Berkeley or Michigan? Forum
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Berkeley or Michigan?
Hi! Got into Michigan last week and got into Berkeley last night! So far, haven't been awarded money from either school. I'm torn bc the Mich community sounds amazing, but I love the idea of living in a warmer climate and not having letter grades. Assuming I get no money from either school and am impartial to where I find a job...which school will be the best choice and why?
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Re: Berkeley or Michigan?
Berkeley, purely because their prestige is arguably the same as Michigan's and this is 3 years of your life; where would you rather live?
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Wait until the money comes out. I would pick Berkeley if money was no object. However B Is more expensive that Michigan both in terms of tuition and COL. So if you're not debt averse take wherever you would be happiest. But Michigan is a great school and I would take it over B if neither school gave me any money.
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I agree. Do you happen to know how Berkeley does scholarships (trends/patterns in doing so)? Michigan seems pretty straight forward and easy to estimate what you may get...Mal Reynolds wrote:Wait until the money comes out. I would pick Berkeley if money was no object. However B Is more expensive that Michigan both in terms of tuition and COL. So if you're not debt averse take wherever you would be happiest. But Michigan is a great school and I would take it over B if neither school gave me any money.
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Do you want to practice in CA?Geneva wrote:Hi! Got into Michigan last week and got into Berkeley last night! So far, haven't been awarded money from either school. I'm torn bc the Mich community sounds amazing, but I love the idea of living in a warmer climate and not having letter grades. Assuming I get no money from either school and am impartial to where I find a job...which school will be the best choice and why?
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Re: Berkeley or Michigan?
I made the rounds of ASW weekends with the person who wrote this analysis and I think she did a great job:Geneva wrote:Hi! Got into Michigan last week and got into Berkeley last night! So far, haven't been awarded money from either school. I'm torn bc the Mich community sounds amazing, but I love the idea of living in a warmer climate and not having letter grades. Assuming I get no money from either school and am impartial to where I find a job...which school will be the best choice and why?
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http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=153905
Also, I blogged about both these schools when I was making this decision. I'll PM you the links.
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This is TCR. Where do you want to work?moneybagsphd wrote:Do you want to practice in CA?Geneva wrote:Hi! Got into Michigan last week and got into Berkeley last night! So far, haven't been awarded money from either school. I'm torn bc the Mich community sounds amazing, but I love the idea of living in a warmer climate and not having letter grades. Assuming I get no money from either school and am impartial to where I find a job...which school will be the best choice and why?
Thank you!
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This is a tough question to answer given that I haven't visited either place. I will hopefully be able to answer it better after the ASWs. At this point, I think I would be happy to work anywhere. I've heard that the reason Berk grads stay in CA is due to self-selection rather than the inability to get jobs elsewhere, but IDK how true this is.tmon wrote:This is TCR. Where do you want to work?moneybagsphd wrote:Do you want to practice in CA?Geneva wrote:Hi! Got into Michigan last week and got into Berkeley last night! So far, haven't been awarded money from either school. I'm torn bc the Mich community sounds amazing, but I love the idea of living in a warmer climate and not having letter grades. Assuming I get no money from either school and am impartial to where I find a job...which school will be the best choice and why?
Thank you!
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Go to ASW and make a decision. The schools are remarkably similar. I would say pick the one you think you would be happiest at because job prospects will be very similar.
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Thanks! I guess it will be a function of price+happiness. Realllly hope I get money from Mich, but "no scholarships awarded" shows up under money/banking as it stands.worldtraveler wrote:Go to ASW and make a decision. The schools are remarkably similar. I would say pick the one you think you would be happiest at because job prospects will be very similar.
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