to admitted student day. She's nice

I feel like I know her from obsessively stalking her Twitter. It's kind of like meeting a celebrity at this point.

[CJ007]

Rejected via status checker

Sent 12/10/12
Received 12/11/12
Complete 12/11/12
Rejected 1/8/13

3.1 GPA (Cell bio major)/ 159 LSAT

(1 year of medical school - pre-med in undergrad - 5 years community service in low-income areas- 4 years full time work experience - leadership positions) - My numbers were a long shot for admissions.

Congratulations to those accepted! Fordham is a great school - good luck to those applying

[hump1909]

Waitlisted today.....filled out the waitlist response form

Wow, with a 2.42 and a 159, that is impressive! Fordham must really love their military. Are you URM?

Nope. Very good softs,LORs,exp.....I was actually very surprised I wasn't denied outright. Still hope. Maybe it was the "I don't need any money from Fordham Law" part that helped

[skri65]

To those without auto reject or auto admit numbers that heard yesterday, when did you initially go complete?

[dproduct]

Received the admitted students information as well as the 10k per year/30k overall merit scholarship offer today!

[teachmehowtoraji]

Received the admitted students information as well as the 10k per year/30k overall merit scholarship offer today!

+1

[stuckinthemiddle]

Got 15k/year. Really happy but I'm not sure it's enough for me to choose Fordham over Cornell. Anyone with any experience with negotiating? How stingy is Fordham? :/

[ph5354a]

Got 15k/year. Really happy but I'm not sure it's enough for me to choose Fordham over Cornell. Anyone with any experience with negotiating? How stingy is Fordham? :/

What's your preference in terms of location? If you don't mind living in Ithaca for three years, I wouldn't bother negotiating and just go to Cornell. You'll save almost $15k in cost of living each year.

ETA: but if you'd rather be in NYC, fordhams career prospects in New York are not that much different than Cornell's, you'll just have to be closer to the top of your class. I would think that you could use a Cornell acceptance to leverage some more $$ from Fordham. Good luck!

[ajax]

Got 15k/year. Really happy but I'm not sure it's enough for me to choose Fordham over Cornell. Anyone with any experience with negotiating? How stingy is Fordham? :/

They have a reputation for being very stingy.

[ajax]

Got 15k/year. Really happy but I'm not sure it's enough for me to choose Fordham over Cornell. Anyone with any experience with negotiating? How stingy is Fordham? :/

What's your preference in terms of location? If you don't mind living in Ithaca for three years, I wouldn't bother negotiating and just go to Cornell. You'll save almost $15k in cost of living each year.

ETA: but if you'd rather be in NYC, fordhams career prospects in New York are not that much different than Cornell's, you'll just have to be closer to the top of your class. I would think that you could use a Cornell acceptance to leverage some more $$ from Fordham. Good luck!

Cornell's prospects in NYC are much better than Fordham's.

[ph5354a]

Cornell's prospects in NYC are much better than Fordham's.

You're probably right. I should've said that I was focusing only on big law when I researched this --40% of Cornell's class ended up in big law compared to 20-25% of Fordham's I believe. It was probably much easier for those Cornell grads to ge those jobs, but I think that if living in Ithaca is abhorrent to you, Fordham can still get you where you want to go. ETA: if you're willing to work much much harder. I would still pick Cornell over Fordham any day.

[ajax]

Cornell's prospects in NYC are much better than Fordham's.

You're probably right. I should've said that I was focusing only on big law when I researched this --40% of Cornell's class ended up in big law compared to 20-25% of Fordham's I believe. It was probably much easier for those Cornell grads to ge those jobs, but I think that if living in Ithaca is abhorrent to you, Fordham can still get you where you want to go. ETA: if you're willing to work much much harder. I would still pick Cornell over Fordham any day.

Fordham:
Percent of 2011 class at firms over 100: 24.7
Percent of 2011 class at Fed clerkships: 2.3

Cornell:
Percent of 2011 class at firms over 100: 38.8
Percent of 2011 class at Fed clerkships: 7.9

NYC cost of living compared to Albany (I couldn't find stats for Ithaca, so I would assume even cheaper than Albany):
Groceries 29% cheaper in Albany
Housing 72% less in Albany
Utilities 27% less in Albany
Transportation 16% less in Albany

http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=cornell&show=ABA

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=fordham&show=ABA

However, this should all go in "choosing a law school" forum.

[ph5354a]

Fordham:
Percent of 2011 class at firms over 100: 24.7
Percent of 2011 class at Fed clerkships: 2.3

Cornell:
Percent of 2011 class at firms over 100: 38.8
Percent of 2011 class at Fed clerkships: 7.9

NYC cost of living compared to Albany (I couldn't find stats for Ithaca, so I would assume even cheaper than Albany):
Groceries 29% cheaper in Albany
Housing 72% less in Albany
Utilities 27% less in Albany
Transportation 16% less in Albany

http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=cornell&show=ABA

http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=fordham&show=ABA

However, this should all go in "choosing a law school" forum.

Nice research! Yeah, I'm from outside of Ithaca, COL is probably significantly less than Albany. $15k at Fordham barely makes up for the COL in NYC, in my experience, and definitely doesn't make up for the difference in career prospects.

[dingbat]

stuff explaining how Cornell has better prospects and Ithaca has lower cost of living

However, this should all go in "choosing a law school" forum.

He's right, and he's right.
This isn't the venue to have this discussion, but if costs are the same and location isn't an issue, it's a fairly easy decision

[melissa91791]

I just got my merit award email yesterday which is over a mOnth after getting my acceptance email. I'm happy I got a bit of money though!

[dingbat]

I just got my merit award email yesterday which is over a mOnth after getting my acceptance email. I'm happy I got a bit of money though!

congrats

[romanticegotist]

Hey all checking in w/ 166/3.76 (and legal-ish work experience). Pretty hopeful about admission and we shall see about money. Hope things are going well in here. Applied 1/4.

[nygrrrl]

I just got my merit award email yesterday which is over a mOnth after getting my acceptance email. I'm happy I got a bit of money though!

congrats

[cgw]

Got my acceptance email today! Nothing about scholarships though, do they normally send that it the mail?

[dproduct]

Got my acceptance email today! Nothing about scholarships though, do they normally send that it the mail?

I received mine the next day (along with ASW information).

[Vpassarelli]

Hello all just checking in here. Went complete on 1/7 and Fordham is my top choice school.

167/2.6, Masters Degree with a 3.97, and 5 years WE as a teacher and in the business field.

God Luck all!

[dingbat]

Hello all just checking in here. Went complete on 1/7 and Fordham is my top choice school.

167/2.6, Masters Degree with a 3.97, and 5 years WE as a teacher and in the business field.

God Luck all!

Good luck