U Chicago Rubenstein Disappearing? Forum

[Rahviveh]

This is absolutely not worth 200k.

Okay, so the alternative that is $200k cheaper is what, free education? ca n'existe que en France, ma cheri! the cheapest school I could have gone to would be a UC and that would still run over $100K w/ recent tuition increases. So you're really talking about a $100K delta at most.

So now you're trying to convince me 100 thousand dollars is a small amount of money to save for the EXACT same education? Ill show myself out.

Okay, so I may be a plebe, but most people from my UG did not end up at consulting firms like Bagelboy did. That's a pretty high outcome, probably better than most law students can expect. So, under a cost-benefit analysis, it would seem to pass the test in and of itself. If anything is worth 200k, ever, I would say a good consulting job and a top university credential as a foundation for it is an acceptable return.

It may seem wasted on going to law school, though. However, the people with that kind of background who go to t14 law schools always seem to get better results than usual. The good M&A places prefer that kind of background over state-school-straight-to-law-school. I predict big things for jbagelboy, douche or not.

Agreed, consulting is a great gig, assuming we're talking about those elite places. It doesn't look like it helped him for admissions though.

[jbagelboy]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

[jbagelboy]

It doesn't look like it helped him for admissions though.

Harsh.

What hurt me at the one school I was rejected from was my low GPA and LSAT retake. I didn't expect my WE to be a boost, just standard.

[stillwater]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

probably shot yourself in the foot with this one

[The Brainalist]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

probably shot yourself in the foot with this one

Huh? Who doesn't like having sex with europeans?

[Bronck]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

probably shot yourself in the foot with this one

Lol, was thinking the same thing

[stillwater]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

probably shot yourself in the foot with this one

Huh? Who doesn't like having sex with europeans?

i don't think thats what he meant bro

[Rahviveh]

It doesn't look like it helped him for admissions though.

Harsh.

What hurt me at the one school I was rejected from was my low GPA and LSAT retake. I didn't expect my WE to be a boost, just standard.

Its not harsh, you had a great cycle. I just don't see any results that are out of the ordinary with respect to your numbers.

[jbagelboy]

ponytail.

ponytail? me? geez thats a low blow man. never.

Who hasn't seen good will hunting? and no I am not a douchebag. I am not an elitist. I am not even from a particularly wealthy family. I'm a liberal intellectual europhile through and through though. The raw quality of your polemics have positioned me where my only defense is to pull from attitudes that you can dismiss since people on the internet won't read as heavily into it. I bet if we met we'd partner in BP and get along great, although you probably play pull cup don't you.

probably shot yourself in the foot with this one

Only if I'm playing for most beloved law school forum trite sop story hipster of the year. I lived in europe as a kid while my parents were researching there so I can't help myself.

just trying to loosen Mal Reynolds up a little. he/she's so hostile. almost bitter.

[The Brainalist]

It doesn't look like it helped him for admissions though.

Harsh.

What hurt me at the one school I was rejected from was my low GPA and LSAT retake. I didn't expect my WE to be a boost, just standard.

Its not harsh, you had a great cycle. I just don't see any results that are out of the ordinary with respect to your numbers.

Well, he/she didn't get the RUBENSTEIN, I guess.

[jbagelboy]

It doesn't look like it helped him for admissions though.

Harsh.

What hurt me at the one school I was rejected from was my low GPA and LSAT retake. I didn't expect my WE to be a boost, just standard.

Its not harsh, you had a great cycle. I just don't see any results that are out of the ordinary with respect to your numbers.

Well, he/she didn't get the RUBENSTEIN, I guess.

way to bring it back. I like that.

And Uchicago will continue to be a great school without the rubenstein. no worries.

/thread

[sinfiery]

Atleast we can agree on most private UGs being far more of a ripoff financially than even TT lawschools when you look at the employment numbers if you pay for it yourself at anywhere near sticker.


Thus I would expect nothing less of a person to defend the intangibles of said school with anything but veracity.
This, of course, being what life is actually about. Employment and money are important, but not really.

Eta: typing on a phone is ruining my TLS experience.

[jbagelboy]

Eta: typing on a phone is ruining my TLS experience.

this happens all the time for me. no worries. kinda wish there was a little subscript "sent from a mobile device" so people understand why I have so many "of"s where there should be "if"s

[sinfiery]

Sometimes I wish apple didn't kill the QWERTY physical keyboard for high-end cellphones. Historians will likely point to it as the event that killed the English language.

