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Which school should I choose??

UCLA will be around $28K/year for me (In-state + tiny scholarship)
NU will be $47K/year (no scholarship, just got off wait list)

I *think* I want to practice corporate law, but I am not sure.
I don't have a particular geographical preference.

I have 8 hours to decide! Help!!

NU

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raspberryfruitcake wrote:Which school should I choose??

UCLA will be around $28K/year for me (In-state + tiny scholarship)
NU will be $47K/year (no scholarship, just got off wait list)

I *think* I want to practice corporate law, but I am not sure.
I don't have a particular geographical preference.

I have 8 hours to decide! Help!!

UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

Desert Fox wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:Which school should I choose??

UCLA will be around $28K/year for me (In-state + tiny scholarship)
NU will be $47K/year (no scholarship, just got off wait list)

I *think* I want to practice corporate law, but I am not sure.
I don't have a particular geographical preference.

I have 8 hours to decide! Help!!

UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

DF, your NU trolling makes me blush

Desert Fox wrote: UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

This.

NU.

miamiman wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:Which school should I choose??

UCLA will be around $28K/year for me (In-state + tiny scholarship)
NU will be $47K/year (no scholarship, just got off wait list)

I *think* I want to practice corporate law, but I am not sure.
I don't have a particular geographical preference.

I have 8 hours to decide! Help!!

UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

DF, your NU trolling makes me blush

Lol I will troll NU, but this one is accurate. Replace NU with Duke, Penn, Mich, or Uva and I'd say the same.

UCLA

Desert Fox wrote:

miamiman wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:Which school should I choose??

UCLA will be around $28K/year for me (In-state + tiny scholarship)
NU will be $47K/year (no scholarship, just got off wait list)

I *think* I want to practice corporate law, but I am not sure.
I don't have a particular geographical preference.

I have 8 hours to decide! Help!!

UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

DF, your NU trolling makes me blush

Lol I will troll NU, but this one is accurate. Replace NU with Duke, Penn, Mich, or Uva and I'd say the same.

Ehhh....UCLA is employer gold in LA

miamiman wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

miamiman wrote:

Desert Fox wrote: UCLA for SoCal market, NU for everywhere else.

DF, your NU trolling makes me blush

Lol I will troll NU, but this one is accurate. Replace NU with Duke, Penn, Mich, or Uva and I'd say the same.

Ehhh....UCLA is employer gold in LA

LA is in SoCal.

Ugh, tired. I meant to say the name is strong in the bay too.

Are you factoring in the giant tuition increases schedule at UCLA for the 2011 and 2012 school years?

so everybody is for NU, even though that's almost 2x more expensive?? thanks for the help everyone!

the ucla tuition that i have is taking the tuition increase into account... i think???

raspberryfruitcake wrote:so everybody is for NU

thanks for ignoring my photo essay

raspberryfruitcake wrote:so everybody is for NU, even though that's almost 2x more expensive?? thanks for the help everyone!

the ucla tuition that i have is taking the tuition increase into account... i think???

It's only two times as expensive when you don't factor in living cost, and opportunity cost.

quickquestionthanks wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:so everybody is for NU

thanks for ignoring my photo essay

hehehe, i've actually lived in ca my whole life, so i don't mind the snow

raspberryfruitcake wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:so everybody is for NU

thanks for ignoring my photo essay

hehehe, i've actually lived in ca my whole life, so i don't mind the snow

ca means canada?

quickquestionthanks wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:

raspberryfruitcake wrote:so everybody is for NU

thanks for ignoring my photo essay

hehehe, i've actually lived in ca my whole life, so i don't mind the snow

ca means canada?

oh............... california. woops

then I'm confused...

usually people who live in California are a little hesitant to move to snowy places. Please don't say you think it'd be a nice change. Chicago gets really really cold, and snow is cool for about 3 days, and then it just sucks.

quickquestionthanks wrote:then I'm confused...

usually people who live in California are a little hesitant to move to snowy places. Please don't say you think it'd be a nice change. Chicago gets really really cold, and snow is cool for about 3 days, and then it just sucks.

Picking law schools in terms of weather is really stupid unless its a tiebreaker.

Desert Fox wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:then I'm confused...

usually people who live in California are a little hesitant to move to snowy places. Please don't say you think it'd be a nice change. Chicago gets really really cold, and snow is cool for about 3 days, and then it just sucks.

Picking law schools in terms of weather is really stupid unless its a tiebreaker.

Yeah...personal comfort doesn't mean shit Your priorities are out of whack, hombre.

OP, just trying to make sure you do a reality check about your personal preferences before going to the #2 school in a smaller market at a higher price.

quickquestionthanks wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:then I'm confused...

usually people who live in California are a little hesitant to move to snowy places. Please don't say you think it'd be a nice change. Chicago gets really really cold, and snow is cool for about 3 days, and then it just sucks.

Picking law schools in terms of weather is really stupid unless its a tiebreaker.

Yeah...personal comfort doesn't mean shit Your priorities are out of whack, hombre.

OP, just trying to make sure you do a reality check about your personal preferences before going to the #2 school in a smaller market at a higher price.

Spot on. Also, I'm not sure Northwestern is THAT much of a leap to justify the extra cost (plus all of the non-tuition factors you haven't included.)

quickquestionthanks wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:then I'm confused...

usually people who live in California are a little hesitant to move to snowy places. Please don't say you think it'd be a nice change. Chicago gets really really cold, and snow is cool for about 3 days, and then it just sucks.

Picking law schools in terms of weather is really stupid unless its a tiebreaker.

Yeah...personal comfort doesn't mean shit Your priorities are out of whack, hombre.

OP, just trying to make sure you do a reality check about your personal preferences before going to the #2 school in a smaller market at a higher price.

Yeah, it's definitely priority to make sure you're cozy in your living room every evening even if it means your opportunities are cut short for the rest of your life. Also don't go to NU because it's behind UofC, as demonstrated by the latest NLJ250 hiring numbers.

Go to UCLA. Make less money, work fewer hours, feel better about yourself and surf nine months of the year. You'll go to bed with your skin still tingling from the sun and the electric attitude of a city without a concern everyday and love your life. The east seems like a sad, cold and lonely place.