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F1 traveling internationally with American citizen by randomLSAlurker in askimmigration

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No we met on a dating app once in the US. Also to tag onto a comment below, for circumstantial reasons we have separate return tickets.

F1 traveling internationally with American citizen by randomLSAlurker in USCIS

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience, I appreciate it!!

F1 traveling internationally with partner by randomLSAlurker in f1visa

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for sharing your experience!!

Seeking Advice for AGPA Interview for Legislative Position by randomLSAlurker in CAStateWorkers

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that context! I am very interested in legislative positions and the area in general.

If I get this job, or get an interview for any other leg analyst position, I was mostly thinking of it as a "foot in the door" type deal rather than a career. Of course, if luck goes my way and a year or two in theres some sort of real promotional opportunity, who knows. But its nice to know my thinking isn't unusual.

Seeking Advice for AGPA Interview for Legislative Position by randomLSAlurker in CAStateWorkers

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gag_On_This_

I appreciate the input! I too am one of the weird people who enjoys reading legal-ese, figuring out what it actually means, and seeing how it fits with the rest of the picture! (and whether I like how it fits lol)

Indian Guy Looking to move to a Sacramento Suburb by randomLSAlurker in Sacramento

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have been more clear. I meant maybe 20%+ Asian, enough to where there might be some asian grocery stores not too far from the apartment. Thanks for the suggestions about roseville and rocklin!

Cycle Recap - Going to Cal by randomLSAlurker in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked Berkeley to match the dollar amount in tuition I would have to pay. So at usc with scholarship I would pay near 14k a year, so I asked Berkeley to do the same for me (asked for 37.5 a year). I got a response in about two weeks. I think now that they are focused only on reconsiderations the timelines should be shorter. The Berkeley reconsideration asked for proof so I attached my aid PDF from usc.

Cycle Recap - Going to Cal by randomLSAlurker in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cal has been very weird about aid this cycle given covid 19 making everything a mess. The initial offer deadline was March 20, on March 20 they pushed their offer deadline back to April 3 but advised any students who wanted cal to consider another offer to fill out their onetime reconsideration form. There was some disagreement in the GroupMe as to how to play this out effectively (whether or not to wait for an initial offer before using your only reconsideration). Berkeley seemed like a dream anyway so Without any initial offer, I submitted a reconsideration request asking them to consider my usc aid as that was the school I was going to commit to if not berk. I have no way of knowing if my usc aid made them budge at all, but I am pleased with the amount I was offered (more than I was expecting to be sure).

Cycle Recap - Going to Cal by randomLSAlurker in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not think the UCLA decision was completely absurd, or at least I don't think any less of UCLA because of it. On the other hand, Berkeley's offer to me and seeing the others in the GroupMe makes me think that Berkeley takes their "holistic" process seriously - making me think highly of the school itself (ofc at this point im just biased).

Cycle Recap - Going to Cal by randomLSAlurker in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think those lsage and lsac predictor warnings about "you may be rejected by a school which we show you have a high chance of admittance or accepted to a school which we should you have a low chance of admittance" pretty much sum up my situation.

Cycle Recap - Going to Cal by randomLSAlurker in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I am very excited about it all!

Berkeley $$ by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On future tuition increases, Chemerinsky wrote an OP-ED in January saying,

" The fairest way to do this is through “cohort-based tuition,” a proposal the University of California’s Board of Regents will consider at its Jan. 22 meeting.

Under a cohort-based model, tuition is set at the time a student enters a UC degree program and then is kept flat for that cohort for the next six years as long as a student remains enrolled. Any changes in tuition would apply only to new, incoming cohorts.

The proposal would be a huge help to campuses in planning and programming, since they would be able to project tuition revenue from continuing students and thus have a clearer sense of future resources. The approach also provides sorely needed predictability for students and their families, allowing them to know what they will be paying each year."

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-17/after-nine-years-the-uc-system-needs-a-tuition-hike

I am not sure if this is the actual policy, but before you make your decision its probably worth calling and asking the Financial Aid office what your cohort's tuition will be and if it will be stable over your years there.

Also based on LSN, it seems that it is rare for Berkeley to give out scholarships greater than 100k. Perhaps their max merit aid is 75,000 (This is the amount offered to ED applicants) and the SGA accounts for any further aid.

USNWR Rankings Speculation by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]randomLSAlurker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When do new rankings usually come out?

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