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[ehall20]

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[dr123]

Personally, I'd go to Boalt w/ the Full Ride/Stipend.

[Doorkeeper]

Do you have any regional preferences? If you want to practice in CA, Berkeley makes sense. But if you have any interest in East Coast work, then I would think NYU or Columbia would be well worth it.

[09042014]

CCN are barely better than the rest of the T14 in terms of worst case scenarios. Below median students have very similar outcomes.

I'd go the route that leaves you with zero debt and still have a t14 degree. That's huge. You'll be able to sleep at night, and you won't be forced to take a job you don't want.

[nebula666]

Berkeley if you want CA, Columbia for anywhere else. Any of these options are good ones, it really just comes down to personal preference.

[bk1]

I'd choose one of UMich, UVA, or Boalt based on your regional preference (midwest, east coast, or west coast ), though if the difference between CCN and the rest is under 50k I could see an argument for taking one of those (especially if you had a strong preference for NYC or Chicago).

[ehall20]

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[BruceWayne]

CCN are barely better than the rest of the T14 in terms of worst case scenarios. Below median students have very similar outcomes.

I'd go the route that leaves you with zero debt and still have a t14 degree. That's huge. You'll be able to sleep at night, and you won't be forced to take a job you don't want.

Now THIS is how you decide what law school to attend. Not by how people in the top 1/3 do at one school vs. another. This isn't 2006.

[Doorkeeper]

I've never lived anywhere near any of the major markets (living in Honolulu ATM and even that seems like a huge city from my perspective). Judging from my limited knowledge of them, I'd like to end up in Texas or California Biglaw. Second choice would be Chicago and other Non-NYC Biglaw. Final choice would be NYC Biglaw. I've never actually been there, but from what I read it seems like living in NYC wouldn't be a really good fit for me. Of course if that was my only door into Biglaw I would take it in a heartbeat. Not trying to sound presumptuous talking about Biglaw, I know there's a very real chance I won't have that opportunity.

Sounds like Berkeley or Chicago is where you want to be.

If you have no interest in living on the East Coast, there's no point in going to Columbia or NYU.

[francesfarmer]

Based on what you have said, I think you should go to Boalt. QOL will be great for you in the bay and San Francisco is not dauntingly huge.

[twenty]

If Columbia, Chicago or NYU will meet the full ride with extra merit scholarship money, go there. Otherwise, Boalt, and it's not even close.

[dixiecupdrinking]

I'd just choose your personal preference among Michigan, Virginia, Berkeley. I'm not sure I understand what your numbers mean but it looks like all in, you'd be borrowing $75-100k for CCN? Not worth it.

[JWalker]

Take the money.

[LSTfan]

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