Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university Forum
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Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
CM is ranked 3rd tier but looks like a good school from what i read from the posts and U.S. News Rankings. However, I hear FIU is a great school with low tuition rate; however, it is ranked 4th tier. Please Help!
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
Where do you want to practice--OH or FL? Can you claim in-state residency at either school or have scholarship money?
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
FIU because its not Ohio - that really might be the biggest difference in the two, and I'm being serious. FIU with in state is probably much cheaper as well.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
so ohio is a bad place to live? i have never been there. but cleveland is higher ranked from what i understand. also, why do people keep asking, "well, where do you want to practice?" i mean, you can take the bar exam in any state.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
You can, but if no one in that state is going to hire you, it makes it pointless. Realistically, the few job opportunities you'll have coming out of either of these schools are going to be in the area right around them.candy1006 wrote:so ohio is a bad place to live? i have never been there. but cleveland is higher ranked from what i understand. also, why do people keep asking, "well, where do you want to practice?" i mean, you can take the bar exam in any state.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
Cleveland-Marshall or Florida International are a hell of a lot better of a deal than many of the private schools ranked with or ahead of them.
These are both regional schools; jobs are restricted to their respective areas.
And more information is needed: residency, scholarships/stipulations, total debt, etc. Both states have a shit-load of law schools which definitely doesn't help.
These are both regional schools; jobs are restricted to their respective areas.
And more information is needed: residency, scholarships/stipulations, total debt, etc. Both states have a shit-load of law schools which definitely doesn't help.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
If you are FL in-state, then FIU or retake and go to UF.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
Cleveland is one of the worst places to live in the US...candy1006 wrote:so ohio is a bad place to live? i have never been there. but cleveland is higher ranked from what i understand. also, why do people keep asking, "well, where do you want to practice?" i mean, you can take the bar exam in any state.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
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ouch! that video hurts. very scary. i just dont want to practice in south florida. from what i understand, you have to speak spanish fluently just to get around. both schools are about the same price. i just dont know. seriously my eye is twitching due to stress and i have until friday for seat deposits. thank you all for your opinions.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
Unless one of those is free, retake or don't go.
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i was excited about cleveland until i started reading these posts. damn!
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What are your goals? The chances are very low that either of these schools will help you achieve them, and chances are good that the debt will actively hinder you.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
I live in South Florida, and I don't speak spanish. Not only that, I work at a firm where the majority don't speak spanish, and we have a few FIU grads here.candy1006 wrote:ouch! that video hurts. very scary. i just dont want to practice in south florida. from what i understand, you have to speak spanish fluently just to get around. both schools are about the same price. i just dont know. seriously my eye is twitching due to stress and i have until friday for seat deposits. thank you all for your opinions.
With that said, I wouldn't go to either school with anything other than a full scholarship -- and even then I would think long and hard before possibly wasting 3 years of my life and ending up with no legal job.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
A degree from CSU will get you a job in Cleveland, maybe. Good luck taking that degree anywhere else, unless you have solid connections. Same for FIU. This may come as a surprise, but firms in places like NYC aren't flocking to CSU for OCI. Also, I live in Cleveland and bike past CSU on the way to work everyday. I don't like the urban campus. You get the crime of a big city, but none of the entertainment or night life. I've been inside the law building, it's decent, but that's the most I have to say for it. To be honest, if those are your only two options, retake?candy1006 wrote:so ohio is a bad place to live? i have never been there. but cleveland is higher ranked from what i understand. also, why do people keep asking, "well, where do you want to practice?" i mean, you can take the bar exam in any state.
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I'd be more concerned about the weather in Cleveland than I would be about the hastily made tourist videos. They're funny, but that doesn't have to be your life here. For what it's worth, I've lived in N.E. Ohio my entire life and I'll be attending CSU this Fall.candy1006 wrote:i was excited about cleveland until i started reading these posts. damn!
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You should see the weather outside in Miami right nowClaudius wrote:I'd be more concerned about the weather in Cleveland than I would be about the hastily made tourist videos. They're funny, but that doesn't have to be your life here. For what it's worth, I've lived in N.E. Ohio my entire life and I'll be attending CSU this Fall.candy1006 wrote:i was excited about cleveland until i started reading these posts. damn!
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
See what happened;you pulled his string. Look what you've gone and done.rad law wrote:Unless one of those is free, retake or don't go.
Seriously though, people spend their whole lives trying to leave Cleveland, and you are considering moving there? NO.
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
This is VERY good advice actually.rad law wrote:Unless one of those is free, retake or don't go.
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Frickin awesome, still laughingFred_McGriff wrote:Cleveland is one of the worst places to live in the US...candy1006 wrote:so ohio is a bad place to live? i have never been there. but cleveland is higher ranked from what i understand. also, why do people keep asking, "well, where do you want to practice?" i mean, you can take the bar exam in any state.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
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Re: Cleveland-Marshall vs. FIU-florida international university
OP, you need to give us more information. How much is each school going to cost you? Stop freaking out. You will, in all likelihood, be better off waiting a year and retaking. Everyone on TLS will be happy to explain the reasons why to you, just don't get offended (like many do).
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