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Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:41 am
by UFLS2013
Need to make a decision
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:42 am
by luxxe
Where do you want to work?
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:48 am
by awesomepossum
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Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:49 am
by holydonkey
luxxe wrote:Where do you want to work?
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:50 am
by crazyeddie
Without knowing more about your situation, I would choose Emory.
Emory
-Higher ranking and seems to be on the rise (sort of)
-Located in Atlanta, which is about as good of a secondary market as you could ask for
-Better weather
-Beautiful campus
-Still has some access to NYC & DC. Good reputation all along the atlantic coast, but less well known as you head further west. (I'm from Chicago and a lot of people out here are not that familiar with Emory).
Fordham
-Better NYC placement (by quite a bit)
-Because of NYC placement, it also probably would give you a better chance at BIGLAW
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:57 am
by UFLS2013
interested in working in south Florida most likely
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:58 am
by GratefulDead
Edit my vote, def emory
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:05 am
by lawduder
emory
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:13 pm
by luxxe
UFLS2013 wrote:interested in working in south Florida most likely
Emory, for sure. It is going to have much better placement in South Florida & will be a lot cheaper because of COL.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:31 pm
by Blindmelon
Did you guys see the Above the Law article saying Emory had 8 firms at OCI? Absolutely horrid. I would look into Emory's job prospects, I think its over-ranked.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:34 pm
by dukelawguy144
Don't pay sticker at either. They are only mediocre choices. Try for a t14
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:35 pm
by Voyager
Blindmelon wrote:Did you guys see the Above the Law article saying Emory had 8 firms at OCI? Absolutely horrid. I would look into Emory's job prospects, I think its over-ranked.
In fairness, that was for 3Ls.
But yeah, I think both are suspect options at best.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:36 pm
by dominkay
Blindmelon wrote:Did you guys see the Above the Law article saying Emory had 8 firms at OCI? Absolutely horrid. I would look into Emory's job prospects, I think its over-ranked.
You misremembered.
Spring 2010:
* 4 Total Jobs
– 1 Military
– 1 Public Interest
– 1 Job in Georgia (yes, the entire state)
– 1 Job in Alabama
Fall 2010:
* 1 Total Job (not a misprint)
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/07/emory-la ... need-jobs/
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:42 pm
by beachbum
dominkay wrote:Blindmelon wrote:Did you guys see the Above the Law article saying Emory had 8 firms at OCI? Absolutely horrid. I would look into Emory's job prospects, I think its over-ranked.
You misremembered.
Spring 2010:
* 4 Total Jobs
– 1 Military
– 1 Public Interest
– 1 Job in Georgia (yes, the entire state)
– 1 Job in Alabama
Fall 2010:
* 1 Total Job (not a misprint)
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/07/emory-la ... need-jobs/
Holy shit. How does this happen? Emory (at least by most measures) is not a bad school- how do so few employers show up to OCI? Comparable schools flip out when fewer than 50 firms show up to OCI... but we're talkin single digits here. Wow... time to cross Emory off the application list.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:44 pm
by lawduder
dominkay wrote:Blindmelon wrote:Did you guys see the Above the Law article saying Emory had 8 firms at OCI? Absolutely horrid. I would look into Emory's job prospects, I think its over-ranked.
You misremembered.
Spring 2010:
* 4 Total Jobs
– 1 Military
– 1 Public Interest
– 1 Job in Georgia (yes, the entire state)
– 1 Job in Alabama
Fall 2010:
* 1 Total Job (not a misprint)
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/07/emory-la ... need-jobs/
In the student’s email (below), he or she laments the paltry employer turn-out at OCI (1 employer in the fall, and 4 in the spring) — based on those numbers, the student was likely in the unfortunate position of being a jobless 3L. From the email:
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:51 pm
by chicoalto0649
Read the kid's e-mail. Very whiny and comes off as a d-bag. I hope he's not outed.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:07 pm
by dominkay
chicoalto0649 wrote:Read the kid's e-mail. Very whiny and comes off as a d-bag. I hope he's not outed.
He may be a whiney douche, but he has a legit gripe.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:11 pm
by lawduder
probably talking about 3L OCI (re:above) which I think sucks almost everywhere
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:54 pm
by chicoalto0649
this makes more sense;
8 employers or w.e for oci are touro-like numbers.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:57 pm
by thickfreakness
Ok, I think the numbers cited to in the piece are 3L OCI numbers, so apparently that guy struck out at 2L OCI and didn't get a summer job another way, so now he's pissed off. I seriously doubt it's that bad at Emory. As a matter of fact, I know it's not because I know two people who are there right now and they both have good summer jobs.
Re: Emory vs. Fordham
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:02 pm
by PDaddy
UFLS2013 wrote:Need to make a decision
For the south/southeast, definitely Emory. For NY Fordham. For other markets, about even.