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How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:20 pm
by mynameismyname
How much debt would you be willing to take on for a lower top 14 (7-14) education.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:58 pm
by mynameismyname
Also post "why" if you don't mind...

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:03 pm
by rpupkin
mynameismyname wrote:Also post "why" if you don't mind...
Here's a deal: I'll post "why" if you post why you want to go to law school--i.e., what are your goals, where do you want to live, etc.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:06 pm
by zot1
A baked potato.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:12 pm
by mynameismyname
Goals: Biglaw in DC, TX, or TN equal interest
Ties: TN and TX

I have 2 virtually full tuition scholarship offers from t-14... Expected debt under 60k... Want to practice corporate law (big law) until I get canned or get an in-house job with my current employer and then eventually open my own practice. I never want to be a politician, public figure, or famous. I just want to be a great businessman/ lawyer that leaves a solid legacy. Your turn bud.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:20 pm
by rpupkin
mynameismyname wrote:Goals: Biglaw in DC, TX, or TN equal interest
Ties: TN and TX

I have 2 virtually full tuition scholarship offers from t-14... Expected debt under 60k... Want to practice corporate law (big law) until I get canned or get an in-house job with my current employer and then eventually open my own practice. I never want to be a politician, public figure, or famous. I just want to be a great businessman/ lawyer that leaves a solid legacy. Your turn bud.
This is why polls are dumb. DC is hard to get. As for TN and TX, why wouldn't you go to Vandy or UT with a sizeable scholarship over a "lower T14"?

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:29 pm
by mynameismyname
This is a general poll. If I get an 2l SA I'll likely graduate law school with 20-25k debt. This isn't for me. I have some savings from my employment years. I can go where I want to go because of my scholarships and savings. My goal is to see how my future fellow classmates view debt and risk. Maybe CCN is worth the 100-150k it would take for me to attend. I don't care though because worst case scenario is not that bad at all for me with my current plan. It's still your turn bro. If I get a Biglaw job at all I'll be debt free in 6 months.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:34 pm
by hairbear7
ya bro its your turn did you even vote

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:48 pm
by whysoseriousbiglaw
rpupkin wrote:
mynameismyname wrote:Goals: Biglaw in DC, TX, or TN equal interest
Ties: TN and TX

I have 2 virtually full tuition scholarship offers from t-14... Expected debt under 60k... Want to practice corporate law (big law) until I get canned or get an in-house job with my current employer and then eventually open my own practice. I never want to be a politician, public figure, or famous. I just want to be a great businessman/ lawyer that leaves a solid legacy. Your turn bud.
This is why polls are dumb. DC is hard to get. As for TN and TX, why wouldn't you go to Vandy or UT with a sizeable scholarship over a "lower T14"?
Because he already has 2 (virtually) full rides to T-14?

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:58 pm
by mynameismyname
Rpupkin still hasn't responded... Probably spending more time studying for the LSAT so he can retake in June for more money so he too can have the same opportunities I have

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:58 pm
by rpupkin
whysoseriousbiglaw wrote:
rpupkin wrote:
mynameismyname wrote:Goals: Biglaw in DC, TX, or TN equal interest
Ties: TN and TX

I have 2 virtually full tuition scholarship offers from t-14... Expected debt under 60k... Want to practice corporate law (big law) until I get canned or get an in-house job with my current employer and then eventually open my own practice. I never want to be a politician, public figure, or famous. I just want to be a great businessman/ lawyer that leaves a solid legacy. Your turn bud.
This is why polls are dumb. DC is hard to get. As for TN and TX, why wouldn't you go to Vandy or UT with a sizeable scholarship over a "lower T14"?
Because he already has 2 (virtually) full rides to T-14?
Why are you posting? It's your turn, bro.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:59 pm
by rpupkin
mynameismyname wrote:Rpupkin still hasn't responded... Probably spending more time studying for the LSAT so he can retake in June for more money so he too can have the same opportunities I have
No bro...I'm waiting for you to go first. It's your turn.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:06 pm
by wiz
mynameismyname wrote:Rpupkin still hasn't responded... Probably spending more time studying for the LSAT so he can retake in June for more money so he too can have the same opportunities I have
LOL

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:07 pm
by wiz
CCN is not worth an extra 100-150k over a lower T14 HTH

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:09 pm
by mornincounselor
I was considering going to a lower t14 (the good one) at sticker. Would have been a bad decision.

