I was just wondering if I wanted to live and practice in Ohio if it would be wise to take a full ride to nku (Northern Kentucky University) or to get into 100k+ debt for Ohio State or Cincinnati. Or take a half or full ride to University of Dayton and do there accelerated two year jd program.
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Hispanic male (Belize)
Gpa- 2.85
4 year NCAA men's lacrosse
1 year internship with great letter of rec from prosecutors office
6 months working as a paralegal at AG office
lsat- June 7th to even get anything like im talking about i assume i am going to need 158-163
if all goes to plan this will be the decisions ill be left with. Any advice would be great.
Full ride? vs getting in Forum
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SaintClarence27
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Re: Full ride? vs getting in
Honestly? Study your ASS off for the LSAT and apply early. There's no reason to make a decision just yet. If you want to live and practice in Ohio, score a 167 and get some money to one of the better schools.stintez wrote:I was just wondering if I wanted to live and practice in Ohio if it would be wise to take a full ride to nku (Northern Kentucky University) or to get into 100k+ debt for Ohio State or Cincinnati. Or take a half or full ride to University of Dayton and do there accelerated two year jd program.
Stats
Hispanic male (Belize)
Gpa- 2.85
4 year NCAA men's lacrosse
1 year internship with great letter of rec from prosecutors office
6 months working as a paralegal at AG office
lsat- June 7th to even get anything like im talking about i assume i am going to need 158-163
if all goes to plan this will be the decisions ill be left with. Any advice would be great.
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Drake014
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Re: Full ride? vs getting in
I don't like options in this case that involve a lot of debt. But that's me. How you view debt and what your financial situation is are what are going to determine the best outcome for you.
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stintez
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Re: Full ride? vs getting in
My brother is lawyer in NYC and went to Notre Dame and he said for where i wanna practice law to try and keep the debt to a minimum and I assume ill be paying for everything by myself. Unless I wanna go part time then maybe my job will help. I do not count on it.
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SaintClarence27
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Re: Full ride? vs getting in
stintez wrote:My brother is lawyer in NYC and went to Notre Dame and he said for where i wanna practice law to try and keep the debt to a minimum and I assume ill be paying for everything by myself. Unless I wanna go part time then maybe my job will help. I do not count on it.
I agree. And the best way to keep your debt load low is to up that LSAT. That's the biggest thing you can do right now, and will only increase your options.
