#NYU ED2 VS UMass Amherst

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exotic tundra
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Schools: NYU V UMass (already EA)
Intended major: Political Science/Social Thought and Political Economy
Similarities: Northeast weather, name brand doesn't matter too much for law school

NYU
Pros:
New york is great + career opps
NYU has excellent prelaw outcomes
I have toured and loved the campus
I fw the vibe of the student body and think I could accomodate the social scene
NYU Poli Sci is pretty renowned
Ranking

Cons:
Paying sticker- 93(?)k/year
Gotta pay for law school after
No political economy program

UMass Amherst (already EA decision jan 17)
Pros:
Instate tuition + possible merit = annual price < $40k/year
Possibility of honors college admission
Social thought and political economy major
I also fw the campus/student vibe
food!! (also vegetarian so it helps to have good food for options)

Cons:
Don't love suburban location
Ranking/clout
Distance to home
Poorer name recognition

Tiebreaking considerations:
Can I withdraw an ED2 as long as I do it before I get acceptance depending on the merit I get from UMass? (or change to RD)
Is there a substantive diff. between UMass law school outcomes and NYU?
Any alumns/ current attendees opinions on schools?

proven wind
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yes u can change it whenever prior to ur decision

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but the ed2 decision will preced umass rd decision no?

exotic tundra
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should have written I did EA

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releases jan 17

proven wind
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ah; u can definitelty change it

exotic tundra
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So I could theoretically apply ED2 and depending on the merit I get from UMass ask them to change it to RD?

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i'm pretty pigeonholed because these are really my only two reasonable options

proven wind
exotic tundra
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ty

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ah so they recommend doing RD and changing it to EDII later

strange rampart
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going to NYU for 90k is dumb

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when you can do UMass forl ess than half

exotic tundra
# strange rampart going to NYU for 90k is dumb

NYU is affordable for my family but postgrad would have questionable support. UMass would make both undergrad and postgrad easily doable, at the cost of possible putting me at a disadvantage for grad apps

strange rampart
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you won't be at a disadvantage

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get your whole eduation paid for, easy choice

exotic tundra
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Good point

strange rampart
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if you're going to law school your undergrad doesn't matter much

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and UMass Amherst is a well regarded school

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plus you get access to a bunch of other schools

exotic tundra
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Yeah that’s what I’ve heard. This got me thinking I’ll probably RD to NYU and peep the merit aid/possible H college at UMass and decide then if I want to ED2 to NYU afterward. Makes more sense

strange rampart
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sure

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if that timeline works

exotic tundra
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If I get a scholarship to umass for 15-20k a year that’ll put it at 1/5th the price

exotic tundra
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Thanks

proven wind
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Just be sure u seitch before the ed2 decision

strange rampart
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well before

exotic tundra
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Ye

strong vine
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UMass