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WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:44 pm
by Anacreon
No preference on market other than big city (yes, including St. Louis) but desire for BIGLAW; however, I realize I'll probably end up near median (not that I won't strive for the top, obviously) so I can't count on anything and should limit debt.

Where would you go if in my shoes?

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:45 pm
by duckmoney
All of those schools are peer schools. Take the $ and run.

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:53 pm
by Anacreon
duckmoney wrote:All of those schools are peer schools. Take the $ and run.
When do the schools after 15/18 (wherever you want to draw the line) stop being peer schools? Fordham (@34 tied with tOSU and U Washington) gets the advantage because of location but wouldn't appear to be in the same class as the other schools I listed. What's the next tier?

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:55 pm
by duckmoney
WUSTL, GW, and Illinois are all about the same. Fordham might actually be a bit below but it gets much better biglaw placement because of its NYC market. I'd still feel better about any of the above than Fordham.

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:58 pm
by Anacreon
duckmoney wrote:WUSTL, GW, and Illinois are all about the same. Fordham might actually be a bit below but it gets much better biglaw placement because of its NYC market. I'd still feel better about any of the above than Fordham.
Any guesses as to why the one person (so far) picked WUSTL over UIUC?

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:59 pm
by duckmoney
Probably someone who goes to WUSTL

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:08 pm
by BarbellDreams
UIUC by a lot in your position.

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:21 pm
by Lwoods
duckmoney wrote:WUSTL, GW, and Illinois are all about the same. Fordham might actually be a bit below but it gets much better biglaw placement because of its NYC market. I'd still feel better about any of the above than Fordham.
I picked UIUC, but only because of the money factor.

If these were all sticker, I'd say Fordham because it places so well in NYC. Even though it's ranked 34, it places much more like a T25 school (or better?). I think maybe the admissions data from their part-time program brought them down a little in rankings? The white shoe firm I worked for in New York recruited far more heavily from Fordham than the other three in this thread. Now, all are considered "acceptable" by BigLaw; they're all on the "approved" list, but Fordham is the only one on the OCI list for my old firm for any of their offices (which include Chicago and DC).

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:26 pm
by bk1
Fordham (maybe GW) for maximizing chance at biglaw while committing financial suicide.

Illinois for the best financial decision.

Take time off, ED to NU for best chance at biglaw while not committing financial suicide.

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:52 pm
by Jackson Pollock
Are you guessing $ on WUSTL because I'm pretty sure they haven't sent out scholly offers yet?

Re: WUSTL ($) v. GWU v. Fordham v. Illinois ($$)

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:04 pm
by Jackson Pollock
Nevermind.

You are a junior in college.

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