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I took the LSAT twice and got a 168 and 171. My GPA is over 4.0 from a regional state school and I'll have either two or three years of work experience depending on when I apply.

Here's the thing: I don't have any biglaw ambitions, I just want a JD from the best place possible and to graduate without any debt. Where do I have a reasonable chance of receiving a big scholly?

Apply to the entire T14 and see what happens. You should get full rides from at least the lower ones.

lawnonymous59 wrote:I took the LSAT twice and got a 168 and 171. My GPA is over 4.0 from a regional state school and I'll have either two or three years of work experience depending on when I apply.

Here's the thing: I don't have any biglaw ambitions, I just want a JD from the best place possible and to graduate without any debt. Where do I have a reasonable chance of receiving a big scholly?

What are your ambitions?

Tiago Splitter wrote:

lawnonymous59 wrote:I took the LSAT twice and got a 168 and 171. My GPA is over 4.0 from a regional state school and I'll have either two or three years of work experience depending on when I apply.

Here's the thing: I don't have any biglaw ambitions, I just want a JD from the best place possible and to graduate without any debt. Where do I have a reasonable chance of receiving a big scholly?

What are your ambitions?

Not entirely sure as of yet, but probably work in-house for a corporation or use my JD in a field like P/E, real estate, or consulting. The plan is to get a JD and an MBA, and while a dual JD/MBA is certainly a consideration, I may go to law school, get a couple more years of experience, and then apply to business school. Obviously that's a lot of school, so ideally I'd like to keep my debt to a minimum while keeping my future career options as open as possible.

you don't want biglaw but you want to go in-house?

Brut wrote:you don't want biglaw but you want to go in-house?

Maybe, but maybe not. All I know is that I don't want to work 90 hour weeks with little chance of making partner and six figures of student debt hanging over me.

If you want non-JD outcomes, just go get the MBA. 4.0 + top GMAT score + Top LSAT score + good B school + WE will get consulting firms interested.

you usually get there after gaining experience at a big firm
so if in-house is your goal, you'll prob have to put in some time in biglaw

You want to use your JD to work in private equity but you don't want to work in biglaw?

Mal Reynolds wrote:You want to use your JD to work in private equity but you don't want to work in biglaw?

Frankly I'm not sure what I want to do, and biglaw might be an option, but I guess what I meant to say was that I didn't want biglaw to be a financial necessity.

lawnonymous59 wrote:

Mal Reynolds wrote:You want to use your JD to work in private equity but you don't want to work in biglaw?

Frankly I'm not sure what I want to do, and biglaw might be an option, but I guess what I meant to say was that I didn't want biglaw to be a financial necessity.

All of the goals you listed besides consulting would require biglaw. You'll get in to plenty of solid places for free. Like maybe anywhere besides CCN and CCN will give you a hefty scholarship.

Mal Reynolds wrote:

lawnonymous59 wrote:

Mal Reynolds wrote:You want to use your JD to work in private equity but you don't want to work in biglaw?

Frankly I'm not sure what I want to do, and biglaw might be an option, but I guess what I meant to say was that I didn't want biglaw to be a financial necessity.

All of the goals you listed besides consulting would require biglaw. You'll get in to plenty of solid places for free. Like maybe anywhere besides CCN and CCN will give you a hefty scholarship.

Is Northwestern ED a possibility?

lawnonymous59 wrote:

Mal Reynolds wrote:

lawnonymous59 wrote:

Mal Reynolds wrote:You want to use your JD to work in private equity but you don't want to work in biglaw?

Frankly I'm not sure what I want to do, and biglaw might be an option, but I guess what I meant to say was that I didn't want biglaw to be a financial necessity.

All of the goals you listed besides consulting would require biglaw. You'll get in to plenty of solid places for free. Like maybe anywhere besides CCN and CCN will give you a hefty scholarship.

Is Northwestern ED a possibility?

I wouldn't ED since you'll likely have more full ride options than that. I got a full ride with worse, but similar numbers to NU two cycles ago and I didn't apply ED.

probably at least one of UVA/Duke/Michigan and Cornell/NW. Shot at big money from penn maybe

sounds like you should target the 3 year JD/MBA programs then: northwestern, penn, columbia. I've heard the business schools do offer decent financial aid packages, although I'm not sure how merit vs. need plays into that calculus. alternatively, forgo the JD altogether. You can get into PE/fund work by working at a large firm, but if you just want to do strategy consulting or finance then I don't see the point.