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ASW's are officially over at this point and I just wanted to congratulate everyone on their acceptances and wish them luck in choosing the best school for them. I'll leave the dates so people can search the forums next year to get an idea of what to expect. Again, congrats!

If you have an additional school to add (especially regarding accommodations), reimbursement information, or additional logistical information please post it and I'll add it to this master post. This can be a valuable resource if everyone chips in the info they get from their acceptance letters. Speaking of which, congrats to everyone!

Here's a concise chronological list of the ASW's. Following is a more detailed breakdown for each school.


February 13: Alabama
February 13: Chicago
February 13: Fordham
February 16: Columbia
February 19-20: Northwestern
February 20: Wake Forest
February 20-21: Washington and Lee
February 27: Notre Dame
February 27: WUSTL

March 4-5: Columbia
March 5-6: NYU
March 6: Cornell
March 6: Wake Forest
March 6-7: Minnesota
March 6-7: Ohio State
March 13: UVA
March 14-16: Harvard
March 16: UCLA
March 19-21: Michigan
March 20: Boston U
March 20: Duke
March 20: Notre Dame
March 20: Vandy
March 20-21: Washington and Lee
March 21-22: George Mason
March 25-26: Columbia
March 26: UCLA (NYC)
March 26-27: Georgetown
March 26-27: NYU
March 27: Alabama
March 27: Cornell
March 27: Ohio State
March 27: Texas
March 27: UVA
March 27: WUSTL
March 27-28: Penn
March 27-28: University of Miami
March 27-28: William and Mary
March 28: Fordham
March 28: UGA
March 28: Wake Forest

April 1: George Washington (part-time)
April 2-4: Chicago
April 2-4: Michigan
April 2-4: Northwestern
April 3: Berkeley
April 3: Boston U
April 3: Cornell
April 3: George Washington (full-time)
April 3: Notre Dame
April 3: Texas
April 3: Wake Forest
April 3: UCI
April 3-4: Washington and Lee
April 4: Emory
April 4: Marquette
April 10: Texas
April 10: Vandy
April 16-17: NYU
April 16-18: Harvard
April 17-18: Minnesota
April 17-18: Ohio State
April 19: UCLA
April 20: Columbia
April 17-20: Stanford
April 23-25: Yale
April 24: Chicago
April 24: USC


Alabama
Feb 13
March 27


Berkeley
April 3

[Substantive and social activities are planned, including a mock class and sessions on various aspects of student life. The program will begin at 9:30. Lunch will be provided. The day will conclude with a reception that will end by 6:00 p.m. Your airfare for one, round-trip coach ticket will be covered for up to $200 for travel from within California and for up to $350 for travel from other states.]


Boston U
March 20
April 3


Chicago
February 13
April 2-4
April 24

[There's a $200 travel stipend for those who live 150+ miles away available. There's also an offer to house you with a current student.]


Columbia
Feb 16
March 4-5
March 25-26
April 20


Cornell
March 6
March 27
April 3

[The Admitted Student Day formal program will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. and finish up about 4:30 p.m. The optional program will include dinner on Friday night and events on Saturday morning.]


Duke
March 20


Emory
April 4


Fordham
February 13
March 28


Georgetown
Jan 22-23
March 26-27


George Mason
March 21-22


George Washington
April 1 (part-time)
April 3 (full-time)


Harvard
March 14-16
April 16-18

[$50-200, depending on distance traveled]


Marquette
April 4


Michigan
March 19-21
April 2-4

[Neither said anything about providing a stipend, but there will be more info to come]


Minnesota
March 6-7
April 17-18


Northwestern
April 2-4

[NU ASW "Day at Northwestern" need-based subsidy (only for airfares): up to $150, min airfare $200 application on admitted student website also available to those attending Diverse Admit Day, 2/19 - 2/20, same rules apply]


Notre Dame
February 27
March 20
April 3


NYU
March 5-6
March 26-27
April 16-17


Ohio State
March 6-7
March 27
April 17-18


Penn
March 27-28


Stanford
April 17-20

[The admitted students website says they reimburse up to $400 outside of California, $200 coming within California, plus $26 each direction to/from the airport]


Texas
March 27
April 3
April 10


UCI
April 3


UCLA
March 16 (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
March 26 (in NYC)
April 19 (11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)


UGA
March 28


University of Miami
March 27-28


USC
April 24 (8:00am to 6:30pm)


UVA
March 13
March 27

[Travel subsidy up to $400 (this year, at least) depending on current/temporary mailing address distance from VA. The schedule shows there's a few Thursday events for those who arrive early.]


Vandy
March 20
April 10

[Subsidy of $200]


Wake Forest
February 20th
March 6th
March 28th
April 3rd


Washington and Lee
February 20-21
March 20-21
April 3-4.

