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would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:54 pm
by still
So i'm down to the wire with 2 choices
full tuition scholarship with no minimum gpa threshold at WUSTL
VS
$48k scholarship (including needbased aid) at UCLA
I'm from LA, would prefer practicing in LA over STL, and have somewhat wealthy parents / good finances
That being said theres an almost $100k difference in aid here. Although close in rankings UCLA seems to be significantly better in terms of job prospects. That being said I am an engineer w/ a masters so theres that.
please dont tell me to retake as although I have one retake left, the only 2 T14s that are options with my 3.0 are NU an GULC, and I'm not a huge fan of GULC. with my 3.0 171 i think its safe to say i overperformed my numbers w/ regards to scholly money from WUSTL and even getting accepted to UCLA was somewhat of a windfall
thanks!
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:03 pm
by KMart
How are you financing law school?
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:05 pm
by LawsRUs
WUSTL
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:40 pm
by still
KMart wrote:How are you financing law school?
my parents are pretty wealthy and can easily afford to send me to law school even with no scholarship. that being said they are very "tough love" parents and on top of that i do like the concept of self sufficiency. my parents will probably pay for my housing/board and we'll end up splitting tuition half and half
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:09 pm
by ManoftheHour
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:19 pm
by swampman
So you would be graduating with no debt from WUSTL vs about 50k in debt from UCLA. Either one is defensible, sounds like your gut is telling you UCLA, I would listen to it.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:19 pm
by jbagelboy
Whichever you like better
Rich parents yolo
It would be a mistake to attend washu if you want to work in socal anyway
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:21 pm
by Hikikomorist
still wrote:KMart wrote:How are you financing law school?
my parents are pretty wealthy and can easily afford to send me to law school even with no scholarship. that being said they are very "tough love" parents and on top of that i do like the concept of self sufficiency. my parents will probably pay for my housing/board and we'll end up splitting tuition half and half
Based on this, I would go with UCLA.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:36 pm
by Serett
If that's per-year from UCLA, UCLA easily. But I don't think that would be a $100k difference. If that's total from UCLA, then WUSTL easily.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:08 pm
by FirmBiz
still wrote:So i'm down to the wire with 2 choices
full tuition scholarship with no minimum gpa threshold at WUSTL
VS
$48k scholarship (including needbased aid) at UCLA
I'm from LA, would prefer practicing in LA over STL, and have somewhat wealthy parents / good finances
That being said theres an almost $100k difference in aid here. Although close in rankings UCLA seems to be significantly better in terms of job prospects. That being said I am an engineer w/ a masters so theres that.
please dont tell me to retake as although I have one retake left, the only 2 T14s that are options with my 3.0 are NU an GULC, and I'm not a huge fan of GULC. with my 3.0 171 i think its safe to say i overperformed my numbers w/ regards to scholly money from WUSTL and even getting accepted to UCLA was somewhat of a windfall
thanks!
If your parents can even cover half of that, I'd just go to where I'm more comfortable.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:09 pm
by FirmBiz
still wrote:KMart wrote:How are you financing law school?
my parents are pretty wealthy and can easily afford to send me to law school even with no scholarship. that being said they are very "tough love" parents and on top of that i do like the concept of self sufficiency. my parents will probably pay for my housing/board and we'll end up splitting tuition half and half
Yea just go to UCLA, that's a pretty good deal for you all things considered, makes more sense to go to where u feel comfortable.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:42 pm
by Mack.Hambleton
UCLA or dont go
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:42 am
by Winston1984
Hikkomorist wrote:still wrote:KMart wrote:How are you financing law school?
my parents are pretty wealthy and can easily afford to send me to law school even with no scholarship. that being said they are very "tough love" parents and on top of that i do like the concept of self sufficiency. my parents will probably pay for my housing/board and we'll end up splitting tuition half and half
Based on this, I would go with UCLA.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:44 am
by TasmanianToucan
Edit: Sorry, that was uncalled for. Props to you for not wanting to waste your parents money.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:01 am
by Hutz_and_Goodman
I would choose ucla here. You want LA and I can't even imagine moving from Cali to practice law in St. Louis.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:36 am
by CanadianWolf
Both options are justifiable, but UCLA is the better choice since you can do internships & externships during law school that might lead to permanent employment in your targeted region. I did consider & factor in your parents' financial situation & generosity.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:39 pm
by Iwanttolawschool
WashU does place people in New York and Chicago. Not a ton mind you, but you aren't necessarily bound to St.Louis employment from WashU.
If I were in your shoes, id probably go with WashU but that's just me.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:08 pm
by twenty
Get your parents to directly give you the difference in the money they would have given you had you gone to UCLA, and then go to WUSTL.
When that plan fails, go to UCLA.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:14 pm
by 071816
no big scholarship from usc?
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:46 pm
by UpandDown97
still wrote:So i'm down to the wire with 2 choices
full tuition scholarship with no minimum gpa threshold at WUSTL
VS
$48k scholarship (including needbased aid) at UCLA
I'm from LA, would prefer practicing in LA over STL, and have somewhat wealthy parents / good finances
That being said theres an almost $100k difference in aid here. Although close in rankings UCLA seems to be significantly better in terms of job prospects. That being said I am an engineer w/ a masters so theres that.
please dont tell me to retake as although I have one retake left, the only 2 T14s that are options with my 3.0 are NU an GULC, and I'm not a huge fan of GULC. with my 3.0 171 i think its safe to say i overperformed my numbers w/ regards to scholly money from WUSTL and even getting accepted to UCLA was somewhat of a windfall
thanks!
Go to UCLA. The value of a UCLA law degree in LA is worth more than 100k compared to the value of a WashU degree. This isn't even close.
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:51 pm
by PumaPounce
If you could afford UCLA and want to stay in California, dosen't make sense to go anywhere else.
Sunny California > Whatever St. Louis has
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:31 pm
by still
chimp wrote:no big scholarship from usc?
lol i got waitlisted there. never officially withdrew but never signed up for that video submission thing out of disappointment/laziness
i know UCLA's really good at matching USC scholly's but i doubt i would have gotten much money from SC off the WL anyways...
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:16 pm
by 071816
still wrote:chimp wrote:no big scholarship from usc?
lol i got waitlisted there. never officially withdrew but never signed up for that video submission thing out of disappointment/laziness
i know UCLA's really good at matching USC scholly's but i doubt i would have gotten much money from SC off the WL anyways...
hmm interesting
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:43 pm
by BigZuck
Ok, I'll bite:
How did you get need-based aid at UCLA if you have wealthy parents?
Re: would i be a complete idiot if i...
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:00 pm
by Outis Onoma
UCLA, because you want LA and your parents are paying your way. Are you okay with making less coming out of law school than you would as an engineer?
If you had to pay your own way, I wouldn't go to either. WUSTL isn't likely to get you to LA, and if you miss out on biglaw at UCLA, you would be screwed. The employment prospects are pretty similar out of both schools, with UCLA placing a bit more in big law.
http://www.lstscorereports.com/compare/ucla/washu/ I imagine far more people get completely fucked over coming out of UCLA than WUSTL because of the debt. If you don't get big law out of UCLA, you aren't going to be able to pay off that debt. But it's okay to miss biglaw out of WUSTL if you have a full tuition scholarship.