Urgent! Choose between Cornell and LSU for MLA (first professional degree) by March, 1st!

[Dave McCorquodale]

With the benefit of hindsight, I’d opt for the less expensive school.  LSU is a really good program from what I know of it.  2 of my colleagues have degrees from LSU and speak very highly of the school.  I’m not sure how the math works on only a 30K loan with 70K in tuition annually, I’m missing something.

You’d have an enormous student loan burden when entering a market where initial salaries don’t offset your debt.  It’s safe to plan on a relatively low salary for years if you’re looking at working for a large firm.

At the end of the day, only you can decide what to do based on what your plan is for after graduation.  As an observer, 350K in tuition fees (plus living expenses) is as close to financial suicide as you can get.  

Dave

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