USD vs. Pepperdine vs. Loyola Forum

[lawsrus00]

Hey Folks,

Please choose one.

Pepperdine: 80% of tuition / I have to pay $21,000

San Diego: 90% of tuition / I have to pay $12,000

Loyola: 70% of tuition / I have to pay $50,000

[Nova]

Please answer these questions

In order to receive the best feedback in this forum, please provide as much of the following information in your original post as possible:
-The total Cost of Attendance (COA) of each. COA = cost of tuition + fees + books + cost of living (COL) - scholarships.
-How you will be financing your COA, i.e. loans, family, or savings
-Where you are from and where you want to work, and other places where you have significant ties (if any)
-Your general career goals
-Your LSAT/GPA numbers & how many times you have taken the LSAT

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 1&t=206299

Please clarify if those numbers are total COA or just tuition.

You need to figure out what the estimated class rank of those GPA stipulations are.

[Gooner91]

Retake.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Retake.

[ManoftheHour]

Retake.

[Nova]

Retake or don't go is of course going to be the consensus on TLS

OP, you realize that it is unlikely you will ever get a real legal job out of any of these schools, right?

Their prospects are all pretty much the same, so you may as well go with SD.

SD:
•47.1% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs.
•65.1% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
•58.7% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.

Pepp:
•46.5% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs.
•71.8% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
•65.7% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.

Loyola:
•41.4% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs.
•52.8% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
•60.1% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.

[jbagelboy]

What is your background, and where do you see yourself in 5 yrs?

People do graduate from SD's PT program and get real jobs in IP is they have the technical expertise and WE. Without more information, all these degrees are useless.

[TheSpanishMain]

Retake is almost certainly the correct answer, but how are you paying for cost of living while in school? If it's loans, no go. If you're living with family/a spouse or something, and you can negotiate up to a full tuition scholarship, then I guess you could give it a shot, provided you're willing to drop out if you lose your scholarship or if your 1L year doesn't go well.