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Will you please explain why?Cupidity wrote:Duke
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He would like biglaw for sure (which is why maybe Duke or Georgetown?), so I guess the question is for a big firm job in Florida, is Duke > UF/ FSU for biglaw to the point where it is worth debt.JollyGreenGiant wrote:This is one of those threads where I have absolutely no idea.
Umm.. what are the career goals? ex. biglaw, clerkship, PI, academia, etc.
Since he wants biglaw, the correct choice is Duke.poo wrote:He would like biglaw for sure (which is why maybe Duke or Georgetown?), so I guess the question is for a big firm job in Florida, is Duke > UF/ FSU for biglaw to the point where it is worth debt.JollyGreenGiant wrote:This is one of those threads where I have absolutely no idea.
Umm.. what are the career goals? ex. biglaw, clerkship, PI, academia, etc.
im_blue wrote:Since he wants biglaw, the correct choice is Duke.poo wrote:He would like biglaw for sure (which is why maybe Duke or Georgetown?), so I guess the question is for a big firm job in Florida, is Duke > UF/ FSU for biglaw to the point where it is worth debt.JollyGreenGiant wrote:This is one of those threads where I have absolutely no idea.
Umm.. what are the career goals? ex. biglaw, clerkship, PI, academia, etc.
Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
I would only add that part of the Duke stats is self-selection.lshopeful3232 wrote:Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
what makes you certain that a top florida firm would recruit from duke over its own UF graduates? Duke only sends 10% of its grads to the South actually and Florida is not among the most popular. i mean, that's of course obvious, but i get the sense that Florida firms wouldn't necessarily go for Duke before UF every time. I think it depends where you are looking in Florida though too as half of Florida is more "southern" and the other part has a more "northern" population that might be more keen on Duke.
i'm not saying the Florida schools are definitely better but they are giving you the chance to be debt free and if you are set on florida, it will work out for you in the end and UF should not be underestimated as it is the top ranked Florida school
Are you really going to lecture me on the cultural breakdown of my homestate? And its not half and half anyway dude, its thirds. The North third is the South, the Middle third is the North, and the South third is Cuba.lshopeful3232 wrote:Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
what makes you certain that a top florida firm would recruit from duke over its own UF graduates? Duke only sends 10% of its grads to the South actually and Florida is not among the most popular. i mean, that's of course obvious, but i get the sense that Florida firms wouldn't necessarily go for Duke before UF every time. I think it depends where you are looking in Florida though too as half of Florida is more "southern" and the other part has a more "northern" population that might be more keen on Duke.
i'm not saying the Florida schools are definitely better but they are giving you the chance to be debt free and if you are set on florida, it will work out for you in the end and UF should not be underestimated as it is the top ranked Florida school
im_blue wrote:Since he wants biglaw, the correct choice is Duke.poo wrote:He would like biglaw for sure (which is why maybe Duke or Georgetown?), so I guess the question is for a big firm job in Florida, is Duke > UF/ FSU for biglaw to the point where it is worth debt.JollyGreenGiant wrote:This is one of those threads where I have absolutely no idea.
Umm.. what are the career goals? ex. biglaw, clerkship, PI, academia, etc.
I think your friend needs to be clearer on what he/she means by "big law."poo wrote:My friend to accepted to all the schools mentioned in the title and would have to pay sticker at Duke and Georgetown and graduate with a shit ton of debt, or he would go to UF/ FSU for free. He's 100% sure he wants to stay in Florida and is having a hard time trying to decide if the debt is worth it. I really can't find anything on this, so if someone has any feed back I (we) would really appreciate it!
Wow, not trying to lecture anyone, chill. I'm not disagreeing with what you are saying, just trying to assure the OP that if they are debt adverse, then UF isn't a bad option is all. I didn't realize the OP only wanted Big law anyway....Hardly trying to analyze the cultural breakdown of Florida, nor do i particularly care.Cupidity wrote:Are you really going to lecture me on the cultural breakdown of my homestate? And its not half and half anyway dude, its thirds. The North third is the South, the Middle third is the North, and the South third is Cuba.lshopeful3232 wrote:Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
what makes you certain that a top florida firm would recruit from duke over its own UF graduates? Duke only sends 10% of its grads to the South actually and Florida is not among the most popular. i mean, that's of course obvious, but i get the sense that Florida firms wouldn't necessarily go for Duke before UF every time. I think it depends where you are looking in Florida though too as half of Florida is more "southern" and the other part has a more "northern" population that might be more keen on Duke.
