Pepperdine $$$ vs UCLA $ vs Georgetown Forum

[SoCalLawyer]

Pepperdine in Malibu is offering me full tuition plus a $5,000 stipend (contingent on being top 1/3). UCLA is giving me $30K a year (contingent on 2.5+ GPA). Georgetown has sent no word about financial aid yet. (Have not heard back from USC).

I am almost positive I will be looking to work in the So Cal market.

Any advice?


170 LSAT, 3.83 uGPA

[moneybagsphd]

UCLA by a long shot.

[bk1]

UCLA definitely. If USC matches your UCLA offer then pick the one you prefer. If USC significantly beats your UCLA offer then take USC.

[hookem12]

If you want to work in the area, then UCLA for sure. Unless USC gives you full tuition, it will likely come out as more expensive tuition-wise than UCLA (I'm assuming in-state?). Honestly, I don't know much about Pepperdine, except that they have a weird reputation, and their law school isn't highly ranked. Georgetown's a good school, but being on the east coast does you no favors if you're sure about working in socal.

[moneybagsphd]

Pepperdine in Malibu is offering me full tuition plus a $5,000 stipend (contingent on being top 1/3). UCLA is giving me $30K a year (contingent on 2.5+ GPA). Georgetown has sent no word about financial aid yet. (Have not heard back from USC).

I am almost positive I will be looking to work in the So Cal market.

Any advice?


170 LSAT, 3.83 uGPA

That's a TTT stip.

[top30man]

UCLA by a long shot.

[splitbrain]

UCLA definitely. If USC matches your UCLA offer then pick the one you prefer. If USC significantly beats your UCLA offer then take USC.

[071816]

UCLA definitely. If USC matches your UCLA offer then pick the one you prefer. If USC significantly beats your UCLA offer then take USC.