hey! i thought we just start a post for all those admitted into columbia!!!

whats next? when is the tutition deposit due?

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hey! i thought we just start a post for all those admitted into columbia!!!

whats next? when is the tutition deposit due?

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hey Nokina,

I have not been told when my deposit is due. I just got an emailing sayinging i'm in...financial aid willbe decided early next year and they'll let me know when the deposit is due.

Did you get another email from them? or a fedex?

Dear applicant2009,

Ah... maybe it's because I didn't apply for financial aid (I got full scholarship from my country) so there is no further process for me. I haven't been contacted by them at all since their admission email last Friday......but I hope to receive some documents soon.

Hopefully your due date to pay the deposit is later than March 10. I suppose in order to make your final decision, you want to hear from other universities as well, especially HLS :)

Cheers!

Dear Nokina,

Please reply to the post below where information regarding CLS admissions can be discussed:

www.llm-guide.com/board/53306

Hey Nokina,

thanks from your reply. which country are you from? which school is your first choice. i am confused between HLS and CLS. I've heard it's easier to find a job if your in NYC. 'm a US citizen and i really want to find a job in the US and stay there.

Dear Nokina and Applicant2009,

Congrats to you guys! You must be so relieved!
I've just been deffered... and wanted to estimate my chances of getting in the regular application cycle. Can you tell me how far your credentials were from mine.

TOEFL:109. Strong academic records (best univ in France, and passed the years regularly with honors). But not much work experience: 12 months of internships, and just started as a lawyer in France...

Thx, and once again, congratulations!!!

Dear Nokina and Applicant2009,

Congrats to you guys! You must be so relieved!
I've just been deffered... and wanted to estimate my chances of getting in the regular application cycle. Can you tell me how far your credentials were from mine.

TOEFL:109. Strong academic records (best univ in France, and passed the years regularly with honors). But not much work experience: 12 months of internships, and just started as a lawyer in France...

Thx, and once again, congratulations!!!

Hey Assas2009,

I got a TOEFL waiver. I'm a US citizen and completed my high school education from the states. I did my LL.B in Pakistan. Top 10%. One year internship, one year teaching, one year at a law firm, one year at a multinational, and now self employed. I have lots of extra cirricular as well. My recommendations where from a aw professor and one from the Head of HR at the multinational. However, i believe i had a very very strong personal statement.

I hope all this information helps. best of luck to you!!! hang in there!

applicant 2009,

It seems a bit contrived to pick Columbia because proximity to firms will make them hire you. While it is true that most Columbia Law graduates (JDs) find law firm jobs, one cant say that Harvard graduates have a problem doing so. To me its obvious that the Harvard LL.M. is more valuable than a Columbia ditto. Harvard is more competitive for admissions, the faculty is better (look at their latest recruitments, Sunstein, Feldman, Lessig. Sure CLS has Coffee but half the Board Members of Starbucks are Harvard graduates), the alumni are more prominent etc etc. When the President of Harvard University calls George W. Bush, Bushs secretary tells Bush Sir, you have the President on the line.

I also got accepted at CLS. However I am waiting on the decision from HLS. Do you know whether it is a problem to wait with the acceptance at CLS (date: 10 March 09) (or to postpone such acceptance) till the decision comes from HLS (such decision comes to my knowledge a little bit late: March/April 09)? I wonder whether something else than waiting can be done?

i think at the end of the day the question is whether you would like to gamble (confirming enrollment and paying the deposit before receiving HLS's results) at the risk of losing USD 500 if Harvard should take you eventually.

applicant 2009,

It seems a bit contrived to pick Columbia because proximity to firms will make them hire you. While it is true that most Columbia Law graduates (JDs) find law firm jobs, one cant say that Harvard graduates have a problem doing so. To me its obvious that the Harvard LL.M. is more valuable than a Columbia ditto. Harvard is more competitive for admissions, the faculty is better (look at their latest recruitments, Sunstein, Feldman, Lessig. Sure CLS has Coffee but half the Board Members of Starbucks are Harvard graduates), the alumni are more prominent etc etc. When the President of Harvard University calls George W. Bush, Bushs secretary tells Bush Sir, you have the President on the line.

dude, the fact that you could not detect the obvious ironic undertone of my last post really makes me question the admissions policies of CLS

now laugh and enjoy life, you got in didnt you?!

HAhauhauhahauhau...

Hey Assas2009,

I got a TOEFL waiver. I'm a US citizen and completed my high school education from the states. I did my LL.B in Pakistan. Top 10%. One year internship, one year teaching, one year at a law firm, one year at a multinational, and now self employed. I have lots of extra cirricular as well. My recommendations where from a aw professor and one from the Head of HR at the multinational. However, i believe i had a very very strong personal statement.

I hope all this information helps. best of luck to you!!! hang in there!

dude, the fact that you could not detect the obvious ironic undertone of my last post really makes me question the admissions policies of CLS

now laugh and enjoy life, you got in didnt you?!

you know... debating about which program is better HLS or CLS is rellay like comparing choclate with strawberry sauce! ... it really debends on the taste of every single person attending those programs.
There is no doubt about it that Harvard is the best school in the country (world), competeing with Yale maybe. But you cannot compare the Law Schools let alone the LLM programs... they are different ... and it really depends on what the applicant is looking for (smaller or bigger classes, the courses, etc.)