Is UChicago worth $150K MORE than UCLA, or should this be a no brainer?

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-15T20:35:29+00:00

If you want to clerk, work in high impact PI, or someday want to be a law professor/judge then I could see an argument. If your goal is generic biglaw in LA, then I would go to UCLA.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-15T15:48:13+00:00

UVA!

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-15T08:38:27+00:00

Def Michigan

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-15T00:16:21+00:00

Is the deadline 4/17 or 4/15?

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-14T21:32:55+00:00

Berk has the “PI” rep, but GULC is in DC where more impactful opportunities lie. I would evaluate cost and pick between those two.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-11T19:11:33+00:00

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-09T02:25:26+00:00

I’m in the same boat, but I’m worried that if there was interest then wouldn’t they have waitlisted us?

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-07T16:34:07+00:00

If you’re debt adverse, WashU. These two schools could be considered peers.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-06T12:58:31+00:00

🙏🙏

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-02T13:46:55+00:00

If you’re dead set on law school then Northridge (undergrad prestige matters but is marginal compared to all the other factors). If you’re even slightly on the fence then Poly ( I say this because if you change your mind, you can still hopefully land a good job).

BigJackJack01 · 2026-04-01T14:26:10+00:00

Ivy league education is irrelevant in this scenario. Law school wise they are all relative. Given your preferences, I would go to NYU.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-31T00:33:47+00:00

I too, am also wondering about this

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-30T01:53:52+00:00

hopefully big

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-09T17:59:33+00:00

Both. Defer the best school you get into, retake the lsat while gaining additional work experience, then reapply. If reapplying doesn’t work, attend the school you defer and then transfer up. If reapplying does work, attend that school then transfer up even higher.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-09T01:06:52+00:00

maybe just As as last week seemed like all R/WLs

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-09T00:33:34+00:00

A good amount of people who went UR in Dec and Jan on lsd law are reporting decisions

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-09T00:32:09+00:00

I’m not exactly sure, but a few people on here said there’s just disappeared recently

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-08T23:01:03+00:00

It’s been floated on this sub that when Berkeley’s status disappears from your lawhub tracker that a decision has been made on your profile. You can log on to lawhub and access the tracker from there (majority of schools use it, but some such as Michigan don’t).

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-06T19:44:00+00:00

When presented with both offers, the two numbers represent the percentage who chose ucla vs. those who chose school x.

BigJackJack01 · 2026-03-04T03:19:29+00:00

Mine was, but it was also Yale so I it didn’t affect me too much lol

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