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Anyone heard anything yet?

They sent out this email (below) so I think decisions should be coming soon...



Greetings from Seattle University School of Law Student Financial Services. Thank you for your interest in our institution.

Typically you would have received financial aid information from our department by now. However, some of the material we send includes suggestions on completing the FAFSA but the 2010-11 FAFSA is still in draft form. The Department of Education expects it to be finalized within a week or so but since that considerably delays our correspondence with you I wanted to let you know you will be hearing from us soon.

Once the FAFSA is finalized and as soon as our materials are ready, you will receive a small pamphlet called Financing Your Legal Education. It gives an overview of the financial aid available at Seattle University School of Law. We will also include Financial Aid Instructions and a Pre/Post Admit Checklist to help you navigate the necessary financial aid steps.

We suggest you complete the 2010-11 FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.gov) as soon as possible on or after January 1, 2010. You may use estimated tax information and then update it after your taxes are completed. Once admitted, you should receive a welcome letter indicating the status of your financial aid file to date.

If your financial aid file is complete, it will be evaluated after 2010-11 tuition is set by the Board of Trustees around the first of March. Financial aid award letters will be sent out approximately three weeks after your admit letter is received but no earlier than mid-March because of when tuition is set. Financial aid files are evaluated by admit date. For instance, applicants with completed financial aid files admitted in early January will be the first evaluated for an award letter and so on by admit date.

You are welcome to contact our office at any time with financial aid questions or if you would like to know what types of aid may be available prior to receiving an award letter. You may find our web site helpful at http://www.law.seattleu.edu/financialservices. We are happy to discuss your options and help you through the financial aid process. Please contact us at 206.398.4250 or lawfa@seattleu.edu.

We look forward to serving you.

Happy Holidays!

Best wishes,
Kathleen Koch, Assistant Dean
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Student Financial Services

I sent an email a couple days back about my application status, which has been complete since 11/13/2009. To which I received this reply:

"Our first decisions will be going out in early January, and the first decisions would be for those applicants whose files completed at the beginning of October. Files are read in date order and decisions go out based on the date the file was completed. After our first decisions go out in January, decisions are then made weekly."

So it looks like another 4-6 weeks before we will start hearing about decisions from SU.

lawlec48 wrote:I sent an email a couple days back about my application status, which has been complete since 11/13/2009. To which I received this reply:

"Our first decisions will be going out in early January, and the first decisions would be for those applicants whose files completed at the beginning of October. Files are read in date order and decisions go out based on the date the file was completed. After our first decisions go out in January, decisions are then made weekly."

So it looks like another 4-6 weeks before we will start hearing about decisions from SU.

nice...

oberlin08 wrote:Anyone heard anything yet?

I'm in review...looking forward to a response.

Looking forward to hearing from them too.

Did anyone receive a Christmas card from the admissions office?

JOThompson wrote:Did anyone receive a Christmas card from the admissions office?

No...via snail mail or email?

Got mine via snail mail on Friday. It says "Happy Holidays from Seattle University School of Law." I'm not a stellar applicant, so I'm not sure why I got the card, other than that I visited their Forum table.

Thanks for starting the tread! I am waiting to hear, too.

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WOW did anyone else get the email today; subject line: Seattle University School of Law Admissions?
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Just a news letter..... UGH!

sarlis wrote:WOW did anyone else get the email today; subject line: Seattle University School of Law Admissions?
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Just a news letter..... UGH!

YES. I hate that...I got excited for nothing. BOOOO

Someone on LSN is reporting being accepted as of today.

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I didn't get a card...

nickc8 wrote:

sarlis wrote:WOW did anyone else get the email today; subject line: Seattle University School of Law Admissions?
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Just a news letter..... UGH!

YES. I hate that...I got excited for nothing. BOOOO

OMG I was PISSED over that. It's just so wrong to play with our emotions like that.

Accepted -- on the status checker. Went from "under review" to accepted. But no email or anything yet.

Current Status: Deposit Pending
Current Status Date: 4/15/2010
Decision Status: Admitted
Decision Status Date: 12/18/2009

I must have half a dozen pamphlets, cards, emails, etc. from them now. My heart flutters before I read each one. Still waiting for a decision. Congrats to those who have been admitted and good luck to everyone else who's waiting.

leftieash wrote:Accepted -- on the status checker. Went from "under review" to accepted. But no email or anything yet.

Current Status: Deposit Pending
Current Status Date: 4/15/2010
Decision Status: Admitted
Decision Status Date: 12/18/2009

Congrats!!! When did you submit? And numbers?

nickc8 wrote:

leftieash wrote:Accepted -- on the status checker. Went from "under review" to accepted. But no email or anything yet.

Current Status: Deposit Pending
Current Status Date: 4/15/2010
Decision Status: Admitted
Decision Status Date: 12/18/2009

Congrats!!! When did you submit? And numbers?

Aw, thanks :) Submitted 11/19, went complete 12/2, and have a 3.99 & 166 (second score).

leftieash wrote:
Congrats!!! When did you submit? And numbers?
Aw, thanks Submitted 11/19, went complete 12/2, and have a 3.99 & 166 (second score).

Oh wow...well, I have a similar GPA, but definitely not similar LSAT. I bet you'll get a nice scholarship offer. Congrats again!

Congrats, I'm jealous!! I got a Christmas card in the mail today and I also got the newsletter that got my hopes up about being admitted.... not cool!

I got the email newsletter.

argh

Also in by status checker today, with no email or anything else. I have pretty high numbers for SU (its one of my safeties), but I also submitted real early in the cycle (within a week of application becoming active), so I'm not sure which one played into the quick response more. Good luck to everyone else!

I got the Christmas greeting too. There was a handwritten note in there. Anyone else had a handwritten note?