um st. johns is NOT in jamaica.  I mean i could be technically wrong b/c i dont know the exact address. but jamaica, queens is a pretty bad neighborhood but right near lots of really nice areas.  I moved to Kew Gardens when i was about 17 (from floral park, also in queens) which is about 10 minute drive from st. johns (right down union tpke) and jamaica is the next town over, but kew gardens is REALLY nice, and so is forest hills, the next town from kew gardens.  st. johns is right in a nice residential area, that is a short DRIVE from Jamaica.  and Jamaica estates is nto considered IN jamaica.  to clarify, Jamaica estates is actually one of queens NICEST neighborhoods while Jamaica is one of the worst.

i dont know if that cleared anything up.  i'm not a huge fan of queens, but to say that st. johns is in a bad area is ridiculous.

I lived in Jamaica. Well my zipcode say Jamaica and I lived  6 blocks away from St. Johns. St. Johns is in the Jamaica zipcode but it is one of the nicest areas around. If St. Johns was on the other side of Union Turnpike, it'll be in Fresh Meadows - a much better sounding name. 

Jamaica is a big zipcode and has tons of nice areas within it...especially around the northern and eastern borders.

Don't worry about the neighborhood. It is the most suburban like out all the law schools located in NYC (I consider Hostra is outside nyc). It is still an urban area but the area is mostly houses with lawns and the area is pretty much mostly asians.

Quote from: bamf on July 31, 2007, 11:59:47 PM

I am guessing a howard stern reference.  such things are decidedly unprestigious

So is NYU UG, though.  Who would name their school after a shock-jock?

Hahah. Seriously Stern has a pretty sick curve compared to other schools. I don't quite understand why NYU gets a bad rap on so many of these admissions boards. Everyone I know from my class is working for the big banks, big 4, KKR or Mckinsey (Stern and CAS)   

Yeah, got that email too.

"we are planning on making several offers this week"

Sounds exciting.

Same here. Hopefully I hear back soon.

Also, does anyone care to share personal experience regarding reapplying to schools in which they were accepted? I'm just scared that by withdrawing this late, I somehow lessen my chance of getting readmitted, especially if I apply only 1 year later.

I just have a few questions about the reapplying process. Am I correct to assume I can reuse the recommendations from this cycle? I might have my manager send an updated recommendation but the academic ones stay the same.

Also, I'm going to withdraw from a school in which I already placed a seat and housing deposit. I like the school a lot but I just don't think I'm ready for it yet and I was offered an opportunity at work that I could not pass up for another year. Deferring is not an option as I might not get the same scholarship package next year and I need leverage in bargaining. 

I plan to reapply to this particular school this upcoming cycle and attach a nice addendum explaining why I turned them down the first time. I really like the school but for a variety of reasons (work, financial constraint etc...) I just want another year to figure it all out. My question is - Will withdrawing this late have a negative effect on my chances for next year? If so, anything I can do to mitigate the negative consequences?