USC ($) vs. Cornell (Sticker) Forum

[justnicholas]

-20k a year no stips at USC
-Prefer West Coast (Born and raised, but NYC does sound pretty cool)
-Prefer biglaw (just to pay off loans) then in-house would be my dream
-Ties to WA and CA
-No ties to any lawyers or "contacts"

Cornell seems sketch with how much debt, but USC is still expensive and does not have as many opportunities.

Estimated COA:
USC: 135k
Cornell: 225k

[buckilaw]

If you prefer biglaw then Cornell is the way to go.

[Bronck]

20k total from USC? That's way too much debt.

Take Cornell because it maximises your chances at biglaw.

[Doorkeeper]

If it's only 20k total, then Cornell without a doubt.

If it's 20k/year, that's nothing to sneeze at, but Cornell has much better biglaw placement rates. Good enough to spend 50-60k more, in my opinion.

Also, make sure to see if you can get any money out of Cornell.

[justnicholas]

20k a year. 60k total.

Sorry. I hope that lack of knowledge didn't skew the poll.