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[lawheaven]

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[HeelsforHoos]

Depends if it's Duke or Northwestern.

[thickfreakness]

Depends on the schools involved, your career and geographic preferences, debt aversion, etc etc.

I'd lean towards the top school, though.

[Tangerine Gleam]

Depends on the schools involved, your career and geographic preferences, debt aversion, etc etc.

I'd lean towards the top school, though.

+1

Care to share more info? Then it will be easier for folks to weigh in. It's hard to decide just based on numbers. If the #56 school is one of the best schools in the state you want to practice, then it's worth more thought.

[nick637]

its case

[sccjnthn]

I'd take San Diego but pass on Baylor.

[FuManChusco]

This is Duke/northwestern vs. Case/Loyola/usd/Cincy. Not even a question. Go to the t11. I can't believe this is a poll.

[Helmholtz]

This is Duke/northwestern vs. Case/Loyola/usd/Cincy. Not even a question. Go to the t11. I can't believe this is a poll.

+1 unless somebody was absolutely set on practicing in Cleveland, Cincinnati, etc. and wanted to enter private practice, but not biglaw.

[lawheaven]

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[HeelsforHoos]

Thanks for adding the schools! I have a strong bias against one of the #11's.

Anyway, I'd go with Northwestern. What kind of law do you want to practice?

[DerrickRose]

Surely there is a middleman here. Ohio State?

[ozarkhack]

You got into NU. Tell the 56 to give you a full ride or kiss your ass.

[romothesavior]

You got into NU. Tell the 56 to give you a full ride or kiss your ass.

+1. The only way this should be a question is if its 208k vs. less than 20k. You should be going to the #56 school on nothing but personal expenses/Stafford loans to even make this a viable question (unless geographic preferences exist.. but still.)

[motiontodismiss]

You got into NU. Tell the 56 to give you a full ride or kiss your ass.

+1. Tell the 56 to pay you to go or go to hell.

[Shaggier1]

ozarkhack wrote:
You got into NU. Tell the 56 to give you a full ride or kiss your ass

This.

[Geist13]

with a full ride you still have to pay COL which over three years comes to ... just about 40K. So it sounds like he does have a full ride already.

Also, it's far from clear how under 20 K as opposed to 43K in debt has any substantial effect on this decision. Either way its relatively little debt at a t2 vs tons at a NU. I just don't see the argument for how an extra 8k per year from UC would all of a sudden tip the scales. If OP should go to UC at 20K, why shouldn't he go at 43K?

I would take NU even if it were 0 debt. Unless you know you want to be in that school's home market.