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I got accepted to Hofstra law school with a 45k scholly. Should I take that offer versus St. John's, Brooklyn, or Cardozo with less scholly money?

I would be commuting to all of these schools and cost of living is a non issue. I'm undecided about what type of legal career path I want now. My gpa is 3.68 and my LSAT is 153.

To waste that GPA is a travesty. Retake.

I assume you're getting close to nothing (money wise) from St Johns, Brooklyn and Cardozo. No matter what your career goals are, the minimum you should be getting from any of these schools is a full ride or EXTREMELY close to it. Have you thought about retaking the LSAT? It's the best option here in my opinion no matter which direction you want to go in the legal field.

If you don't retake, that's a waste. Nobody should go to any of these schools unless they have a full ride, and even then I wouldn't.

TheMikey wrote:I assume you're getting close to nothing (money wise) from St Johns, Brooklyn and Cardozo. No matter what your career goals are, the minimum you should be getting from any of these schools is a full ride or EXTREMELY close to it. Have you thought about retaking the LSAT? It's the best option here in my opinion no matter which direction you want to go in the legal field.

Hofstra is about 55k/year and they're giving me 45k year which isn't too bad. I took the LSAT 3 times and got 153 each time.

Bouchaib wrote:

TheMikey wrote:I assume you're getting close to nothing (money wise) from St Johns, Brooklyn and Cardozo. No matter what your career goals are, the minimum you should be getting from any of these schools is a full ride or EXTREMELY close to it. Have you thought about retaking the LSAT? It's the best option here in my opinion no matter which direction you want to go in the legal field.

Hofstra is about 55k/year and they're giving me 45k/year which isn't too bad from the look of it. I took the LSAT 3 times and got 153 each time.

Bouchaib wrote: Hofstra is about 55k/year and they're giving me 45k/year which isn't too bad from the look of it. I took the LSAT 3 times and got 153 each time.

Have you used extensive practice materials/taken a class to help you? Hell even a few more points might help you out significantly. How badly do you want to be a lawyer?

mogwli wrote:

Bouchaib wrote: Hofstra is about 55k/year and they're giving me 45k/year which isn't too bad from the look of it. I took the LSAT 3 times and got 153 each time.

Have you used extensive practice materials/taken a class to help you? Hell even a few more points might help you out significantly. How badly do you want to be a lawyer?

I practiced very hard but I'm a poor test taker.

Bouchaib wrote:

mogwli wrote:

Bouchaib wrote: Hofstra is about 55k/year and they're giving me 45k/year which isn't too bad from the look of it. I took the LSAT 3 times and got 153 each time.

Have you used extensive practice materials/taken a class to help you? Hell even a few more points might help you out significantly. How badly do you want to be a lawyer?

I practiced very hard but I'm a poor test taker.

So how are you going to cope in December when finals roll around?

Going to a school where you'll need to be in the top 10% to even have a reasonable shot at being a lawyer is probably not a good idea anyway. Seems even less so for a "poor test taker." Not sure what you thought happened after law school semesters.

ndirish2010 wrote:Going to a school where you'll need to be in the top 10% to even have a reasonable shot at being a lawyer is probably not a good idea anyway. Seems even less so for a "poor test taker." Not sure what you thought happened after law school semesters.

I mean, these schools suck, but 10%?

Clearly wrote: I mean, these schools suck, but 10%?

Right? OP's list doesn't include Penn.

Clearly wrote:

ndirish2010 wrote:Going to a school where you'll need to be in the top 10% to even have a reasonable shot at being a lawyer is probably not a good idea anyway. Seems even less so for a "poor test taker." Not sure what you thought happened after law school semesters.

I mean, these schools suck, but 10%?

At Hofstra that's probably an understatement, but if it's really only 10k a year, that's clearly the best of the 3. It's conceivable someone could be bad at the LSAT but good at law school exams because they're very different structures, but it's no where near a 50-50 proposition, and the stakes are too high.

jrass wrote:

Clearly wrote:

ndirish2010 wrote:Going to a school where you'll need to be in the top 10% to even have a reasonable shot at being a lawyer is probably not a good idea anyway. Seems even less so for a "poor test taker." Not sure what you thought happened after law school semesters.

I mean, these schools suck, but 10%?

At Hofstra that's probably an understatement, but if it's really only 10k a year, that's clearly the best of the 3. It's conceivable someone could be bad at the LSAT but good at law school exams because they're very different structures, but it's no where near a 50-50 proposition, and the stakes are too high.

Hey, a Hofstra dude once got a job over me, but I still think you're much better off taking that money to the roulette table and betting it all on black. Always bet on black.