Loyola Chicago 2010 Forum

[Stellar]

Please Help!! Question: So we need to respond to scholarships before April 15th when the 1st deposit is due? If I confirm I want the scholarship but then don't end up attending, what happens?

[uwb09]

got my depaul packet today with the 15K schollie

operation squeeze another 5K out of loyola-chicago (go from 10k to 15k) will go into effect next week, i will keep you guys posted

[nitr0x99]

got my depaul packet today with the 15K schollie

operation squeeze another 5K out of loyola-chicago (go from 10k to 15k) will go into effect next week, i will keep you guys posted

Good luck. I tried and they shot me down lol

[mrmofo]

My problem is the other 3 months of the year. I fully intend on working my hardest to find a job over the summer, but still... I can't count on some unknown/ not guaranteed income to supplement the loans from their 9 month Col estimate. So, I have to divide by 12 months instead of 9 which makes it tight.

[Jerome]

My problem is the other 3 months of the year. I fully intend on working my hardest to find a job over the summer, but still... I can't count on some unknown/ not guaranteed income to supplement the loans from their 9 month Col estimate. So, I have to divide by 12 months instead of 9 which makes it tight.

Fair enough. Here's to hoping the economy rebounds.

[mrmofo]

My problem is the other 3 months of the year. I fully intend on working my hardest to find a job over the summer, but still... I can't count on some unknown/ not guaranteed income to supplement the loans from their 9 month Col estimate. So, I have to divide by 12 months instead of 9 which makes it tight.

Fair enough. Here's to hoping the economy rebounds.

+1 Hoping, praying, fingers crossed. We've got a year+ before that time.

[lewis louis]

I could do this math myself, but im working on alot of school work. What to they calculate the COL to be, and what do you think the realistic amount for COL is?

[nowinGA]

Just got an email indicating that my acceptance letter is in the mail. Does anyone know if aid or scholarship information comes with acceptance? Or if not, how much later?

Thanks.

[darklighter13]

Just got an email indicating that my acceptance letter is in the mail. Does anyone know if aid or scholarship information comes with acceptance? Or if not, how much later?

Thanks.

I went DR today, but no e-mail, and it says on the status checker that they don't do decisions over e-mail. Has anyone else gotten one?

[JCougar]

Just got an email indicating that my acceptance letter is in the mail. Does anyone know if aid or scholarship information comes with acceptance? Or if not, how much later?

Thanks.

I went DR today, but no e-mail, and it says on the status checker that they don't do decisions over e-mail. Has anyone else gotten one?

I got a status checker: Decision Made

The date is 3/14/2010. Haven't heard hide nor hare from them since before that requesting an LSAT retake improvement addendum. My score went up from 162 to 168, so I'm hoping it's not YP. I'd like to get in at one of my safeties.

[mazzini]

So.... about a week ago my status checker went to "decision made". I received no email stating that my acceptance letter was on the way but since the status checker changed I have received two emails one of which discussing the admitted students bulletin board. I take this to mean I have been accepted, and honestly I would be surprised if I wasn't. My question is this: does scholly info come with the initial acceptance letter?

[Jerome]

Just got an email indicating that my acceptance letter is in the mail. Does anyone know if aid or scholarship information comes with acceptance? Or if not, how much later?

Thanks.

I went DR today, but no e-mail, and it says on the status checker that they don't do decisions over e-mail. Has anyone else gotten one?

I got a status checker: Decision Made

The date is 3/14/2010. Haven't heard hide nor hare from them since before that requesting an LSAT retake improvement addendum. My score went up from 162 to 168, so I'm hoping it's not YP. I'd like to get in at one of my safeties.

I imagine you're in, plus I'd bet they'll throw you some money.

So.... about a week ago my status checker went to "decision made". I received no email stating that my acceptance letter was on the way but since the status checker changed I have received two emails one of which discussing the admitted students bulletin board. I take this to mean I have been accepted, and honestly I would be surprised if I wasn't. My question is this: does scholly info come with the initial acceptance letter?

Scholarship offers will follow the acceptance. Mine did anyway, by one day, but I don't think that was anything but happenstance.

[nitr0x99]

Jerome, did you try your luck with negotiating?

[Jerome]

Jerome, did you try your luck with negotiating?

I am waiting for my financial aid packet, which I assume (without grounds, I admit) I will get this week. If not, I will call and find out what I am getting. If nothing, I will try. I have no money elsewhere, just acceptances at Iowa and Lewis and Clark and a lot of desperation. Sending in my health law fellowship app this week (they extended the deadline for all of us until end of March, yay!) so that might get me a few more grand.

You?

