IU-Bloomington (full-ride) v. W&L (full-ride) Forum

[ColumbiaChamp]

help!

[Nelson]

Indiana or Virginia?

[ColumbiaChamp]

Indiana or Virginia?

I don't mind either location. I am more concerned with employment. Indiana ranks higher but everyone trashes it for their employment record but W&L is not a BigLaw heavy hitter either.

[Bronck]

Dude, neither of them are going to get you biglaw. I would probably go to W&L just because of how awful IU's employment stats are.

[Nelson]

The question isn't whether you mind living in either place, it's where you have plausible ties to. If you aren't from either location, why these schools?

[thexfactor]

I noticed from your previous posts that you have a 4.0 and 164. If that is the case, I would wait next year and ED to UVA. UVA has a much better chance at biglaw/midlaw/clerkships than WL or IU.

If you had to choose from the two schools, I would choose WL. You will still need top 20% or better to get a good jobfrom WL. However, with that said, even though it is great that you are getting a full ride from WL, what would you have accomplished with 30kdebt 3 years of your life for a job earning less than 40k?

Yes it is true that UVA will require you to take 150k in debt. However, at WL there is a high chance that you woudln't be in the top 20% lucky enough to get a biglaw job. Even if you fail at UVA, with IBR limited to 10% of your income 10% of 40k is only 4k a year for 20 years. The downside at UVA is only slightly lower than at Wash Lee. However, UVA's placement is 2-3x as good as WL.

[romothesavior]

The question isn't whether you mind living in either place, it's where you have plausible ties to. If you aren't from either location, why these schools?

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I noticed from your previous posts that you have a 4.0 and 164. If that is the case, I would wait next year and ED to UVA. UVA has a much better chance at biglaw/midlaw/clerkships than WL or IU.

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Retake, for the love of god. You have a 4.0. Improve your LSAT score 5-6 points and enjoy UChicago.

[ndirish2010]

People with 4.0s should never go outside the T10, maybe T6. Please don't go this year.

[ColumbiaChamp]

I totally agree that a retake is the most sensible option. I kinda don't want to miss a year though but I am really leaning towards that retake now.

[Grizz]

I totally agree that a retake is the most sensible option. I kinda don't want to miss a year though but I am really leaning towards that retake now.

There ya go

[bobbyh1919]

So many people would kill for that 4.0 but can't do anything to fix it at this point. Even adding something as little as 3 or 4 points would give you a fantastic shot at the T14, possibly with some money.

[Bronck]

I totally agree that a retake is the most sensible option. I kinda don't want to miss a year though but I am really leaning towards that retake now.

Just retake. You're losing nothing by taking a year off. Nobody has to go to law school right away.