i'm not saying the Florida schools are definitely better but they are giving you the chance to be debt free and if you are set on florida, it will work out for you in the end and UF should not be underestimated as it is the top ranked Florida school
Any cursory look at employment stats should be sufficient to quiet you. As stated above, even as top-dog in Florida, UF does a poor job of securing top-jobs in state. The few BIGLAW firms in the state are not home-grown, but rather, are sattelite offices for out of state firms. While this, of course, is nothing uncommon, the desirablity of Florida for employment, coupled with this and the fact the states best local school is barely hanging in to the first tier, means that many of the top firm jobs here go to T-14 grads from up north. I have been in and worked for such firms,
Shameless Orlando trolling.Cupidity wrote:Are you really going to lecture me on the cultural breakdown of my homestate? And its not half and half anyway dude, its thirds. The North third is the South, the Middle third is the North, and the South third is Cuba.lshopeful3232 wrote:Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
what makes you certain that a top florida firm would recruit from duke over its own UF graduates? Duke only sends 10% of its grads to the South actually and Florida is not among the most popular. i mean, that's of course obvious, but i get the sense that Florida firms wouldn't necessarily go for Duke before UF every time. I think it depends where you are looking in Florida though too as half of Florida is more "southern" and the other part has a more "northern" population that might be more keen on Duke.
i'm not saying the Florida schools are definitely better but they are giving you the chance to be debt free and if you are set on florida, it will work out for you in the end and UF should not be underestimated as it is the top ranked Florida school
Any cursory look at employment stats should be sufficient to quiet you. As stated above, even as top-dog in Florida, UF does a poor job of securing top-jobs in state. The few BIGLAW firms in the state are not home-grown, but rather, are sattelite offices for out of state firms. While this, of course, is nothing uncommon, the desirablity of Florida for employment, coupled with this and the fact the states best local school is barely hanging in to the first tier, means that many of the top firm jobs here go to T-14 grads from up north. I have been in and worked for such firms,
Orlando is fine (except for the drivers) - just sticking up for the Magic City.Jericwithers wrote:Whats wrong with Orlando?
I agree with what was said that there are no real 'biglaw' jobs in Florida. From my research there are no market paying $160k jobs in Florida at all. If the motivation is Florida or bust, then go UF or FSU. If it is biglaw $$$ or bust, then go Duke. I would just be worried paying off the debt load when the best firms in Florida pay at most $145k, and when those jobs are quite scarce.
Check out http://www.nalpdirectory.com for my info and to do some research into OCI at all these schools.
Yea- way too many of my kind of people in Tampa/Orlando. Oy vey!Cupidity wrote:Are you really going to lecture me on the cultural breakdown of my homestate? And its not half and half anyway dude, its thirds. The North third is the South, the Middle third is the North, and the South third is Cuba.lshopeful3232 wrote:Cupidity wrote:What did I say? DUKE.
All the top firms in the south east recruit from Duke. That includes Florida.
what makes you certain that a top florida firm would recruit from duke over its own UF graduates? Duke only sends 10% of its grads to the South actually and Florida is not among the most popular. i mean, that's of course obvious, but i get the sense that Florida firms wouldn't necessarily go for Duke before UF every time. I think it depends where you are looking in Florida though too as half of Florida is more "southern" and the other part has a more "northern" population that might be more keen on Duke.
i'm not saying the Florida schools are definitely better but they are giving you the chance to be debt free and if you are set on florida, it will work out for you in the end and UF should not be underestimated as it is the top ranked Florida school
Any cursory look at employment stats should be sufficient to quiet you. As stated above, even as top-dog in Florida, UF does a poor job of securing top-jobs in state. The few BIGLAW firms in the state are not home-grown, but rather, are sattelite offices for out of state firms. While this, of course, is nothing uncommon, the desirablity of Florida for employment, coupled with this and the fact the states best local school is barely hanging in to the first tier, means that many of the top firm jobs here go to T-14 grads from up north. I have been in and worked for such firms,