Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:08 pm
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:17 pm
If you want to practice in Flordia, go to UF
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:18 pm
WF, I mean to click on UF and I accidently hit Illinois lol.
Those connections are HUGE. Follow them.
Those connections are HUGE. Follow them.
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:23 pm
Go to SMU if you wanna practice in Texas
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:27 pm
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:28 pm
Good luck with UT. That would be fantastic, I would be dying trying to get off that WL lol
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:41 pm
Talk to Barbie. She had a similar situation with Florida, FSU and Illinois, choosing Florida over a better scholly at Illinois. Though her reasons were slightly different, she seems to be the closest comparison to you
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:52 pm
Getting texas from UIUC will be hard and CHI isn't doing too well... go with the bird in the hand + better weather
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:22 am
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:49 am
Retake/reapply for UT/SMU?
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:09 am
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:11 am
If you've maxed out then go to UF, but I'd make sure you've actually maxed out.
Worth it to at least see (e.g. do some more prep prior to matriculating) to see if you can go up considering you do want TX.
Worth it to at least see (e.g. do some more prep prior to matriculating) to see if you can go up considering you do want TX.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:19 am
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:21 am
Im fascinated by how many votes there are for UF. And TLS gets accused of being rankings whores 
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:01 pm
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:28 pm
He clearly articulated his factors. A lot of the polls are just like... "I want to practice in DC, NY or California, but I have a ton of connections in North Carolina and my fiance might want to go to dental school next year..." That's when you just get the rankings regurgitated back at you.thewarflamingo wrote:Yeah, I'm very surprised and happy to see that especially because my previous choosing a school thread leaned heavily towards Illinois in the poll.FeelTheHeat wrote:Im fascinated by how many votes there are for UF. And TLS gets accused of being rankings whores
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:09 pm
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Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:13 pm
It comes off as extremely dishonest imo so I would encourage you not to do that.
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:23 pm
Yeah I agree. I wasn't trying to be dishonest by not withdrawing, I just hadn't gotten around to doing it yet, you know? I definitely don't want to come across that way to UF though, so I think I'll refrain from trying to negotiate again. I'm planning on withdrawing from everywhere on Monday though, except maybe Illinois because it's kinda like my security blanket right now.dadamafia wrote:It comes off as extremely dishonest imo so I would encourage you not to do that.
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:30 pm
sounds like my situation at Illinois right now.thewarflamingo wrote:eh, my cycle is already outperforming my numbers, so I'm happy with my current options. The only disappointment was that I expected to get into SMU with at least 60K, but I'm in limbo there right now. I know one LSAT point would completely change my situation at SMU, but I think I'd still lean towards UF just because of my uncle's connections even though Dallas is my ideal market. Plus, my gpa holds me back at UT so a higher LSAT won't do much for me there. But yeah, my highest score is from a retake, so no more retakes for me.bk187 wrote:Retake/reapply for UT/SMU?
Yeah, neither school is huge on placing in Texas, though I've heard (as you no doubt also have) that Illinois has a great career services dept. But if you don't think that it's reasonable to assume you will get a job in Texas, UF gives you a much better shot at what seems to be your next favorite option.thewarflamingo wrote:Yeah, I'm very surprised and happy to see that especially because my previous choosing a school thread leaned heavily towards Illinois in the poll.FeelTheHeat wrote:Im fascinated by how many votes there are for UF. And TLS gets accused of being rankings whores
Re: Illinois (60K) v. UF (24K)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:26 pm
yeah seems to me like UF is the obvious choice. I think you've got a good plan. best of luck!