Very Generous $$$ @ T14 - Getting Cold Feet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:51 am
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I would ask them about scholarship offers and deferment. If they keep the scholarship offer for deferred students, then you have less to lose. And your decision to turn down $ for $$$ isn't that crazy of a decision. I think that graduating with less than 50k debt, which is likely the most you'd have, is not a super bad outcome.NOWAYDUDE wrote:Thanks for the response. Yes, I understand it would make all the sense in the world for me to attend this year. I'm just incredibly debt-averse, insomuch that I turned down $ from CCN for $$$ from MVPB. I just hate the idea of taking out ANY money to cover my three years of expenses.Nebby wrote:It appears that the drop in applicants and the subsequent drop in admissions criteria has abated and will gradually go back up, so you might do a little harm to scholarship chances if you wait another year. If you know you want to be a lawyer, then I would go. You're already going to have little debt, so I don't exactly understand why that's such a worry.
Also, it may be more of a mental block - not sure if I'm ready to commit 100% of my energy and time to LS after working for two years. Personally, I'd love to defer school, quit my job, then kick back and travel for the next year. Alas, I'm not sure if that's the right choice I should be making. Also, considering that I have no idea what will happen to my scholarship if I do decide to defer.
How have you calculated this? Genuine question, because I've been working on my LS budget for next year, and just living costs have come out to way moreNebby wrote:I would ask them about scholarship offers and deferment. If they keep the scholarship offer for deferred students, then you have less to lose. And your decision to turn down $ for $$$ isn't that crazy of a decision. I think that graduating with less than 50k debt, which is likely the most you'd have, is not a super bad outcome.NOWAYDUDE wrote:Thanks for the response. Yes, I understand it would make all the sense in the world for me to attend this year. I'm just incredibly debt-averse, insomuch that I turned down $ from CCN for $$$ from MVPB. I just hate the idea of taking out ANY money to cover my three years of expenses.Nebby wrote:It appears that the drop in applicants and the subsequent drop in admissions criteria has abated and will gradually go back up, so you might do a little harm to scholarship chances if you wait another year. If you know you want to be a lawyer, then I would go. You're already going to have little debt, so I don't exactly understand why that's such a worry.
Also, it may be more of a mental block - not sure if I'm ready to commit 100% of my energy and time to LS after working for two years. Personally, I'd love to defer school, quit my job, then kick back and travel for the next year. Alas, I'm not sure if that's the right choice I should be making. Also, considering that I have no idea what will happen to my scholarship if I do decide to defer.
Do you have any idea of what you environment you want to work in? (BigLaw, government, nonprofit, etc.) Or are you open to everything? All the T14s have LRAPs, so your decision to not do BigLaw and your minute debt-load will make any opportunity exceptionally manageable.
I mean, it depends on which of the MVBP the OP got into. COL at M and V is less than B and P.alloverthat wrote:How have you calculated this? Genuine question, because I've been working on my LS budget for next year, and just living costs have come out to way moreNebby wrote:I would ask them about scholarship offers and deferment. If they keep the scholarship offer for deferred students, then you have less to lose. And your decision to turn down $ for $$$ isn't that crazy of a decision. I think that graduating with less than 50k debt, which is likely the most you'd have, is not a super bad outcome.NOWAYDUDE wrote:Thanks for the response. Yes, I understand it would make all the sense in the world for me to attend this year. I'm just incredibly debt-averse, insomuch that I turned down $ from CCN for $$$ from MVPB. I just hate the idea of taking out ANY money to cover my three years of expenses.Nebby wrote:It appears that the drop in applicants and the subsequent drop in admissions criteria has abated and will gradually go back up, so you might do a little harm to scholarship chances if you wait another year. If you know you want to be a lawyer, then I would go. You're already going to have little debt, so I don't exactly understand why that's such a worry.
Also, it may be more of a mental block - not sure if I'm ready to commit 100% of my energy and time to LS after working for two years. Personally, I'd love to defer school, quit my job, then kick back and travel for the next year. Alas, I'm not sure if that's the right choice I should be making. Also, considering that I have no idea what will happen to my scholarship if I do decide to defer.
Do you have any idea of what you environment you want to work in? (BigLaw, government, nonprofit, etc.) Or are you open to everything? All the T14s have LRAPs, so your decision to not do BigLaw and your minute debt-load will make any opportunity exceptionally manageable.
thank you. i have been saying this for a while now.Nebby wrote:It appears that the drop in applicants and the subsequent drop in admissions criteria has abated and will gradually go back up, so you might do a little harm to scholarship chances if you wait another year. If you know you want to be a lawyer, then I would go. You're already going to have little debt, so I don't exactly understand why that's such a worry.
Also, what is your favorite hand moisturizer?chimp wrote:can you tell us a bit more about your dead end corporate job?