UGA vs. University of Washington Forum

[michael5884]

If I choose UGA I will end up with 47000$ debt, and if I choose Washington, then I will end up with 77,000$ in debt. I have family help and savings for housing and living expenses. I want to practice some type of environmental law, but I am open to other types of law. It wouldn't necessarily have to be public interest. I would be happy working for a firm that deals with water rights, land use, and that sort of thing. University of Washington seems to have more options in terms of environmental law opportunities, and I would rather live in Seattle, but I don't know if it is worth the debt over the cheap price of Georgia's in state tuition.

LSAC GPA 3.2 LSAT 166

Thanks for your help.

[Bronck]

Do you have any ties to Seattle?

If not, I'd probably take UGA here. Seattle is a very small and insular market.

Also, how big is your preference? Seattle >>>>>> Atlanta? Or Seattle > Atlanta?

[RaleighStClair]

Totally depends on where you want to live. They place similarly well for their respective markets, but Seattle is vastly different from Athens and Atlanta.

[michael5884]

I forgot to add that I grew up in Vancouver, Washington and lived there for eighteen years. I left the state to go to college, but I would like to return. My family still lives there. My ties to Georgia are that my wife's family is all from Georgia.

[Bronck]

Disregard what I said above, then. I'd just go with UW.

[handsonthewheel]

UW because Seattle > anywhere in Georgia.