USC (80k), Vandy (65k) or retake 4th time. Forum

[SupCutie]

3.8, 166 LSAT

Test were 166, cancel, 166. For the last 2 tests I was scoring in the low to mid 170s during my practice tests. The cancel was due to flu symptoms, and I choked on one section on the final LSAT sitting. I do believe these are not indicative of my true scoring ability, but I don't know if it's worth gambling another year and a half of sitting out law school to find out.

I have no UG debt, and will be financing law school partly through my family and through loans. I want to work in California (LA or Bay) or NYC; I don't mind biglaw if it's the only way to pay off debt.

[tho]

Are those scholarship numbers? or COA?

[McAvoy]

Need more deets. If family and savings can cover COL so your USC debt load is far under 100K then it'd be a defensible choice for your goals, IMO.

How long would you have to wait for a retake and what are your present employment prospects? If you're a humanities grad and you don't have much immediate hope for gainful employment, I'd be more inclined to say what the hell and go for it. But if you have a path for any career you could stand in the short term, working and retaking would be far more advisable and put you in a much better situation for life, admissions and post LS employment.

[cron1834]

Need more deets. If family and savings can cover COL so your USC debt load is far under 100K then it'd be a defensible choice for your goals, IMO.

How long would you have to wait for a Good luck! Follow your dreams! and what are your present employment prospects? If you're a humanities grad and you don't have much immediate hope for gainful employment, I'd be more inclined to say what the hell and go for it. But if you have a path for any career you could stand in the short term, working and retaking would be far more advisable and put you in a much better situation for life, admissions and post LS employment.

+1 to need more deets. Are these figures costs or schollies? What percentage of total costs is family going to cover?

[SupCutie]

Need more deets. If family and savings can cover COL so your USC debt load is far under 100K then it'd be a defensible choice for your goals, IMO.

How long would you have to wait for a Good luck! Follow your dreams! and what are your present employment prospects? If you're a humanities grad and you don't have much immediate hope for gainful employment, I'd be more inclined to say what the hell and go for it. But if you have a path for any career you could stand in the short term, working and retaking would be far more advisable and put you in a much better situation for life, admissions and post LS employment.

These numbers are total scholly. Family will cover 50% of all costs, so total debt load will be under 100k for 3 years for either school.

For a retake, I would have to wait til December of this year. My employment prospects are not great, but I am currently employed, able to make ends meet, have relatively stability... I'd prefer not to be stuck here but I could stomach waiting another year.

[cron1834]

USC for roughly cost-of-living debt (your share after parents and scholarships) seems pretty reasonable for someone who wants b-law in LA ...