<p>@idad, Law schools don’t give a crap about what undergrad school you went to; all they care about is LSAT score and GPA. For example, if one went to Arizona State got a 175 LSAT with a 4.0 GPA, while a kid went to Harvard got a 3.6 GPA with a 175 LSAT, they won’t care; the ASU kid would be admitted over the Harvard student, anyday.</p>
<p>Now back to OP’s questions:</p>
<p>If I’m not mistaken, I believe Chicago for the 2012-2013 school year is about $63,000. So if you take out $4,000, that leaves you with $59,000 to pay out-of-pocket. Will you parents contribute anything? If not, that leaves you with $236,000 in student loans plus the interest. That’s considering UChicago’s costs remain the same for 4 years, which I doubt they will. </p>
<p>Hell no I wouldn’t go to Chicago if it meant being nearly a quarter of a million dollars in debt. </p>
<p>That’s CRAZY! Go to Tulane. No University on the face of this planet is worth that much to go to.</p>
<p>Also at Tulane it may be easier to keep a higher GPA than Chicago. So, you will have a great shot at Ivy grad schools.</p>