"Hopelessly Deadlocked" b/w 2 Schools Ranked in USN's Top 4 Forum

[Jaqen]

H.

[desiballa21]

Labeling Chicago as a "Top 4" school is somewhat misleading -- if we're talking about schools as "top x schools," honestly, Chicago is a "top 6" school and Harvard is a "top 3" school. You don't really have a #3 versus #4 comparison. Put another way, the reputation and practical differences between Harvard (USN #3) and Chicago (USN #4) is greater than between Chicago (USN #4) and Duke (USN #11). (And this in no way to denigrate U of C, which is a phenomenal school, better than all but a handful of schools, and has a number of things going for it over Harvard--its intensity, size, and the quarter system, to count just a few.

This is one of the most annoying paragraphs I've ever read on TLS.

*the* most annoying paragraph I've ever read.

[LSATSCORES2012]

The somewhat reasonable person in me: go to Harvard

The person who is sitting on Harvard's waitlist in me: go to Chicago and tell H to give me your spot

[RodneyRuxin]

Oh God, I hope UChi students don't start flaming that they're "top 4" now.

umad columbia?

[Teflon_Don]

#2 Harvard versus #4 UChi, can't go wrong: go with second best school in America

[TaipeiMort]

Oh God, I hope UChi students don't start flaming that they're "top 4" now.

Seriously, OP go to H. It is better for all of the reasons mentioned (DC placement, non-big law placement). If you wanted to go to a non-East coast market for biglaw, and you had at least 30k more money, I would recommend Chicago.

[bk1]

U of C ... has a number of things going for it ... --its intensity

wut

[bk1]

Seriously, OP go to H. It is better for all of the reasons mentioned (DC placement, non-big law placement). If you wanted to go to a non-East coast market for biglaw, and you had at least 30k more money, I would recommend Chicago.

Who are you and what have you done with TaipeiMort?

[abl]

abl wrote:
U of C ... has a number of things going for it ... --its intensity

wut

I'm not saying I personally see that as a plus -- but some (justifiably) will. Ditto the quarter system and the size -- they're going to be pretty substantial advantages for some, disadvantages for others.

[smaug_]

abl wrote:
U of C ... has a number of things going for it ... --its intensity

wut

I'm not saying I personally see that as a plus -- but some (justifiably) will. Ditto the quarter system and the size -- they're going to be pretty substantial advantages for some, disadvantages for others.

What's the justification for intensity/RIGOR? You're going to be competing with the same students anyway. I don't understand how RIGOR benefits (or really harms) anyone. I do understand how it would be annoying, though.

[Monochromatic Oeuvre]

Oh God, I hope UChi students don't start flaming that they're "top 4" now.

umad columbia?

Lulz. I feel no obligation to hate UChi (...yet). Outside of NYC and Chicago, they'll be viewed evenly. When I say I hope UChi keeps its medians up after the Rubys are gone, I DO actually mean it. The only thing CLS is better for is name-dropping to impress drunk twentysomething girls in bars.

I'm saving my anger for the NYU kids who claim with a straight face it's better to be there for someone targeting Biglaw, at equal cost. If I had to bet on whose LSAT median is dropping this cycle, I'd bet NYU second (after NU). I can't say I wouldn't enjoy seeing that at least a little. I recognize "HYSC" as a flame every time I see it, even if I wish it weren't true (Stanford and CLS were peer schools 30 years ago). It just irks me when people use an arbitrary cutoff to designate themselves, thereby outing themselves via their arrogance. "I go to a top twelve school"--glad you like Northwestern, buddy, but I don't know who you think you're fooling.

[sinfiery]

Enjoy seeing in almost the same proportion CLS and NYU kids at NYC firms whilst we get to spend 3 years on 6th st versus 144th st

[francesfarmer]

Enjoy seeing in almost the same proportion CLS and NYU kids at NYC firms whilst we get to spend 3 years on 6th st versus 144th st

Enjoy the bridge and tunnel crowd vomiting on the sidewalk outside your building every weekend

/anti-village trolling

ETA: I'm JK, NYU is a great school, the vomit is worth it.

[NYstate]

Enjoy seeing in almost the same proportion CLS and NYU kids at NYC firms whilst we get to spend 3 years on 6th st versus 144th st

144th?

[sinfiery]

I don't know where Columbia actually is

[francesfarmer]

I don't know where Columbia actually is

116th, but to be fair when you're that far uptown it takes pretty much the same amount of time to get anywhere in the city.

Also NYU is on West 4th.

[KingFish]

I don't know where Columbia actually is

It's in the Ivy League.

Sorry, terrible joke

[stillwater]

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[bananasplit19]

I've been repeatedly accused of being overly florid in my prose here on TLS, and even I think OP's post is ridiculous.

Notwithstanding that, start dropping your R's and enjoy Hahvahd.

[francesfarmer]

howd this become about CLS/ NYU

Not sorry for being off-topic when the OP is that effing verbose

[stillwater]

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[sinfiery]

I don't know where Columbia actually is

116th, but to be fair when you're that far uptown it takes pretty much the same amount of time to get anywhere in the city.

Also NYU is on West 4th.

Close enough!
No better study break then looking out the window at drunk antics either!

I don't know where Columbia actually is

It's in the Ivy League.

Sorry, terrible joke

Haha, maybe but I laughed

[francesfarmer]

I don't know where Columbia actually is

116th, but to be fair when you're that far uptown it takes pretty much the same amount of time to get anywhere in the city.

Also NYU is on West 4th.

Close enough!
No better study break then looking out the window at drunk antics either!

I seriously hate the area around NYU but I understand my opinion is really unpopular. You will like it there.

I don't know why I'm still on this thread.

[untar614]

The only thing CLS is better for is name-dropping to impress drunk twentysomething girls in bars.

I hope you're not discounting the ability to impress dunk twentysomething girls in bars. I thought that was our whole plan.

[francesfarmer]

The only thing CLS is better for is name-dropping to impress drunk twentysomething girls in bars.

I hope you're not discounting the ability to impress dunk twentysomething girls in bars. I thought that was our whole plan.

Mono aren't you 20?