…from every school you can. You might be surprised. Try to negotiate scholarship amount even if you read online about a policy of non-negotiation. I was success in negotiating at least one additional amount. A small one, but every penny counts. Choosing Schools Don’t let U.S. News rule your decisions- Be sure to…
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Admitted to Brooklyn Law School…if you are interested in public interest and always try to negotiate scholarships. You can do this!
…grew. Unfortunately, Northeastern does not do scholarship negotiations. They awarded me an extremely generous scholarship, but it felt weird to consider their schollie over the numerous full tuition offers I had received. I ended up choosing Northeastern in the end though. In the end, I decided I cared a lot more…
…Originally, my plan was to use St. John’s for scholarship negotiation purposes, but as I learned more about the school and compared my other offers, it was clear that St. John’s was the best option. Had I not decided to apply to St. John’s, I would most likely be in major debt. Personally, I wish I applied to a few…
…a cut-throat high turn-over environment. Lots of work with negotiations, contracts, and consulting clients. Had a major life event going into my senior year of college that made me realize I wanted to go to law school. Unfortunately I had not prioritized grades and was focusing on athletics the past 3 years. Grinded…
…to schools I wasn’t super interested in to help me negotiate offers at other schools I care more about).
If a school has an optional essay, WRITE IT. Negotiate scholarship offers, but do it wisely-prioritize leveraging other offers, being polite and realistic, and emphasize why you want to go to the school and why the school wants you.
…out to any of the schools I was offered admission at to negotiate scholarships. Cardozo is the only school which altered my scholarship amount. Aside from Brooklyn & Cardozo, all other acceptances were the equivalent of a full ride for all 3 years for each school. Both Penn State and New York Law School offered…
…to wait until February for scholarship. Heard they don’t negotiate but try to give best offer first. Was surprised by how much it was but I wrote a strong essay for why I was interested in the program. Penn state law: A w/scholarship noticed they are very generous with $ Hofstra: Gave a full scholarship but upon…
…side of adcomms. also, it never hurts to ask, so negotiate and know your worth!
…my interest in my being a public interest attorney. ALWAYS NEGOTIATE!!!! The worst they can say is no.
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