[We'll provide you with two nights lodging in Lexington, and reimburse you for up to $250 in travel expenses]


William and Mary
March 27 and 28


WUSTL
February 27
March 27


Yale
March 9
April 6
April 23-25

Berkeley

Admitted Students Day on April 3, 2009. Substantive and social activities are planned, including a mock class and sessions on various aspects of student life. The program will begin at 9:30. Lunch will be provided. The day will conclude with a reception that will end by 6:00 p.m.

Your airfare for one, round-trip coach ticket will be covered for up to $200 for travel from within California and for up to $350 for travel from other states.

What if you drive? I'm planning on doing a road trip and am hoping that an airline ticket receipt is not required for this reimbursement.

sluggo wrote:What if you drive? I'm planning on doing a road trip and am hoping that an airline ticket receipt is not required for this reimbursement.

To Berkeley? You need to book it through their corporate airline account. There is no reimbursement.

Thanks for taking care of this, sluggo! Ah, I wish I had more to add, but my mailbox has been empty lately.

Good idea. I was actually hoping one of these would be started soon.

Washington and Lee:
"We'll host three Open House weekends this year, February 20 - 21, March 20 - 21 and April 3 - 4. We'll provide you with two nights lodging in Lexington, and reimburse you for up to $250 in travel expenses."

USC:

April 24 Law Day Program: from 8:00 am to 6:30

no word of reimbursement for out of state people

Anyone know if you can combine money between schools? I would be traveling from overseas to attend, so needless to say, no amount any school has offered will cover the costs! I'm hoping I can pool the money for the plane ticket overseas and then bum around between ASWs once I'm back in the states...?

zabagabe wrote:Anyone know if you can combine money between schools? I would be traveling from overseas to attend, so needless to say, no amount any school has offered will cover the costs! I'm hoping I can pool the money for the plane ticket overseas and then bum around between ASWs once I'm back in the states...?

lol I doubt it.

Does anyone know how consistent the schools tend to be from year to year with their ASW... I was thinking of putting in some dates from the past year to *estimate when the ASW would be this year, because I am impatient.

Just got e-mail from Dean C at Georgetown. First ASW will be: January 22-23, 2009. Not sure about subsidy.

Has anyone actually booked their Berkeley trip yet? Just wondering how working with travel agent goes. Also, are people just planning on trying to stay with current students?

More generally, how many of these do people typically go to/plan on going to? Other than the money, it's also sort of tough to take a bunch of Thursday/Fridays off from work for a few weeks in row.

Sounds good. Anyone heard from NYU seeing as how they've given acceptances recently?

Just wanted to bump this to see if anyone has heard anything.

Regarding Michigan, if people here can't attend ASW or want to have some fun with 1Ls, I'm sure I can arrange something with my buddies (awesomepossum, tl, lothar, etc.). Justtt send me a PM.

Vandy = March 20 and April 10. More details to come

Emmy,

Thanks for the invite. I actually probably will be doing a non-ASW trip to UM and I have a friend who goes there. PM me when you get a chance... I'm curious if you know him.

Emmy or other Michigan students/ASW attendees: do you know if events for the ASWs begin early in the day Thursday or could we come in after work...? (Haven't been accepted yet, but planning ahead just in case--hopefully )

updated with vandy, will add nyu info as soon as i find it, in addition to anything else ppl post.

sluggo wrote:Sounds good. Anyone heard from NYU seeing as how they've given acceptances recently?

They didn't provide dates, but they said they will have a couple dates to choose form in the spring. I'll keep you posted.

UCLA:
· Monday, March 16 (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) and

· Sunday, April 19 (11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Stanford's ASW is April 18 through 20.

Edited to add: I lied. The admitted students website says they reimburse up to $400 outside of California, $200 coming within California, plus $26 each direction to/from the airport. And the admitted students website says it's the 17th through the 20th...

BendAndSnap wrote:UCLA:
· Monday, March 16 (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) in NYC

· Sunday, April 19 (11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) in LA

fixed for ya

legends159 wrote:

BendAndSnap wrote:UCLA:
· Monday, March 16 (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) in NYC

· Sunday, April 19 (11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) in LA

fixed for ya

Both of those UCLA sessions are in LA. The one in NYC is on March 26.

Cornell:

Admitted Student Day

Welcome to Cornell Law School!

One of the best ways to learn more about the Law School and what it can offer you as an enrolled student is to visit us. We will be hosting three separate Admitted Student Days, on these tentative dates:

March 6
March 27
April 3

The Admitted Student Day formal program will begin on Friday at 9 a.m. and finish up about 4:30 p.m. The optional program will include dinner on Friday night and events on Saturday morning.

Location:
TBD
Speaker:
TBD
TBD
Open To:
Faculty
Staff
Students
Contact Info:
Patina Janisko
607 255-5141
lawadmit@lawschool.cornell.edu