OU vs MU
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:09 am
Mizzou accepted me 10 days after I submitted my application back in September. I know I will practice in Missouri. However, yesterday university of oklahoma called me up and accepted me. I haven't heard any scholarship news as I was at work and couldn't get into a huge discussion at the point, and by the time I called back they had left for the day. I visited oklahoma about a year ago and was impressed by their campus and just in general, it was pretty great. The material nicety of oklahoma's law school far surpasses Mizzou's which is a tad run down.
However, Mizzou offers an extraordinary in state tuition of about 15k. OU out of state is about 28k. Mizzou doesn't release scholarship information until January 15th. So it indeed may be even lower. I currently work at a mid size firm and will likely return there to clerk in law school and quite possibly as an associate after. All the attorney's I work for, the vast majority, went to Mizzou. However, our newest associate went to OU, but he is also the son of a founding partner and I am not sure it mattered where he went. Both schools are similarly ranked and I think the quality of education is about on the same level.
I was dead set on Mizzou, but I feel as though I need to give OU its due process and look into it. They do allow a summer start which appeals to me as I will be graduating early in december. I think if OU gives me in state tuition and allows me to start in the summer, then they will have surpassed Mizzou. I applied to other schools, but MU my main pick. I applied to Stanford and Yale but I doubt I get in honestly, they were just to reach for the stars.
I am curious to see what other people think
However, Mizzou offers an extraordinary in state tuition of about 15k. OU out of state is about 28k. Mizzou doesn't release scholarship information until January 15th. So it indeed may be even lower. I currently work at a mid size firm and will likely return there to clerk in law school and quite possibly as an associate after. All the attorney's I work for, the vast majority, went to Mizzou. However, our newest associate went to OU, but he is also the son of a founding partner and I am not sure it mattered where he went. Both schools are similarly ranked and I think the quality of education is about on the same level.
I was dead set on Mizzou, but I feel as though I need to give OU its due process and look into it. They do allow a summer start which appeals to me as I will be graduating early in december. I think if OU gives me in state tuition and allows me to start in the summer, then they will have surpassed Mizzou. I applied to other schools, but MU my main pick. I applied to Stanford and Yale but I doubt I get in honestly, they were just to reach for the stars.
I am curious to see what other people think