Vanderbilt ($) vs. Wake Forest ($$$) Forum

[Hutz_and_Goodman]

Wake Forest > Vanderbilt > don't go to law school > duke at sticker.

Finally someone in favor of Wake chimes in. Why would you say Wake over Vandy? Also Duke wouldn't be real sticker...with my wife working, it'd be like $150K or so.

Also, I'm visiting Wake next week - would a friendly visit to Duke help my chances at all of getting off the WL?

If you do well at a school like wake Forest you will have a good chance at big law. If you do badly you'll have a law degree (which is valuable) with minimal debt. I think this is the best course of action for a lot if reasons. Even with your wife working 150k is a huge amount of money. In a lot of areas of the US that's a fully paid off 2 or 3 bedroom house.

[cotiger]

I don't get why so many people are wishing sticker at Duke upon the OP. He seems leery of debt, and doesn't want soul-crushing work.

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But, T14!

[BigZuck]

Wake Forest > Vanderbilt > don't go to law school > duke at sticker.

Finally someone in favor of Wake chimes in. Why would you say Wake over Vandy? Also Duke wouldn't be real sticker...with my wife working, it'd be like $150K or so.

Also, I'm visiting Wake next week - would a friendly visit to Duke help my chances at all of getting off the WL?

Not really. A retake would however.

Keep in mind that I jumped from a lower LSAT score than you to a 169 and I got 90K at Duke. And I had a lower GPA.