NYU vs UChicago ED Forum

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[sumus romani]

Your numbers give you a good shot at either NYU or Chi ED. Col. is even a possibility. But if I were in your shoes, I would ED to NYU or Chi. to play it safe. Of course you understand that if you ED, you'll be paying sticker.

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[im_blue]

Based on LSN, you have a ~40% chance at each of Chicago and NYU, so ED at the one you like better.

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[im_blue]

Based on LSN, you have a ~40% chance at each of Chicago and NYU, so ED at the one you like better.

Looking at Chicago's ED stats from LSN I think my chances are a lot better than 40%.
maroon2010 U 164 3.55 Accepted A 12-01-09 12-04-09 12-18-09 6 months
ontologyfail 174 3.37 Accepted A 11-29-09 11-30-09 12-18-09 6 months
hfpmlg 170 3.88 Accepted A 09-27-09 12-18-09 12-18-09 6 months
TaipeiMort 171 3.83 Accepted A 12-01-09 12-03-09 12-18-09 6 months
Whatisthis 174 3.42 Accepted A 10-31-09 6 months
gotmilk 169 3.84 Accepted A 12-18-09 6 months
RH828 171 3.63 Accepted A 11-10-09 11-18-09 12-18-09 2 months
thinkahead 168 3.84 Accepted A 11-04-09 11-09-09 12-18-09 6 months
johnstuartmill 175 3.47 Accepted A 12-18-09 5 months
monboddo 172 3.7 Accepted A 11-30-09 12-18-09 6 months
Berkeleylove 168 3.65 Accepted 10-01-09 10-16-09 12-18-09 6 months
sharlyn 162 3.7 Rejected 12-28-09 12-04-09 12-28-09 6 months
Mr303rd2 U 157 3.19 Rejected 10-20-09 5 months
gumpfan01 167 3.74 Waitlisted 12-28-09 6 months
slightlystoopid U 172 2.73 Waitlisted 10-23-09 11-02-09 12-28-09 3 months
boopragmatism N 170 3.71 Waitlisted 10-23-09 10-30-09 12-28-09 6 months
hosenms 169 3.7 Waitlisted W 12-01-09 12-31-09 1 month
1fish2fish 170 3.64 Waitlisted W 11-27-09 11-30-09 12-28-09 2 months

Am I missing something or did everybody except one with an LSAT over median get accepted?

Sorry I meant ~40% RD. Obviously ED would boost that percentage significantly, but there's not enough LSN data to say exactly how high.

[olanderp]

Your numbers give you a good shot at either NYU or Chi ED. Col. is even a possibility. But if I were in your shoes, I would ED to NYU or Chi. to play it safe. Of course you understand that if you ED, you'll be paying sticker.

I'm willing to pay sticker for CCN. I've heard the Chicago legal market has been tanking ITE so does that give NYU a slight edge or are they for the most part equal? I'm leaning slightly to Chicago because of lower COL, but I really like NYC and would rather have higher debt and better job opportunities.

Chicago is getting a decent amount of firms at its OCI, given its tiny class size. Historically, Chicago placed more of its grads into NYC than Chicago. I'd personally go to Chicago.

[Renzo]

Where would you rather work, Chicago or NYC?

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[Renzo]

Where would you rather work, Chicago or NYC?

Chicago, but employed in NY is better than unemployed in Chicago.

Chances of unemployment are basically the same at both schools. It's easier to network, make contacts, etc. in the city where you want to work, but contrary to TLS hyperbole, neither school is going to doom you to its home market. So if you like Chicago, go to Chicago.