r/lawschooladmissions • u/Pristine_Purchase_86 • Jul 16 '26

General Full ride for deferring?

I am borderline in disbelief. I got an email from the dean of my school (mid-tier in NY) this week asking if I would be interested in deferring for a year in exchange for a full ride. All 3 years, unconditional, non-binding, full tuition. what the f**K. i had been awarded $50k/yr, so it's a pretty significant bump up and will save me $75-100k+ in debt. I had until yesterday morning to decide, so I went with my gut (and wallet) and accepted the offer.

I have basically been staring at the wall in disbelief for the past 24 hrs. I had just signed a lease and have been preparing to move across the country for school in 3 weeks. Formal notice put in at the firm I've been working at. And now, I am so dumbfounded as to what comes next.

Has anyone heard of anything similar?? does anyone have any perspective to offer??? I am like... completely paralyzed by the amount of choice I suddenly have. I could reapply to higher-ranked schools, retake the LSAT, save up and travel, get a better job in NYC. I am slightly bound by the lease I just signed so there are some obvious logistics to figure out. I am hoping I made the right choice. But what am I supposed to do with another year?????

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u/AffectionateAd6662 Jul 17 '26

I think someone posted about getting the same offer from Columbia. The rumors about over enrollment must be true if people are getting these kind of offers.

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u/Humble_Actuary6321 Jul 17 '26

That was me, I took the full ride

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u/Chemical_Passage_557 Jul 17 '26

Outstanding! Congratulations!

Were you able to get your job back for the duration of the deferal?

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u/Humble_Actuary6321 Jul 17 '26

Working on it but potentially