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Here's what I got as first offers for scholarships:

BU - $15,000/yr
GW - $10,000/yr
W&M - $10,000/yr
Northeastern - $30,000/yr

I sent BU a negotiation email about a week before their deadline (April 15th) saying how much I wanted to attend but other schools were offering a lower COA blah blah and gave them Northeastern's and W&M's offers. (W&M is still cheaper just because they have a lower tuition) They were great and gave me an extra $5,000/yr, making it $20,000, so I paid their $500 deposit on Tuesday. I also got into BC around the same time but hadn't heard anything about financial aid by their deadline (also April 15th) so I asked for an extension because I wasn't comfortable paying the deposit without knowing their financial aid offer. They extend the deadline to the 30th and today they offered me $25,000 a year. If both offers were the same, I'd probably rather BU, so what I'm wondering is how to tell them BC's offering me more while still sounding gracious for their first increase. Thanks in advance.

numbers?

I always thought BC was the better option.

Numbers: 3.4/166. I'm looking to go into BigLaw and, as much as possible, don't want to limit myself to staying in Boston. From what I've heard BU has a better reputation for sending grads to NYC than BC, but I'd love to hear why you think BC is better.

griff2011 wrote:Numbers: 3.4/166. I'm looking to go into BigLaw and, as much as possible, don't want to limit myself to staying in Boston. From what I've heard BU has a better reputation for sending grads to NYC than BC, but I'd love to hear why you think BC is better.

I just really like Boston. But, I actually think this could be a beneficial discussion for you maybe.

If you want biglaw you have a pretty slim chance of getting it in NYC out of BU. You probably have a much better chance of successfully getting biglaw overall if you gun for Boston biglaw out of BC.

No evidence for this.

check out https://www.bu.edu/law/prospective/care ... s2013.html
BU breaks down every employer and which state the job is in. Not sure if the same is available from BC.

Percentage of Grads who work in NY for Class of 2013
BU 41/278=14.7%
BC 30/253=11.9%