Chicago vs. NYU Forum

[miamiman]

which would you pick ITE and why?

[agentzer0]

which would you pick ITE and why?

Chicago. you know why

[miamiman]

which would you pick ITE and why?

Chicago. you know why

oh, that I do.

[agentzer0]

nTTTu. spread the word

[Biglawl1L]

Both TTT. T3 or bust. N00bz

[miamiman]

Both TTT. T3 or bust. N00bz

flame?

[Biglawl1L]

Both TTT. T3 or bust. N00bz

flame?

Only flame's you'll be feeling are CHicago's TTT job prospects. That is assuming, of course, you make it out alive with some semblance of people skills and humanity intact.

[agentzer0]

Both TTT. T3 or bust. N00bz

flame?

Only flame's you'll be feeling are CHicago's TTT job prospects. That is assuming, of course, you make it out alive with some semblance of people skills and humanity intact.

ITT: bitter NYU grads comes to terms with his JD's 5 mile value-radius

[td6624]

To be fair, NYU's 5-mile radius is a lot more fun than Chicago's.

[agentzer0]

To be fair, NYU's 5-mile radius is a lot more fun than Chicago's.

touche

[td6624]

Also, I'd never be in this awesome position, but if I were, I'd pick NYU. Difference in job prospects is probably not all that significant, and Chicago just gives off kind of a miserable vibe.

[gmail]

NYU. The city's much more international. Also, I feel safe in 90% of NYC whereas it seems most of south side Chicago is off limits to cracker-ass whitefolk like myself.

[miamiman]

NYU. The city's much more international. Also, I feel safe in 90% of NYC whereas it seems most of south side Chicago is off limits to cracker-ass whitefolk like myself.

racist much?

[im_blue]

Chicago for better employment prospects.

[hopefullaw27]

take a look at my other topic...may help answer your dilemma (same one i'm going through too):

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=107926

[Veyron]

If you want to pactice in Chicago, go to Chicago, if you want to practice in NYC, NYU, anywhere else, go where you like best. I can't believe this still needs to be said.

[JohnYuu]

Both TTT. T3 or bust. N00bz

flame?

Only flame's you'll be feeling are CHicago's TTT job prospects. That is assuming, of course, you make it out alive with some semblance of people skills and humanity intact.

There were two shootings within a couple blocks of the law school within the past few weeks. You will be lucky to make it out of UChicago alive period

[dbt]

For NYC, NYU
For Chicago...Chicago

For clerkships/academia, Chicago
For PI, NYU

I'd say Chicago has a slight edge in private firm placement in the nation overall (partly due to much smaller class size, which really does help), but if you do well you're going to have roughly the same prospects at either.

FWIW, I chose NYU.

edit: and as petty as it may be, I actually was a bit worried about living in Hyde Park. I'm glad to be in the very safe West Village.

[tintin]

I will be making this choice probably. unless Penn makes a great impression.

[badfish]

pi: nyu
nyc firm: nyu
chicago firm: chicago
clerkship/academia: chicago

i chose nyu because i want to do pi

[rayiner]

pi: nyu
nyc firm: nyu
chicago firm: chicago
clerkship/academia: chicago

i chose nyu because i want to do pi

TITCR.

[crackberry]

I have a good friend making this choice. Which school is gonna be better for NorCal BigLaw (seriously)?

[ToTransferOrNot]

pi: nyu
nyc firm: nyu
chicago firm: chicago
clerkship/academia: chicago

i chose nyu because i want to do pi

TITCR.

+the internet, can we stop asking this question now?

Also, the answer is exactly the same for Columbia v Chicago, except that Chicago's clerkship/academia edge is slightly less, and Columbia's PI edge is slightly less.

[tintin]

disregarding the question of LRAP, is chicago really that much worse for PI?

[dbt]

disregarding the question of LRAP, is chicago really that much worse for PI?

Chicago is a great school. I really doubt a PI employer is going to look at a Chicago student and say "oh, no..." But, environment and resources are a big factor (connections, etc., as well as going to a school with a reputation for sending kids into PI, so if you've got a lot of alum hiring, then the pipeline is in place to hire your students for PI). At NYU, I think something like 8% do PI, whereas at Chicago it's like 2-3%. Take into account the difference in class-size (NYU is roughly twice as large as Chicago) and the fact that NYU basically has the best PI resources around (we host the PILC Fair, have a fantastic office, encourage PI through summer funding, etc.) and you get the point.

I can see someone with multiple interests (say, in PI and firm) going to Chicago maybe, but for someone solely focused on PI, this seems like a no-brainer (not even taking into account the LRAP, which favors NYU as well).