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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
At this point, if you can't find a distinguishable difference after looking at job outcomes, you can look at journals, clinics, externship programs, extracurriculars, environment, weather, etc. You want a high paying job but know that biglaw is a stretch. What is it you want to do? Also, what are your numbers and how many times have you taken the LSAT?
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
[quote="lymenheimer"]At this point, if you can't find a distinguishable difference after looking at job outcomes, you can look at journals, clinics, externship programs, extracurriculars, environment, weather, etc. You want a high paying job but know that biglaw is a stretch. What is it you want to do?[/quote
Thank you for the advice. I will definitely look into that. One thing that I forgot to mention above is that Kentucky is the state flagship, while Cinci is not. What difference that makes, I don't know for sure.
I guess maybe high paying wasn't the best way for me to put it. But the median at Kentucky last year was $42,000, and I'd be hoping to start of making more, or at least work for a few years and be able to move up into a better salary fairly quickly. I don't know how big he Kentucky market is. I'd be happy making 65k within 5 - 10 years.
Of course, if I were to be offered a good job out of school, I can't see myself turning it down. But being more realistic, I'd like to work for a health care agency for a few years, and then hopefully make it into a in-house kind of job with a company/ hospital.
Thank you for the advice. I will definitely look into that. One thing that I forgot to mention above is that Kentucky is the state flagship, while Cinci is not. What difference that makes, I don't know for sure.
I guess maybe high paying wasn't the best way for me to put it. But the median at Kentucky last year was $42,000, and I'd be hoping to start of making more, or at least work for a few years and be able to move up into a better salary fairly quickly. I don't know how big he Kentucky market is. I'd be happy making 65k within 5 - 10 years.
Of course, if I were to be offered a good job out of school, I can't see myself turning it down. But being more realistic, I'd like to work for a health care agency for a few years, and then hopefully make it into a in-house kind of job with a company/ hospital.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
At the risk of sounding like I'm going to suggest that you retake the LSAT, you should retake the LSAT. You have a great gpa and if you break 160 or hit mid-160s, you can likely get those schools at an even bigger discount (if you'll still want them considering other options you may have).SCThunder7 wrote:Took it once.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
Thanks, Clearly. Now, not that just over 30k is a massive debt load (comparatively), but when are right in range of possibly a full-tuition scholarship, or even better employment outcomes (better placement into your desired field), it makes it almost a no-brainer.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
lymenheimer wrote:Thanks, Clearly. Now, not that just over 30k is a massive debt load (comparatively), but when are right in range of possibly a full-tuition scholarship, or even better employment outcomes (better placement into your desired field), it makes it almost a no-brainer.
Thanks for the advice! I definitely see y'alls point!
Could I pick one of these schools, put a seat deposit down, retake June and see what comes back. Anything over a 160 and I'd apply into next years cycle, losing my seat deposit? Or just a straight retake, and just scratch what I have for now? If it makes a difference, I don't have any undergrad debt and no credit card or car payments or anything. Whatever I end up taking out will be my first loan, and the total amount of debt I am in overall.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
I did the deposit/retake June thing and it worked out really well for me, you can definitely do that if you want.SCThunder7 wrote:lymenheimer wrote:Thanks, Clearly. Now, not that just over 30k is a massive debt load (comparatively), but when are right in range of possibly a full-tuition scholarship, or even better employment outcomes (better placement into your desired field), it makes it almost a no-brainer.
Thanks for the advice! I definitely see y'alls point!
Could I pick one of these schools, put a seat deposit down, retake June and see what comes back. Anything over a 160 and I'd apply into next years cycle, losing my seat deposit? Or just a straight retake, and just scratch what I have for now? If it makes a difference, I don't have any undergrad debt and no credit card or car payments or anything. Whatever I end up taking out will be my first loan, and the total amount of debt I am in overall.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
I also did this. It hurts the wallet, but you seem to be doing alright for yourself so it'll definitely be worth it. And when you do get a higher score, you can do some scholarship negotiation at that point and see if they'll make it even more worth your while to go this cycle.BigZuck wrote:I did the deposit/retake June thing and it worked out really well for me, you can definitely do that if you want.SCThunder7 wrote:lymenheimer wrote:Thanks, Clearly. Now, not that just over 30k is a massive debt load (comparatively), but when are right in range of possibly a full-tuition scholarship, or even better employment outcomes (better placement into your desired field), it makes it almost a no-brainer.
Thanks for the advice! I definitely see y'alls point!
Could I pick one of these schools, put a seat deposit down, retake June and see what comes back. Anything over a 160 and I'd apply into next years cycle, losing my seat deposit? Or just a straight retake, and just scratch what I have for now? If it makes a difference, I don't have any undergrad debt and no credit card or car payments or anything. Whatever I end up taking out will be my first loan, and the total amount of debt I am in overall.
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Re: Cincinnati at TOA 35k or Kentucky TOA at 32k
Awesome! Sounds like a plan guys! Thanks for the advice and help.lymenheimer wrote:I also did this. It hurts the wallet, but you seem to be doing alright for yourself so it'll definitely be worth it. And when you do get a higher score, you can do some scholarship negotiation at that point and see if they'll make it even more worth your while to go this cycle.BigZuck wrote:I did the deposit/retake June thing and it worked out really well for me, you can definitely do that if you want.SCThunder7 wrote:lymenheimer wrote:Thanks, Clearly. Now, not that just over 30k is a massive debt load (comparatively), but when are right in range of possibly a full-tuition scholarship, or even better employment outcomes (better placement into your desired field), it makes it almost a no-brainer.
Thanks for the advice! I definitely see y'alls point!
Could I pick one of these schools, put a seat deposit down, retake June and see what comes back. Anything over a 160 and I'd apply into next years cycle, losing my seat deposit? Or just a straight retake, and just scratch what I have for now? If it makes a difference, I don't have any undergrad debt and no credit card or car payments or anything. Whatever I end up taking out will be my first loan, and the total amount of debt I am in overall.
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