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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since nobody has said this yet, I will -- if your kid wants to go to law school, they should focus on getting the highest gpa and lsat score they can. Outside of yale law, nothing else matters. If colby is known to be "rigorous" and "grad schools know this" (translation - it's difficult to get good grades), steer clear. Law schools don't care if you went to colby, swarthmore, or state u.

Also, as a neutral observer here, particularly since your kid is considering grad school, think really hard about whether you want to full pay for a small-name lac. Did your kid get money somewhere comparable? Or could they do honors college at a bigger public? It sounds like the finances will be a stretch and I wouldn't do that for colby.[/quote

This +1000

Think about the long game.  Colby is very expensive ($254,000) and is filled with rich kids.  Nothing wrong with that, but add to the undergrad minimum costs expensive travel abroad, spring breaks, travel, clothes, etc.    Law school will cost another $220,000-$300,000 unless they get top top grades at Colby and ace the LSAT so they qualify for merit aid.  Business School could possibly be paid for by a company, but if not that will run another $120,000-$150,000 grand.

Having just gone through this with my DC, who attended State School, is not at a top 5 Law School, and will graduate debt free, the trade off of graduating Law School debt free (and us not using every penny of our savings for undergrad) is life changing all around.[/quote]

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