Duke$$ or NYU at sticker Forum

[kurla88]

Have you tried negotiating with NYU for a scholarship?

Do you think NYU would consider $$ from Duke as leverage for a scholarship?

Always worth a try. Probably won't match, but might give you something.

[TheWire]

Bump; I have the same decision to make...$72 000 from Duke or Sticker (haven't tried negotiating yet though) at NYU. Ideally, I would like to be back in CA, but I wouldn't be opposed to taking a NYC firm job and then moving back later. Informed opinions are appreciated. I currently believe that the gap in program strength is too great to ultimately attend Duke; I think TLS doesn't give NYU a proper consideration, but I am interested in opinions nonetheless.

[Reedie]

Bump; I have the same decision to make...$72 000 from Duke or Sticker (haven't tried negotiating yet though) at NYU. Ideally, I would like to be back in CA, but I wouldn't be opposed to taking a NYC firm job and then moving back later. Informed opinions are appreciated. I currently believe that the gap in program strength is too great to ultimately attend Duke; I think TLS doesn't give NYU a proper consideration, but I am interested in opinions nonetheless.

Similar. 54k from Duke.

[im_blue]

Bump; I have the same decision to make...$72 000 from Duke or Sticker (haven't tried negotiating yet though) at NYU. Ideally, I would like to be back in CA, but I wouldn't be opposed to taking a NYC firm job and then moving back later. Informed opinions are appreciated. I currently believe that the gap in program strength is too great to ultimately attend Duke; I think TLS doesn't give NYU a proper consideration, but I am interested in opinions nonetheless.

Tough decision with $72k, but I'd pick NYU which is significantly stronger than Duke in CA.

[Bosque]

Bump; I have the same decision to make...$72 000 from Duke or Sticker (haven't tried negotiating yet though) at NYU. Ideally, I would like to be back in CA, but I wouldn't be opposed to taking a NYC firm job and then moving back later. Informed opinions are appreciated. I currently believe that the gap in program strength is too great to ultimately attend Duke; I think TLS doesn't give NYU a proper consideration, but I am interested in opinions nonetheless.

Tough decision with $72k, but I'd pick NYU which is significantly stronger than Duke in CA.

You are missing a citation here. Duke's 4th most common destination is California, behind New York, Washington D.C., and North Carolina (in that order). It is at the bottom of the page: http://www.law.duke.edu/career/resources/facts

NYU doesn't have handy placement statistics, but there is always the Leiter rankings to look at. Even though I don't necessarily agree with how they are calculated. http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2 ... of_na.html

Duke and NYU are neck and neck when it comes to national placement (and Duke is actually ranked the higher of the two). While NYU doesn't have any statistics about California specifically, I think it stands to reason that even if they are stronger than Duke there, the are not "significantly" stronger.

Seriously, what the hell TLS? Are we just going to let people spread misinformation and get away with it? "im_blue", I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you just didn't take the time to look and see if you were right. So do your homework next time.

[im_blue]

Bump; I have the same decision to make...$72 000 from Duke or Sticker (haven't tried negotiating yet though) at NYU. Ideally, I would like to be back in CA, but I wouldn't be opposed to taking a NYC firm job and then moving back later. Informed opinions are appreciated. I currently believe that the gap in program strength is too great to ultimately attend Duke; I think TLS doesn't give NYU a proper consideration, but I am interested in opinions nonetheless.

Tough decision with $72k, but I'd pick NYU which is significantly stronger than Duke in CA.

You are missing a citation here. Duke's 4th most common destination is California, behind New York, Washington D.C., and North Carolina (in that order). It is at the bottom of the page: http://www.law.duke.edu/career/resources/facts

NYU doesn't have handy placement statistics, but there is always the Leiter rankings to look at. Even though I don't necessarily agree with how they are calculated. http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2 ... of_na.html

Duke and NYU are neck and neck when it comes to national placement (and Duke is actually ranked the higher of the two). While NYU doesn't have any statistics about California specifically, I think it stands to reason that even if they are stronger than Duke there, the are not "significantly" stronger.

Seriously, what the hell TLS? Are we just going to let people spread misinformation and get away with it? "im_blue", I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you just didn't take the time to look and see if you were right. So do your homework next time.

I would hardly call looking up a simple comparison of percentage placement in various markets "doing your homework," since it gives little useful information. I've done an associate count of the top 20 or so Vault firms in CA for each T14, and divided that by the average number of graduates that each law school places in CA each year. For non-CA T14's, HYCCN place the strongest, followed by MVPD, then NG, then C. Duke does place very well in California, but NYU does measurably better (however, I will allow that "significantly stronger" was perhaps not warranted). It's debatable whether that advantage is worth $72k, but I would personally choose NYU.

I understand your frustrations that TLS tends to pick on Duke and advocate choosing MVPB based on USNWR, but I also believe that my opinion was a bit more informed than most.

[somewherewarm]

With the debt incurred from NYU you would have to work BigLaw. Duke's lower COL and half ride would take pressure off as far as NEEDING. If NYC BigLaw is the only thing that you want then NYU is your pick, if you want a less stressful law school experience Duke would probably be the way to go... Also... Visit.

[NY88]

Think I have decided on NYU at least over Duke.

[los blancos]

I've done an associate count of the top 20 or so Vault firms in CA for each T14, and divided that by the average number of graduates that each law school places in CA each year.

Is it just me or does this not really prove much?