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I would pick Illinois - you'd have a better chance of ending up in Chicago. And is there really that much difference in scholarship if you get instate to UIUC?

If IL in-state -> Go to UIUC

IUB's ranking is way higher than the job prospects it offers, so don't get caught up in the rankings.

UIUC.

ndirish2010 wrote:UIUC.

Congrats.

UIUC for the win.

IUB is overrated and has shitty placement with no natural market.

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the_rhino wrote:Thanks for the help. Illinois feels right. Sadly, despite being from Chicago, I know very little about Champaign-Urbana.

Haha, there's not that much to know about Champaign-Urbana. You can see all there is in about half a day.

I vote Illinois too FWIW

the_rhino wrote:Thanks for the help. Illinois feels right. Sadly, despite being from Chicago, I know very little about Champaign-Urbana.

Champaign is a cool town. The coffee shops serve beer and wine. What more could you want?

UIUC is the easy choice here. You wont have your pick of the lot, but you should have no problem getting a solid lease this time in the summer. PM me if you need any help with Champaign related stuff (I did my undergrad there recently).

Yep. See you in two weeks.

WSJ_Law wrote:UIUC for the win.

IUB is overrated and has shitty placement with no natural market.

false. IUB's natural market is Indianapolis. the major firms in Indy recruit almost exclusively from IUB and IU-Indy.

I also disagree that IUB is "overrated." While it certainly does not enjoy the same placement as its T23 peers, it nevertheless has a fantastic faculty and the campus is gorgeous. Plus Bloomington is an awesome place to go to law school. Very laid-back and chill, allowing you to escape the frenzy of law school fairly easily.

That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

crazyblink653 wrote:

WSJ_Law wrote:UIUC for the win.

IUB is overrated and has shitty placement with no natural market.

false. IUB's natural market is Indianapolis. the major firms in Indy recruit almost exclusively from IUB and IU-Indy.

I also disagree that IUB is "overrated." While it certainly does not enjoy the same placement as its T23 peers, it nevertheless has a fantastic faculty and the campus is gorgeous. Plus Bloomington is an awesome place to go to law school. Very laid-back and chill, allowing you to escape the frenzy of law school fairly easily.

That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

If it doesn't enjoy the same placement as its peers, it's overrated. Go to Illinois. The locked in tuition makes up enough of the difference in cost and the in-state tuition is just a cherry on top.

crazyblink653 wrote: That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

No, this is not right. IUB doesn't come close to Illinois in Chicago.

blurbz wrote:

crazyblink653 wrote: That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

No, this is not right. IUB doesn't come close to Illinois in Chicago.

not even a little bit.

Baker & Daniels, Barnes & Thornberg, krieg devault, Taft...all OCI at NDLS. Yes, they have a majority of assocaites from IUB and IUI, but this is self selection.

crazyblink653 wrote: false. IUB's natural market is Indianapolis. the major firms in Indy recruit almost exclusively from IUB and IU-Indy.

I also disagree that IUB is "overrated." While it certainly does not enjoy the same placement as its T23 peers, it nevertheless has a fantastic faculty and the campus is gorgeous. Plus Bloomington is an awesome place to go to law school. Very laid-back and chill, allowing you to escape the frenzy of law school fairly easily.

That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

Indy = TTT market
LOL @ "T23". It doesn't even place like a T50!
LOL @ fantastic faculty. The same can be said about some TTTs.
LOL @ same career prospects in Chicago!

ndirish2010 wrote:Baker & Daniels, Barnes & Thornberg, Krieg DeVault, Taft...all OCI at NDLS. Yes, they have a majority of assocaites from IUB and IUI, but this is self selection.

Indy isn't really considered a target market for ND b/c they want to gtfo Indiana

UIUC, TCR.

crazyblink653 wrote:

WSJ_Law wrote:UIUC for the win.

IUB is overrated and has shitty placement with no natural market.

While it certainly does not enjoy the same placement as its T23 peers, it nevertheless has a fantastic faculty and the campus is gorgeous. Plus Bloomington is an awesome place to go to law school. Very laid-back and chill, allowing you to escape the frenzy of law school fairly easily.

That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

Does not add up.

Corwin wrote:

crazyblink653 wrote:

WSJ_Law wrote:UIUC for the win.

IUB is overrated and has shitty placement with no natural market.

While it certainly does not enjoy the same placement as its T23 peers, it nevertheless has a fantastic faculty and the campus is gorgeous. Plus Bloomington is an awesome place to go to law school. Very laid-back and chill, allowing you to escape the frenzy of law school fairly easily.

That said, I would still say UIUC, but only if you get in-state tuition. otherwise you'd save more going to IUB and have essentially the same career prospects in Chicago, as IUB places very well there.

Does not add up.

Another good point

I think we have effectively apprehended this IUB trolln00b.

WSJ_Law wrote:I think we have effectively apprehended this IUB trolln00b.

The funny thing is that not even actual IUB kids believe that its placement is that great.

I had the same options. Just by looking simply at job prospects, U of I was the obvious choice. Check out the firm comparison on NALP that do OCI. Plus, its the state of Indiana (no offense to anyone from there).

The faculty are great at U of I. Down to earth as well. See you in a couple weeks!

mez06 wrote:I had the same options. Just by looking simply at job prospects, U of I was the obvious choice. Check out the firm comparison on NALP that do OCI. Plus, its the state of Indiana (no offense to anyone from there).

The faculty are great at U of I. Down to earth as well. See you in a couple weeks!

I'm from Indiana and I can attest that it's a sad shithole