[philepistemer]

As a rich person who spent like 50k on undergrad: lol, you are an idiot if you think you gained anything (besides your future wife) from the "prestigious" undergrad you went to. People (especially those who turned down ivies) get top consulting and finance jobs all the time from from flagships, and upper-level humanities classes are just as "intimate" at big state schools as they are at lib arts places. If you are into the life of the mind (as I am), good state schools have unparalleled course offerings and libraries.

But hey, we're going to the same school next year, and we'd probably get along well, so let me say that you sound like a good guy who will probably be successful.

[untar614]

Sometimes I wish apple didn't kill the QWERTY physical keyboard for high-end cellphones. Historians will likely point to it as the event that killed the English language.

my old phone was a buggy piece of crap and I love my S3, but I really miss having that slide-out tactile keyboard. It was just so much easier to type on

[Bildungsroman]

Also I'll only be at UChicago for one more year, so they're losing a huge recruitment tool right there, handsomeness-wise.

[The Brainalist]

Also I'll only be at UChicago for one more year, so they're losing a huge recruitment tool right there, handsomeness-wise.

Perfect avatar and post affinity.

[jbagelboy]

As a rich person who spent like 50k on undergrad: lol, you are an idiot if you think you gained anything (besides your future wife) from the "prestigious" undergrad you went to. People (especially those who turned down ivies) get top consulting and finance jobs all the time from from flagships, and upper-level humanities classes are just as "intimate" at big state schools as they are at lib arts places. If you are into the life of the mind (as I am), good state schools have unparalleled course offerings and libraries.

But hey, we're going to the same school next year, and we'd probably get along well, so let me say that you sound like a good guy who will probably be successful.

Thanks! you too. I don't think the "consultant" thing is the main result (or gain), it's far more difficult to valuate in these terms, but I'll grant you I know as little about your experience as you could know about mine so we should refrain from making such judgments. FWIW I'm sure we're all a little sassier on the internet than we'd be in person. No one would tell me as a stranger to my face that my parents wasted money on my education, even if they thought it to themselves. And I'd probably fold and agree with you on such a trivial point just to be civil even if my pride had been ever so marginally injured .

Here's to hoping such divisive, personal and subjective conversations keep at a minimum at Columbia! See you most likely in the fall

[The Brainalist]

As a rich person who spent like 50k on undergrad: lol, you are an idiot if you think you gained anything (besides your future wife) from the "prestigious" undergrad you went to. People (especially those who turned down ivies) get top consulting and finance jobs all the time from from flagships, and upper-level humanities classes are just as "intimate" at big state schools as they are at lib arts places. If you are into the life of the mind (as I am), good state schools have unparalleled course offerings and libraries.

But hey, we're going to the same school next year, and we'd probably get along well, so let me say that you sound like a good guy who will probably be successful.

A lot of the reason to go to a private under grad would be to meet and network with other rich people, including potential future spouses.

It really shouldn't be discounted.

Nice use of the "upper level" distinction. My junior college classes were about as intimate as my upper level courses after transfer. Lower division looked like a meat market.

Edit: With the RUBENSTEIN disappearing, Chicago will be unaffected.

[sinfiery]

Oh right, dat RUBY. Zero chance UCHIs GPA #s don't freefall.

[The Brainalist]

Oh right, dat RUBY. Zero chance UCHIs GPA #s don't freefall.

I'm not sure it is the Ruby affecting the GPA numbers. I'd think it is attributable to the dean who started a couple of years ago, who used to be dean at UCLA, which was always more GPA-heavy.
Until he came along, Chicago was not at all reverse-splitter friendly.

[sinfiery]

I chose to believe the 20m had some impact on medians and it just so happens GPA %s spiked. Some of that may have been because of admissions weighting, but definitely not all.

[The Brainalist]

I chose to believe the 20m had some impact on medians and it just so happens GPA %s spiked. Some of that may have been because of admissions weighting, but definitely not all.

Well, the Ruby can only be buying 10 admits a year, right? Looking at this site, they were people above both medians. I don't know how much difference ten admits makes, though.

I think Chicago caught on to the fact that it is cheaper to admit reverse splitters, with something like a 4.0 and a 166, than it is to buy a 3.5/173, and there is more credit to bridging that gap in GPA than for raising the LSAT in USNWR after a certain point. GPA an LSAT are probably weighted the same in USNWR, but it is way easier to fill your class with 4.0s than 180s.

edit: I think I'm channeling Moneyball, basically.

[sinfiery]

I thought it was 20. Maybe less than expected then. Or very marginally indeed.


And yeah, haha. Well, if wins were equal to a higher ranking in the USNWR