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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I actually faced the exact same decision.

What metro are you near?

Parking is a pain at Georgetown law school. You have to get there really early in the morning to get a spot and even then it’s not guaranteed.

For his first year, I would probably try to live in the dorms or in one of the apartments within walking distance. He can always leave some stuff at home and come home sometimes too if he wants more space. First year grades are important and I think it will be helpful for him to get the community of living nearby as well as not having to spend that extra hour commuting.

Second year, consider living at home unless he really wants to keep living on his own.

Third year, I would see if he gets a good Summer associate position. If he does, and he wants to live on his own, he’ll be making a lot of money when he graduates so the extra money in rent may be worth it. If he doesn’t, and he winds up and for the government or something, then, I would recommend he save money third year by living at home.

One thing I would look into however is what’s going on with the construction over the 395 tunnel? Is that done yet? You definitely don’t want to be facing that in the dorm if it’s not. As of 10 years ago, that was pretty loud.

I did live at home here and there in law school and honestly, I didn’t really like it because I felt like my mother did not understand that I needed to be spending most of my time studying and did not have time to do stuff like help her clean out the attic. Since you are out of town, I bet you will want him to do stuff like call the plumber and stuff like that. You need to understand that he can’t skip class and he needs to spend a lot of time studying and it’s sitting around waiting for the Roto-Rooter guy is not a good idea. I definitely preferred living on my own during all school and for me the money spent was worth it. [/quote]

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