eslnyc (2022-2023)

Similar numbers plus NYS resident, I'll be checking in with your status through out this process. Good luck!!

We can't fill out FAFSA until January 1, 2010. However, it would be helpful to make sure you have all the information before hand to fill it out. Also, you will need to have your taxes for 2009 ready to go, so I would start working on that stuff for now. Especially since all the law schools seem to want the FAFSA filled by February.

My American U application status just says "complete" even though they sent me a decision today. Good luck with everything!

Yeah, I don't know what to think. If I don't get anything tomorrow then I'll sit back, relax and wait. However, I do want something so badly tomorrow!!

OMG CONGRATS!!! You got an acceptance, good for you!

Thanks for the advice! I just looked into it a bunch and it sounds like a better safety choice BUT, also far more expensive- plus the expenses of living right in the city. So, I guess I need to think more. I'd give you some suggestions on local schools but unfortunately I live in NH.

On getting into Santa Clara! Good luck on the rest of your applications. I'm in the same boat. So, I know how ya feel =)!

When I checked my status checker on Tuesday it said "application processed." Because I wasn't exactly sure what that meant, I called and apparently I was supposed to receive an email saying they are offering me a seat in the Fall 2010 day class. The woman I spoke to ended up re-sending the email. I hope you find out soon! Best of luck!!!

Congrats on Rutgers to you as well! In all honestly my part time apps are just to increase my chances. However, I do have to finance law school on my own, so it will be good to be able to work during the day. Also, you can transfer after a year to full time, I don't understand why more people don't do it. Good luck on your cycle!

I am from the Santa Clara area and it's not that wonderful (a bit boring), I say go to Rutgers :).

I mean I do think I have some decent softs (but almost everyone says that I try not to play that up too much). Also, I feel like my undergraduate degree might be a factor (my school is usually ranked pretty high). Good luck on your cycle.

Wow. Interesting article! Haha... I'm glad you like my updates. I'm really just trying to give future applicants information that might help them, also I think I may updating this thing to release some stress. You're doing great so far. Sounds like you have been at it awhile now. It'll be worth it! Also I think it's funny how you narrowed your list regionally. I did the same (although it may not look like it). I have been in Kansas my whole life and want to get outta here!!! But KU is a smart choice financially and its a good school so we'll see! GOOOOOOOD LUCK!!!!

Same to you! Yeah, while I don't want to admit it, I'm pretty sure I'll end up at Buffalo. I'm going to contact the admissions office someday this week and find out whether that 5 grand is yearly or not, I'd bet it is though. Good luck and it would be awesome if we end up at the same place!!

Hey, so I sent an e-mail to Buffalo today and they it was 5 grand per year for three years. 15 grand in total! I was pretty excited when I saw that e-mail.

I'm in the same boat. I'm pretty sure I'm going to Buffalo. Where do you teach?

Yeah thats the reason I asked where you worked. I'm at school upstate now, but I live on the south shore of Long Island (Nassau County). Have you visited UB?

After getting in off the waitlist, I conveyed how badly I wanted to go to UW, but reiterated that because of the price I didn't think I'd be able to attend. It was then that they offered me the option of deferring for a year to get in-state residency, which I debated and then accepted. So anyways, I moved out to Madison in August, got a surprisingly well-paying full time job (turns out those good grades can really help!), and will be biding my time until next fall when I'll be a 1L. Hopefully that helps...any other questions, just ask!

Congrats on Hofstra, when you get scholarship info. let me know how much you get. It should be a ton and we'll be in the same ballpark.

Seriously I'm so pumped with the way my cycle is going so far, but I think I'm going to be getting A LOT of rejections in 2010. I also saw the Honors Scholarship Letter thing on my status checker so I hope it's a big amount!

Happy Holidays to you too!

In response to your 12/21 rant : please see my 12-19 post (I think that's the correct one) I feel ya dog. we just need to hang in there!

Thanks! It actually changed to decision rendered and it said decision sent in the mailings box. Then it took over 2 weeks to reach me. Good luck with USD and the rest of your cycle!

I am really nervous. Don't think my chances are very good but I think I would love Boston. I'm a little leary about Northeastern's grading system. Do you know much about it? I just really hate group work and I feel like there would be ALOT of group work there. It probably won't matter anyways...haha.

OH MY GOSH! Sorry! My girlfriend stayed logged in to her account. THis is actually Phi4Life940.... haha. SORRY! GOod luck with the rest of your apps! You're doing great!

