aelphaba (2014-2015)

Graduate degree related to field of law I want to practice (2012).
Currently work in field of law I want to practice, and have associated publications.
Additional work experience in regulatory and corporate law offices.
Significant leadership experience both in college and afterwards.
Undergrad - 2008
LGBTQ

Hey guys - if you're in this cycle and have questions re Northeastern, feel free to message me! But please be aware I check this site only every couple of weeks so there may be a delay.

All numbers are three year totals.

4/20 - Cardozo increased their scholarship to full tuition. NUSL actually has a better public interest/national reach, CoL is lower, and I liked them. Still going to NUSL.

3/27 - Visited NUSL's open house day and put my deposit down pretty much as soon as I got back to my hotel.

3/26 - Cardozo scholarship increased to $45,000/yr.

3/20 - American randomly gave me more money. Feeling the heat, AU?

3/17 - Attempted to take the W&L scholarship to UMD, who informed me (politely, although possibly in copy-and-paste form) that they don't negotiate.

3/12 - Dinged on the BC public interest scholarship.

3/6 - Dinged on the American Public Interest Scholarship. As that is the only thing that would have kept me in DC, it looks like I'm moving. I still haven't heard from BC re their public service scholarship and it's later than expected so I'm bracing myself.

3/4 - Received UMD scholarship information via e-mail. It'd be a good deal if I was getting their in-state rates, but I'm not.

2/26 - Received BC scholarship information (Note: it was routed to the Spam filter!). Public interest scholarship still pending.

2/25 - Interviewed with BC as a finalist for their public interest scholarship.

1/30 - Waitlisted at BU - confirmed continuing interest.

1/30 - American sent me initial scholarship information via e-mail. I also applied to their public service scholarship and that decision hasn't been made yet.

1/23 - W&L scholarship package arrived via USPS.

1/23 - Northeastern increased its scholarship package (works out to full tuition plus $8,000 to offset low paying public interest internships).

1/22 - Rejected from Gtown via email (insert shocked expression here).

1/8 - Had PILS phone interview with Northeastern.

1/7 - Got USPS packet from UMD. No scholarship info until I submit FAFSA.

12/19 - Got into the University of Maryland (via e-mail).

12/9 - In at Cardozo with a $30,000/yr scholarship, details coming via USPS (via voicemail. My phone is off at the office).

12/8 - Seton Hall awarded me $35,000 a year, stipulation my class rank in top 75% or at least a 2.80. It's one of the more expensive schools - tuition is just over 50K a year, so it works out to about a 70% reduction in tuition (USPS).

12/5 - Got into American via e-mail.

12/2 - Rejected (email) from GW.

11/26 - Waitlisted at Minnesota via e-mail.

11/25 - Got into Catholic (status checker). It's the only T3 I applied to, but they're local and have a clinic specific to the type of law I want to practice.

11/20 - Got into W & L (email). Scholarship info not until January.

11/18 - Phone call from NE (which I missed).
11/17 - Northeastern University accepted me and offered me a full-tuition scholarship ($45,000/yr) plus a $2,000 co-op stipend. Only condition is good standing (e-mail/status checker).

10/28 - Got into BC via Fast Track (e-mail). We'll see how the money pans out there.

My "rankings" - which school I'd prefer to go to - are dependent largely on my aid package. Trying to go to the best school I can go to for the least amount of money, and any huge scholarships will probably trump. That being said, I grouped by order of preference. Ungrouped ones would require serious scholarships for me to attend.