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Georgetown vs WashU

Post by chestnut90 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:07 am

Georgetown $90000 vs
WashU in ST. Louis Full scholarship + Dean's sth

Which is the better choice?

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by mjs289 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:34 am

Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up your goal and weigh.
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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by chestnut90 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:11 am

mjs289 wrote:Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up a your goal and weigh.
what if I want big law? is Georgetown much better than WashU?

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by reasonableperson » Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:44 am

chestnut90 wrote:
mjs289 wrote:Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up a your goal and weigh.
what if I want big law? is Georgetown much better than WashU?
GULC = Top 1/2 for biglaw.
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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by chestnut90 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:46 am

reasonableperson wrote:
chestnut90 wrote:
mjs289 wrote:Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up a your goal and weigh.
what if I want big law? is Georgetown much better than WashU?
WUSTL = Top 1/3
GULC = Top 1/2

I would go WUSTL, but also depends on your location pref.
WUSTL 18th, GULC 14th,
still is WUSTL better if scholarship difference is not a big issue?
Which school would be better for me if I want to join Big Law?

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by mjs289 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:28 am

chestnut90 wrote:
reasonableperson wrote:
chestnut90 wrote:
mjs289 wrote:Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up a your goal and weigh.
what if I want big law? is Georgetown much better than WashU?
WUSTL = Top 1/3
GULC = Top 1/2

I would go WUSTL, but also depends on your location pref.
WUSTL 18th, GULC 14th,
still is WUSTL better if scholarship difference is not a big issue?
Which school would be better for me if I want to join Big Law?
You know the answer. If money isn't issue, GULC without a question. 1/2 is obviously a better chance than 1/3.

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by chestnut90 » Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:57 am

mjs289 wrote:
chestnut90 wrote:
reasonableperson wrote:
chestnut90 wrote:
mjs289 wrote:Depends I think...
If you have no worries about money, GULC. If money matters, well, set up a your goal and weigh.
what if I want big law? is Georgetown much better than WashU?
WUSTL = Top 1/3
GULC = Top 1/2

I would go WUSTL, but also depends on your location pref.
WUSTL 18th, GULC 14th,
still is WUSTL better if scholarship difference is not a big issue?
Which school would be better for me if I want to join Big Law?
You know the answer. If money isn't issue, GULC without a question. 1/2 is obviously a better chance than 1/3.

I was wondering if there would be any advantage of receiving dean's award from WashU. Would that help me a lot to get into Big Law?

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by fliptrip » Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:40 am

chestnut90 wrote: I was wondering if there would be any advantage of receiving dean's award from WashU. Would that help me a lot to get into Big Law?
The Dean's Award at Wash. U is their standard scholarship. It's probably not going to help you one way or the other when it comes time to apply for jobs. Your grades are what matter. Anyway, as you stand now, Wash U is the better use of your money for the outcomes.

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by chestnut90 » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:05 pm

fliptrip wrote:
chestnut90 wrote: I was wondering if there would be any advantage of receiving dean's award from WashU. Would that help me a lot to get into Big Law?
The Dean's Award at Wash. U is their standard scholarship. It's probably not going to help you one way or the other when it comes time to apply for jobs. Your grades are what matter. Anyway, as you stand now, Wash U is the better use of your money for the outcomes.
I'm sorry. It's actually called a Dean's Fellowship which offers other advantages such as guaranteed summer time assistant position and etc. If the difference of $60000 is not a big issue, is GULC better than WashU? I thought that Dean's Fellowship could make a difference in my resume.

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Re: Georgetown vs WashU

Post by WinterComing » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:27 pm

chestnut90 wrote:
fliptrip wrote:
chestnut90 wrote: I was wondering if there would be any advantage of receiving dean's award from WashU. Would that help me a lot to get into Big Law?
The Dean's Award at Wash. U is their standard scholarship. It's probably not going to help you one way or the other when it comes time to apply for jobs. Your grades are what matter. Anyway, as you stand now, Wash U is the better use of your money for the outcomes.
I'm sorry. It's actually called a Dean's Fellowship which offers other advantages such as guaranteed summer time assistant position and etc. If the difference of $60000 is not a big issue, is GULC better than WashU? I thought that Dean's Fellowship could make a difference in my resume.
The usual TLS wisdom is that legal employers don't care about scholarships, even fancy named ones. They care about what you accomplish once you're actually in law school. I think this fellowship comes with like a guaranteed RA position, but even that won't carry a ton of weight. And you might be able to get an RA position at GULC if you want one.

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