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where to go?

i live in socal and went undergrad here.
don't really care about location but money matters.

hofstra scholly requires top 40%.

given these info, where to go?

thx.
you are saving my life.

Pepperdine has a good alumni network and a relatively high name value in its market whereas Hofstra has neither.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=114751

Plug them both in.

You have seat deposits in at both schools?

Gatriel wrote:http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=114751

Plug them both in.

You have seat deposits in at both schools?

yes,
pepp is giving the half deposit back.
anyways, i paid both deposits..

thx for the nice thread!

Hofstra it is then?

Gatriel wrote:Hofstra it is then?

hm.. still dk..
just plugged in #s and surprisingly they both came out almost same..
probably bc here in socal i can save some COL..

well, paying back law school debt in 5years and 7 years aren't that different huh?

youikky wrote: just plugged in #s and surprisingly they both came out almost same..
probably bc here in socal i can save some COL..

Ahhhh! Gotcha! Good luck with your decision. Keep us all updated.

I don't think that a Hofstra JD is too great an investment.

Bert wrote:I don't think that a Hofstra JD is too great an investment.

+1 regardless of cost, the three years of your life is the bigger investment

There's a reason they're willing to have you attend and barely pay anything. You don't belong there.

quickquestionthanks wrote:

Bert wrote:I don't think that a Hofstra JD is too great an investment.

+1 regardless of cost, the three years of your life is the bigger investment

There's a reason they're willing to have you attend and barely pay anything. You don't belong there.

thx quick, i agree. 3yrs of my life worth more than $. I just wonder if hofstra has same regional reputation as Pepp.
maybe they do but i just dont realize since I've never lived eastcoast. this is what im curious about..
+ there's fat schooly that is not easy to pass...

youikky wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:

Bert wrote:I don't think that a Hofstra JD is too great an investment.

+1 regardless of cost, the three years of your life is the bigger investment

There's a reason they're willing to have you attend and barely pay anything. You don't belong there.

thx quick, i agree. 3yrs of my life worth more than $. I just wonder if hofstra has same regional reputation as Pepp.
maybe they do but i just dont realize since I've never lived eastcoast. this is what im curious about..
+ there's fat schooly that is not easy to pass...

They definitely do not. Not even close. Hofstra is way down there, and Pepperdine is 3rd behind UCLA>USC>Pepperdine>Loyola (close 4th). Plus way more top T14-30 grads gravitate to NYC than to LA. And no one will have heard of Hofstra in SoCal.

quickquestionthanks wrote:They definitely do not. Not even close. Hofstra is way down there, and Pepperdine is 3rd behind UCLA>USC>Pepperdine>Loyola (close 4th). Plus way more top T14-30 grads gravitate to NYC than to LA. And no one will have heard of Hofstra in SoCal.

Stanford, Boalt, Hastings, Davis, Irvine, USD?

FuManChusco wrote:

quickquestionthanks wrote:They definitely do not. Not even close. Hofstra is way down there, and Pepperdine is 3rd behind UCLA>USC>Pepperdine>Loyola (close 4th). Plus way more top T14-30 grads gravitate to NYC than to LA. And no one will have heard of Hofstra in SoCal.

Stanford, Boalt, Hastings, Davis, Irvine, USD?

None of those are LA schools. SD's alumni network won't help you much in LA and Irvine's is nonexistent.

Whats the decision? Its past 1st deposit.

Gatriel wrote:Whats the decision? Its past 1st deposit.

haven't made yet. deposited both. I sent scholly reconsideration letter to Pepp. they will release the result out after may 1st... hope it works... if i get any $ from pepp, im going there.

Good luck dude! Scholarship $$$ is always a good thing. What are you numbers?

Gatriel wrote:Good luck dude! Scholarship $$$ is always a good thing. What are you numbers?

thx thx!! my #s are 161/ 3.8

youikky wrote:where to go?

i live in socal and went undergrad here.
don't really care about location but money matters.

hofstra scholly requires top 40%.

given these info, where to go?

thx.
you are saving my life.

hmmmmmmmmmmm still 50:50...
in the meantime, i just got a news from Loyola that im in.. (with no $).
would that make any difference?

Both are very regional schools in super saturated markets. I am not too familiar with Hofstra but if you are not too worried about where you end up working I would take the money and work my ass off... good luck!