[nitr0x99]

Jerome, did you try your luck with negotiating?

I am waiting for my financial aid packet, which I assume (without grounds, I admit) I will get this week. If not, I will call and find out what I am getting. If nothing, I will try. I have no money elsewhere, just acceptances at Iowa and Lewis and Clark and a lot of desperation. Sending in my health law fellowship app this week (they extended the deadline for all of us until end of March, yay!) so that might get me a few more grand.

You?

I tried negotiating the scholly and the wouldn't budge. Then when I asked about the need based grant they informed me about the whole 10K max thing, so I only got 5K in grants because I already got 5K in scholly

Is the deadline extended for all the scholarships?

[Jerome]

Jerome, did you try your luck with negotiating?

I am waiting for my financial aid packet, which I assume (without grounds, I admit) I will get this week. If not, I will call and find out what I am getting. If nothing, I will try. I have no money elsewhere, just acceptances at Iowa and Lewis and Clark and a lot of desperation. Sending in my health law fellowship app this week (they extended the deadline for all of us until end of March, yay!) so that might get me a few more grand.

You?

I tried negotiating the scholly and the wouldn't budge. Then when I asked about the need based grant they informed me about the whole 10K max thing, so I only got 5K in grants because I already got 5K in scholly

Is the deadline extended for all the scholarships?

No, just the health law fellowship.

What leverage did you have in your negotiations? And what was your EFC on your FAFSA? I'm hoping to negotiate a bit more out of 'em, but we'll see what I can do. I already have a pretty generous scholarship that brings tuition into in-state range (if I were to look at CU, for example), so I can't scoff at that.

[nitr0x99]

Jerome, did you try your luck with negotiating?

I am waiting for my financial aid packet, which I assume (without grounds, I admit) I will get this week. If not, I will call and find out what I am getting. If nothing, I will try. I have no money elsewhere, just acceptances at Iowa and Lewis and Clark and a lot of desperation. Sending in my health law fellowship app this week (they extended the deadline for all of us until end of March, yay!) so that might get me a few more grand.

You?

I tried negotiating the scholly and the wouldn't budge. Then when I asked about the need based grant they informed me about the whole 10K max thing, so I only got 5K in grants because I already got 5K in scholly

Is the deadline extended for all the scholarships?

No, just the health law fellowship.

What leverage did you have in your negotiations? And what was your EFC on your FAFSA? I'm hoping to negotiate a bit more out of 'em, but we'll see what I can do. I already have a pretty generous scholarship that brings tuition into in-state range (if I were to look at CU, for example), so I can't scoff at that.

When they offered me 5K, I tried to use DePaul's 15K offer as leverage. Loyola cited the fact that their GPA requirements are more lenient, which really does make a difference so I can't be mad at them. My EFC was zero.

You're from Colorado?

[Jerome]

When they offered me 5K, I tried to use DePaul's 15K offer as leverage. Loyola cited the fact that their GPA requirements are more lenient, which really does make a difference so I can't be mad at them. My EFC was zero.

You're from Colorado?

Yeah. Well, guess I'm screwed. All I have got is an acceptance at Iowa. Which has better job placement stats that does LUC, but the economy certainly tanked those.

[pamplemousse]

i just got an email saying i was accepted and that my acceptance letter was mailed today. hooray!

one for one...

still waiting for moreeee

[jml8756]

I never got an official acceptance, but today I got an email reminding me about the deposit deadlines. Status checker says decision was made 3/15. I'm glad I got accepted, but please let me know that before you ask me for money!

[JCougar]

In today via e-mail. It's my first acceptance (actually, it's my first decision period). No word about scholly yet.

[traehekat]

In today via e-mail. It's my first acceptance (actually, it's my first decision period). No word about scholly yet.

Congrats! I know with that score from the Feb retake you will probably start pwning the hell out of this cycle soon.

[darklighter13]

In today via e-mail. It's my first acceptance (actually, it's my first decision period). No word about scholly yet.

I'm very paranoid that I didn't get in, now. Did anyone get in who didn't receive an e-mail notice of such?

[uwb09]

In today via e-mail. It's my first acceptance (actually, it's my first decision period). No word about scholly yet.

I'm very paranoid that I didn't get in, now. Did anyone get in who didn't receive an e-mail notice of such?

i never received an email telling me I was in

[echelon]

I got an email today that started "Dear Loyola Chicago JD New Student" and gave me information about paying for my deposit, as well as a username and password for the admitted students page. I'm taking that as an acceptance, even though the admitted students username and password are very generic.

Loyola Chicago is my first acceptance, and I'm very excited about it! I'll be putting Butler out early in my brackets to get into the Horizon League rivalry spirit.