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Trying to figure out what the TLS consensus is on this. Any comments or suggestions would be helpful. I am applying this cycle so yes these schools are hypothetical, but based off of strong TLS/LSN research of acceptance/$$. So Just try and give your opinion on where you would choose. Location for school not a big deal. No undergrad debt, would have some help paying for LS but close to half would be from loans of mine.

If debt averse, WUSTL/UIUC and be prepared for midwest.

If not, UVA.

I voted for WUSTL. I think St. Louis would be more fun then Illinois, and I haven't heard too many good thinks about IUB. As you know from being on these boards, there are no guarantees no matter where you go for law school, so you might as well minimize your debt

Where do you want to end up? If Chicago, go with Illinois. For Indiana, go with IU-B. Minnesota, etc.

ETA: I wouldn't pay sticker anywhere.

Out of the schools you have listed, UVA, even at sticker, is far and away your best option, followed by Cornell at sticker. It might be wise to take money elsewhere over GULC at sticker.

Visit http://www.lawschooltransparency.com and look at employment statistics for these schools. You'll notice a rather large dropoff in reported salaries (unreported salaries usually mean that the person was too ashamed by their shitty job to report the salary back to the law school) between T10 schools and T20 schools.

Good luck getting into UVA! It sounds like you should apply early there if you think you would be paying sticker anyway.

Note: If you have a geographic preference for somewhere that isn't the mid Atlantic, AND you don't have ties to that region, you might be better off somewhere that's not UVA. Otherwise, going to the better school is usually the right option.

WUSTL and UIUC with big money > GULC sticker. Cornell is more debatable.

Thanks for all of the responses! The reason I say UVA sticker is because I would only get in with an ED, but very good odds. Anyway, wouldnt UVA offer the most portability even well out of the mid-Atlantic? I love Chicago but not 100% set on it and could potentially wind up in Minneapolis but don't want to bound myself too it. Would even consider St louis and would eventually like to be in LA. Wouldn't mind DC either for a while so I guess that's why I said location didn't really matter

ArtVandalay wrote:Thanks for all of the responses! The reason I say UVA sticker is because I would only get in with an ED, but very good odds. Anyway, wouldnt UVA offer the most portability even well out of the mid-Atlantic? I love Chicago but not 100% set on it and could potentially wind up in Minneapolis but don't want to bound myself too it. Would even consider St louis and would eventually like to be in LA. Wouldn't mind DC either for a while so I guess that's why I said location didn't really matter

You'd eventually like to be in LA? Why aren't you considering UCLA or USC?

ArtVandalay wrote:I am applying this cycle so yes these schools are hypothetical, but based off of strong TLS/LSN research of acceptance/$$.

This thread is ridiculous.

Helmholtz wrote:

ArtVandalay wrote:I am applying this cycle so yes these schools are hypothetical, but based off of strong TLS/LSN research of acceptance/$$.

This thread is ridiculous.

Thanks for the insight. Anyway. I most likely wouldn't get into USC or UCLA as I am a splitter

ArtVandalay wrote:

Helmholtz wrote:

ArtVandalay wrote:I am applying this cycle so yes these schools are hypothetical, but based off of strong TLS/LSN research of acceptance/$$.

This thread is ridiculous.

Thanks for the insight.

You're welcome. How about you PM me after getting acceptances and scholarship money and then I can unlock this thread for you?