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failed gift

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A quick definition of failed gift:

A failed gift is a gift that cannot be given to the intended recipient. This can happen if the person who was supposed to receive the gift has died before the gift was given, or if the conditions for receiving the gift were not met. For example, if someone left money to their granddaughter "if she attains the age of 21," but the granddaughter died before turning 21, the gift would fail.

A more thorough explanation:

A failed gift refers to a gift that was intended to be given through a will, but for some reason, it did not happen. There are two types of failed gifts:

  1. Lapsed Devise: This refers to a gift of real property that was not given because the person who was supposed to receive it died before the person who made the will.
  2. Lapsed Legacy: This refers to a gift of personal property or money that was not given because the person who was supposed to receive it died before the person who made the will.

For example, if a person made a will and left $10,000 to their niece, but the niece died before the person who made the will, then the gift would be considered a failed gift.

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imagine if it was like Berkley applications
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
For months
triplethread
11:23
erection day
soapy
11:23
Shoutout to Robinhood's election bet not resolving until January
triplethread
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is anyone else like certain that trump will win
ambitiouslizard
11:23
he aint winning
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11:23
i like being a pessimist
ambitiouslizard
11:24
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:38
One funny thing when talking to lawyers at work is that they will always say how they wish more law schools had interviews to make sure you can like... talk to people and form sentences
getting lunch no one say anything funny or do anything cool for 15 mins
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TheMidwestMonger
11:46
Any chance Notre Dame releases earlier this year?
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