<p>The options:</p>
<li><p>Part time at a Top 20 (but not T14) school and work part time in the area of law you’re interested in to make money and pad the resume.</p></li>
<li><p>Full time at a Top 30 second choice, in the same region as #1, strong regionally but behind #1 choice. Probably more debt load than choice 1, but not by more than $10K. Real world experience only in the summer, on externship, or through clinicals.</p></li>
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<p>I’m hoping my T14 will come through and solve all my problems making up my mind, but assuming they won’t.</p>