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(UT$$$) vs. (Duke$)

Post by hookemhomie » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:33 pm

longtime lurker here and i have a big decision in front of me.

my goals are clerkship-->biglaw/bigfed (yes i know these are pretty unrelated fields, I am still trying to pinpoint what I want to do)

choices are UT (25k a year and instate, so about 9k tuition a year) vs. Duke (19k a year, so about 35k tuition a year). because i paid ug, my parents have agreed to pay around 17-20k a year. with this in mind the total COA is Duke: 139K and UT 35K

I would be taking out gradplus/stafford loans to pay for these amounts.

I have no preference where I want to work, although I would love to leave TX (again this isn't essential).

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Post by Kool-Aid » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:38 pm

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Post by PrideandGlory1776 » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:53 pm

Come on dude Duke is great it's not 100k better - this is not a real decision actually requiring forum input.

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Re: (UT$$$) vs. (Duke$)

Post by WokeUpInACar » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:56 pm

PrideandGlory1776 wrote:Come on dude Duke is great it's not 100k better - this is not a real decision actually requiring forum input.
I'm guessing OP was just posting to validate his choice, see his screen name lol.

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Post by yossarian » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:58 pm

TX seems like the answer. If you really really want to leave TX and you aren't terrified of $140k in debt and cuz you have awesome parents, Duke is not a bad choice.

ETA: don't spend $100k to leave TX for three years. seems silly. don't spend $100k to have a 10% (or whatever, not gonna look it up) shot at biglaw. Maybe spend $100k to leave TX forever and to have a much better shot at any biglaw outside of TX/OK/etc.

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Post by MrSebastian » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:13 am

yossarian71 wrote:TX seems like the answer. If you really really want to leave TX and you aren't terrified of $140k in debt and cuz you have awesome parents, Duke is not a bad choice.

ETA: don't spend $100k to leave TX for three years. seems silly. don't spend $100k to have a 10% (or whatever, not gonna look it up) shot at biglaw. Maybe spend $100k to leave TX forever and to have a much better shot at any biglaw outside of TX/OK/etc.

48.55% shot. Duke = lot safer bet for Biglaw (but damn that 35K is nice)

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Re: (UT$$$) vs. (Duke$)

Post by yossarian » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:09 am

MrSebastian wrote:
yossarian71 wrote:TX seems like the answer. If you really really want to leave TX and you aren't terrified of $140k in debt and cuz you have awesome parents, Duke is not a bad choice.

ETA: don't spend $100k to leave TX for three years. seems silly. don't spend $100k to have a 10% (or whatever, not gonna look it up) shot at biglaw. Maybe spend $100k to leave TX forever and to have a much better shot at any biglaw outside of TX/OK/etc.

48.55% shot. Duke = lot safer bet for Biglaw (but damn that 35K is nice)
Sorry the intent there was 10% greater shot. ~10% or whatever it is over TX. Tho that should mean its closer to 18% greater chance tho

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Post by arklaw13 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:21 pm

UT for $35k + TX ties is a good place to be. Go for it.

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