Harvard vs. Duke Mordecai vs. Penn Levy
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:55 pm
Hi TLS,
I'm very torn between schools and could use some feedback from the community. I'm originally from the Midwest, but have been working in New York City for the past year. I have no undergraduate debt, and will probably be able to receive some help from my parents/family with living expenses and tuition, although certainly not the majority of it (I also don't anticipate receiving any need-based aid).
Current options:
Harvard: sticker price (I estimate roughly $125k in debt)
Duke: Mordecai full-ride
Penn: Levy full-ride
Cornell: Hughes full-ride
Michigan: $40k scholarship per year
Berkeley: aid offer not yet received
Haven't heard back:
Stanford
UVA
Columbia
Goals:
I'd like to work in a US Attorney's Office (probably NYC) or at DOJ (in Washington), and am particularly interested in prosecuting civil rights, white collar crime, or public corruption cases. I also want to clerk after graduation. I'm not entirely opposed to working in Big Law, at least for a while, but don't really want to make it my career. I'll probably land in DC or NYC after graduation, but would consider moving back to the Midwest after 5-10 years of work. Definitely would like flexibility with my degree, both geographically and career-wise.
Thoughts? Take the money and run? Head straight to Harvard?
I'm very torn between schools and could use some feedback from the community. I'm originally from the Midwest, but have been working in New York City for the past year. I have no undergraduate debt, and will probably be able to receive some help from my parents/family with living expenses and tuition, although certainly not the majority of it (I also don't anticipate receiving any need-based aid).
Current options:
Harvard: sticker price (I estimate roughly $125k in debt)
Duke: Mordecai full-ride
Penn: Levy full-ride
Cornell: Hughes full-ride
Michigan: $40k scholarship per year
Berkeley: aid offer not yet received
Haven't heard back:
Stanford
UVA
Columbia
Goals:
I'd like to work in a US Attorney's Office (probably NYC) or at DOJ (in Washington), and am particularly interested in prosecuting civil rights, white collar crime, or public corruption cases. I also want to clerk after graduation. I'm not entirely opposed to working in Big Law, at least for a while, but don't really want to make it my career. I'll probably land in DC or NYC after graduation, but would consider moving back to the Midwest after 5-10 years of work. Definitely would like flexibility with my degree, both geographically and career-wise.
Thoughts? Take the money and run? Head straight to Harvard?
.