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UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:50 am
by JamaicanSaiyan8
Hey guys, deposit deadlines are fast approaching and I wanted to get some TLS advice before I officially deposited.
Please dont quote!
School/Scholarship/Debt at Repayment
UVA(60k)--$175,200
UMich(72k)--$162,796
GULC(90k)--$168,777
How you will be financing your COA, i.e. loans, family, or savings
Loans + minimal savings(5k minimum contribution 1L, none 2L(assuming no 1L SA), 15k(assuming 2L SA).
Where you are from and where you want to work, and other places where you have significant ties (if any)
I'm from NYC and want to work in NYC. I have zero ties to any other region.
Your general career goals
NY BigLaw -> In House...Potentially interested in clerking for a bit but this is something that is still in the development stages.
LSAT tries are maxed out and I'm pretty much sure that I will be matriculating in the fall. I have post undergrad experience in state govt(think compliance) so I am not a K-JD.
Waitlisted at Penn, UChi, and Columbia so I'll be riding those out until a final decision is rendered. Also waiting on an initial decision from NYU but I'm anticipating waitlist or rejection at this point.
Thanks for your input!
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:08 am
by Serett
If people get you really paranoid about UMich's latest biglaw numbers, UVA.
If you realize that the chance for NY biglaw is probably roughly equivalent between UMich and UVA, UMich.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:21 am
by North
You're not in a bad spot. Go to your favorite of UVA and Michigan. GULC isn't worth 6k more than Mich if you want NY, and from there it's preference adjusted for the 12k extra UVA costs.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:32 am
by TLSModBot
Echoing the above: either UVA or Michigan will get you where you're going. I'd go with UVA but either is defensible.
GULC is a nonstarter.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:23 am
by downbeat14
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Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:24 am
by OhBoyOhBortles
UVA
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:26 am
by Hutz_and_Goodman
This is a lot of debt. Among these options UVA is the clear winner.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:00 am
by CanadianWolf
Agree that it's between Michigan & Virginia. Virginia's employment stats are better.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:03 am
by MonoSyllable
CanadianWolf wrote:Virginia's employment stats are better.
Truth.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:51 am
by OneLisfun
UMich and GULC are not giving you hugely different prospects, if anything, they're at least closer to each other than either is to UVA. UVA is the choice here if you don't mind living in the south for 3 years. Personally, I would mind, but that's just a preference.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:09 am
by JamaicanSaiyan8
Thank you guys for all your input! I am leaning toward UVA despite not being exactly thrilled about living in the south for 3 yrs.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:16 am
by North
JamaicanSaiyan8 wrote:Thank you guys for all your input! I am leaning toward UVA despite not being exactly thrilled about living in the south for 3 yrs.
Charlottesville is awesome and is barely the south.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:29 pm
by OneLisfun
North wrote:JamaicanSaiyan8 wrote:Thank you guys for all your input! I am leaning toward UVA despite not being exactly thrilled about living in the south for 3 yrs.
Charlottesville is awesome and is barely the south.
For someone from NYC, that's certainly going to feel like the south haha. I don't think going to UVA would be an unwise decision though for OP regardless.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:39 pm
by BigZuck
Cornell seems like a no brainer here
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:40 pm
by Hand
BigZuck wrote:Cornell seems like a no brainer here
I'd got with harvard
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:48 pm
by BigZuck
Hand wrote:BigZuck wrote:Cornell seems like a no brainer here
I'd got with harvard
I don't think the OP got into Harvard though, so it's a non-option
OP- tell them what your offer is at Cornell
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:37 pm
by cron1834
Serett wrote:If people get you really paranoid about UMich's latest biglaw numbers, UVA.
If you realize that the chance for NY biglaw is probably roughly equivalent between UMich and UVA, UMich.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:32 pm
by chuckbass
BigZuck wrote:Hand wrote:BigZuck wrote:Cornell seems like a no brainer here
I'd got with harvard
I don't think the OP got into Harvard though, so it's a non-option
OP- tell them what your offer is at Cornell
Zuck I think you just got whooshed
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:29 pm
by BigZuck
scottidsntknow wrote:BigZuck wrote:Hand wrote:BigZuck wrote:Cornell seems like a no brainer here
I'd got with harvard
I don't think the OP got into Harvard though, so it's a non-option
OP- tell them what your offer is at Cornell
Zuck I think you just got whooshed
No
I think Duke is a much better option than Harvard here based on cost
OP- tell them what you got at Duke and Cornell so we can prove to them I'm right
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:31 pm
by Mack.Hambleton
Cornell should be in the discussion here I agree
if you got waitlisted there or something then UVA
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:48 pm
by Br3v
North wrote:You're not in a bad spot. Go to your favorite of UVA and Michigan. GULC isn't worth 6k more than Mich if you want NY, and from there it's preference adjusted for the 12k extra UVA costs.
+1
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:12 pm
by JamaicanSaiyan8
Mack.Hambleton wrote:Cornell should be in the discussion here I agree
if you got waitlisted there or something then UVA
Unfortunately, I was waitlisted at Cornell. I figured I would wait it out as well since they place pretty well in NYC. Although, I doubt I would be getting much in term of aid.
Edit: no interest in Duke, offer was a non starter.
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:33 pm
by 03152016
you vee ayy
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:38 am
by BigZuck
Something doesn't add up here and I'll be damned if I don't find out what it is
What are your numbers OP?
And what'd you get at Dook?
Re: UVA v Mich v GULC
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:40 am
by 03152016
what isn't adding up zuck