FlutteringImaginaryCaterpillar

Class of 2027

First choice school:

3.32/4.3

GPA

152/180

LSAT

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Rank	2023-2024	Result	App type	FW	Resident	Schol...	Sent	Sent raw	Received	Received raw	Complete	Complete raw	UR	UR raw	UR2	UR2 raw	II	II raw	Decision	Decision raw
89	American University	Rejected	Unknown
29	Boston College	Rejected	Unknown
27	Boston University	Pending	Unknown
111	Brooklyn Law School	Rejected	Unknown
80	Drexel University	Pending	Unknown
35	George Washington Un...	Pending	Unknown
111	Michigan State Unive...	Pending	Unknown
125	New York Law School	Rejected	Unknown
22	Ohio State University	Pending	Unknown
80	Pennsylvania State -...	Waitlisted	Unknown
86	Rutgers University	Pending	Unknown
56	Seton Hall University	Waitlisted	Unknown
60	St. John's University	Rejected	Unknown
133	Suffolk University	Accepted	Unknown
54	Temple University	Pending	Unknown
125	UBuffalo—SUNY	Pending	Unknown
35	UIowa	Pending	Unknown
51	UMaryland	Rejected	Unknown
10	UMichigan	Rejected	Unknown
4	UPennsylvania	Pending	Unknown
89	UPittsburgh	Pending	Unknown
43	Villanova University	Pending	Unknown

General

General chat about the legal profession.

General >T14 Off Topic

👍 Chat vibe: 3 👎

AnxiousRaccoon

17:55

so i have exp and know i wont despise it haha

Pongleton

17:56

@Ijustwannagetinman: plenty of time for USC still

Pongleton

17:57

fingers crossed for good news coming ur way today

AnxiousRaccoon

17:58

@HorseyMed: WHY

HorseyMed

17:59

please list the things that would make columbia worth 150k over michigan

HorseyMed

17:59

sorry, 100k

TheKingInTheNorth

18:00

@AnxiousRaccoon: If you're willing to pay for Columbia, they'll give you a very slight leg up over Michigan for NYC. Note that the market Michigan places the most into is NYC as well though. If you want to stay in NYC and are willing to pay up, then yeah sure go to Columbia. But as far as "I want BigLaw in NYC" goes, you can get that from any T14 and much of the T20. Columbia only makes sense to pay up for if you are dead set on a Wachtell/Skadden/etc.

AnxiousRaccoon

18:02

@TheKingInTheNorth: ty! i thought the same so im considering michigans culture/lower coa a lot more

jb2028

18:09

Yeah NYC biglaw is the fallback outcome for most T14s

jb2028

18:10

Didn't land a clerkship? There's always NYC biglaw

jb2028

18:10

Couldn't land that DC/CA office? There's always NYC biglaw

criesinlegal

18:10

do law schools ever send out decisions outside of business hours? like what're the odds of hearing after 5 pm

jb2028

18:10

Struck out in unicorn PI recruitment? There's always NYC biglaw

KetchupOnPasta

18:10

it's strange because it's both the easiest thing to land and also the thing most students seem to want

normalnebula

18:11

no vandy today?

BensonSprintswads

18:11

columbia could also get you a federal clerkship more easily not to mention better shot at sc

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

18:11

Columbia sends like 80% of it class to big law doesn’t it

chag

18:12

yeah at this rate the biggest draw for CLS for me is FC

jb2028

18:12

I'm sure there are a few people at T14s who have lousy grades *and* interview poorly, such that they can't land NYC biglaw, but anyone competitive for somewhat selective outcomes at a T14 should not have trouble landing NYC biglaw in a decent economy

KetchupOnPasta

18:12

also it's a personal choice at the end of the day. do you want CLS on your resume? don't make your decision JUST based on stats

chag

18:13

why would a person not want CLS on their resume?

chag

18:13

as opposed to a peer school, anyway

jb2028

18:13

(If you hit OCI or graduate in the middle of Mega 2008, sure, all bets are off)

KetchupOnPasta

18:14

like I could see someone paying more for CLS over a school like mich just cause they want it on their resume (even if outcomes don't justify it)

chag

18:14

OOOOOH right right

jb2028

18:14

Or if they just want to join the Columbia Club that badly

AnxiousRaccoon

18:14

is the name worth that much?

KetchupOnPasta

18:15

depends on the person. if they think so sure

[] ararara

18:15

Question: Barring academia, does a difference in outcomes with HYS make it worth sticker in comparison to the rest of the T14 in your minds?

jb2028

18:15

And/or use the much-overhyped "Ivy League" label to impress other people who care too much about such things

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