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lousalome  
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HI!Wed May 09, 2007 10:43 AM I have just been offered a place in International House for the 2007/2008 academic year.. I will be attending LLM in CLS... Is anyone else admitted? Or.. are there any residents or ex-residents around? Thanks! |
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masteroflaws2007  Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 149 |
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Hi thereWed May 09, 2007 06:02 PM Even I will be applying for I-House housing pretty soon to be considered in the next round of selections in mid May... How much time have you been given to accept/reject the offer? Thanx |
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| ursula Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 |
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HI I got in as well!
Thu May 10, 2007 12:04 PM |
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| masteroflaws2007 Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 149 |
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Hi How much time have you guys been given to accept/reject the offer? I hope you guys will take time out to answer. thanx
Thu May 10, 2007 03:24 PM |
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| lousalome
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 15 |
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Hi!Thu May 10, 2007 03:37 PM I received the offer on May 8th and was given a May 22nd deadline... ursula, are you joining?? |
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| LConesa
Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 |
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I was offered but turned it down, I really don't want to live at the House, but I might join just to attend the chats and stuff. Does anyone know more about the activities that go on there?
Thu May 10, 2007 07:35 PM |
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| ursula Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 |
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Mine was a bit strange. I was accepted April 24 and required to reply by March 28. I assume they meant May. It didn't bother me because I accepted immediately. It is pretty hard to get in and is a fantastic place to stay. I wanted to go because I wanted to meet lots of types of people LLMS and other disciplines. I wanted to go somewhere where there was an established community. I had heard there are over 20 LLMs staying there. Also, if you don't like it, you can change to one of the Law faculty lottery apartments. I had heard its not that hard. I visited I-house many years ago and liked it. On the flip side one of my MBA friends said he hated it...
Thu May 10, 2007 11:04 PM |
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| ursula Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 |
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I am curious as to why you are hestitant in accepting the offer or why you don't want to stay at the House? Is there something I don't know??
Thu May 10, 2007 11:15 PM |
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| lousalome
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 15 |
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I am curious too about the reasons for not joining! It seemed like a great place to live to me, and I also want to meet people with different backgrounds, not just LLMs..Fri May 11, 2007 07:59 AM Besides, the results from the lottery won't come out until mid-June...I have heard that you can be left without housing in the lottery, not so hardly... |
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| fg Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 329 |
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I didn't live there but know people who have and loved it. It is a great place to meet people (especially people from other departments/schools) and get involved in activities. The area isn't so great which might be one reason for not living there. Also, you may be able to find somewhere cheaper. The rooms can be quite small (although no smaller than a room at home I imagine) and the building is old so could be a little run down. I thought it had heaps of character though and would definitely recommend it.
Fri May 11, 2007 08:10 PM |
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| masteroflaws2007 Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 149 |
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Thanx
Sat May 12, 2007 08:38 AM |
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| LConesa
Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 |
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Hey, Tue May 15, 2007 02:22 PM I decided not to join because I want to live in an apartment by myself, because I plan to have guests over constantly. It seems that when you're going to NYC, suddenly everyone has to come visit! Either way, I think that living in the I House is a great opportunity, and am considering joining just for the talks and seminars. :) |
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| fg Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 329 |
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There will be enough seminars, talks etc going on outside of I-House. Trust me! I found that there was almost too much!
Tue May 15, 2007 04:37 PM |
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| V-2007 Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 126 |
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Hi folks!Mon May 21, 2007 11:55 AM Does one have to send a hardcopy application to I-House of necessity? thanks, V |
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| lousalome
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 15 |
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I think they ask you to send a hardcopy just in case there's a problem with the fax. What I did (as I was not sure that my hardcopy would arrive on time) was to send both a fax and an e-mail with a scanned copy of my application, and by the time they received my e-mail my application was "complete" (they send you a code so you can check your status on-line). Tue May 22, 2007 09:35 AM Anyway, I submitted the hardcopy anyway.. specially because of the photograph! Hope it helps. |
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| V-2007 Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 126 |
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thanks a bunch!Tue May 22, 2007 03:50 PM V |
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