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kayyy wrote:My current job is really demanding in terms of hours, which I think is what impacted my test score in the first place.

zombie mcavoy wrote: well that's incredibly stupid but it's your money (well, not for long) and your life. You're effectively taking this person's enormous, generous gift and lighting it on fire.

You're going to seriously regret this in a few years. But at least you can't say you weren't warned.

kayyy wrote:

BigZuck wrote:This is on the shortlist for "Biggest Mistakes of the 2014-2015 Law School Application Cycle"

You're spending a ton of money that could be put to better use to buy something that likely won't get you where you want to go. And that could all be avoided by taking a 4 hour multiple choice test.

I also would like to elaborate here- I have taken the LSAT two times, both times not doing nearly as well as my PTs. I have honestly put a lot of time and effort into studying but I just really don't think I preform well in a standardized testing setting. I just am not confident that taking a whole year off would guarantee me getting into the LSAT range that I need. I feel like I have pretty decent options now and the thought of postponing my law school plans for another year- with no guarantee that I will absolutely blow the LSAT out of the park is just too risky.

pamphleteer wrote:

zombie mcavoy wrote: well that's incredibly stupid but it's your money (well, not for long) and your life. You're effectively taking this person's enormous, generous gift and lighting it on fire.

You're going to seriously regret this in a few years. But at least you can't say you weren't warned.

While I agree that OP is making a mistake this seems a bit over the top. OP does have a ~37-40% chance at landing NYC biglaw with $0 in loan debt to repay from Fordham. That's a pretty solid deal. Is the right call undoubtedly for OP to answer a few more questions correctly on a multiple choice test so that she or he will have a ~65-75% chance at that outcome instead? Yes, obviously. But this doesn't seem as catastrophic a decision as you're making it out to be.

Moneytrees wrote:Equating going to Fordham/WUSTL to lighting money on fire is just hyperbole.

BigZuck wrote:I would quit your job today, start studying up full time for June. If you score significantly higher, then withdraw and reapply to schools that match your career aspirations. In your gap year get another job, or live it up. If you don't score higher, and you're hellbent on this half-baked plan, then go to one of these schools.

I mean, you've gotta do what you've gotta do. But having tons of excess cash on hand and working in a job that holds you back from getting the lsat score you need to get the job that you say you really want strikes me as a really poor life choice.

NoBladesNoBows wrote:Guys, I agree with the statements about the questionability of making this decision, but OP has made it clear that his/her mind is made up. Let's actually address the question that OP asked:

To be frank neither Fordham nor WUSTL has huge national/international recognition. Sure, WUSTL's is probably better nationally, but do you want to have the option to work somewhere else, or do you want to work in NYC? If you want to do NY biglaw Fordham is your choice. There's really no solid argument against this. If you're not certain, and want to keep your options open, that would be a different discussion, but if you are set on NY it is Fordham. Look back at what I posted...WUSTL has a TEN PERCENT placement rate into NY. If you're worried about something being a problem down the line, you should be worried about the fact that WUSTL is not only going to make it more difficult to get a job in New York, but is also going to mean a significantly smaller alumni network (even moreso because Fordham is larger than WUSTL). Seriously, if you want NY biglaw, go to Fordham. That is your answer. Done.

Now just a disclaimer, I do completely agree with everyone else that either of these at sticker is a very poor decision. But ultimately it is your poor decision to make.

NoBladesNoBows wrote:Guys, I agree with the statements about the questionability of making this decision, but OP has made it clear that his/her mind is made up. Let's actually address the question that OP asked:

You did not disagree with anything I said. I started by saying that they are going to discount my disclaimer, so what is the point in repeating the same stance over and over, when OP is clearly going to ignore it? It's equivalent to an argument about religion or politics, you are not going to accomplish anything. So since I have accepted that he is going to make a choice that I disagree with, I am going to try to influence something that I actually have the ability to influence.

zombie mcavoy wrote:I never said I accepted that we couldn't change her mind to do one of these two incredibly stupid options. We've broken through on people who were about to make choices more stupid than this

NoBladesNoBows wrote:

zombie mcavoy wrote:I never said I accepted that we couldn't change her mind to do one of these two incredibly stupid options. We've broken through on people who were about to make choices more stupid than this

So I guess you see yourself trying to convince her not to choose either option, and you see me as arguing against you by answering her initial question? Have you actually ever broken through to someone? If you honestly have, I'll shut up about going to Fordham over WUSTL.