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Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:33 pm
by TaylarAnn
My options are Cornell for $60k, UCLA for $75k, or USC for $22k. I am from the west coast and would ideally like to end up working in California (my family is close by and my significant other will be in LA). I visited Cornell and kind of hated Ithaca and being stuck in the middle of nowhere. My top choice is UCLA, but is it worth spending that much more? Especially compared to USC? I am currently interested in public interest/ international human rights law and I want to do some sort of judicial clerkship but my interests may change by the time I get through law school. I will have some family support to help cover living costs so I'm not adding that to the cost of school. I will be paying for tuition with loans. I am also not opposed to big law if I made it to that point. Any thoughts?
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:36 pm
by downbeat14
Did u try getting UCLA to up their offer based on Cornell?
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:40 pm
by TaylarAnn
Yes. I was originally an out of state resident and UCLA offered me in state tuition in response to Cornells offer and told me that was the best they could do :/
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:42 pm
by ymmv
God the LA schools are stingy motherfuckers.
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:45 pm
by ILoveYou
In that case, if those numbers hold, I say take USC. You want to work in CA, and the difference in job prospects isn't worth 53k imo.
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:52 pm
by Yea All Right
USC, they are the definition of peer schools. That's a difference of $53,000, the price of a Mercedes-Benz.
Edit: Your COA figures seem low though, even if you factor in some family support for living expenses.
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:02 pm
by Jakobe
Yeah your Cornell CoA seems really low, like you aren't adding in the cost of living there at all too be honest.
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:07 pm
by starry eyed
definitely USC
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:14 pm
by Yea All Right
I just realized OP put cost of tuition (COT), not cost of attendance. OP can you confirm that your family will pay ALL of your living expenses (food, housing, books, fees, transportation)? If not, it's silly to consider just COT.
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:34 pm
by TaylarAnn
USC just increased my offer to full tuition :O
and I honestly do not know exactly what my living expenses will be or how much support I will receive. I was budgeting around adding $15k/yr to each COT
Re: Cornell $$ v UCLA $ v USC $$$
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:41 pm
by Yea All Right
TaylarAnn wrote:USC just increased my offer to full tuition :O
and I honestly do not know exactly what my living expenses will be or how much support I will receive. I was budgeting around adding $15k/yr to each COT
Well that makes it easy then, imo.
My COL is about 18,000 per year, if you live in LA in a nice-ish apartment it will probably be around there as well.