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A quick definition of oppignorate:

Term: Oppignorate

Definition: Oppignorate means to pawn or pledge something. It is an old-fashioned word that is not commonly used today. It is similar to the word "pignorate".

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Oppignorate (pronounced uh-pig-nuh-rayt) is an old-fashioned word that means to pawn or pledge something as collateral.

Example: The desperate man had to oppignorate his watch in order to get the money he needed.

Explanation: In this example, the man had to pawn his watch in order to get the money he needed. He gave the watch to the pawnbroker as collateral for the loan, and he would have to pay back the loan plus interest in order to get his watch back.

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SpottedCynicalDonkey

13:43

EMORY sensing out As today?

WickedClam

13:44

yeah thats really appealing to me. I work at a childrens advocacy non profit right now

AccessibleAdhesiveCoral

13:44

Can Emory send out more than 3 As today pls

PlantHaplessPug

13:45

Fr, I’ve been waiting since November

SpottedCynicalDonkey

13:45

My app went UR last Friday, odds of me hearing back this week?? 😭

LeanDeadCloud

13:45

mine went under review last wednesday and still waiting

AccessibleAdhesiveCoral

13:45

Their first deposit is due on 4/15, wonder how that factors into them releasing decisions

PlantHaplessPug

13:46

I went UR in Jan IIRC so not necessarily indicative of anything

LeanDeadCloud

13:46

omg brutal planthaplesspug

PlantHaplessPug

13:46

Yeah it’s been a rough cycle

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:47

It's super weird for any school to say this early that they won't be using their waitlist. That defeats the whole purpose.

PlantHaplessPug

13:47

What school said that?

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:48

wake forest

FrioJGenius

13:50

especially a school like Wake where people will probably deposit but are still on higher ranked waitlists

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:51

I'd understand if they were using weasel words, i.e., "it's unlikely that we will be using our waitlist." We're going to see lots of schools that didn't learn from Notre Dame's mistake. Still, unless these schools are cool with the possibility of having their entire overenrolled entering class poached, they should be playing it safe and not trying to empty their waitlist.

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:51

(Penn being the obvious exception, of course. They gotta cut their waitlist somehow.)

FrioJGenius

13:52

and to say zero scholarships for admits off a WL is absurd. What if a deposited student doesn't attend. Where does that money go?

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:52

@FrioJGenius: Back into the budget for next year.

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:52

the first sentence of the email is how to withdraw with a hyperlink to the withdrawal form. they go on to say "Consequently, we do not anticipate admitting any students from the waitlist from now through the end of April. If seats were to become available later in the spring or summer, we would expect to admit no more than 10 students from the waitlist."

UnderRepresentedTryhard

13:52

Who wants to email me ?!!

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:52

with the any italicized for further venom

ClassyPleasantHeron

13:52

Okay, so Wake Forest IS being weasely. That makes more sense.

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:53

They also say no scholarship money for WL admits, and that if you hang on until orientation week, usually a seat or two opens up

bigfatsloth

13:53

i mean at least they're being honest rather than leaving everyone wondering

TenFiftyILuvUGang

13:54

thats the only credit u can give them

OrganicAcridWizard

14:07

seton hall full tuition scholarship but conditional on getting a 2.33. Any advice? seems easy but idk about the curves etc

bigfatsloth

14:09

take it bro tht's barely a condition

bigfatsloth

14:09

you could always negotiate it though

NightHawkBird

14:12

Can someone send the ranking predictions again

TenFiftyILuvUGang

14:12

https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2025/04/tobin-xpt-top-25-law-school-rankings-alpha-phase.html

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