I have been admitted to UCLA with a sizable scholarship and to UChicago with 15 k scholarship (which is less than UCLA's). My areas of interest are arbitration and corporate law, I have had 2 years' working experience in my home country, and I consider the possibility of finding employment in the US during OPT year.
I know that both schools are great, but my dilemma lies in the size of the scholarship and employability after graduation. UCLA provides greater financial aid, whereas UChicago ranks higher and, as I have seen in some other threads on this site, provides better career options.
The deadline for accepting UChicago's decision draws near, and would appreciate if anyone could offer their insight on the matter.
UCLA v UChicago (employment after graduation)
Posted Mar 15, 2020 07:34
I have been admitted to UCLA with a sizable scholarship and to UChicago with 15 k scholarship (which is less than UCLA's). My areas of interest are arbitration and corporate law, I have had 2 years' working experience in my home country, and I consider the possibility of finding employment in the US during OPT year.
I know that both schools are great, but my dilemma lies in the size of the scholarship and employability after graduation. UCLA provides greater financial aid, whereas UChicago ranks higher and, as I have seen in some other threads on this site, provides better career options.
The deadline for accepting UChicago's decision draws near, and would appreciate if anyone could offer their insight on the matter.
I know that both schools are great, but my dilemma lies in the size of the scholarship and employability after graduation. UCLA provides greater financial aid, whereas UChicago ranks higher and, as I have seen in some other threads on this site, provides better career options.
The deadline for accepting UChicago's decision draws near, and would appreciate if anyone could offer their insight on the matter.
Posted Mar 15, 2020 09:03
In my opinion you should give priority to the financial consideration as UCLA and Chicago are both excellent schools and will be a great starting point for your career (and on the other hand, no guarantee for a post LLM job). LLM is a very expensive experience and if there is an opportunity to relive some of the financial burden, you should embrace it.
In my opinion you should give priority to the financial consideration as UCLA and Chicago are both excellent schools and will be a great starting point for your career (and on the other hand, no guarantee for a post LLM job). LLM is a very expensive experience and if there is an opportunity to relive some of the financial burden, you should embrace it.
Related Law Schools
Los Angeles, California
696 Followers
335 Discussions
Full Profile
Chicago, Illinois
593 Followers
321 Discussions
Other Related Content
Various Law Schools in California to Hold LL.M. Info Events Online
News Jan 14, 2021
Hot Discussions
-
LSE - LLM 2014/2015 Applicants
Feb 08, 2021 38,355 270 -
NYU LLM Applications 2021-2022
52 minutes ago 73,276 270 -
LSE Applications 2021-2022
14 hours ago 45,871 241 -
Berkeley Traditional Track 2021/2022
Mar 05 10:37 PM 22,274 125 -
Georgetown 2021/22
Mar 04 05:32 AM 18,078 113 -
Oxford 2021-2022 BCL/MSCs/MJUR/MPHIL/MLF Applicants
7 hours ago 18,887 85 -
U Chicago LLM 2021-2022
Mar 03 04:50 PM 15,846 81 -
Applications to GA in 2021-22
Mar 05 02:11 PM 7,306 68