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Trying to decide between a law school here. UConn gave me a full scholarship and Cardozo 25k. I would be able to attend UConn for virtually nothing as I am from within driving distance of Hartford. If I were to attend Cardozo I would land in the 100-150k debt range. UConn ranked around 54 and Cardozo around 64 (don't know if that difference really means much). I also went to UConn undergrad and graduated with no debt from that.

I currently live in NYC and work for Citigroup. After graduating law school I would probably want to get back into the corporate law environment, most likely in finance. Willing to listen to anyone's reasoning as to what they think on this matter:

Is it better to attend a school in a less desirable location with less ties to NYC because of cost, or better to attend a pricier option because it is in my eventual goal market and because of convenience (would not have to move out of my current apartment, etc.). And obviously the living environment (social, mass transit, poppulation, etc.) in NYC is vastly superior to Hartford CT. Basically, is convenience and proximity to NYC worth 150k?

If Uconn beats Kentucky then Uconn. If not, then Cardozo.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/compare/uconn/cardozo/

* Finance for a corporate law department is very unlikely from either school
* U.S. News rankings irrelevant

Neither school makes sense for your goals. Retake the LSAT and aim much higher.

Does working for citigroup yield any connections.

I agree that you should retake for those goals. If you must go, UConn (no debt) is the answer.

JuTMSY4 wrote:Does working for citigroup yield any connections.

I agree that you should retake for those goals. If you must go, UConn (no debt) is the answer.

Why? Nobody has to go to law school and 3 years of your life to get a worthless piece of paper is a very high opportunity cost.

Likely you'll be worse off by going than you are now. Many TLS students would kill for a finance job at citigroup. If you're a first year analyst, there's about a 90% chance you'll have to take a salary cut coming from either one of these schools with six figure debt. Some people love the law so much that as long as they could kind of use it, it's better for them to live in their parent's basement till they're 50 just so they can do it all day. I'd probably go so far as to say there are as many as ten attorneys worldwide with this level passion, eight of which take a minimum of 200 mg of the latest antipsychotic meds as they are required to by the ABA. One of the other 2 is doing great work in house, but can only communicate responses to "yes" or "no" questions through a joystick ever since the failed suicide attempt back in '88.

UConn would be a good option. Your dream won't happen from either school but UConn probably gives you a better shot at small town finance law in Connecticut and leaves you without debt. Also Cardozo cost of living is very high (higher than Columbia even as it's a very expensive part of NYC). This isn't only rent, but food, socialization, etc. No grocery stores, man.

Stay in finance. You're going to end up making 50K working for a small law firm in the outer boroughs, LI or CT. The biglaw numbers for those schools are terrible.

BigZuck wrote:

JuTMSY4 wrote:Does working for citigroup yield any connections.

I agree that you should retake for those goals. If you must go, UConn (no debt) is the answer.

Why? Nobody has to go to law school and 3 years of your life to get a worthless piece of paper is a very high opportunity cost.

why what? Why did I ask about connections? Why did I say retake? Why did I vote Uconn for the answer?

JuTMSY4 wrote:

BigZuck wrote:

JuTMSY4 wrote:Does working for citigroup yield any connections.

I agree that you should retake for those goals. If you must go, UConn (no debt) is the answer.

Why? Nobody has to go to law school and 3 years of your life to get a worthless piece of paper is a very high opportunity cost.

why what? Why did I ask about connections? Why did I say retake? Why did I vote Uconn for the answer?

Why did you say "If you must go?" Nobody must.

BigZuck wrote:

JuTMSY4 wrote:

BigZuck wrote:

JuTMSY4 wrote:Does working for citigroup yield any connections.

I agree that you should retake for those goals. If you must go, UConn (no debt) is the answer.

Why? Nobody has to go to law school and 3 years of your life to get a worthless piece of paper is a very high opportunity cost.

why what? Why did I ask about connections? Why did I say retake? Why did I vote Uconn for the answer?

Why did you say "If you must go?" Nobody must.

because that was the question that was asked.

Does anybody know whether the false dilemma fallacy is on the LSAT?

UConn

jenesaislaw wrote:Does anybody know whether the false dilemma fallacy is on the LSAT?