How much to take Columbia or NYU over Chicago($$)
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:09 am
So I've received awards from Chicago(60k) and UMich (67k), and am still awaiting financial aid letters from NYU and Columbia. I've received a small scholarship at CLS (10k) unrelated to financial need, for 1L only. How much (or how little) money would CLS or NYU have to give me (total) to make going to one of those more worthwhile than the U of C?
Other factors:
-I'm interested long-term in NYC Biglaw, but would certainly like to do a clerkship, and the prospect of academia is appealing
-I live in NYC now, and have a SO who also would prefer to stay here. On the other hand, she's also very motivated by the prospect of reduced debt.
-I've been working in v5 consulting for a couple of years, and the prospect of doing an MBA in addition to a JD is appealing
-I'm still on hold at HLS, and have more or less given up hope.
Please let me know your thoughts/reasoning! (thanks in advance)
Other factors:
-I'm interested long-term in NYC Biglaw, but would certainly like to do a clerkship, and the prospect of academia is appealing
-I live in NYC now, and have a SO who also would prefer to stay here. On the other hand, she's also very motivated by the prospect of reduced debt.
-I've been working in v5 consulting for a couple of years, and the prospect of doing an MBA in addition to a JD is appealing
-I'm still on hold at HLS, and have more or less given up hope.
Please let me know your thoughts/reasoning! (thanks in advance)