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is penn at sticker financial suicide?

For a urm with a couple years of work experience I'm gues...
Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency
  05/07/13
Any other options? Any money from Cornell, UVA, or Duke? Do ...
swollen coiffed stage windowlicker
  05/07/13
I'm a liberal arts shit head working an entry level gov type...
Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency
  05/07/13
10 yr pslf is good. trick is actually getting that job.
ruddy blood rage
  05/07/13
Lawyers start at 100k+ there. Would I still be eligible?
Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency
  05/07/13
"As a URM with... enough brains to get into Penn...&quo...
Filthy Bronze Sandwich Twinkling Uncleanness
  05/07/13
federal loans are free money.
out-of-control kitty cat
  05/07/13
financial and actual suicide
deranged racy box office
  05/07/13
its a bad idea if you're currently unemployed. it's an absol...
cheese-eating federal library idiot
  05/07/13
Isn't Penn almost like CCN Biglaw % levels? Penn URM sou...
free-loading property
  05/07/13
You forgot the part where he has to last in Biglaw for 4+ ye...
primrose locale yarmulke
  05/07/13
he also forgot the part where he has to live like a bum and ...
cheese-eating federal library idiot
  05/07/13
What else is he gonna do? BIGMCDONALDS or BIGWELFARE?
free-loading property
  05/07/13
Tbf a URM may have a good shot at good nonlaw options like s...
primrose locale yarmulke
  05/07/13
Yeah, especially if he cops dat Wharton certificate.
swollen coiffed stage windowlicker
  05/07/13
keep his gov job with infinite stability and assured upward ...
Impressive death wish
  05/07/13
I'd have to go get a master's at some point if I wanted any ...
Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency
  05/07/13
A directly relevant Master's, an MBA, or will any do?
Filthy Bronze Sandwich Twinkling Uncleanness
  05/07/13
Yep, penn ranked #1 in the atl employment rankings So tak...
Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency
  05/07/13
Probably not. But best case scenario is you are back to zer...
nofapping crusty coffee pot indirect expression
  05/07/13
dont forget where they kill your dog and break into your hou...
Blathering Field
  05/07/13
I wouldn't recommend it. Although pretty much all employmen...
Cyan prole shrine
  05/07/13
Not sure about Columbia, but yeah I think Penn over NYU is a...
swollen coiffed stage windowlicker
  05/07/13
State college is ridiculously cheap so at least your living ...
Maroon aromatic stag film
  05/07/13
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free-loading property
  05/07/13
tough call with the football scandal but i think it's ultima...
Self-absorbed yapping mother
  05/07/13


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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:26 PM
Author: Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency

For a urm with a couple years of work experience

I'm guessing big law 1l and 2l shouldn't be TOO hard to acquire, so some of that would help with loans

Thoughts?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150894)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:28 PM
Author: swollen coiffed stage windowlicker

Any other options? Any money from Cornell, UVA, or Duke? Do you really want to be a lawyer?

Coming out of Penn, you'd have a very good chance of getting a biglaw job, but at sticker you'd be working years just to break even. Which is pointless if you don't want to be a lawyer. As a URM with work experience and enough brains to get into Penn, you should be able to do better in another field IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150899)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:37 PM
Author: Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency

I'm a liberal arts shit head working an entry level gov type gig. Ideally I'd like to biglaw -> agency I'm at now as a lawyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150941)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:45 PM
Author: ruddy blood rage

10 yr pslf is good. trick is actually getting that job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150978)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:57 PM
Author: Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency

Lawyers start at 100k+ there. Would I still be eligible?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151046)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:40 PM
Author: Filthy Bronze Sandwich Twinkling Uncleanness

"As a URM with... enough brains to get into Penn..."

URMs get into HLS with 164s. What do you think it takes for a URM to get into Penn? 159?

One with WE too? 155?

"What else will these thousands of students who have been discouraged from attending law school do? Where will they find a more fulfilling career? They’re not all going to be doctors or investment bankers, nor should they."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151333)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:33 PM
Author: out-of-control kitty cat

federal loans are free money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150922)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:35 PM
Author: deranged racy box office

financial and actual suicide

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23150934)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:56 PM
Author: cheese-eating federal library idiot

its a bad idea if you're currently unemployed. it's an absolutely terrible idea if you currently have any sort of white collar job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151037)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:59 PM
Author: free-loading property

Isn't Penn almost like CCN Biglaw % levels?

Penn URM sounds pretty good to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151052)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 1:59 PM
Author: primrose locale yarmulke

You forgot the part where he has to last in Biglaw for 4+ years to pay off 300k of debt. (Maybe 275k if he can put his 1L/2L cash towards it)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151056)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:00 PM
Author: cheese-eating federal library idiot

he also forgot the part where he has to live like a bum and sit through class/study for exams for three years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151064)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:02 PM
Author: free-loading property

What else is he gonna do? BIGMCDONALDS or BIGWELFARE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151071)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:02 PM
Author: primrose locale yarmulke

Tbf a URM may have a good shot at good nonlaw options like second tier consulting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151078)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:16 PM
Author: swollen coiffed stage windowlicker

Yeah, especially if he cops dat Wharton certificate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151176)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:04 PM
Author: Impressive death wish

keep his gov job with infinite stability and assured upward mobility since he's a URM

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151093)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:20 PM
Author: Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency

I'd have to go get a master's at some point if I wanted any kind of meaningful promotion.

So one way or another I'm going to be going to graduate school. I actually want to be a lawyer, too. I'd rather do law school than master's in "x"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151202)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:42 PM
Author: Filthy Bronze Sandwich Twinkling Uncleanness

A directly relevant Master's, an MBA, or will any do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151340)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:02 PM
Author: Brilliant Gas Station International Law Enforcement Agency

Yep, penn ranked #1 in the atl employment rankings

So take that as you will

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151074)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:02 PM
Author: nofapping crusty coffee pot indirect expression

Probably not. But best case scenario is you are back to zero 7 years from now after 3 years of LS and 4 years of 70 hr weeks at biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151077)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:05 PM
Author: Blathering Field

dont forget where they kill your dog and break into your house to steal things

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151097)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:09 PM
Author: Cyan prole shrine

I wouldn't recommend it. Although pretty much all employment data I have seen indicates that Penn is significantly underrated. I would take Penn at sticker over overpriced NYC shitholes like NYC and Columbia for sure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151125)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:10 PM
Author: swollen coiffed stage windowlicker

Not sure about Columbia, but yeah I think Penn over NYU is a no-brainer these days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151139)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:09 PM
Author: Maroon aromatic stag film

State college is ridiculously cheap so at least your living expenses will be low.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151130)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:09 PM
Author: free-loading property



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151132)



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Date: May 7th, 2013 2:20 PM
Author: Self-absorbed yapping mother

tough call with the football scandal but i think it's ultimately worth the experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2249631&forum_id=2#23151208)