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Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:09 am
by tdense
I was pretty set on biting the bullet and going to Cornell at sticker with my parents paying for living expenses, but GW just sent me an email upping my scholarship offer to $24,000 a year. I liked both schools, but I am wary of GW employing 20% of its graduates in school-funded jobs. What do people think the decision should be in this case?
I do not really have a preference between NYC or DC, but I would love the opportunity to practice big law after law school. Thanks to all of those who respond.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:12 am
by sinfiery
Calculate COAof the two
If you want biglaw, Cornell. Though it still is an expensive investment at sticker, it seems the better option and especially so given your career goals.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:48 am
by Lincoln
tdense wrote:I was pretty set on biting the bullet and going to Cornell at sticker with my parents paying for living expenses, but GW just sent me an email upping my scholarship offer to $24,000 a year. I liked both schools, but I am wary of GW employing 20% of its graduates in school-funded jobs. What do people think the decision should be in this case?
I do not really have a preference between NYC or DC, but I would love the opportunity to practice big law after law school. Thanks to all of those who respond.
Cornell
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:52 am
by hephaestus
Cornell and it's not that close. That's not enough to offset the risk of bad outcomes from GW. Also, contact Cornell fin aid and try to negotiate using the GW money. Maybe you can snag 10k a year or some such.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:20 pm
by Doorkeeper
Neither. Retake and reapply.
Cornell is obviously the better choice here, but it's not worth sticker.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 2:56 pm
by Ti Malice
Doorkeeper wrote:Neither. Retake and reapply.
Cornell is obviously the better choice here, but it's not worth sticker.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:50 pm
by framboozer
Isn't Cornell 57K+/year now in tuition alone? Holy smokes! You will need more than just the option to do BigLaw. Think long and hard about this OP.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:30 pm
by tdense
Thanks to everyone for their input. GW just emailed again with an additional 5k a year in need based aid, so now its 29k a year. Gonna be a tough decision.
Re: Cornell v. GW
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:40 am
by Yumizzz
Same dilemma here. Costs 20k more a year to attend Cornell though not at sticker. Negotiating with the school.