Full Tuition Scholarship

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• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  March 2018 3788 karma

  Outside of T13 and arguably T20, rankings dont matter as much as regional power and employment. Do you mind if you worked in that region as a lawyer? What are the employment stats like? What are your aspirations as a lawyer? Congrats on the offer!!
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  Thank you No I wouldn't mind working in the region. It says 70% are employed 10 months after graduation with 58% of those working in law firms, 21% in business, 10% in government, and 8% in judicial clerkships.
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  @westcoastbestcoast
• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  March 2018 3788 karma

  @jowens7317 said:
  @westcoastbestcoast

  Hey @jowens7317 . The stats dont seem too shabby. As long as they are line with you career goals, I would take this offer and run with it. Were there any conditions to the scholarship?
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  @westcoastbestcoast That's what I'm leaning towards and as far as I know the only string attached is a minimum GPA requirement. I haven't receieved the actual contract in the mail yet though so I'm not 100% sure - I've just got an email.
• OverRatedUnderAchiever Member

  March 2018 609 karma

  @jowens7317 said:
  @westcoastbestcoast That's what I'm leaning towards and as far as I know the only string attached is a minimum GPA requirement. I haven't receieved the actual contract in the mail yet though so I'm not 100% sure - I've just got an email.

  Snag it!
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  LSAT_Wrecker Member ⭐

  March 2018 4850 karma

  I'd be very sure about the GPA condition and your anticipated ability to maintain it prior to signing on the dotted line. I'd research other people's experiences / stories as it applies to conditional scholarships and the reality of the law school curve.
• toniafisher1 Member

  March 2018 87 karma

  What was your lsat score?
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  PearsonSpecterLittUp Alum Member

  March 2018 588 karma

  If there is a minimum GPA contingent, be wary!
  What percentage of the class maintains that GPA or above it?

  I highly recommend giving this article a read:
  https://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/are-law-school-merit-scholarships-a-big-racket/

  Hope this helps!
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  @toniafisher1 163
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  @PearsonSpecterLittUp Thank you that does help I can't seem to find anything on their website about class GPA's or scholarship retention. Hopefully that info will be in the acceptance packet or contract.
• jowens7317 Alum Member

  March 2018 244 karma

  @LSAT_Wrecker said:
  I'd be very sure about the GPA condition and your anticipated ability to maintain it prior to signing on the dotted line. I'd research other people's experiences / stories as it applies to conditional scholarships and the reality of the law school curve.

  I just found information on their website. Their median GPA is 3.0 and the minimum you can have to retain any scholarship is a 2.5. About 1 in 6 lose their scholarships each year.
• Seeking Perfection Alum Member

  March 2018 4428 karma

  @jowens7317 said:

  @LSAT_Wrecker said:
  I'd be very sure about the GPA condition and your anticipated ability to maintain it prior to signing on the dotted line. I'd research other people's experiences / stories as it applies to conditional scholarships and the reality of the law school curve.

  I just found information on their website. Their median GPA is 3.0 and the minimum you can have to retain any scholarship is a 2.5. About 1 in 6 lose their scholarships each year.

  Well then your first priority should be to try to get them to remove the stipulation that you keep a certain GPA or lower the minimum GPA. They might do it.

  If not, I would consider attending anyway, but only if you are 100 percent comfident you will be willing to eat the living expenses you have already paid, quit the school, and give up at least for a while on being a lawyer if you lose the scholarship.
• AllezAllez21 Member Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  March 2018 1917 karma

  Definitely try to negotiate the GPA condition out.