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- Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:37 am
#33874
What follows is the transcript of a conversation between a student's parent, Beth, and one of our Admissions gurus, Nikki, regarding Beth's son's pending decision between two scholarship offers:
Beth: “Hi, My son has two nice scholarship offers. One is from Indiana for 90,000. One is from Washington University in St. Louis for 70,000. We have visited both and he is wrestling hard over the decision. WashU is a career placement machine, starting from day one to find those prestigious internships, federal clerkships etc. They also have a huge national reach. Indiana is a warmer program with a strong regional reach. Does the money in this case make much difference? What do you think is the best choice?”
Nicolay Siclunov: “Dear Beth, Thanks for your question, and congrats on your son's scholarship offers! To answer your question, Wash U is the better school. It's not even close. By all accounts - job placement, academics, prestige, bar passage rate, clerkships, etc. - Wash U wins hands down. The only advantage to attending Indiana is the slightly lower cost of tuition. But, is $20K really worth the step-down? Not in my book. This is peanuts in the grand scheme of things.
I'd only consider Indiana if 1) I actually wanted to practice in Indiana or Illinois, and nowhere else; 2) got in-state tuition, which is considerably lower than out-of-state; and 3) really disliked Wash U when visiting. Unless all three of these conditions are met, I see no reason to even consider Indiana as a possible contender.
Hope this helps a bit!
Let me know if you have any other questions.”
Beth: “Wonderful!! This is exactly what I wanted to know. He paid his deposit and he will be in the 150th entering class of Washington University Law! I so appreciate your help! ~Many thanks! Beth”
Beth: “Hi, My son has two nice scholarship offers. One is from Indiana for 90,000. One is from Washington University in St. Louis for 70,000. We have visited both and he is wrestling hard over the decision. WashU is a career placement machine, starting from day one to find those prestigious internships, federal clerkships etc. They also have a huge national reach. Indiana is a warmer program with a strong regional reach. Does the money in this case make much difference? What do you think is the best choice?”
Nicolay Siclunov: “Dear Beth, Thanks for your question, and congrats on your son's scholarship offers! To answer your question, Wash U is the better school. It's not even close. By all accounts - job placement, academics, prestige, bar passage rate, clerkships, etc. - Wash U wins hands down. The only advantage to attending Indiana is the slightly lower cost of tuition. But, is $20K really worth the step-down? Not in my book. This is peanuts in the grand scheme of things.
I'd only consider Indiana if 1) I actually wanted to practice in Indiana or Illinois, and nowhere else; 2) got in-state tuition, which is considerably lower than out-of-state; and 3) really disliked Wash U when visiting. Unless all three of these conditions are met, I see no reason to even consider Indiana as a possible contender.
Hope this helps a bit!
Let me know if you have any other questions.”Beth: “Wonderful!! This is exactly what I wanted to know. He paid his deposit and he will be in the 150th entering class of Washington University Law! I so appreciate your help! ~Many thanks! Beth”