| Topic Name: |
Catholic vs. Brooklyn vs. Pitt |
| Message Name: |
Don't assume! |
| Date Posted: |
04/30/2001 |
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I've already made a decision to attend an inexpensive school so I've already decided against the tier 1 schools that I've been admitted to. I've received equivalent scholarships at these three schools meaning taht tuition would be similar at all three schools (with Pitt being about $2K cheaper), however, Pittsburgh is the least expensive city and NYC is more expensive than DC. I'm assuming that there will be more opportunities to work part time during my 2nd and 3rd year at Brooklyn and Catholic than at Pitt which would probably even alleviate the difference in tuition.
I know that these are regional schools and I can't decide whether I'd want to work in DC or NYC after I graduate. I don't think that I'm interested in working in Pittsburgh. BTW, I'm from Oklahoma so all of these places are very far from home for me.
I have no aspirations for what they call BIGLAW on the review site. I'm sure like most pre-law students I assume that I'll do well. My LSAT is in about the 90th percentile for these schools and I have a graduate degree with a high GPA so I think that I'm a bit better 'postured' to do well in law school than the average student. Of course if I do poorly, I will lose my scholarship at all three schools although I only have to be in the 50% to keep my scholarship at Pitt. |
| Message: |
You assume you will do well because you have better qualifications than the other people at the lesser school. Think again.
True story: I went to a lesser school, and there was a guy there who gave up going to a top six school in order to go to the lesser school with free tuition.
WELL... guess what... he only made it into the top 20%, not the top 10%. He didn't make law review and he couldn't find any good jobs.
If he had gone to the top six school, he would have gotten a high paying job at BIGLAW even if his grades were at the bottom of the class. Instead he had no job.
He sure regretted his decision. He was embarrassed to even tell anyone of his horrible decision.
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