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jwaters wrote:While I'm waiting to hear back from school I've been messing around on LSN a lot. I calculated my cost of attending based on tuition+col minus how much $$$ applicants with numbers very similar to mine got according to LSN last year.

School Estimated Scholarship Cost for 3 years (including scholarship $)
Alabama 72,000 57,756
Kentucky 33,000 95,514
Tennessee 15,000 76,530
Wash U 30,000 155,790

Numbers are 168/3.5+ I'm from TN so that's my first choice of where to stay after graduation(Nashville), but I also wouldn't mind Birmingham, Louisville, or STL. Again, the cost is just based on last year's cycle from LSN.

My question is, for my situation, do you think the better job prospects at WUSTL are worth the money or should I take a bigger scholarship from an SEC school?

jwaters wrote:While I'm waiting to hear back from school I've been messing around on LSN a lot. I calculated my cost of attending based on tuition+col minus how much $$$ applicants with numbers very similar to mine got according to LSN last year.

School Estimated Scholarship Cost for 3 years (including scholarship $)
Alabama 72,000 57,756
Kentucky 33,000 95,514
Tennessee 15,000 76,530
Wash U 30,000 155,790

Numbers are 168/3.5+ I'm from TN so that's my first choice of where to stay after graduation(Nashville), but I also wouldn't mind Birmingham, Louisville, or STL. Again, the cost is just based on last year's cycle from LSN.

My question is, for my situation, do you think the better job prospects at WUSTL are worth the money or should I take a bigger scholarship from an SEC school?

XxSpyKEx wrote:

jwaters wrote:While I'm waiting to hear back from school I've been messing around on LSN a lot. I calculated my cost of attending based on tuition+col minus how much $$$ applicants with numbers very similar to mine got according to LSN last year.

School Estimated Scholarship Cost for 3 years (including scholarship $)
Alabama 72,000 57,756
Kentucky 33,000 95,514
Tennessee 15,000 76,530
Wash U 30,000 155,790

Numbers are 168/3.5+ I'm from TN so that's my first choice of where to stay after graduation(Nashville), but I also wouldn't mind Birmingham, Louisville, or STL. Again, the cost is just based on last year's cycle from LSN.

My question is, for my situation, do you think the better job prospects at WUSTL are worth the money or should I take a bigger scholarship from an SEC school?

LOL @ the thought of wasting $155k to attend a dump like WUSTL. Good luck repaying that with WUSTL's job prospects ITE.

jwaters wrote:Whether its worth it or not, I don't think I would call WUSTL a "dump."

Anyways, I've browsed through the associate listings of almost every major NLJ250 firm in Birmingham, Nashville, and Louisville. At every firm, graduates from that state's highest ranked public school (UA, UTK, UK rspectively) were the most numerous of the associates at each firm. WashU grads were virtually non-existent except in Louisville. I know most of these grads probably had great grades, but with my numbers it seems like one of the above schools is the best way to go if I want to stay in this region (and assuming I don't get in to Vandy, which I know I won't). Plus debt load would be a lot less. Am I missing something?

policestate1234 wrote:Yes! Your op is utter crap. If you have a big scholarship then yea it makes sense to go there but people can't tell because you made it too confusing in your op. Your formatting sucks. HTH

jwaters wrote:

policestate1234 wrote:Yes! Your op is utter crap. If you have a big scholarship then yea it makes sense to go there but people can't tell because you made it too confusing in your op. Your formatting sucks. HTH

Lol calm down. I'm sorry my internet forum post didn't meet your formatting standards. Next time I will make an excel spreadsheet for you with a nice table and different colored columns.

ThomasMN wrote:I would not let a lot of posters here bother you with their knowledge, or lack there of, about regional markets. Most people here would find any job outside of the top firms or the upper six figures to be a waste. To be honest, I think those individuals will be the most unsatisfied with practicing the law. Do not get a law degree for the potential of a big salary or becoming rich. In my opinion the only really good reason to become a lawyer is a love of the law and a desire to be involved in its practice.

That being said, there are a lot of good Southern law schools. Have you thought about William and Mary or Emory? I have no clue how they place in Nashville, but it would probably be worth checking.

ThomasMN wrote:I would not let a lot of posters here bother you with their knowledge, or lack there of, about regional markets. Most people here would find any job outside of the top firms or the upper six figures to be a waste. To be honest, I think those individuals will be the most unsatisfied with practicing the law. Do not get a law degree for the potential of a big salary or becoming rich. In my opinion the only really good reason to become a lawyer is a love of the law and a desire to be involved in its practice.

That being said, there are a lot of good Southern law schools. Have you thought about William and Mary or Emory? I have no clue how they place in Nashville, but it would probably be worth checking.