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Jess2006

Joined: 21 Aug 2005
Posts: 61
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 05:50 AM
Hi everyone - is there anyone else out there going to Chicago? Just like others going to other places, I thought it might be good to get to know each other.

Jess
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edofc

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 6
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 06:57 AM
Hi

I will be in Chicago next year. Looking very much forward to meeting everyone.

edofc
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Giampaolo

Joined: 02 Apr 2006
Posts: 5
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:00 AM
Ciao Jess and all the other members of the class 2007. I posted a similar message yesterday in order to gather the prospective Chicago girls and boys. I will forward you my contacts so that we can keep in touch.
Giampaolo
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rocky

Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Posts: 23
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:11 AM
Hello,
I'll also be in Chicago next year.
We can keep in touch if you want.
See you there.
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:43 PM
I accepted Chicago's offer too (although until now Dean Badger did not respond to my acceptance email...).
By the way: I am German, 28 years old and working on my PhD thesis.

Regards,

Yps.
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rocky

Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Posts: 23
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 01:06 PM
By the way, I'm French, 24 years old. If you want, you can give me your personal addresses so we can get in touch with each other.
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J.R.

Joined: 16 Mar 2006
Posts: 24
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 01:08 PM
hello everyone, i might join you in Chicago next year. However I am still waiting for the answer of Columbia University. Depending on the scholarship or waiver of tuition they offer, I might go to New York. It's mainly a question of money... :-( edit: after checking out the e-mails that were sent to me by R.Badger, it seems that the average age of LLM students would be something like 26? Am i correct? I'm a 22 year old student from Belgium.

[Edited 04 Apr 2006 by J.R.]
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theme

Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 13
Chicago Class of 2007
Tue Apr 04, 2006 08:19 PM
Hi. Will definitely be in Chicago with all of you. To whom shall I send my contact information?

Not that it matters, but you all make me feel old. I'm turning 31 ;(, I'm from the Philippines, a practising litigation lawyer and a professor of law.

Has anyone started making arrangements for lodging? I am considering Regents Park. Thoughts, anyone?

And looking forward to meeting all of you soon.
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LLM_06

Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 117
Chicago Class of 2007
Wed Apr 05, 2006 03:35 PM
I've been rejected by Harvard and I haven't heard from Columbia yet, but I am 99% sure I will go to Chicago. So, count me in! Who is responsible for gathering our e-mails and creating a mailing list? Jess?

I am from Brazil, 24 years old (will be 25 when classes begin), graduated two years ago and have been conducting postgraduate research in antitrust and regulation law. I will go with my wife and we will probably stay at Regents Park. The deal they offered seemed very good; besides all the convenience we’ll have… (a bus from the university to pick you up, a market in the building, fitness center, etc.). But we are still deciding.
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Jess2006

Joined: 21 Aug 2005
Posts: 61
Chicago Class of 2007
Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:24 PM
I am happy to collect email addresses and send out a group email. If everyone would send me a PM I can get onto it.
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jdv

Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Posts: 3
Chicago Class of 2007
Thu Apr 06, 2006 02:55 AM
Hello everybody,
I am still deciding where to go and one of my alternatives is Chicago. My other 2 alternatives are Columbia and NYU. Do yoy have thoughts about which LLM program is the best one and why. Does anybody knows which university has the best placement ratio for LLM graduates in the US?
Thanks
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Thu Apr 06, 2006 07:29 AM
Hi jdv,

there is no definite answer which program is better. What are your interests? For example: Are you interested in law and economics? Do you want to study in a small group or rather with more than 200 (Columbia) or even 400 (NYU) of fellow LL.M.s? Are you keen on NY or is Chicago "cool enough"? Are you wiling to participate in a program with quarters (Chicago)? Chicago requires you to make 27 credits, that's more than anywhere else.
Personally, I chose Chicago over Columbia and NYU because of the small group, my interest in corporate law and law and economics, the possibility to pursue a thorough course program with the chance to do some independent research in every quarter (you can choose your own topics and will be supervised by a professsor of your choice). Furthermore, Chicago is well known for its great blues and jazz scene, so that is something of a personal bonus for me.

