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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: University of Michigan / Georgetown / Vanderbilt
« on: April 28, 2014, 07:59:07 PM »Is it worth the expense? That I can't answer...
Well, let me answer it.
Michigan came back with their final financial aid package.... and.... in the end, my debt load at each school for the entire three years would be as follows:
Vanderbilt: $55,000
Georgetown: $150,000 (I posted it incorrectly before)
University of Michigan: $70,000!!!
So.... at just $15,000 more than Vanderbilt and $80,000 less than Georgetown, Michigan it is! Well, I still haven't heard back from Georgetown with their final scholarship offer, so this may still change. But unless they throw well over $100k at me (very unlikely), it's going to be UMich.!
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Also move together do not put yourself in a situation where she will come at a later undefined point while you deal with the rigors of law school. Maybe your relationship is different, but I never saw the long-distance relationship end well for any of my law school classmates.
My fiance actually has another year left in her masters program here in Miami, so she would not be able to move with me until after my second semester finals/law review competition. We are looking into her potentially transferring for her last year, but it looks like it may not be possible at this point in her program. As of right now, she will join me wherever I go for my 1L summer (more than likely Miami) and then move up to Ann Arbor (or D.C.) with me for my second and third year.
But you bring up really strong points. We really need to be on the exact same page and have clear expectations laid out.
Thank you all!