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I didn't seriously consider any of the T14 schools. Still waiting on Notre Dame and Vanderbilt. I got waitlisted at UVA and Georgetown and withdrew from both. Maybe this question was more one-sided than I had thought, but my impression was that UT and SMU are roughly equal in Dallas but that UT provides more geographic flexibility and prestige.cavalier1138 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 9:49 amI mean, there's no earthly reason to go to SMU over UT unless you'd be saving (a lot of) money.
But where else did you get in? If you got a significant scholarship at UT, it sounds like you probably got decent scholarship offers in the T13.
The dollar signs are scholarship as a percentage. At UT, I got over half but not quite full. At SMU, I got slightly over half (not sure if that's the max they offer). SMU's total award is bigger, but UT's is more as a % of tuition. Said this in the last post but this does seem to be much more one-sided than I had thought it would be. I'm also waiting to see if I get in/get scholarships at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.
Oh, then definitely UT. SMU isn’t bad, but UT is better, especially for biglaw. I might take Vanderbilt with similar money if you for sure wanted to get out of Texas, but if Texas is a good option with you, I’d stick with UT. I wouldn’t take ND over either of them.RonMexico5858 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:24 pmThe dollar signs are scholarship as a percentage. At UT, I got over half but not quite full. At SMU, I got slightly over half (not sure if that's the max they offer). SMU's total award is bigger, but UT's is more as a % of tuition. Said this in the last post but this does seem to be much more one-sided than I had thought it would be. I'm also waiting to see if I get in/get scholarships at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.
No T13 on the table so UT is my highest ranked option. It looks like UT is obviously the better choice. Thanks
I really have no idea where I want to end up. I'd be fine with Dallas or Texas generally, but I also like the idea of going to NY. Vanderbilt/UT would be a pretty tough call for sure, but I would probably take UT without a substantially bigger scholarship from Vanderbilt. ND is just kind of there, but it's an option and I'm hoping that they give me some sort of scholarship. Thanks for the advice -- the consensus is pretty overwhelming here.nixy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 4:56 pmOh, then definitely UT. SMU isn’t bad, but UT is better, especially for biglaw. I might take Vanderbilt with similar money if you for sure wanted to get out of Texas, but if Texas is a good option with you, I’d stick with UT. I wouldn’t take ND over either of them.RonMexico5858 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:24 pmThe dollar signs are scholarship as a percentage. At UT, I got over half but not quite full. At SMU, I got slightly over half (not sure if that's the max they offer). SMU's total award is bigger, but UT's is more as a % of tuition. Said this in the last post but this does seem to be much more one-sided than I had thought it would be. I'm also waiting to see if I get in/get scholarships at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.