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A quick definition of affidatus:

AFFIDATUS: A person who rented land from someone else and promised to be loyal to them. This was a long time ago and is not used anymore.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Affidatus (af-uh-dey-tuhs), n. [Law Latin] Historical term for a tenant who owes fealty to a lord.

Example: In medieval England, a knight who held land from a lord was an affidatus. The knight swore an oath of loyalty to the lord and promised to defend the land against enemies.

Explanation: The term affidatus refers to a type of feudal relationship between a lord and a tenant. The tenant, or affidatus, owed fealty to the lord, which meant they had to be loyal and obedient. In exchange, the lord granted the tenant land to use and protect. The example illustrates how a knight who held land from a lord was an affidatus and had certain obligations to fulfill.

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soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

TheAdoptedOne

9:54

Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:01

The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.

soapy

10:06

Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?

1a2b3c4d26z

10:06

Man

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

Walkin to the bus

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

What a good day to get into law school

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:11

@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.

soapy

10:12

Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:14

You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.

soapy

10:15

I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.

jackfrost11770

10:22

i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review

jackfrost11770

10:23

my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao

soapy

10:25

I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?

soapy

10:25

Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?

soapy

10:26

Or another essay?

FartButt790

10:30

i'll allow it

soapy

10:31

<3 thanks Fart Butt

1a2b3c4d26z

10:31

If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be

llama

10:32

cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs

BytchiestBunny

10:33

How else will they know we fuck

BytchiestBunny

10:33

Need to know aboot 6 pack abs

BytchiestBunny

10:33

How many 666 people apply?

BytchiestBunny

10:33

lolololol

BytchiestBunny

10:33

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/xd5444/what_percentage_of_men_pass_the_666_rule/

soapy

10:34

Ah that's frightening

BytchiestBunny

10:34

@triplethread

BytchiestBunny

10:35

Why? LOL

soapy

10:35

The adcoms recognize you and will deny you is frightening, lmaoo. Not the abs thing XD

FartButt790

10:36

they browse LSD?

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