gibbsale (2022-2023)

Last year's data places their median grant amount at 22K...which was more than their tuition. Do they not recognize that they are tier 4? Maybe they're offering one hell of a laptop. I think you'll be in at your other schools, and you'll probably get more money from all of them. Best of luck to you. Jeffrey

...and they seem to think the name change guarantees they will have top applicants who actually go. But my friend, who is going there now, had your stats, kingsnorky, and she had a 75% tuition waiver. You may want to go to Denver; great state, good school, good scholarship offer.

Rumor has it McGeorge is moving into tier 2 this year (unverified rankings posted on XOXO). I'm not sure how the McGeorge money compares with Wayne State's in-state tuition rates, but that's a great offer. Are you expecting any money from Wayne State? Jeffrey

...but I have never been to Sacramento. Luckily, my flight back from Asia stops in SF on the 7th or 8th, so I can go to their visit on the 9th. I doubt Wayne will give me money; I am from the region, we all know it is extremely cheap and while my scores are higher than average they have plenty of apps from people with better scores, as they are a backup. But McGeorge put MSU's offer to shame.

...and at this point, I doubt I will receive any. Actually, it IS slightly surprising, as their LSAT median is 155, but again I'm an in-state student and Wayne is already dirt cheap.

So assume you get into Kent (which you probably will), do you think it's worth the extra 15K/year to go there over wayne state? I like both of the schools so it really just comes down to whether or not it's worth the money to live in Chicago instead of Detroit. Where do you think you'd live if you went to WSU?

...because there is a world of difference between living in Chicago and living in Detroit. But assuming you can handle Detroit (and by extension, MI) it is probably to your advantage to stick to Wayne. Both schools are close to equivalent, I think, and cost of living is much lower in the Detroit area. If I go to WSU, I think I will probably want to live within walking distance of the school. That means either university housing (they have new towers up, with the upper two levels reserved for law students) or some of the apartments in that area. I spoke with a woman who goes to Wayne and she said that living near the school was key to her success in her first year.

I just wanted to say "thank you" for your kind words. I had a pretty crappy day today and you made me feel much better. Good luck at the University of the Pacific!

I'm thinking about it a bit. I thought it was my first choice months back and after they interviewed me. After being accepted to the PT program I declined it and I'm actually waitlisted again for FT. I doubt I will get in. Pepperdine is conservative. I'm conservative, but not that consrvative. I have more of a Libertarian view. I sruvived a very conservative high school, then ultraliberal UCLA, I'll just have to bury myself in the books and avoid the politics. Good luck at MeGeorge. It's really come up in the rankings over the years and the people that I know who are there and those that have graduated from there have all done well. I'm confused, though. Are you starting this fall or are you a 2L?

Hey, thanks for the info... I'm actually on the housing 'waitlist' and the folks in the housing dept. have told me that my chances don't look good...but I've actually managed to contact a couple other McGeorge 1rst years via Craigslist.com, and it looks like we may get a house. I'm just excited to get out there.