IUB v. Wisconsin v. UIUC v. retake?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:47 pm
Hi everyone,
Unsure of what to do. I applied late (early Feb) because of my LORs and so still waiting to hear back from a few schools. I am extremely debt averse, so I didn't aim real high in rankings. I took the LSAT twice, first getting 159, then 162 (practicing at 168-170; consistently got -0 in LG but on test day bombed this section); my gpa is 3.9. I have a ton of family in Indiana and I want to end up in Chicago (I'm pretty sure -- if not, then DC or where I'm from, Boston). I don't think I want biglaw, I want to be an ADA or AUSA (I realize how competitive this is), but I'm also very interested in policy.
I got a full tuition scholarship at IU (looking at about $60k in COL through loans), plus some fairly hefty $$ from Wisconsin (not full though). Still waiting to hear back from Illinois and BU. So far, IU is looking like my top choice, unless I magically hear from UIUC and get a full scholarship there as well. Probably won't get much $$ from BU. I need to tell IU by 4/1, but there is no seat deposit.
I have 3 years of WE (pretty good softs) and will be paying for law school completely through loans. I'm getting a little nervous about leaving my life here, but that's just because I'm used to it. I'm dying to start law school in the fall, but I understand it would be irrational and naive to go just because of that. Should I retake and reapply to higher schools? (I'm assuming you will say yes, but I wanted confirmation.) I thought about retaking and applying to Northwestern, for example, but the COL terrifies me.
Sorry for rambling -- wanted to provide as much info as possible. Thanks!
Unsure of what to do. I applied late (early Feb) because of my LORs and so still waiting to hear back from a few schools. I am extremely debt averse, so I didn't aim real high in rankings. I took the LSAT twice, first getting 159, then 162 (practicing at 168-170; consistently got -0 in LG but on test day bombed this section); my gpa is 3.9. I have a ton of family in Indiana and I want to end up in Chicago (I'm pretty sure -- if not, then DC or where I'm from, Boston). I don't think I want biglaw, I want to be an ADA or AUSA (I realize how competitive this is), but I'm also very interested in policy.
I got a full tuition scholarship at IU (looking at about $60k in COL through loans), plus some fairly hefty $$ from Wisconsin (not full though). Still waiting to hear back from Illinois and BU. So far, IU is looking like my top choice, unless I magically hear from UIUC and get a full scholarship there as well. Probably won't get much $$ from BU. I need to tell IU by 4/1, but there is no seat deposit.
I have 3 years of WE (pretty good softs) and will be paying for law school completely through loans. I'm getting a little nervous about leaving my life here, but that's just because I'm used to it. I'm dying to start law school in the fall, but I understand it would be irrational and naive to go just because of that. Should I retake and reapply to higher schools? (I'm assuming you will say yes, but I wanted confirmation.) I thought about retaking and applying to Northwestern, for example, but the COL terrifies me.
Sorry for rambling -- wanted to provide as much info as possible. Thanks!