SLU v Drake v Indiana Bloomington Forum

ned4 · Post by **ned4** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:26 pm

Having been left reeling after a rejection from Illinois Law, I am now trying to make a decision on where to attend law school next fall. Keep in mind that I would like to practice law in Central Illinois and will have to finance all of my expenses through loans. My options are SLU with a full-tuition scholarship, Drake with full-tuition plus $10,000 per year for living expenses, or Indiana at $15,000 a year. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

mattviphky · Post by **mattviphky** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:07 pm

what town, like springfield? btw, what are your numbers?

mrtoren · Post by **mrtoren** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:09 pm

Not even a choice. IU-B.

ned4 · Post by **ned4** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:15 pm

I'm looking to practice in either peoria or Bloomington/Normal. My primary question is if UI B is worth the extra 110K in debt if I am planning on practicing in one of these smaller markets. 165/3.9

t3hevildonut · Post by **t3hevildonut** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:40 pm

mrtoren · Post by **mrtoren** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:31 pm

t3hevildonut wrote:Why waste those numbers? Try again next year.

+1

Shoot for U of I.

scammedhard · Post by **scammedhard** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:43 pm

t3hevildonut wrote:Why waste those numbers? Try again next year.

flexityflex86 · Post by **flexityflex86** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:49 pm

mrtoren wrote:Not even a choice. IU-B.

145k (including 3 yrs of COL) at IU: B seems like a lot for a school that seems to have difficulty placing relative to its ranking. also, given their large scholarships, they tend to (at least this year) have attracted students with better #'s than schools ranked around it meaning the competition would be a tad more intense. Given OP's goals, I would think that Notre Dame would be nearly as good as going to Illinois. I would also imagine that a 165 3.9 would be gold there.

flexityflex86 · Post by **flexityflex86** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:51 pm

scammedhard wrote:
t3hevildonut wrote:Why waste those numbers? Try again next year.

also, a 170 would be a full ride, and a 166 or 167 would be 120k. I think it's definitely worth waiting a year for the legal economy to get better, and saving 75k to retake the test.

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:02 pm

ned4 wrote:I'm looking to practice in either peoria or Bloomington/Normal. My primary question is if UI B is worth the extra 110K in debt if I am planning on practicing in one of these smaller markets. 165/3.9

There had to have been something wrong with your application if you got straight rejected as a 165/3.9.

mikeditkaisgod · Post by **mikeditkaisgod** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:45 pm

ned4 wrote:Having been left reeling after a rejection from Illinois Law, I am now trying to make a decision on where to attend law school next fall. Keep in mind that I would like to practice law in Central Illinois and will have to finance all of my expenses through loans. My options are SLU with a full-tuition scholarship, Drake with full-tuition plus $10,000 per year for living expenses, or Indiana at $15,000 a year. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Did you apply extremely late?

ndirish2010 · Post by **ndirish2010** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:22 am

IU would be ok, but Illinois or ND would be better. With a 3.9, no reason not to retake.

mattviphky · Post by **mattviphky** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:19 pm

Even if you don't want to retake, which you should if you feel that you did not do your best, you should still wait and apply first day of next cycle. If you do it that early you will be looking at money from UIUC and IUB. LSAT is meh for them, but that GPA will do alot for you...and who wants to live in Iowa

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