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it all depends on who you ask, most people will say yes, it is a fairly well known school with a good reputation, but for people who could do better such as many posters on this board, it is not. where are you waitlisted at? if you could get scholarhips or get into a better school, then not a mistake, otherwise, might've beenbabyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
Most people will say yes because they think any law school = $$$. I'll be attending a comparable school in terms of ranking in the fall, but would say it's a bad idea. Tuition is high, COL is high, and your market is one where you'll be behind T14, GW, W&M, W&L, and GMU.Jah'rakal wrote:it all depends on who you ask, most people will say yes, it is a fairly well known school with a good reputation, but for people who could do better such as many posters on this board, it is not. where are you waitlisted at? if you could get scholarhips or get into a better school, then not a mistake, otherwise, might've beenbabyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
I think GULC can be worth sticker in plenty of situations. American definitely isn't though.dpk711 wrote:American is not worth sticker. To put this into perspective, I don't think GULC is worth sticker.
what's this school u r going to attend? schollies?Bill Cosby wrote:Most people will say yes because they think any law school = $$$. I'll be attending a comparable school in terms of ranking in the fall, but would say it's a bad idea. Tuition is high, COL is high, and your market is one where you'll be behind T14, GW, W&M, W&L, and GMU.Jah'rakal wrote:it all depends on who you ask, most people will say yes, it is a fairly well known school with a good reputation, but for people who could do better such as many posters on this board, it is not. where are you waitlisted at? if you could get scholarhips or get into a better school, then not a mistake, otherwise, might've beenbabyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
In fact, looking at it, the rank is the exact same in the latest USNWR (#50). Florida State. I have a scholarship that means I'll end up effectively end up paying in-state tuition (which is half of the tuition at American), have a lower COL, and really only have strong competition in terms of employment from T14ers who want to head to Florida and, of course, UF.Jah'rakal wrote:what's this school u r going to attend? schollies?Bill Cosby wrote:Most people will say yes because they think any law school = $$$. I'll be attending a comparable school in terms of ranking in the fall, but would say it's a bad idea. Tuition is high, COL is high, and your market is one where you'll be behind T14, GW, W&M, W&L, and GMU.Jah'rakal wrote:it all depends on who you ask, most people will say yes, it is a fairly well known school with a good reputation, but for people who could do better such as many posters on this board, it is not. where are you waitlisted at? if you could get scholarhips or get into a better school, then not a mistake, otherwise, might've beenbabyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
noJah'rakal wrote:it all depends on who you ask, most people will say yes, it is a fairly well known school with a good reputation, but for people who could do better such as many posters on this board, it is not. where are you waitlisted at? if you could get scholarhips or get into a better school, then not a mistake, otherwise, might've beenbabyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
akili wrote:no.
YourCaptain wrote:No.
No.
No.
Please God No.
duckmoney wrote:Was Hitler a good person?
DoubleChecks wrote:
no
Curry wrote:You guys are such elitists. Also, no.
Like in which situation? Other than their LRAP I don't see any other situation.Stringer Bell wrote:I think GULC can be worth sticker in plenty of situations. American definitely isn't though.dpk711 wrote:American is not worth sticker. To put this into perspective, I don't think GULC is worth sticker.
Will you by any chance attend American part time while working? If so, then yes. If not, then no.babyoll7304 wrote:Because I applied late in the cycle, I got wait listed at schools that I should have gotten into. I was offered a spot off the wait list to go to American today, but declined (which stung!) because there is not merit-based scholarships available. Was this a mistake??
You answer you own question.dpk711 wrote:Like in which situation? Other than their LRAP I don't see any other situation.Stringer Bell wrote:I think GULC can be worth sticker in plenty of situations. American definitely isn't though.dpk711 wrote:American is not worth sticker. To put this into perspective, I don't think GULC is worth sticker.
Between biglaw, pi and A3 clerkships 65-70% of the class probably aren't going to be completely debt pwned. I would personally rather have a COA of 200k at GULC than a COA of 100k-120k at a t19-50 school where a much lower % of the class has those options. It's not going to work out for everybody, but I think those are decent odds. Now if your philosophy is HYS sticker, t10 scholly or you are going to pursue something else instead (engineering, accounting, RN, etc.) I can buy that.dpk711 wrote:Like in which situation? Other than their LRAP I don't see any other situation.Stringer Bell wrote:I think GULC can be worth sticker in plenty of situations. American definitely isn't though.dpk711 wrote:American is not worth sticker. To put this into perspective, I don't think GULC is worth sticker.
I definitely think that number is optimisticStringer Bell wrote:Between biglaw, pi and A3 clerkships 65-70% of the class probably aren't going to be completely debt pwned. I would personally rather have a COA of 200k at GULC than a COA of 100k-120k at a t19-50 school where a much lower % of the class has those options. It's not going to work out for everybody, but I think those are decent odds. Now if your philosophy is HYS sticker, t10 scholly or you are going to pursue something else instead (engineering, accounting, RN, etc.) I can buy that.dpk711 wrote:Like in which situation? Other than their LRAP I don't see any other situation.Stringer Bell wrote:I think GULC can be worth sticker in plenty of situations. American definitely isn't though.dpk711 wrote:American is not worth sticker. To put this into perspective, I don't think GULC is worth sticker.
Probably so. For some reason I was thinking they put 10% into A3 as opposed to the 5% they actually do. I think 60% for C/O 2014 is probably a semi reasonable estimation though. 40-45% biglaw, 15-20% a3 and PI.Patriot1208 wrote:I definitely think that number is optimistic