I'm on the "preferred waitlist" at Georgetown (I know, they probably tell that to all the girls) but I figure if I get in I'll have to make a decision in a hurry so I'm gonna do my "choose a law school" thread in advance. Sorry.
Costs:
Note: I've calculated COA over three years, including UG debt and all interest paid on debts, so this will be my actual consolidated debt total at graduation. I also didn't consider any early payments I will make after getting my $3k/week 1L SA job cause I'm T19 secure.
WUSTL: $80,000
GULC: $190,000
and just for fun...
GWU: $170,000
Goals:
Preferred practice area: patent litigation
Preferred region: DC/NYC first, but would be okay with Chicago, and could live with Midwest. Have ties to Atlanta.
Preferred firm size: Biglaw/equivalent IP boutique would be optimal, but I'm not gonna jump off a bridge if I don't crack the V100.
Obviously a clerkship would be great but I'm not really gunning for it. No real interest in academia.
Distinguishing Factors:
+ BSEE from a top school
+ Average work experience, some in industry (robotics), some in military (enlisted)
- Shitty UGPA (will graduate with barely over 3.0)
+ Have some decent fallback options (my mom is a partner at a small law firm, not in a practice area I'm remotely interested in but worst case scenario I could start at ~60k/yr there, in a low COL region).
I am not extremely debt-averse, but I want to get good value for my money.
WHAT SHOULD I DO
p.s. here's a gif in case you got bored
