UK or Louisville Forum

[ukorul]

I was offered a full ride to the University of Louisville, and $30,000 (about 50%) to Kentucky. I am having a hard time figuring out if going into debt is worth it for Kentucky if I am planning on practicing law in Louisville anyways.

May hang up, as a non-trad student, is I own a house 40 minutes from Louisville and about 1:15 from Kentucky. So I would have to move for Kentucky.

Is Kentucky worth 30k plus move over a full ride at Louisville? They seem to have very similar employment stats.

[A@M_or_bust]

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-The total Cost of Attendance (COA) of each. COA = cost of tuition + fees + books + cost of living (COL) + accumulated interest - scholarships. Here is a helpful calculator.
-How you will be financing your COA, i.e. loans, family, or savings
-Your general career goals
-Your LSAT/GPA numbers
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[ukorul]

COA: UL 6k, UK, 36k
Paying via loans.
LSAT: 160, GPA 3.4
Goal: Work small or medium firm in Louisville.

[bdb90]

COA: UL 6k, UK, 36k
Paying via loans.
LSAT: 160, GPA 3.4
Goal: Work small or medium firm in Louisville.

Take Louisville. You will probably end up in a small firm, but only 18,000 in debt is pretty good. If you end up in top 5% of class you may be able to get mid law in Louisville or a larger law firm in Cincinnati.

[A@M_or_bust]

COA: UL 6k, UK, 36k
Paying via loans.
LSAT: 160, GPA 3.4
Goal: Work small or medium firm in Louisville.

I am confused by these calculations. How is the cost of attendance 6k for UL?

[cron1834]

COA: UL 6k, UK, 36k
Paying via loans.
LSAT: 160, GPA 3.4
Goal: Work small or medium firm in Louisville.

I am confused by these calculations. How is the cost of attendance 6k for UL?

Yeah. OP, you're just making numbers up on the spot. Carefully calculate how much each is gonna cost. Louisville with no tuition is probably the better answer for you, and is defensible in your circumstances, but I'm concerned with how unclear this math is.