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Cost of living is higher in LA, but it is pretty nice.

I want to work in the Southwest.

What do you guys think? Do you guys think I could get more money out of UCLA? or some out of Virginia? At Virginia's 75 LSAT at 25th GPA

Very misleading title. Also wrong forum. It makes it look like you have a half-scholly to UCLA and a full to UVA. Anyway, we need way more info. Stats? How many times have you taken the LSAT? Total COA? Goals?

I'd try to negotiate with both. If you can't get either (or anyone else) to give you a better deal I'd go with UCLA. Just know that half-tuition now won't be half tuition by the time you graduate. I'd expect tuition to be about 9k higher by the time you actually graduate (5% increase per year). Virginia at full tuition is just way too high. You'll not only need to get biglaw, but to last around 7 years to pay it off.

Have you looked at loan calculator to see what the monthly payments will be on each of these options?

Nomo wrote:Just know that half-tuition now won't be half tuition by the time you graduate. I'd expect tuition to be about 9k higher by the time you actually graduate (5% increase per year).

FWIW, my UCLA aid offer reads:

Full Tuition (2014-2015 academic year)
Full Tuition (2015-2016 academic year)
Full Tuition (2016-2017 academic year)

Assuming the OP's letter is worded the same, why would a tuition increase matter?

kartelite wrote:

Nomo wrote:Just know that half-tuition now won't be half tuition by the time you graduate. I'd expect tuition to be about 9k higher by the time you actually graduate (5% increase per year).

FWIW, my UCLA aid offer reads:

Full Tuition (2014-2015 academic year)
Full Tuition (2015-2016 academic year)
Full Tuition (2016-2017 academic year)

Assuming the OP's letter is worded the same, why would a tuition increase matter?

I assumed the dollar amount was half-tuition, not that it said Half-Tuition. If it says Half-Tuition then increases won't matter.

I assumed the dollar amount was half-tuition, not that it said Half-Tuition. If it says Half-Tuition then increases won't matter.

Haha messed up the math there a little

even if it says half tuition increases DO matter because he has to pay half of the increase

lakers180 wrote:

I assumed the dollar amount was half-tuition, not that it said Half-Tuition. If it says Half-Tuition then increases won't matter.

Haha messed up the math there a little

even if it says half tuition increases DO matter because he has to pay half of the increase

Oops, good catch, I made the same goof. I don't think a two-year increase will be terribly significant though. If tuition goes up $2k per year (roughly 4-5% assuming out of state), it's an extra $1k the second year and $2k the third year.