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I want to work in Boston after I graduate
I would prefer to work in a big firm
I've been accepted at BU and BC and have been offered $66,000 from BU
what would you do?
whats the TLS conventional wisdom?

If you know you want to work in Boston- BU.

Absolutely BU. Given that GULC is sticker, in a hugely-saturated legal market, is not in the location you want to be in, and pumps out far too many students a year, the choice seems pretty simple to pick BU.

thanks guys! thats what i was leaning towards

Try to negotiate some money out of GULC based on your BU scholarship. Then take that scholarship and go back and negotiate at BU.

cinephile wrote:Try to negotiate some money out of GULC based on your BU scholarship. Then take that scholarship and go back and negotiate at BU.

is there a thread about how this process actually works? do i just call up the admissions office and say "hey i want more money"?

sumner wrote:

cinephile wrote:Try to negotiate some money out of GULC based on your BU scholarship. Then take that scholarship and go back and negotiate at BU.

is there a thread about how this process actually works? do i just call up the admissions office and say "hey i want more money"?

There are tons of threads from last year, it's probably a bit early this year. One mistake I learned from last year is negotiating early in the cycle, getting turned down, and leaving it at that. Don't be afraid to ask later in the cycle, after putting down deposits at multiple schools. At this point they know who has/hasn't accepted and how much scholarship money is left.

sumner wrote:I want to work in Boston after I graduate
I would prefer to work in a big firm
I've been accepted at BU and BC and have been offered $66,000 from BU
what would you do?
whats the TLS conventional wisdom?

You should apply to more T14's. Where are Cornell, MVP, Chicago, etc.?

keg411 wrote:

sumner wrote:I want to work in Boston after I graduate
I would prefer to work in a big firm
I've been accepted at BU and BC and have been offered $66,000 from BU
what would you do?
whats the TLS conventional wisdom?

You should apply to more T14's. Where are Cornell, MVP, Chicago, etc.?

location was really important to me i only applied to schools in Boston, DC and NY because those are the cities I want to live in

sumner wrote:

keg411 wrote:

sumner wrote:I want to work in Boston after I graduate
I would prefer to work in a big firm
I've been accepted at BU and BC and have been offered $66,000 from BU
what would you do?
whats the TLS conventional wisdom?

You should apply to more T14's. Where are Cornell, MVP, Chicago, etc.?

location was really important to me i only applied to schools in Boston, DC and NY because those are the cities I want to live in

If you go to other T14's it would likely only be temporary since they are national schools and you can still get your choice markets from there (BOS/NY/DC). You really should add MVP, Cornell, Chicago, Northwestern, etc. and you're being shortsighted by not doing so. And if you want DC/NYC you should definitely apply to other T14's.

I'm at Michigan and I know people who got offers in NYC, DC, Chicago, Boston, SF, etc.