What advice to give? Forum
- Johann
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Re: What advice to give?
oh dear god. without loan programs to fall back on, this dude is fucked no matter where he goes. he needs to become a citizen or whatever to take out federal loans. then reassess from there.
- Pragmatic Gun
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Re: What advice to give?
I like the idea of an illegal upholding the Constitution. Kind of cool that even foreigners love this country.
Also retake and apply early decision to Northwestern
Also retake and apply early decision to Northwestern
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Re: What advice to give?
Gotta bring those numbers up in this economy.
- A. Nony Mouse
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Re: What advice to give?
FWIW, if your friend wants to do immigration law by representing immigrants like himself, the name brand of his school isn't likely to matter very much - he's going to be looking for work in very small firms or as a solo, and he'll get hired and get work based on networking and experience and all that good stuff. So I don't think *where* he goes is actually that big a deal.
HOWEVER, he definitely shouldn't be taking out loans, because he'll be shut out of the federal income-based repayment plans, and representing immigrants is usually not super lucrative at all, so he's likely to be crippling himself financially. With that GPA, even a modest increase in his LSAT would get him a full ride somewhere in California.
AND, of course, if he changes his mind about what he wants to do - which is always a risk when you're looking at 3 years of study in something most people have little prior experience with - he may start to look for opportunities where school name/placement will matter much more, so in that respect, a school with stronger placement is always better.
But I think his biggest priority has got to be eliminating debt.
(And if you mean something else by "immigration law," then the above is irrelevant.)
HOWEVER, he definitely shouldn't be taking out loans, because he'll be shut out of the federal income-based repayment plans, and representing immigrants is usually not super lucrative at all, so he's likely to be crippling himself financially. With that GPA, even a modest increase in his LSAT would get him a full ride somewhere in California.
AND, of course, if he changes his mind about what he wants to do - which is always a risk when you're looking at 3 years of study in something most people have little prior experience with - he may start to look for opportunities where school name/placement will matter much more, so in that respect, a school with stronger placement is always better.
But I think his biggest priority has got to be eliminating debt.
(And if you mean something else by "immigration law," then the above is irrelevant.)
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Re: What advice to give?
That is exactly what I mean by "immigration law" and from what he has conveyed to me I assume that is what he means as well. He has a few deposit deadlines this week and will need to make a choice. It sounds like he is leaning towards sitting out and retesting so we will see.A. Nony Mouse wrote:FWIW, if your friend wants to do immigration law by representing immigrants like himself, the name brand of his school isn't likely to matter very much - he's going to be looking for work in very small firms or as a solo, and he'll get hired and get work based on networking and experience and all that good stuff. So I don't think *where* he goes is actually that big a deal.
HOWEVER, he definitely shouldn't be taking out loans, because he'll be shut out of the federal income-based repayment plans, and representing immigrants is usually not super lucrative at all, so he's likely to be crippling himself financially. With that GPA, even a modest increase in his LSAT would get him a full ride somewhere in California.
AND, of course, if he changes his mind about what he wants to do - which is always a risk when you're looking at 3 years of study in something most people have little prior experience with - he may start to look for opportunities where school name/placement will matter much more, so in that respect, a school with stronger placement is always better.
But I think his biggest priority has got to be eliminating debt.
(And if you mean something else by "immigration law," then the above is irrelevant.)
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