Iowa v OSU ($25,500) v Loyola ($60,000) for Chicago Forum

[traehekat]

Thoughts?

The numbers come out to this...
Iowa price tag = $42,922 (1 year OOS tuition) + $48,308 (2 year IS tuition w/ RA position) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $136,230

Loyola price tag = $37,380 (1 year tuition) x 3 = $112,140 - $60,000 (scholarship) + $20,000 (3 years COL in Chicago) = $112,140

Ohio State price tag = $39,000 (1 year OOS tuition) + $48,000 (2 year IS tuition) - $25,500 (scholarship) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $106,500

Granted, Loyola tuition is from last year, so you can probably tack on another $2-3,000 on there. Thanks for the opinions.

[Doritos]

I say Ohio State without a doubt. Iowa v. OSU is so close rankings don't matter they are both the big dogs in their states so follow the money.

[baboon309]

Thoughts?

The numbers come out to this...
Iowa price tag = $42,922 (1 year OOS tuition) + $48,308 (2 year IS tuition w/ RA position) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $136,230

Loyola price tag = $37,380 (1 year tuition) x 3 = $112,140 - $60,000 (scholarship) + $20,000 (3 years COL in Chicago) = $112,140

Ohio State price tag = $35,516 (1 year OOS tuition) + $38,464 (2 year IS tuition) - $25,500 (scholarship) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $93,480


Granted, Loyola and OSU tuition is from last year, so you can probably tack on another $6-8,000 on there. Thanks for the opinions.

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

[traehekat]

Thoughts?

The numbers come out to this...
Iowa price tag = $42,922 (1 year OOS tuition) + $48,308 (2 year IS tuition w/ RA position) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $136,230

Loyola price tag = $37,380 (1 year tuition) x 3 = $112,140 - $60,000 (scholarship) + $20,000 (3 years COL in Chicago) = $112,140

Ohio State price tag = $35,516 (1 year OOS tuition) + $38,464 (2 year IS tuition) - $25,500 (scholarship) + $45,000 (3 years COL) = $93,480


Granted, Loyola and OSU tuition is from last year, so you can probably tack on another $6-8,000 on there. Thanks for the opinions.

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

Please adjust votes accordingly.

[TTH]

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

Oh, the bastards.

[traehekat]

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

Oh, the bastards.

That is a huge spike, especially for in-state.

[TTH]

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

Oh, the bastards.

That is a huge spike, especially for in-state.

hm, huge? It's like 2k, right?

[traehekat]

Tuition in OSU just went up. It`s about 39k for OOS and 24k for In-state now
COL is 16000+4000 Insurance/supplies/books = 20k

Oh, the bastards.

That is a huge spike, especially for in-state.

hm, huge? It's like 2k, right?

Yup, my bad! Thought it was 19k last year, not 22k. So yeah, just the normal disgusting rise in law school tuition.

[Whitters]

hmm, very interested in this for myself as well. But, I vote OSU, or Iowa and get an RA in the second and third year to drop down to in state tuition.

[ylee0331]

is it bad that I am offended by "Iowa v. OSU is so close rankings" from above?

[Doritos]

is it bad that I am offended by "Iowa v. OSU is so close rankings" from above?

haha yes. I don't mean to offend I just think they are peer schools. I think of the schools in more of a tier fashion than look at the specific rankings. Iowa and OSU are the same tier IMO. Arbitrary cutoffs like T20 seem less and less appealing the more I think about them. Is Emory (#20) just the bees knees and Boston College (#26) is not in the same league? The correct answer is "nah". Though I do understand the school pride you feel when you are accepted. I'm going to UVa and there's a part of me that wants to be like "yeah UVa is light years ahead of GeorgeTTTown! go me!" but I know thats dumb and not true. Be proud of the school you are going to but recognize being ranked a few spots better in a magazine does not put your school in another league than another one.

[traehekat]

is it bad that I am offended by "Iowa v. OSU is so close rankings" from above?

I can't really gauge the "lay prestige" Iowa has. Numbers-wise it is a much easier school to gain admission to than most of the T30, even T35, but the average rank of Iowa from 2000-2008 has been 22.72 (and from 1991-1999 it was 21.3). The average rank from 2000-2008 for OSU, on the other hand, has been 38.06. BigLaw placement is pretty similar though, with 19.8% of Iowa graduates placing in NLJ 250 firms compared to 16.6% from OSU. So, can anyone answer why Iowa has always been so high ranked? Is it their stellar library or something like that?