To answer your question: Seattle is definitely second fiddle to UW in the area. It's been improving in the USNWR rankings lateley, so it is slowly gaining a stronger reputation. The local big firms (Perkins Coie, DLA Piper,K&L Gates) seem to recruit heavily from both UW and Seattle, but I'm pretty sure you have to be in the top 25% of the Seattle class in order to be competitive. If you plan on practicing outside the PNW, a Seattle Law degree doesn't do much good. Hope this helps and good luck on your applicatons!!

Oh ok. I think I would like written evaluations because I think professors would recognize effort more. Sorry that you got deferred.... but it's better than a rejection. I still haven't gotten anything so It'll probably be on Monday or Tuesday.

There is no way youre actually worried, would you even go there? They called me and were telling me how I can celebrate now, and I'm just thinking geee well, there is zero percent chance I go to your school so I was faking excitement on the phone. So yeah! You're already in way better schools (Buffalo) so everything else is just gravy.

Hey, ya I was bummed, but now I think I am more inclined to stay in Cali, which is nice. Status checker didn't change and I got my letter in the mail on Saturday. I hope you have better luck than me, and congrats on all your acceptances and $$$!

I keep telling myself I'm going to withdraw from schools, but for some reason I just never get around to doing it. I probably will sometime in late January, but I wouldn't let you feeling bad for someone else make you withdraw from a school before you're ready to do so.

Congrats on your acceptances so far! The level of detail in your profile is extremely helpful. I'm at the edge of my seat awaiting Drexel...we'll see what happens.

I saw your question about Seattle U's reputation in the Northwest. I have lived in Seattle my whole life and I can tell you that the law school is very well respected in this area. That said, I can't vouch for it's reputation outside of the Pacific Northwest. Best of luck with the decision making!

You know, when I first started this my plan was to go to the best law school I got into, no matter the cost. My mind as slowly changed to going to the cheapest! lol. With AU's HUGE cost it would put me in monster debt, well over 100k. So being in at UB, and possibly getting a full ride to MSU, there was just no way I could see myself spending 60k a year. I don't know my number 1, but I'd say my top 3 at this point are UB, MSU and PSU in no particular order. What about you? I guess you're in love with AU?

Found out via e-mail It was not a fun thing to come home to :(

Thanks, Congrats to you as well!!! It took about a week and a half until i received the packet in the mail

Good job! Thats a pretty good school, what's tuition for it?

Congrats on GMU! I share your reservations about the school, and I'm definitely going to try to make it to the Feb ASD. I'm excited to see your decision :-)

Congrats on all your acceptances so far! I hope they continue to come in.

Congrats on all of your acceptances! I accidentally deleted your comment instead of clicking your name but thanks! USD is awful to communicate with. They just give general responses that do not remotely answer my questions so I may start leaning toward other schools. Keep me posted and good luck with the rest of your cycle! Do you know where you want to go yet?

I received the admissions packet in the mail the week after I got the acceptance e-mail. If I remember right, it was postmarked the day after the e-mail. As for scholarship info, it came in a separate e-mail from the acceptance e-mail, and was also indicated in the admissions packet received in the mail.

The scholarship came in a separate email right after the acceptance one, and there was another paper in the acceptance package they sent by mail. Congrats on all the acceptances!

No I dont know if my checker changed. I've basically stopped checking status checkers b/c I'm not worried about law school anymore. If you get rejected there, the e-mail they send might make you cry. It was so mean!

Congrats on your SU acceptance and the scholarship $! :) Yes, you could see Seattle in less than 5 days, but I recommend spending as much time as possible here. I've lived here my whole life and there are always new things for me to do. For sure check out: Neighborhoods: University District, Capitol Hill, Belltown, Fremont Places: Pike Place Market, Lake Washington, Space Needle/Seattle Center, Waterfront, "The Troll" If you have any more questions, please feel free to message me. I love being a "tour guide." :p

Also, you won't need a rental car. The bus system and the light rail can take you most places. You can take the light rail from the airport into downtown. Cabs are more expensive than in NYC, but busses are clean and safe because most downtown commuters bus it to work everyday. If you are used to NY subways, busses here will seem very nice (although somewhat complicated). If you want to check out suburban, family living in the area, you could check out Bellevue, Renton or Shoreline. I hope that helps! :)

No, the UW e-mail wasn't like go F yourself you suck. I was exaggerating a bit with it making you cry. It was just they said I was rejected multiple times and it just wasn't a friendly rejection. It was almost they didn't think I was smart enough to realize that when they say "I'm sorry we cannot offer a you spot" that means rejected so they had to emphasize it. I'm basically down to Buffalo and MSU (assuming im rejected from all the other schools im waiting on). Once I hear back from MSU regarding $$ then I'll have to see where I stand.

