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4.0/170, PTing in the 176-180 range retook in June and got a 175. Do I take $60k at MVP (they say they won't give me anymore) or reapply next year?

Reapply. You can get a better deal on MVP next time, and you'll be in a good spot for HLS, and a decent one for YHS.

What is it with this site and the reapply mantra?

Go to MVP. That's a great deal and you probably wouldn't do too much better with your numbers anyway. It's not worth a year of your life.

duckmoney wrote:What is it with this site and the reapply mantra?

Go to MVP. That's a great deal and you probably wouldn't do too much better with your numbers anyway. It's not worth a year of your life.

Are you kidding me? Those numbers are competitive for a named scholly at MVP. Even if they don't snag CCN by reapplying, (which they will, with money, maybe a lot of money), they will get substantially more money at MVP. And they have a realistic shot at YHS as DF said.

Reapply. You deserve more $ for MVP with those numbers

duckmoney wrote:What is it with this site and the reapply mantra?

Go to MVP. That's a great deal and you probably wouldn't do too much better with your numbers anyway. It's not worth a year of your life.

is he going to jail for a year or something? surely he can find something interesting to do.

Reapply! Enjoy Harvard, maybe Stanford or Yale.

Reapply.

Kabuo wrote:

duckmoney wrote:What is it with this site and the reapply mantra?

Go to MVP. That's a great deal and you probably wouldn't do too much better with your numbers anyway. It's not worth a year of your life.

Are you kidding me? Those numbers are competitive for a named scholly at MVP. Even if they don't snag CCN by reapplying, (which they will, with money, maybe a lot of money), they will get substantially more money at MVP. And they have a realistic shot at YHS as DF said.

Wow, reading comp fail. Thought he was going to reapply with a 170. Yes, 175 / 4.0 = full ride at MVP / in at Harvard. Reapply makes a lot more sense.

My apologies to desert fox.

Reapply. you have an average LSAT of 172.5. With that and your 4.0 you are very competitive for most of the T14 and beyond. MVP should offer you more money next cycle than this one- so even if you do decide to go with MVP next cycle, reapplying will save you a lot more money. Send in the applications the first day and see how it plays out. You are in a good place, congrats!

Thanks for the replies. Honestly, my issue is that I work around a lot of lawyers, and they all look at me like I'm crazy just for retaking. I've mentioned reapplying now a few times, and often they respond, "what the hell is wrong with (MVP)!? 60k is not enough!?"

Good to know that I'm not crazy.

if you were to wait a year and get more money- then 60k is not enough. worst case scenario is that you get offered the same amount. but then you will have another year of workign and saving in thebank- so you are still ahead.

4.0/175 makes you competitive at YHS and should guarantee you a larger scholarship at some T10 school. I would reapply if you have something worthwhile to do in the meantime.

You'll likely get a full ride at MVP next year and >$75k at CCN.

In at at least one of HYS.

Reapply dude.

adam1 wrote:Thanks for the replies. Honestly, my issue is that I work around a lot of lawyers, and they all look at me like I'm crazy just for retaking. I've mentioned reapplying now a few times, and often they respond, "what the hell is wrong with (MVP)!? 60k is not enough!?"

Good to know that I'm not crazy.

They are dumb and have a bad idea of how much debt you would have even minus 60k.

Ignore the blithering idiots and reapply...o, and congrats.

adam1 wrote:Thanks for the replies. Honestly, my issue is that I work around a lot of lawyers, and they all look at me like I'm crazy just for retaking. I've mentioned reapplying now a few times, and often they respond, "what the hell is wrong with (MVP)!? 60k is not enough!?"

Good to know that I'm not crazy.

Those lawyers attend MVP and are biased. MVP with 60k is great, but you on the other hand, will go to HYS or CCN with >$60k. (Or MVP with a full scholarship)

Cavalier wrote:4.0/175 makes you competitive at YHS and should guarantee you a larger scholarship at some T10 school. I would reapply if you have something worthwhile to do in the meantime.

Hell, I'd reapply even if it meant doing absolutely nothing and relaxing for a year.

Kabuo wrote: Are you kidding me? Those numbers are competitive for a named scholly at MVP. Even if they don't snag CCN by reapplying, (which they will, with money, maybe a lot of money), they will get substantially more money at MVP. And they have a realistic shot at YHS as DF said.

+1, reapply.

Also the mantra is "retake and reapply" which no one here said.... yet.

Seriously, the mantra should be "retake and reapply EARLY"


ETA: Um... had a reading comp fail... I thought OP's issue was not applying early. Herp, derp.

My reapply still stands though. In fact, if OP doesn't reapply I will hunt him/her down and remove from gene pool for being an idiot. I would kill for those numbers, personally.

fingersxd wrote:

adam1 wrote:Thanks for the replies. Honestly, my issue is that I work around a lot of lawyers, and they all look at me like I'm crazy just for retaking. I've mentioned reapplying now a few times, and often they respond, "what the hell is wrong with (MVP)!? 60k is not enough!?"

Good to know that I'm not crazy.

They are dumb and have a bad idea of how much debt you would have even minus 60k.

Ignore the blithering idiots and reapply...o, and congrats.

I disagree with the bolded. The further you get from law school, the less your school matters. I think that is probably what is influencing this opinion. MVP are fine schools and offer you plenty of exit options.

I would probably reapply too, but if you are going to succeed coming out of HYS, you would have succeeded coming out of MVP as well. The real difference, IMO, is if you are slightly below median at the schools.

Cavalier wrote:4.0/175 makes you competitive at YHS and should guarantee you a larger scholarship at some T10 school. I would reapply if you have something worthwhile to do in the meantime.

In this case, worthwhile to do in the meantime means sitting on his butt and doing nothing in order to collect $$$ at those schools or even possibly at a better school.

It's like making $75K+ tax free for doing nothing if he gets a full-ride at MVP or a better school.

run26.2 wrote:I disagree with the bolded. The further you get from law school, the less your school matters. I think that is probably what is influencing this opinion. MVP are fine schools and offer you plenty of exit options.

I would probably reapply too, but if you are going to succeed coming out of HYS, you would have succeeded coming out of MVP as well. The real difference, IMO, is if you are slightly below median at the schools.

No one is saying MVP are bad schools. But taking MVP w/ $60k when you can potentially get a full-tuition scholarship at the same schools is dumb. So the real difference isn't just the level of schools OP is looking at, but that OP might come away with substantially less debt after reapplying, which certainly gives him/her better exit options.

Dany wrote:

run26.2 wrote:I disagree with the bolded. The further you get from law school, the less your school matters. I think that is probably what is influencing this opinion. MVP are fine schools and offer you plenty of exit options.

I would probably reapply too, but if you are going to succeed coming out of HYS, you would have succeeded coming out of MVP as well. The real difference, IMO, is if you are slightly below median at the schools.

No one is saying MVP are bad schools. But taking MVP w/ $60k when you can potentially get a full-tuition scholarship at the same schools is dumb. So the real difference isn't just the level of schools OP is looking at, but that OP might come away with substantially less debt after reapplying, which certainly gives him/her better exit options.

I was talking about the attorneys with whom OP was interacting. I agree that coming out with less debt is the preferred outcome. But even as you point out, this is only a potentiality and not a sure thing.

run26.2 wrote: I agree that coming out with less debt is the preferred outcome. But even as you point out, this is only a potentiality and not a sure thing.

Getting a T-10 full ride is uncertain, but OP will absolutely get a larger scholarship to the same school or a better one next year. That is a sure thing.