NYU vs. Columbia vs. Cornell vs. Penn Forum

[kingpin101]

Right now these are the schools that I'm seriously considering between:

NYU: received 37.5k total
Cornell: received 165k total
Columbia: still waiting on aid
Penn: still waiting on aid

Also have been waitlisted at NU and Penn. Got into GULC and BC as well but not even going to consider them. My goals are primarily to be working in biglaw the NE area, preferably in Boston which is where I'm from, but open to NYC and DC if need be. My undergrad major is computer science at a top school and so I'm very open to patent law.
Stats: 173/3.7
Funding: Primarily loans, but my family is willing to help out with living costs, maybe 10k/year

My questions for you folks is, given my amazing Cornell offer and my goals, how much aid would the other schools (including the waitlisted ones) need to give out to make them a worthwhile option for you personally? Should I even bother negotiating/waiting or is Cornell the obvious choice?

[Mullens]

I'd say at least 120k. That Cornell scholarship is a great outcome

[banjo]

I would say >100k at CLS/NYU. No harm in waiting/negotiating, but you'll probably end up at Cornell.

[Sirius Blackstone]

I would say >100k at CLS/NYU. No harm in waiting/negotiating, but you'll probably end up at Cornell.

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And you're very unlikely to get this much from either of them, so Cornell is probably going to remain your best option. Congrats, that's a great offer.

[Clyde Frog]

Serious money at Cornell. Good stuff. Congrats

[Mack.Hambleton]

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[wsag826]

OP: do you want to go to Cornell? Have you visited and did you like it?

[jbagelboy]

Right now, hands down cornell. I agree with banjo that you'd have to be looking at in the $90-100k range in scholarship from CLS or NYU to realistically justify it.

[uMe]

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+1 since your goal is biglaw NE

[MikeJD]

Cornell all the way.