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Scholarships and number of schools applied to
Does anyone think it hurts your chances of scholarship if you only apply to one school? my question is basically: Does having multiple applications and offers out there foster an environment of competition for qualified candidates, Basically rewarding u for attending their schools, OR do u get rewarded the same way if you have good qualifications and only apply to one school?!
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i have a top 25 and a top 150 both within a 40min drive and an hour drive... u can probably guess now !
As far as I know, schools shouldn't be able to see what other schools you have applied to. After deposit deadline dates however, they can run reports to see if you have double deposited, which is part of the brinkmanship of scholarship negotiation. Since scholarship negotiation is largely about utilizing leverage, it will likely be difficult to secure money, especially this late in the game.
Assuming you're already in, there are possibly some caveats to my last statement. First of all, even if you have deposited to this one school and they run a report, it doesn't mean you aren't waitlisted elsewhere and are waiting on that, so I would not under any circumstances tell the school that they are the only one you applied to. Second, you might be able to use a well written LOCI after your score is submitted to indicate your interest but also indicate that you would need more scholarship money in order to attend this fall versus applying to better schools next year with your fancy new score.
A great person to ask would be Dean Spivey. I know this borders on the kind of advice people pay him for, but he might be able to give you some general answers. He just joined 7Sage @"Mike Spivey" but I'm not sure if he wants to use this as an advice forum like he does on TLS. If not, then you might try to go here and pose a question:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=197451&hilit=spivey&sid=57bf1cad5ddb65b4f6494aee49e26654&start=4275
Good luck!
Unfortunately i have asked them to wait to review it until my june score. once i knew i could take it in june i knew i would score higher than february so i asked them wait. What u said was a lot of what i thought to be the case, except i was under the impression that they could and would see where people apply...
The main problem is, while my primary leverage is probably to wait and apply to more schools with my new score, or even test again and apply to more schools, I am somewhat limited in that i have a one year old son and his family is here in Birmingham and willing to help. They will be very important for us to have the help we need.. So in reality we probably won't be moving from here, meaning i probably won't attend another school outside of the two in my area, so long as i am accpted into one.
I guess now that i've made so much LSAT progress my goals have changed from getting accepted o now knowing that i could get scholarship money at this school. I;m anticipating a much higher LSAT and i'll lknow if i'm admitted by July 10th. Waiting another cycle is only now becoming more appealing to me, because i realize i may actually stand a chance at getting some money, but while i wait i work part time at a bank and play live music some evenings, Also i would definitely take the test once more if i hold off. I could be far above my local schools numbers if not this test then definitely if i sit it once more. And i guess i know the play i need to make if i'm not offered any money... Just looking for advice i guess
ALso i didn't realize at all that people could negotiate for scholarships could u maybe speak on that for a second or two and maybe apply it to my case, i don't know if they know i've only applied there, but i think i'm going to submit one more application for this fall from the better school in my area, I went there for undergrad and have great recomendations from there, my original goal was to try to transfer there but now i may could get in, especially if i waited. Also if someone tells a school theyre only applying there does that mean they wont give money?
Thanks for dealing with these questions i'm just wanting some clarity on this process and some advice in my case
Just as an aside, you probably don't need to comment on the other school's ranking. They are likely well aware of where they stand.
Second point- I am be wrong and a hold may be a special situation but it seems to me that if they'll be reviewing your application for the first time only after having received your June score, it's pretty late in the game for you to receive what you deserve in terms of scholarship for this coming academic year. That stuff is largely first come, first served.
Third point- I wouldn't apply somewhere with the aspiration of transferring out. That can be difficult/not possible for a whole myriad of reasons. Enough reasons to warrant an entire post of its own so suffice it to say, you should attend a law school you'd be happy graduating from.
Have said all that, here's my advice. Defer. Wait until you have your June score and reapply at a bunch of schools for admission in '16- '17. Email around (include your LSAT score/GPA) for fee waivers if you're worried about money. You won't get them all but it should help offset some of the cost.
If you do that, you'll be in a much better position to negotiate scholarships and possibly at a much better law school entirely.
Good luck.
It's so crazy earlier this year i wasn't even thinking about scholarships.. I guess i just need to wait on my score and see what happens! It just means waiting longer and working another year struggling it out, but i guess overall it would be best for my family, i'm 29 in september and basically i've waited this long... I dont know, my girlfriend could be out of nursing school just a little longer than that, and that might mean i could expand my options for attending schools outside of this state. Crazy how things change when u work so hard for something, you just get more hungry and focused. LSAT prep has changed my life whether or not i even get in this fall, i know now that i have the potential of getting accepted into some pretty good schools ..