Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k Forum

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Poll ended at Sat May 01, 2010 8:03 am

Michigan (full tuition)
28
82%
Columbia (37.5k)
6
18%
 
Total votes: 34

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iminlstrick

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Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by iminlstrick » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:03 am

Great position to be in ... can't decide. I'm so so so debt averse, and Michigan seems to have so many things that I like -- clinics, professors, etc., in a place close to home. But Columbia is well, Columbia, and the prestige and location and opportunities just seem too great to pass up. But whereas at Mich I'd graduate with maybe 64k in debt, at Columbia it'd be more like 174k. So while Columbia might get me the job to pay off the debt, I wouldn't have the debt to begin with really at Michigan. Also, interested in clerkship/biglaw, but both seem fine in markets I like (Chicago/NY).

Thoughts? I'm panicking, can't decide, help!

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KMaine

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Re: Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by KMaine » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:21 am

Michigan. It is not even close.

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Re: Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by underachiever » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:26 am

Michigan

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Re: Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by thickfreakness » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:28 am

Take the Darrow and tell CLS bye bye.

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Re: Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by PLATONiC » Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:33 am

Michigan... I'd consider dinging Michigan if it were Michigan $$$ v. Harvard/Yale 37.5k, though.

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Re: Michigan $$$ v. Columbia 37.5k

Post by existenz » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:37 pm

Michigan. In three years when all of your classmates are stressing about $150k+ debt, you will be glad you took the money and ran.

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