events, happenings, and musings from the VLS financial aid and admissions staff
Questions are coming in left and right. People have been calling asking how do they fill out their FAFSA with 2006 tax data when they have not filed their taxes? The FAFSA can be filled out with estimated 2006 numbers. When your 2006 taxes are complete, just mail your taxes into the financial aid office and we will update your FAFSA.
We try to make it as easy as possible. Remember try to get your FAFSA in by February 15th and do not forget our institutional application on our website.
An integral component of the VLS program is the South Royalton Legal Clinic. 2nd and 3rd year students, under the supervision of faculty, represent indigent clients from all over Vermont.
One of the members of the clinic faculty, Alex Banks, sent out the following message on the campus e-mail this morning. I deleted the 3rd year student’s name for this blog posting.
I just thought this was pretty cool and wanted to share it:
I drove a brief to Montpelier this morning to file with the Supreme Court. (student) almost exclusively wrote this brief. As I sat in my office this weekend doing final edits, I just couldn’t find a thing to change. It was absolutely a superlative effort that (student) turned out principally over her Holiday vacation. It was so tight and on point, I ended changing very very little. So win lose or draw, CONGRATULATIONS (student).
But something else happened. (student) was at least thoughtful enough to leave me a small section to do myself. As I was checking for the most recent cite on a particular point, know what I found ? The most recent cite was one of my earlier cases; the brief on that case was similarly produced by a student who did just an incredible job. Who knows if the quality of the brief had anything to do with the outcome, some things we will never know. But it occurred to me that the students at this tiny law school are putting their imprint on Vermont Jurisprudence in a way that might not happen anywhere else. OK maybe I am making too much of this, maybe I should have just gone home and watched the Patriots game, but I still think it was pretty cool.
WAY to go (student)
How can I not talk about the weather in my first ever blog. It was 58 degrees this weekend and I thought I was going to have to mow the lawn. My girls were disappointed that they could not ski but were excited to play soccer outdoors.
On the financial aid front we are getting ready for the beginning of the semester. Classes start in two days and students are looking for their financial aid.
We are still receiving many calls from prospective 1L’s. In the near future, I will post different ways to prepare for law school financially. But for now, I will quickly explain the financial aid process. It is three easy steps:
Good luck with the process and remember to call with questions!
We’re back from the holiday break . . . it was nice and quiet. It finally snowed for real about 10:00 on Christmas night, and then we got several more inches on Saturday. It was enough to take the dog out and tromp around on the snowshoes. Dog goes crazy in snow. He is a big black furry 3 year old, half golden retriever and half border collie. He rolls around like a maniac and then takes off running with his nose buried in the snow. He leaps and jumps like a fool - a very happy boy.
The bowl games are going well – Georgia beat Virginia Tech !!
Not much to talk about in Admissions. We are incredibly busy processing all the mail coming in from applicants, downloading apps from LSAC, etc. Thank you very much!
A new voice will soon join me on this blog – but because of technical issues beyond my control, I cannot add his photo to our front page. The new blogger will be Dino Koff, the Director of Financial Aid and Admissions. He’ll have lots to talk about regarding financial aid issues – of some minor importance to law school applicants and students.
Fair warning though – he is a Red Sox fanatic !!
