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Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:16 pm
by drisk5
White male with a 169 LSAT 3.59 GPA. I've been waitlisted everywhere in the top 10 below the HYS tier, so I'm down to deciding between Duke, Vanderbilt, and Alabama. Out of these schools, Duke is offering 18k annually, Vandy is offering 27k a year, and UA is offering full tuition (I'm a resident of Alabama). All costs not covered by grant based aid would be paid for with loans. I'm not really positive on the direction that I want to go in as far as a career. I'm probably leaning big law/federal PI down the road.
I'm leaning toward Duke, but I wanted to know what you guys thought.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:18 pm
by sinfiery
drisk5 wrote:I'm not really positive on the direction that I want to go in as far as a career. I'm probably leaning big law/federal PI down the road.
Duke for this reason.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:18 pm
by WokeUpInACar
If you want biglaw it's Duke all the way.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:03 pm
by Doorkeeper
Duke.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:04 pm
by hephaestus
WokeUpInACar wrote:If you want biglaw it's Duke all the way.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:51 pm
by jbagelboy
Duke -- also congrats on that scholly with below median numbers. You must have crazy softs
. Enjoy!
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:12 am
by framboozer
If you're dead-set on biglaw then Duke, but if you're debt adverse and would be fine with not doing biglaw, I would do Bama.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:52 am
by rad lulz
Total CoA is like $215k at Duke and $165k at Vanderbilt.
Duke gives you a much better shot at what you want
http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=duke
http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=vanderbilt
But at $200k loans I'd drop out if you don't get a biglaw SA 2L year
And you have to be committed to that
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:01 am
by drisk5
I think Vandy is pretty much out of it.
I am fairly debt adverse and the extremely high COA at Duke is troubling. However, I'm concerned that if I'm not in the top 10% or so of my class at UA I won't be able to find a job at all after graduation.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:05 am
by Gunnar Stahl
drisk5 wrote:I think Vandy is pretty much out of it.
I am fairly debt adverse and the extremely high COA at Duke is troubling. However, I'm concerned that if I'm not in the top 10% or so of my class at UA I won't be able to find a job at all after graduation.
http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=alabama
You have a good chance at finding a job out of Alabama, but it probably won't be at a big firm.
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:06 am
by rad lulz
drisk5 wrote:I think Vandy is pretty much out of it.
I am fairly debt adverse and the extremely high COA at Duke is troubling. However, I'm concerned that if I'm not in the top 10% or so of my class at UA I won't be able to find a job at all after graduation.
http://www.lstscorereports.com/?school=alabama
If you're not top 10% you can still get a legal job, but it's likely to be a small firm doing small firm shit.
If you go to Duke I'd really drop out if you don't get a 2L SA
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:06 am
by rad lulz
lol scooped
Re: Duke ($) v Vanderbilt ($$) v Alabama ($$$)
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:33 am
by NoodleyOne
Duke.