Nope, but I have reason to believe they'll give me a full or close to full. I would only go there on a full ride though.

Thanks for the input! What i'm most worried about is graduating with 100k debt and not being able to find a job. I saw the local report (MD&DC) of the most recent bar exam results, which consisted of 65 pages of newly admitted attorneys, most of which haven't found a job. I just see a high risk of taking out that big of a loan with this economy. So i'm considering just entering the work force full time and waiting to attend law school, unless I get into a school high on my list.

Congrats on your cycle so far! It seems we have some stuff in common, particularly Seattle. I would really like to practice, and that's why UW and SU are my top choices. I toured both schools in October and preferred UW, of course, but SU was not bad at all. I have heard they have a pretty good reputation. It's not as great as UW, but they are up and coming. Good luck with everything! You should definitely visit Seattle. It's a fabulous place!

Always great to hear from a fellow teacher and to know someone else is going through this experience! Congratulations on your many acceptances. You are having an excellent cycle! I applied to GM because it was free, and I was curious. I was surprised to get into a top 50 school. It's not really in the running for me because of location. My husband and I are very tied to Arkansas because of family. Also, he wants to attend medical school, so we are hoping to both attend Little Rock (only location in AR that offers law and medicine, plus in-state tuition for both of us). I am interested in education law, or working in a non-profit setting one day. I do not see myself as a trial lawyer :) Keep in touch and good luck with this difficult decision!

You're close to making a decision?(assuming you get dinged at Cal) Thats so awesome! Seattle is so far, if I did better on the LSAT I wanted to go to Washington but obviously that didnt happen. Anyways it's super cool youre close!

Well passing up on scholarship money was not an easy decision. I also really liked Tulane's programs and thought living in NOLA would be great. In the end ND won out because the career prospects are so much better. ND places better for clerkships, big law and I think is one of the more portable degrees outside T-14. The ND alumni network is great. I also visited the school and felt very comfortable there and like the sense of community. In making your decision I would evaluate whether the career prospects are worth the extra money as well as where you feel you will be most successful. Good luck!

Well, I'm sure it's tough for you having to deal with your bf as well. It almost "sucks" to have a significant other at this point b/c you almost have to do what's best for both rather than just for yourself, which might be UB. I should probably do the on-campus thing too, I just really like the idea of living off campus, but we'll see I guess. Did you join the UB Facebook group? It made me laugh b/c theyre like 20 people in there, and I'm like that's it? Greatt

That's hilarious, no one messaged me though :/.

Congrats on your cycle so far! At this point I am leaning towards Seattle U as well. I visited them in October it is a small school, but the staff is friendly and the campus is nice. I did not get a chance to sit in on a class, but I hope to soon. Good luck with the rest of your applications! Maybe I will see you in the fall.

No word from Denver so far. I really just need Nova and I'll be thrilled. My job is across the street so it would really work out for me. Congrats on your cycle thus far as well.

I was actually hiding from specific people, which I'd rather not talk about on here but if you want to know you can message me. Yeah, I need to do the FASFA stuff, I also applied for on-campus housing today at UB. I'm going to take a visit to MSU sometime in March probably and then make my decision after that. BTW...I love snow! UB just way more appealing today :P

That's nuts you got WL'ed at UC. You could totally see that coming though, b/c you would have been rejected already at this point.

First of all--congrats on getting WL'd at Berkeley! A feat like that is truly impressive. As for the waitlist at UW--pretty much the morning after I was waitlisted, I sent a LOCI to UW stating that, "If accepted, I will attend." UW admitted a few off the waitlist in January (before I was put on it), and then didn't make another round of admissions until the end of April (this is where I got in). I visited with Dean Hall, updated my grades and resume--I wanted to make it very clear where I wanted to be and that I really wanted to attend. On April 23rd, I put in my deposit to Illinois. On April 26th, Wisconsin admitted me. I was thrilled, yet simultaneously a bit upset that I had just flushed $200 down the drain. ANYWAYS, I opted to defer and get residency, which brings me to the present. Hope this helped!