Do some reserch on your own: Where are the professors you want to learn from? Which size of a program do you want? etc. etc.

Regards,

Yps.
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Fri Apr 07, 2006 06:30 PM
Did anyone who accepted Chicago's offer a response email? I am waiting for over a week now.
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Fri Apr 07, 2006 06:33 PM
Oops, I just got it.
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Jungle Boogie

Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 15
Chicago Class of 2007
Fri Apr 07, 2006 08:38 PM
Hi Yps, I'm about to accept Chicago's offer, April 15 is my deadline.
Is there any addittional and important info. (more housing info. maybe?) in Chicago's today email?
Thanks.
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:18 AM
Hi Jungle Boogie,
no, there is no more info.
Hope to see you in September,
regards, Yps.
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scotty

Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 34
Chicago Class of 2007
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:27 AM
hey Yps..i know u goin to Chicago...great choice..had a question though...did u finally hear from Columbia????
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Yps

Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 64
Chicago Class of 2007
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:55 AM
Hi scotty,

finally, I did not let them answer me and withdrew my application. Beside the negative experience with CLS's admission procedure, I would have chosen Chicago anyway. Columbia is a great school in a great city. But out of several reasons, for me it is not the place to be. For example: I want to have a small class size, I am interested in law and economics and I want to do a combination of course work and independent research. Furthermore, the "ranking game" does not matter to me, especially with respect to US News.

Regards,
Yps.
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Cindy

Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 57
Chicago Class of 2007
Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:09 AM
Yps,

Sorry for the interruption. I could not stop myself to say that I am happy that there are some people, like you, who know how to chose a school (i.e. personal reasons and not based on the ranking game). I wish you a very good year!
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Jayjac

Joined: 28 Mar 2006
Posts: 5
Chicago Class of 2007
Sat Apr 08, 2006 07:26 PM
Having spent the whole last quarter in 2005 researching the top law school quality, I now see not much difference in quality of Chicago, NYU, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale. They are all the best. Don't need to worry which one is better than the others. Just go to any of these schools, and spend your 8 months as much worthwhile as possible.
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J.R.

Joined: 16 Mar 2006
Posts: 24
Chicago Class of 2007
Sun Apr 09, 2006 04:55 PM
has anyone who asked for a new deadline, received an answer yet?
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Rodrigo

Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7
Chicago Class of 2007
Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:32 PM
Hi guys!!
I have also accepted so I guess will see you all in September.
I will probably stay at Regents but also considering downtown...
Theme, no worries about age. I'm 30...
Jess, I think it was you who were collecting e-mail addresses. Will send you a pm
Regards from Spain
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jap
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
Posts: 14
Chicago Class of 2007
Thu Apr 13, 2006 06:25 PM
Accepted as well!

See you in September
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LLM_06

Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 117
Chicago Class of 2007
Thu Apr 13, 2006 07:57 PM
I've also confirmed my place at Chicago. After nervous-wrecking waiting and much, much fretting, the final result is as follows:

(a) accepted at Georgetown, USC, Northwestern, UPenn, Virginia, Cornell, Michigan, UCLA, KU Leuven (Belgium) NYU and Chicago;
(b) waitlisted at Duke (??)
(c) rejected by Harvard
(d) withdrew application to Columbia without knowing the final result (they were very disrespectful with applicants who sent applications very early, like me).

So, that's a wrap! After so long a period of preparation, happiness and frustration, it has come to an end. I will certainly look back at this time with a smile in my lips.
I thank everyone in this board for being very helpful: I've learned so much from this virtual experience.
Best wishes to all of you!
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Cindy

Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 57
Chicago Class of 2007
Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:40 AM
I am impressed by the high number of applications you did. I know the time, energy and cost it takes for one application. I would not have been able to do as many as you did.

Apparently, Columbia does not take into account the time they received applications?! Personaly, I still do not have an answer from them. But in my case, I am not surprised because I waited the last moment to send my application to them.
I wish you good luck at Chicago!
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