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A quick definition of sprinkling trust:

Term: Sprinkling Trust

Definition: A sprinkling trust is a type of trust where the person in charge of the trust (called the trustee) can give money to the people who are supposed to get it (called the beneficiaries) in different amounts, depending on what they need. This is different from other trusts where the trustee has to follow strict rules about who gets what. Sprinkling trusts are often used for families with children, so the trustee can give them money for things like college or medical bills. While sprinkling trusts are good for giving out money in a flexible way, they can also be risky because the trustee might not do what the person who made the trust wanted them to do.

A more thorough explanation:

A sprinkling trust is a type of trust where the trustee has the power to distribute funds to the beneficiaries according to their needs. Unlike other trusts, where the trustee must follow strict instructions from the creator of the trust, a sprinkling trust allows the trustee to have more flexibility in giving funds to the beneficiaries.

For example, a family pot trust created for children can be a sprinkling trust. The trustee can give different amounts of money to each child for things like college and medical bills, depending on their needs.

Sprinkling trusts have the advantage of being able to allocate trust assets flexibly, but they also have the disadvantage of possibly allowing the trustee to manage the trust against the interests of the trust creator.

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13:34
i don't think it has a detrimental effect on your chances of admission
13:34
but also you don't need to tell them anything so lol
Can y'all help me understand something lol. What does it mean for an app to "go complete"? Is that when the school has reviewed it and made a decision?
13:35
Na, it's when they have all the required information
Gotcha. So what would be the difference between received and completed?
Does complete entail like the app + LORs?
13:35
correct
That makes sense. Thank you!
13:36
complete basically means they've acknowledged receipt and it's ready to go under review whenever they start the deliberative process
Quillinit
13:40
I still haven't had Chicago or Cornell go complete, but I think that's just how they be
13:41
when did you submit
CaringEquableGuppy
13:42
How do you know when an application is complete? Is it on LSAC or the school's portal?
13:43
it'll be on the school-specific portal
Quillinit
13:44
when they opened
Quillinit
13:45
they both say something along the lines of "received and waiting to be processed"
13:48
anyone have good resources for revising a personal statement for reuse after applying with it last cycle?
13:49
Any guesses when Cornell and Penn CRS fee waivers will go out?
13:51
@Quillinit: from my recollection, chicago and cornell collapse complete/UR1 into a single step, so they may simply not be ready to begin reviewing applications
13:52
i think it's fair to assume, barring a handful of schools like UVA, most schools won't begin reviewing applications in earnest until the beginning of next month at the earliest, so it wouldn't be surprising to hear that applications are just sitting in the queue
13:54
@oakenrays: I was just gonna write a new one personally but I think you want to make it recognizably different from your previous PS
13:56
@baddestbunny: definitely agree that some revision and additional information is warranted but, my why law is the same... I guess just tell the same story in a different way
14:03
ugh fineeee I'll write a new stupid essay
14:07
yeah I told my last essay about a formative experience and am trying to update it now to be about what I’ve learned since that experience
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i re-wrote my PS this cycle when I reapplied
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Quillinit
15:10
oh fun @info-man, Chicago just changed to complete today, so we'll see
boglue
15:23
do you have to have lawhub advantage for the lsd status checker to work
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