Hi-- thanks for the good wishes. I just sent you a longer message since my response is longer than space really allots for, here. Let me know if you didn't receive it-- someone else did not receive a couple messages I sent a while ago.

I am going to be visiting SU in the end of the month as well! Maybe we'll be there around the same time. My fiance just got an amazing job in Seattle, so it's pretty much set I will go to SU. I did spend the weekend at Florida at Stetson Law, and I was so blown away by them. I would probably go there if I didn't have something set in Seattle. It actually made me turn away from UW a bit, which was well timed with the rejection! I hope we end up classmates! Drop me an email if you do go to SU. And big congrats on being Waitlisted at UCBerkeley! That is awesome!

I see you are getting a lot of stupid comments from the peanut gallery too. I imagine anyone that would make comments like that are generally immature and unaware of life outside of school in general. For me, this was a calculated decision based on my fiance's job (he got an amazing offer in Seattle and he has a lot of connections there), as well as other factors. Someone complained to me about citing the residency issue, which made me scoff a little, as we'll be buying property soon and paying far more taxes than they probably have paid in their young lives. Don't let them get you down. I also find deleting anonymous comments quite satisfying. :) BTW - I have an unemployed friend who graduated from Harvard Law. Life is what you make of it. Are you going to be in Seattle for the Admitted Students Day in late March?

I'm glad to help. :) I completely understand the concerns we have when we have other people in our lives. Things worked well for us because Seattle is choice for my fiance's career and Im glad I found a school that I like too! I've heard plenty of positives about the school fro unbiased sources and school is all what you make of it. Our timing sucks bc I'll be there Thursday to Monday (then back here for a few days to get the movers taken care of). I would have loved to have met for coffee and talked more. I've included my email. keep in touch!

Out of curiosity, have you seen anyone from anywhere else questioning why you are interested in the area? I applied in several states, but people are only questioning Seattle, which seems really strange to me. Also, they all seem to not have registered accounts. Have you had anyone email you with similar questions from a legitimate account?

I have heard and am familiar with the phenomenon called the "Seattle Freeze." Basically it's a covert hostility to newcomers in the city. I have never seen it manifest with overt hostility. Despite this, the higher than average amount of bus creepers, and the fact that they do the wave (the Chicagoan in me will always think that is uber lame), I still loved the city the both times I was there. Having some friends there beforehand would help thaw the freeze. I can help ya with some fun places to eat and hang out if you do plan on heading to Seattle. Probably won't meet you there as an SU student, but perhaps in the city itself if UW admits me. Good luck!

Hey, I actually visited UB over the summer. My brother was looking there for undergrad so I wanted to go to check out the LS. It's just a one building place but it's nice. I liked the area around the campus, and the campus is nice too.

Hey, glad to hear you liked Seattle! You were probably at the same event I attended last Friday! :) Let me know if you decide to attend SU. I will probably be starting there in June unless I hear back from UW.

Congrats on your choice!! I will also not be attending UB. Going to MSU, hard to turn down that full!

Hey I saw your profile. I'm a CT cm with similar stats and all that. It looks like you've taken quite the wild ride. I can feel you about the low LSATs and high GPA. Just out of curiosity, what made you go with Seattle ultimately? I'm also a NY resident (or was before moving to CT) and I wouldn't have chosen Buffalo either.

Hey, Yeah! I know what you're saying about just feeling it out. I visited Indiana and felt that way. Although I am paying for school myself, I'm still ultimately going to pick the best school I get into, because I think it will give me the best shot of being debt-free the soonest and thus allow me to focus on my commitment to social justice as well! Well, good luck in Seattle!

props to you for going where you heart tells you to, not your savings account. honestly, all the talk here and on TLS worries me. "i would love to go here but it's not worth sticker price..." just go where you will have the best time! if you get into your dream school, take it. if you know they are a perfect fit, go! that's what you'll be thanking yourself for later.

Hi, I'm really interested in applying to Boalt. Can you elaborate more about your LSAT addendum and your letter of interest once you realized you were under faculty review? Thanks and congratulations -- what an inspiration! :)

congratulations!!! that is really amazing. i wish you the best of luck at berkeley!

Holy shit! You are Berkeley bound!!! Sooooooo happy for you. You give me hope for the next cycle even if I bomb the LSAT the third time.