UWO JD/MBA with $$ or UofT JD for Corporate Law With Interest in Exit to Distressed Finance

I've got the following in hand:

JD/MBA offer with $40k scholarship from Ivey, likely no $$ from Western Law. (~154k tuition > 114K). 3 yrs.

JD offer from UofT, no $$ but reasonably confident in $8K annually through financial aid (~114K tuition > 90k). 3 yrs.

My aim is to find a role with major Toronto firm and gear towards insolvency/restructuring. Would like to keep the door open to a transition to finance with a focus on distressed assets after 4+ years in law. I'm open to pursuing opportunities in management consulting and alternative investment out of a JD/MBA, and would actively explore these as secondary options.

Aside from what I have in hand, alternative paths are:

Pick up MBA at UofT (Rotman) after first year, hopefully with ~$30k in funding from Rotman over 4yrs and then find a role with major Toronto firm and gear towards insolvency/restructuring. (~180k tuition > 125K [and a year's lost wages]).

Transition out of law when the time comes with a one-year MBA (possibly American, i.e., Tuck) ($$$, and a year's lost wages).

Benefits of UofT:

American biglaw door is as open as it gets in Canada, and effectively shut at Western Law as far as I understand.

Strong hiring on Bay

Benefits of UWO JD/MBA:

MBA for 24k over UofT JD

Very strong hiring for JD/MBAs on Bay

One year shorter than UofT JD/MBA

My soft preferences strongly point to UofT, but I want to settle the strategic question independently.

Any opinions on the preferable option?

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