But, it seems like you have a full ride to lower t14? So, what's the question? Is this just a brag thread? Congrats.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:33 pm
by mynameismyname
Not at all. I want to see what people think the true value of law school in that range is. I have acceptances higher than the range I will attend. I'm very risk adverse. I don't want excessive debt but is my choice pragmatic? Is Duke, Michigan, northwestern, Georgetown, or UVA with a full scholly better than a barely discounted CCN? I believe I can reach my modest goals with my choices. I also don't believe I'm limiting myself by doing so in any way. Also Rpupkkn answers everyone's questions but not many people know what his law school options and goals are. I answered his question but he never answered mine. When I received my LSAT score I educated guessed on a complete logic game after I finished my game board because I was running out of time and I only missed one in that section. If I had scored 2-3 points lower I still would have no problem going to my same school with 100k in debt if that is what it took. That's the point of this poll.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:49 pm
by Trippel
mynameismyname wrote:Not at all. I want to see what people think the true value of law school in that range is. I have acceptances higher than the range I will attend. I'm very risk adverse. I don't want excessive debt but is my choice pragmatic? Is Duke, Michigan, northwestern, Georgetown, or UVA with a full scholly better than a barely discounted CCN? I believe I can reach my modest goals with my choices. I also don't believe I'm limiting myself by doing so in any way. Also Rpupkkn answers everyone's questions but not many people know what his law school options and goals are. I answered his question but he never answered mine. When I received my LSAT score I educated guessed on a complete logic game after I finished my game board because I was running out of time and I only missed one in that section. If I had scored 2-3 points lower I still would have no problem going to my same school with 100k in debt if that is what it took. That's the point of this poll.
Is this a joke?

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:50 pm
by WinterComing
This is the most bizarre thread.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:06 am
by hairbear7
Why is 250k the max in the poll? The value of a prestigious education is priceless. You'd know this if you scored higher on the LSAT.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:30 am
by BigZuck
WinterComing wrote:This is the most bizarre thread.
I think the OP asks some good questions.

Rpumpkin answers other people's questions, yes. But just what are his law school goals? And why is he constantly retaking the LSAT?

These are things we've all always wondered, but been too afraid to ask.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:54 am
by mynameismyname
If I had to guess, I would think Rpupkin is probably a splitter who has been a career paralegal or a small business assistant manager who thinks his loose connections to successful people makes him knowledgable.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:08 am
by rpupkin
mynameismyname wrote:If I had to guess, I would think Rpupkin is probably a splitter who has been a career paralegal or a small business assistant manager who thinks his loose connections to successful people makes him knowledgable.
Except for the "connections to successful people" part, this is entirely accurate.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:15 am
by A. Nony Mouse
Oh my god this thread.

In any case:
mynameismyname wrote:Is Duke, Michigan, northwestern, Georgetown, or UVA with a full scholly better than a barely discounted CCN? I believe I can reach my modest goals with my choices. I also don't believe I'm limiting myself by doing so in any way.
Has anyone suggested that Duke etc. with a full scholarship will limit you in any way over CCN? I would find that hard to believe. Or are you trying to justify going to CCN with very little discount when you have full rides to other schools? Because close to $300k in debt, yeah, that tends to limit a person. But I really don't know what it is you're actually trying to find out here.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:55 am
by jbagelboy
A full ride to a T14 is worth it if you want to practice law.

I would go up to $150,000 in debt to attend a T13 (not georgetown), in the abstract.

Re: How much would you risk for lower top 14?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:48 am
by stego
mynameismyname wrote:If I had to guess, I would think Rpupkin is probably a splitter who has been a career paralegal or a small business assistant manager who thinks his loose connections to successful people makes him knowledgable.
Pupkin is a practicing attorney, bro.