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Before everyone just blurts out Chicago- I (80-90%) want to work in my home market (Nashville) when I practice, but I am gunning for clerking/DOJ. I know Chicago definitely gives me a leg up there.
As to my home market, the lawyers I know all say top 50% at Mich, but 70% at Chicago. I also have a lot of connections, so I could even push those envelopes (though I obviously hope to end up higher).

Keep in mind that if I practice in Nashville, market is 110K, so more debt will take even longer to pay off. That 45K is basically a year or two of extra payments.

Vandy with a large scholarship isn't an option?

That other 10-20% of the time, what do you want to do and where?

American_in_China wrote: Keep in mind that if I practice in Nashville, market is 120K

Dawg $110k at Bass, Bradley, MGLAW, and H3GM. Miller Martin is at $109k

Waller is at $100k

FBT and Stites Harbison are less than $100k

bk187 wrote:Vandy with a large scholarship isn't an option?

That other 10-20% of the time, what do you want to do and where?

Withdrew; they offered me same scholarship amount as Mich. Still would have been a little bit less to attend Vandy, but an extra 15K over three years wasn't worth the drop.

Clerking/DOJ work into appellate or high end bankruptcy practice. Basically pure federal litigation work.
I.e. that 20% of the time is if I make the top 20% of the class and it's possible for me to do it. And margin for error if I get into another area of practice that I can't really do in Nashville.

rad lulz wrote:

American_in_China wrote: Keep in mind that if I practice in Nashville, market is 120K

Dawg $110k at Bass, Bradley, MGLAW, and H3GM. Miller Martin is at $109k

Waller is at $100k

FBT and Stites Harbison are less than $100k

W/e. Thanks for quibbling instead of actually expressing an opinion. I'll edit the original post.

Whelp the amount of money you can expect to make should be relevant when considering loan repayment.

I'd dislike paying back $200k+ from Chi on $110, but it's not that different from the debt at Mich. I'd go to Chi, which will open up more non-Nashville markets in case Nashville firms don't work out. It's a REALLY small market.

rad lulz wrote:Whelp the amount of money you can expect to make should be relevant when considering loan repayment.

I'd dislike paying back $200k+ from Chi on $110, but it's not that different from the debt at Mich. I'd go to Chi, which will open up more non-Nashville markets in case Nashville firms don't work out. It's a REALLY small market.

Chicago opens wide all doors outside of Nashville including clerkships. Clerkships are also included in Chicago's LRAP. I don't think this is a difficult decision.

How confident are you about those 50% at Mich, 70% at Uchi? If they are accurate, Uchi.

Desert Fox wrote:How confident are you about those 50% at Mich, 70% at Uchi? If they are accurate, Uchi.

It might help in Nashville that they probably have no idea how to read a UChi transcript.

rad lulz wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:How confident are you about those 50% at Mich, 70% at Uchi? If they are accurate, Uchi.

It might help in Nashville that they probably have no idea how to read a UChi transcript.

I sincerely hope this turns out to be true.

Dany wrote:

rad lulz wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:How confident are you about those 50% at Mich, 70% at Uchi? If they are accurate, Uchi.

It might help in Nashville that they probably have no idea how to read a UChi transcript.

I sincerely hope this turns out to be true.

Wut is a 173? Is that like an LSAT?

cjcregg wrote:

rad lulz wrote:Whelp the amount of money you can expect to make should be relevant when considering loan repayment.

I'd dislike paying back $200k+ from Chi on $110, but it's not that different from the debt at Mich. I'd go to Chi, which will open up more non-Nashville markets in case Nashville firms don't work out. It's a REALLY small market.

Chicago opens wide all doors outside of Nashville including clerkships. Clerkships are also included in Chicago's LRAP. I don't think this is a difficult decision.

Are they not included in Mich's LRAP? I have to admit I'm unfamiliar with the details.

Desert Fox wrote:How confident are you about those 50% at Mich, 70% at Uchi? If they are accurate, Uchi.

Heard it from two partners here in Nashville, both of whom participate in the hiring process at their firms.

American_in_China wrote:

cjcregg wrote:

rad lulz wrote:Whelp the amount of money you can expect to make should be relevant when considering loan repayment.

I'd dislike paying back $200k+ from Chi on $110, but it's not that different from the debt at Mich. I'd go to Chi, which will open up more non-Nashville markets in case Nashville firms don't work out. It's a REALLY small market.

Chicago opens wide all doors outside of Nashville including clerkships. Clerkships are also included in Chicago's LRAP. I don't think this is a difficult decision.

Are they not included in Mich's LRAP? I have to admit I'm unfamiliar with the details.

I'm pretty sure they're excluded.

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You should have given Vanderbilt your Michigan offer and asked them to "make it worth it" for you to attend.

titan747 wrote:You should have given Vanderbilt your Michigan offer and asked them to "make it worth it" for you to attend.

Did, they refused.