CORNELL. It was the only T14 that LSP said I was an auto-admit, and the only one I didn't apply to. Not worth it. Their app's Why Cornell stuff also reeks of insecurity.

Yeah. It's a hard knock life at HLS

Well, I for one LOLed.

No kidding. He sounds like Johnny Drama.

i dont like it when schools are too clingy...def turns me off

The fact that you think someone saying that Michigan is comparable to NYU ---for those not interested in NYC ---qualifies as "going into a frenzy" may be a serious sign that you have lost all perspective since becoming interested in law schools.

Nah, contending as much does not qualify as going into a frenzy. However, the amount of vitriol you tend to spew out at those that disagree with said contention does. I'm a little too tired from outlining to go dig up your posts but I'm pretty sure many posters around here are by now pretty familiar with your anti-NYU sentiments.

(And, no, I don't go to NYU.)

These types of threads always smack slightly (sometimes not so slightly) of bitterness, so they have to be taken in the light-hearted spirit in which they were intended.

Though Cornell will be tempting to many because of its dismal locale and inexcusable clerkship numbers, please remember that it is an Ivy. I'll go with Northwestern: WE thing is totally un-sexy to the average 0L who glamorizes the idea of being 25 years old and making $160K/yr., blowing cocaine off naked hookers, et cetera. Also, the school's promotional material is kinda shitty (these are the things that matter, after all).

however I do like it when they wear skimpy outfits...def a turn on

Nope, although I wouldn't advertise that around here. You might get e-lynched

University of Virginia, university of Chicago, NorthWestern and Duke

Again if you think saying that Chicago and CLS are somewhat stronger schools than NYU and that MBV are comparable to NYU for those not interested in NYC (which basically amounts to all of the " vitriol" that I've spit about NYU) shows just how buried in this stuff you really are. LOL at those comments being "anti NYU". I have noticed that NYU trolls tend to consider anything that doesn't say "NYU is the greatest non HYS school along with CLS" as "anti-NYU". People really lack perspective on here. Vitriol---I won't lie---that level of hyperbole is pretty funny!

Anti south/midwest trolling?

I don't like Duke Law's crest/coat of arms.



This is how I will ultimately decide what LS I will attend. That, and lay prestige, of course.

Edit: A few years ago (I hear they've done work since then), when my sister was there, Duke's LS facilities were hideous, btw.

OIC. In that case, my list: NYU, CLS, Berkeley, Georgetown.

Mine is based on hipster density in the surrounding area.

Trolling? I merely answered the question

and

I'm not anti south/Midwest , Michigan is in the Midwest I would love to go there. While I personally dont care to go to law school in Illinois, Virginia or North Carolina i'm not ragging on anyone who loves these schools. Out of the top 14 though These schools i have no interest in.

+100 Come on guys look at the title of the thread--it's supposed to be about personal taste/preference. Sheesh

I'm just teasing. I'm kind of at a loss to find the pattern though. You'd go to school in Ann Arbor but not Chicago or Charlottesville?

Yeah that decision is based on the fact that I'm from california but my mom was originally from michigan. Since my parents moved back there about 3 or 4 years ago if i go to U of M i get close proximity to family and i dont have to pay rent. It also happens to be a great school so when all those things add up for its an amazing fit.

My decision isn't so much based on who i dislike. I have no dislike for any of the schools i named really, i just happen to like all the rest alot more. So if i had to not apply to some T14's those would be the ones.

Excellent point. This is an often overlooked consideration. I'd rather go to a TTT than a T14, if doing the latter meant that I'd be slowly converted into a trendily-vegetarian, pseudo-intellectual, indie rock-supporting, phony arts-appreciating beatnik. I think we can all agree on that...

Though U of Michigan is an obvious choice because of its location, well, in Michigan, it is the only law school whose students can proudly claim a higher employment rate (while students) than the general population. That has to be worth something.

Right now I think the definite rational answer is Georgetown, just because supposedly only 1/3 of the 2L class has a job for the summer.

Well, yeah, but picking G'town because it's the lowest-ranked T14 (and consequently has reduced employment prospects) is against the spirit of the thread.

Also against the spirit of the thread (i.e., a serious question): do G'town part-timers really get T14-style placement? I find this kinda hard to believe.

I don't like Gtown - and not because it is #14. I'm applying to UCLA and UT - both ranked lower. For me G-town isn't right for two reasons - (1) it's in DC and I won't live there, (2) They haven't got a decent computer science department (not a concern for most, but important to me).

I'm not really into NW either though I probably should be more interested in NW because I'm old and I think they might like me (loads of interesting professional WE). Also, I just visited Chicago this summer and liked it - but NW doesn't have much of a CS dept either - or much interaction with the rest of the university - because the campus is so far away. I'm really into interdisciplinary stuff and really want the resources of an entire research university readily available.

This is my personal T14... I recalculated with a spreadsheet that integrates the rankings of the 20 top schools in computer science, MBA, and JD. This particular list is only CS+JD, and is slightly adjusted for personal preference (I dropped chicago below cornell and duke). When I'm bored I combine other factors and weight the different factors differently. Of course it doesn't matter until I get accepted to some of them...

Stanford U (CA)
Harvard U (MA)
Yale U (CT)
UC Berkeley (Boalt)
Columbia U (NY)
U Michigan-Ann Arbor
New York U
U Pennsylvania
Cornell U (NY)
Duke U (NC)
U Chicago
U Texas-Austin
UCLA
UVA

A part-time Georgetown JD is still a Georgetown JD. They place just as well as the full-time students. Most people that do part-time law school do it for a reason--not to give them an "in" to a better school with worse stats. Many of them have families or other obligations.

Two months ago I would have said UVA, but I visited them and was really impressed. Plus, buff guys with southern accents.

I'll pick Duke, based entirely off of my (probably inaccurate and certainly irrelevant) impressions of the college. The two people I know who went there at points, independently of each other, had Facebook photos of them in business suits double-fisting.

Although I actually kinda like that coat of arms.