Columbia vs. NYU vs. Michigan ($$) vs. GULC ($$$)

[FOM]

-The schools you are considering

Accepted: Columbia, NYU, Michigan, Cornell, GULC
Waitlist: Duke, UVA, Penn, Notre Dame (?)
Rejected: Harvard
Pending: UChi

-The total Cost of Attendance (COA) of each. COA = cost of tuition + fees + books + cost of living (COL) + accumulated interest - scholarships.

Columbia: ~$225,000 (Aid pending)
NYU: ~$215,000 (Aid pending)
Michigan: ~$120,000
Cornell: ~$235,000 (Aid pending)
GULC: ~40,000


Where you are from and where you want to work, and other places where you have significant ties (if any)
would work in Chicago> NYC > SF > Any other large metropolitan area. I would also love to work overseas (London, Rome, Madrid, etc.).



Your general career goals

Biglaw

Your LSAT/GPA numbers

3.45, 173

[Nelson]

Wait for your final offers.

[FOM]

Wait for your final offers.

Will do, just trying to get an initial reaction, because the GULC scholarship needs to be accepted by the 14th (I guess I could ask for an extension though).

[Nelson]

Wait for your final offers.

Will do, just trying to get an initial reaction, because the GULC scholarship needs to be accepted by the 14th (I guess I could ask for an extension though).

Don't accept anything until you have final offers. The other schools will match GULC at least somewhat.

[FOM]

Good advice, thank you. I'll update this once I get all my offers.

[lecsa]

Given your location preferences I'd go to Mich. I would ask Mich for some more money first though.