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jocelyn

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I saw on your blog that you were checking out law schools this summer.  If you head to Bloomington, let me know!  Smile

We've been in Bloomington far longer than I anticipated, but I love it here.  Jake will be starting law school in the fall, so if Kevin had any questions, I'm sure he could help him out.

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    Thanks Kelley! ?Just last weekend we went up to Wisconsin and checked out UW Madison and Marquette. ?I've mentioned Bloomington a couple of times to Kevin, especially because I think it fits the criteria he wants in terms of location. ?(He's not super into the idea of a large city) ?I will for sure let you know if we decide to visit!

    If you don't mind me asking, what was Jake's criteria in making a decision about IU? ?

    Also, do you know about whether or not students can get residency after a year of living in IN? ?We found at at Madison that it's actually much harder to get residency and that even though I would be working and we'd be living away from campus, Kevin would most likely have to pay out of state tuition all three years. (We were hoping for only one year out of state and the other two at the in-state rate)?

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    Jake was at UW Madison a few weeks ago and LOVED the campus!

    One of the main reasons that Jake decided on IU was the fact that he had already completed one year of a masters program in SPEA and they offered a joint MPA/JD degree with the law school.  Though he's not in school right now, it still saves him a year in the end because he would finish the MPA program Dec. 2009, putting him in the 2010 law school class elsewhere.  At IU they set aside time during 2L and 3L years to complete the 2nd year of the MPA program.

    Truthfully, having the in-state tuition helped make the decision a little easier.  It's hard to pass up a nationally ranked school that's in your backyard.  We eventually want to move back to Evansville and there's a great network of IUB alums.  Plus, I was able to keep my job with the university.

    I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty confident that you would not be able to pay out-of-state for only one year.  I think it's pretty difficult to convince them otherwise, but I could be wrong.

    Good luck!

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