how would you guys deal with a school giving you $0 but you are above both medians? I don't wanna come off as rude but I have a meeting with the dean soon and I just think it's lowk disrespectful lol
@IrishDinosaur: i don't know anyone applying to law school so i feel understood in this cesspool
JesusLovesYou
14:25
@HopelessLawmanticism: Not going to lie this literally happened to me but I was below the LSAT median except trends showed that people with my same stats got a ton of $$$
JesusLovesYou
14:25
@HopelessLawmanticism: You could always inquire what their trends in scholarship where this year and how they determine that information.
Right - I'm just offended haha. Thank you @JesusLovesYou
JesusLovesYou
14:27
@HopelessLawmanticism: Is it a school that sends out scholarship packages with admissions or have they emailed you separately saying when financial packages are sent out? (don't worry I was offended too)
@bigfatsloth: yes, they said that they did not have funds left and I could go on a scholarship waitlist. But I would not hear back until after the seat deposit is due. Understandably, I can't commit until I hear back right? Am I crazy for having that expectation?
dasfi0990ut1
14:28
@HopelessLawmanticism: sounds like a lil predatory
It's a state school too - I definitely did not expect to be done this dirty lol. Their ABA 509 report says that people on their 75th percentile get ~20k so me getting nothing is crazy. Would it be inappropriate for me to bring that up in the meeting?
dasfi0990ut1
14:35
@HopelessLawmanticism: Up to you, are you certain the scholarship package is not incoming/ still yet to arrive?
J-Reuben-Clark-Law
14:40
@IrishDinosaur: Gotta just let people do their thing. Trying to moralize everything led to everyone getting killed off by some vigilante on Reddit.
@dasfi0990ut1: "Your application is under review for scholarship consideration, and you will hear back from the law school after April 15th, 2025. There is no guarantee that you will receive a scholarship. Please call my office at your convenience to discuss financial aid, plan a visit or schedule a meeting with the dean. You can pay your seat deposit no later than April 1st, 2025." This is what the email said. :(
dasfi0990ut1
14:41
@HopelessLawmanticism: Interesting, then yes either call or else if the office is the dean, bring it up? That is what I woul do
@bigfatsloth: it's very off-putting, but it said it verbatim. Scholarship wait list and that I would not hear back until the 15th but the deposit has a hard deadline april 1st lol
thank you for your wisdom - idk anyone going through this and I'm first gen so I'm kind of lost and my friends dont understand either lol. I will bring it up with the dean as well that I believe it is very unreasonable. Hopefully one of my other apps pans out because if not, I will just have to wait until next year. Thank you all !! (also if you have any recs on last minute schools maybe I should apply to that would be great as well) <3
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