So my goal in life is to go to Yale and become a successful attorney...

edited July 2008 in General
Or so I thought, until this smacked me in the forehead

Tuition and Expenses

Tuition is $21,875 per term, including mandatory fees. The total yearly bill is $43,750, not including other necessary expenses such as books, food, housing, hospitalization insurance fees, etc. Information on housing costs can be found in the section on Living at Yale. Bills are payable before the beginning of each term at the University Office of Student Financial Services.

Plus, as an admittance requirement you have to have at least one full credited year at another US Law school


So much for my dreams.
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  • edited July 2008
    Well.. which program is that for? Is that the Pre-Law program? With that last admittance requirement it certainly doesn't sound like it, this is probably a graduate program.

    In which case you would go somewhere else for pre-law (or some form of liberal arts degree). I think, anyway.
  • edited July 2008
    Or you could create a hugely popular website and sell it for three-million dollars.
  • edited July 2008
    Well.. which program is that for? Is that the Pre-Law program? .
    Well this is the only place i could find any form of numerical tuition,
    none of the courses stated specific costs. Im assuming thats the per term cost and then per class you need for each books, and or added costs.

    Im also assuming you need to take 'pre-law' at another school, as per the requirements.
  • edited July 2008
    Just play Phoenix Wright, I'm pretty sure that that's the exact same thing as a Yale education.
  • edited July 2008
    Im actually playing apollo justice now :]


    And NO thats not what im basing my career choice on
  • edited July 2008
    Trauma Center taught me all I need to know about surgery.
  • edited July 2008
    My sister is studying medicine, and the first time she saw me play Trauma Center, she just tore it apart.

    One thing I never noticed that she instantly did was that you never have to break the rib cage to do any surgery near the heart of lungs. Sometimes you do multiple surgeries, and that's just plain painful for the patient. They don't leave shortly after something like that.
  • edited July 2008
    My pre-law friend loves Phoenix Wright, but keeps a running tally of the things he would be arrested for if he tried them in real life.

    As for the dream, seems like the best thing would be to go to school for pre-law somewhere else while you scrounge up the money for Yale. Even then, the ivy league isn't everything, there are plenty of other places.
  • edited July 2008
    Thanks for the suggestions guys, even though most of them were 'play more videogames' x.X haha

    But as I see it now i have a good bit of time to wait, im only 16 and a junior in highschool, so im hardly even thinking about where i want to go for college
  • edited July 2008
    Fuck the Ivy League. Look elsewhere.

    EDIT: Seriously, fuck them. If you want to be a lawyer, don't let those elitist bastards get you down!
  • edited July 2008
    Fuck the Ivy League. Look elsewhere.


    suggestions?
  • edited July 2008
    My French teacher went to an Ivy League school. And she always let us know about it. We were like, "But Mrs. Breed-Mackin, you're now teaching French in Washingtonville Middle School."

    And she'd be like, "That's Dr. Breed-Mackin. Respect my intelligence!"
  • edited July 2008
    Wow, im sorry lol my french teacher was pretty cool
  • edited July 2008
    At Ivy League you're paying for the name, and you get to be surrounded by pompous assholes who have never had to actually work for money in their entire lives. I agree with Jakey, fuck them and go to a good state school or something.

    You don't need Ivy League to be successful, you can get by without.
  • edited July 2008
    Panda wrote: »
    suggestions?

    Well, going to a large public university for pre-law would be a good start -- although I must admit some prestige would help you in the long run. For example, the University of Illinois was quite inexpensive (if you're an Illinois resident) but still is one of the top universities in the country. Where do you live?
  • edited July 2008
    I live in connecticut, about 20 minutes from Yale...ahh the temptation
  • edited July 2008
    Check out the University of Connecticut.
  • edited July 2008
    Ive heard (FROM MY HEALTH TEACHER) That all they did when she was at UConn was smoke a whole bunch of weed, i mean, im down, but it's my future im going to college for.
  • edited July 2008
    Panda wrote: »
    all they did when she was at UConn was smoke a whole bunch of weed, i mean, im down, but it's my future im going to college for.

    lol, youth.
  • edited July 2008
    Doesn't that happen at just about every college now days? And wouldn't your teacher have been going to college around the 70s? Stereotypical, yes, but something to consider. I mean, my high school was supposed to be the place where EVERYONE did drugs to be more 'artistic', but I managed to make it through without trying any illegal drugs or even being drunk (quite an accomplishment, I'd say).

    So don't use one person's experience as your judgement for a university. Unless you think that you'd be miserable around people doing illegal things (personally I think being around rich pricks at an Ivy-league would be MUCH much worse), or that you'd get caught up in it... I'd say that shouldn't be a reason for you not to go somewhere. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to do what all the other kids are doing.

    EDIT: If you're worried about being around people engaging in illegal activities, holy shit are you going to have a hard time finding the right college for you.
  • edited July 2008
    Mish42 wrote: »
    EDIT: If you're worried about being around people engaging in illegal activities, holy shit are you going to have a hard time finding the right college for you.

    Not gonna lie i chuckled a little, but yeah im not gonna let what she says bother me, especially is its gonna save me thousands and keep me away from 'rich pricks' xD
  • edited July 2008
    At a school as big as UConn there's always a group of people to fit in with, no one clique dominates the entire campus. There's a dorm at MIT where they smoke a bunch of weed; there's something for everyone somewhere.
  • edited July 2008
    The alma mater of Behemoth, Illithid and I is rather low on illegal activites, except for underage drinking (you won't escape that anywhere). However, it's painfully Lutheran, and total costs per year have broken $30k, so it'll only be worse by the time you get there.

    But hey, the new union might finally be built.
  • edited July 2008
    Just suck it up and get student loans, my brother went to Full Sail and in the progress of doing a four year degree (in two and a half years, holy crap) he racked up around 120k in loans.

    His interest rate is mega low now that he consolidated and he's making good money, so it's cool.
  • edited July 2008
    University of Illinois

    Fuck that. University of Chicago is where it's at. Milton Friedman eff-tee-double u!
  • edited July 2008
    The University of Chicago is an overpriced private school filled with petulant conservatives who masturbate to the gold standard
  • edited July 2008
    You seem very bitter about colleges and their prices and occupants.
  • edited July 2008
    I'm also bitter that you can't spell 'college' or 'occupants' OMG

    At least you got 'their' right
  • edited July 2008
    Ahhh, that was below the belt, my favorite kind of humor :]

    Don't you have spellcheck? I mean 'collages' could pass in the form of strewn together images but 'occupents' isn't a word

    or are you using ie? lol
  • edited July 2008
    Arg, it showed "collages" as being correct and on occupants I just wasn't paying attention. Anyways I'm sure if it was on purpose but the "below the belt" could be a pun... as in "I wouldn't do that, it's below me." and The Orange Belt.