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I need some advice on where I should put my deposit money. My goal is to work in immigration law, and I've got no strong feeling one way or another about where I want practice, but I do not want to feel limited. I've received a full ride from Indiana (they've extended their deadline for me), Illinois, and Wisconsin. I've been offered $30,000 a year from Minnesota. I know that Minnesota has a lot of options for those interested in immigration, however the price tag scares me. I'll be paying for law school all on my own, I'm out of state, and I've already got to worry about $30,000 in undergraduate loans. Is Minnesota worth the extra debt, or should I take the full ride at a different school?
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Do you have an estimate of what your total out of pocket cost of attendance would be? Are you paying for COL with loans or savings? That could have an effect, and of course COL varies by school.
Given the COL and other expenses (books and what not) I'd be looking at spending about $18,000/year at Indiana, $22,000/year at Wisconsin, $23,000/year at Illinois, and $42,000/year at Minnesota. I'd have to take out loans for everything, unfortunately. While Indiana will be the least expensive, I'm struggling with deciding if skipping out on a Top 20 school will benefit me in the long run.