The Tier 2 gamble Forum

[lawlorbust]

It’s always a gamble when you pass up a higher ranked school for a lower rated school offering a hefty tuition discount. I took the gamble and was offered at a salary that essentially is comparable to $160 in NY. Anecdotal, but just pointing out that the gamble can pay off. Good firm and I can pay off my tuition in under a year (without a lot of stress). Not so sure if I would have rolled the dice on passing up a T10 for a tier 2.

Idk... I might pass up a full sticker at UMICH for a full ride with stipend at a tier 2 like Tulane.

How about just not going to law school?

Not going to law school is better than full tuition with stipend at a tier 2? Sheesh, that's rough.

Sure. Although I guess reasonable people could differ.

[Troianii]

the school you get into depends on a shit ton of factors, most of which have nothing to do with intelligence.

This is very true.

Although the choice should hardly come down to T10 at sticker or a "tier 2" school. Something else is at work here.

Not really. Someone said they'd take a T10 over a tier 2, and I basically posited that at the extremes - sticker at T10 vs full tuition w/stipend at a tier 2. But yeah, to be fair that pretty much won't ever actually be a toss up people would have to decide between, but again, from the OP we weren't talking about any tier10s. We were talking about mid area T1s, like Iowa.

[CanadianWolf]

Depends upon the particular schools & upon your friend's career goals & desired geographic location. Also, why not just name the two schools ?