Transfer from ND to Northwestern? Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:20 am

Tough situation right now.

Top 20%-ish at ND with a half scholarship. Pretty unlikely that they'll budge if I try to negotiate. Accepted at Northwestern, would have to pay full tuition obviously. Career goals are corporate biglaw, then who knows.

Should I go?

randomstudent · Post by **randomstudent** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:45 am

So you're looking at $110K at Northwestern for 2 more years of tuition v. $50K at Notre Dame, or something like that?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:51 am

I'm looking at close to $150K at NW, probably around $75K at ND.

holepunch · Post by **holepunch** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:14 pm

Double the debt for roughly a 26% increased chance at landing biglaw? Is there anyway you can dig up information on how transfers fare at Nw OCI?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:30 pm

Trying to dig up that information now. If transfers do well, is it worth the jump?

holepunch · Post by **holepunch** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:38 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Trying to dig up that information now. If transfers do well, is it worth the jump?

It looks like you have a pretty good shot at biglaw considering your ranking at ND. Did you already try to leverage the Nw acceptance for more scholarship money? If you're biglaw or bust then I'd certainly say transfer. If not, and you're alright with the geographical placement for ND then I'd stay.

TA923 · Post by **TA923** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:12 pm

Any other thoughts?

Edited: Not OP, but curious.

lhanvt13 · Post by **lhanvt13** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:31 pm

^hello anon?

No quote just in case

kv44 · Post by **kv44** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:55 pm

Did you apply to any other schools? At least uchi?

Anonymous User wrote:Tough situation right now.

Top 20%-ish at ND with a half scholarship. Pretty unlikely that they'll budge if I try to negotiate. Accepted at Northwestern, would have to pay full tuition obviously. Career goals are corporate biglaw, then who knows.

Should I go?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:37 pm

Didn't apply because I didn't think I had a chance at Chicago.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:57 pm

Bump.

homestyle28 · Post by **homestyle28** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:07 pm

It is a tough call, my sense is that ND does reasonably well in Chicago Biglaw placement, so if top 20% ND means a better than coin toss chance at Big law I don't think the 10-15% improvement in chances is worth the difference in debt.

eriedoctrine · Post by **eriedoctrine** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:14 pm

I would stay with the $$$.

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