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Is USC a good choice for a student who wants to pursue biglaw?

IBTNo

paulinaporizkova wrote:IBTNo

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Sure, if it's the best school you can get into. ITE you'll have to be at least top quarter to have a chance though.

I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

IBTNo was directed at you

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

Really... What is the cutoff for 50% chance?

FutureLS10 wrote:

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

Really... What is the cutoff for 50% chance?

T12

paulinaporizkova wrote:

FutureLS10 wrote:

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

Really... What is the cutoff for 50% chance?

T12

I heard that Boston College places it's median in biglaw, but is this correct?

no

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FattyMcFatFat wrote:This should help...

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FutureLS10 wrote:

paulinaporizkova wrote:

FutureLS10 wrote:

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

Really... What is the cutoff for 50% chance?

T12

I heard that Boston College places it's median in biglaw, but is this correct?

lolwut?

And no, USC is terrible for biglaw. Go T-14 or go home.

"A whole other legal landscape"... sounds like Manglish...

FutureLS10 wrote:I heard that Boston College places it's median in biglaw, but is this correct?

I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility for a BC kid at median to get biglaw, but it is likely so rare that I wouldn't count on it.

If you want a 50% shot at biglaw, don't go to USC. However, it's a better option for biglaw than any non T18/T25/whatever. That was the point I was trying to make.

bk187 wrote:

FutureLS10 wrote:I heard that Boston College places it's median in biglaw, but is this correct?

I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility for a BC kid at median to get biglaw, but it is likely so rare that I wouldn't count on it.

yes, BC might send some median kids to biglaw, but chances are their daddies are partners at those firms

paulinaporizkova wrote:

FutureLS10 wrote:

bk187 wrote:I wouldn't consider anything less than a 50% chance at biglaw a good choice. Thus I don't consider USC a good choice for biglaw.

Really... What is the cutoff for 50% chance?

T12

This is about right, although accounting for clerkships and other prestigious pi I'd say cornell is right about 50%. Below that, undoubtedly, less than half the kids are getting biglaw or equivalent. A bc or usc kid at median might get biglaw but it'll be due to something else and despite grades. With only the top ten to fifteen percent being safe.

i really wish there were more SC kids on the boards so we could get a better idea of a school that must do pretty well in LA if loyola kids are still getting biglaw. Obviously california is kinda lagging though. As far as BC goes http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 4&t=141651 paints a much rosier picture than the above posters.

If you can get into USC you have a good shot to get into UT and Vandy. I would go to both of those over USC if you are biglaw or bust and can't make t14.

FlanAl wrote:i really wish there were more SC kids on the boards so we could get a better idea of a school that must do pretty well in LA if loyola kids are still getting biglaw. Obviously california is kinda lagging though. As far as BC goes http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 4&t=141651 paints a much rosier picture than the above posters.

two things

1) that poster went through biglaw hiring at least 5 years ago, when schools like columbia got almost everyone into biglaw.

2) we have hard data that proves his assumption of 50% of BC kids getting biglaw is false.

But what is the big law cutoff for IP? T20 + GW?

ITE only schools that give you a 50% chance (that is, above median) of BIGLAW are HYS, Columbia, NYU, and Northwestern.

Patriot1208 wrote:

FlanAl wrote:i really wish there were more SC kids on the boards so we could get a better idea of a school that must do pretty well in LA if loyola kids are still getting biglaw. Obviously california is kinda lagging though. As far as BC goes http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 4&t=141651 paints a much rosier picture than the above posters.

two things

1) that poster went through biglaw hiring at least 5 years ago, when schools like columbia got almost everyone into biglaw.

2) we have hard data that proves his assumption of 50% of BC kids getting biglaw is false.

definitely get that but he's also claiming that his firms summer classes are going back up to their 2007 levels. definitely anecdotal but still worth paying some attention to. definitely not trying to argue with you and would be really happy if you could point me to the hard data (does it have figures from OCI a few months ago or is it recent grads who are unemployed type stuff)

thegor1987 wrote:But what is the big law cutoff for IP? T20 + GW?

GW is t20