Hi,
Are there any SPILS alumnis? How do you like the program?
I want to pursue a career as law school teacher and I am asking myself whether I can build my scholarship in this program. I have already published in a few peer reviewd journals (although not the best ones). How is the work with the faculty? Are they offering good support?
Do you have an idea how many people are applying for the SPILS program?
How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?
Thx a lot!!
some questions about SPILS program
Posted Mar 17, 2011 21:36
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Hi,
Are there any SPILS alumnis? How do you like the program?
I want to pursue a career as law school teacher and I am asking myself whether I can build my scholarship in this program. I have already published in a few peer reviewd journals (although not the best ones). How is the work with the faculty? Are they offering good support?
Do you have an idea how many people are applying for the SPILS program?
How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?
Thx a lot!!
Are there any SPILS alumnis? How do you like the program?
I want to pursue a career as law school teacher and I am asking myself whether I can build my scholarship in this program. I have already published in a few peer reviewd journals (although not the best ones). How is the work with the faculty? Are they offering good support?
Do you have an idea how many people are applying for the SPILS program?
How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?
Thx a lot!!
Posted Mar 17, 2011 22:02
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How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?
<blockquote>How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?</blockquote>
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?
Posted Mar 17, 2011 22:13
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Congratulations!!!
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?
That's my nightmare. I am trying to obtain as much funding as possible...
Oldtimer, do you want to become a professor?
Congratulations!!!
<blockquote>A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?</blockquote>
That's my nightmare. I am trying to obtain as much funding as possible...
Oldtimer, do you want to become a professor?
<blockquote>A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?</blockquote>
That's my nightmare. I am trying to obtain as much funding as possible...
Oldtimer, do you want to become a professor?
Posted Mar 17, 2011 23:08
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Well, Yes and no. I have a good job at an IO which I like very much and would like to teach "on the side". The best of both Worlds! But it is pretty though to pull out if you don't have the right academic credentials and I believe Stanford can help.
On the money side, I completely understand you. Financing part of it with loans may still make sense if the LLM helps you in your career, but it would be a huge gamble to finance it all by yourself. Unless, of course, money is not an issue (money, money, money... must be funny... in the richmen's World...)
If you can, it may even be worth waiting a year to secure funding from a scholarship, a grant, or save it. But there is no one size fits all and only you can decide.
I noticed you live in Switzerland. Isn't true that the Confederation has schemes to help study abroad? Even a soft loan may be worth considering in this juncture given the great strength of the S.Fr.! It will not last forever!
Well, Yes and no. I have a good job at an IO which I like very much and would like to teach "on the side". The best of both Worlds! But it is pretty though to pull out if you don't have the right academic credentials and I believe Stanford can help.
On the money side, I completely understand you. Financing part of it with loans may still make sense if the LLM helps you in your career, but it would be a huge gamble to finance it all by yourself. Unless, of course, money is not an issue (money, money, money... must be funny... in the richmen's World...)
If you can, it may even be worth waiting a year to secure funding from a scholarship, a grant, or save it. But there is no one size fits all and only you can decide.
I noticed you live in Switzerland. Isn't true that the Confederation has schemes to help study abroad? Even a soft loan may be worth considering in this juncture given the great strength of the S.Fr.! It will not last forever!
On the money side, I completely understand you. Financing part of it with loans may still make sense if the LLM helps you in your career, but it would be a huge gamble to finance it all by yourself. Unless, of course, money is not an issue (money, money, money... must be funny... in the richmen's World...)
If you can, it may even be worth waiting a year to secure funding from a scholarship, a grant, or save it. But there is no one size fits all and only you can decide.
I noticed you live in Switzerland. Isn't true that the Confederation has schemes to help study abroad? Even a soft loan may be worth considering in this juncture given the great strength of the S.Fr.! It will not last forever!
Posted Mar 18, 2011 14:11
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Here is a link to a pretty detailed article on the SPILS which may be of interest. It's called: SPILS - An Alternative to the 'Classical' LLM Program, by Ludger Radermacher:
http://adsa.stanford.edu/Radermacher.pdf
Here is a link to a pretty detailed article on the SPILS which may be of interest. It's called: SPILS - An Alternative to the 'Classical' LLM Program, by Ludger Radermacher:
http://adsa.stanford.edu/Radermacher.pdf
http://adsa.stanford.edu/Radermacher.pdf
Posted Mar 18, 2011 15:39
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How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?
What I have seen so far with "outside" funding is that the university tends to give you less fin aid. For example Fulbright: you must be "outstanding" in some way to get a Fulbright scholarship. So the average student wont get Fulbright but if the university recognize that you are a Fulbright candidate you get less fin aid.
What I want to say is: If you qualify for a good scholarship you would have also qualified for a tuition waiver. So at the end it is the same.
<blockquote><blockquote>How is financial aid in the SPILS program? Is there a tuituion waver or a stipendium?</blockquote>
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?</blockquote>
What I have seen so far with "outside" funding is that the university tends to give you less fin aid. For example Fulbright: you must be "outstanding" in some way to get a Fulbright scholarship. So the average student wont get Fulbright but if the university recognize that you are a Fulbright candidate you get less fin aid.
What I want to say is: If you qualify for a good scholarship you would have also qualified for a tuition waiver. So at the end it is the same.
I am not alumn, at least yet, but I can give you some info on the financials. Students admitted to the SPILS qualify for the "needs based" aid, which in practice means that you are asked to fill in a form with how much money and other assets you have. I cannot tell you for the moment whether that transforms into a tuition waiver, scholarship, loan or combination thereof, but write to me in a month and I'll let you know.
A better strategy may be to apply to the Fulbright or other scholarship and then give it a try at admission. Can you imagine the frustration of getting in but not being able to enroll due to insufficient funding?</blockquote>
What I have seen so far with "outside" funding is that the university tends to give you less fin aid. For example Fulbright: you must be "outstanding" in some way to get a Fulbright scholarship. So the average student wont get Fulbright but if the university recognize that you are a Fulbright candidate you get less fin aid.
What I want to say is: If you qualify for a good scholarship you would have also qualified for a tuition waiver. So at the end it is the same.
Posted Mar 18, 2011 16:49
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thank you for your advice. according to my understanding, the purpose of spils is to publish (under supervision of stanford professors or TA's) in u.s. law reviews. is my understainding correct?
thank you for your advice. according to my understanding, the purpose of spils is to publish (under supervision of stanford professors or TA's) in u.s. law reviews. is my understainding correct?
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