Cornell vs GULC Forum

[Chucky21]

So does anyone know which school has the best opportunities for Biglaw? I know a lot of GULC grads go into public interest but is that more a function of their own desires or the school?

[Bronck]

Cornell, though mostly if you want to work in NYC

[Chucky21]

Cornell, though mostly if you want to work in NYC

Are you considering either of these schools? Do big firms in NYC simply like Cornell grads more?

[IAFG]

Cornell, though mostly if you want to work in NYC

Are you considering either of these schools? Do big firms in NYC simply like Cornell grads more?

It's really hard for us to know. More Cornell people end up in biglaw, but there are a lot of factors at play here. Yes, GULC students are more likely to have the requisite connections to end up at places other than firms. GULC also takes a ton of transfers, and it's possible they end up hurting their placement stats when they don't get jobs. The placement stats are a tool, but the onus is on you to figure out the limitations of those statistics.

[breadbucket]

but in general, comparing class sizes/networking, and employment opportunities, which would be better overall, minus some minor specifications as to specific jobs

[Nelson]

minus some minor specifications as to specific jobs

This is the difference between these two schools. Cornell is a one trick pony. Assuming cost of attendance is the same, your decision should be based on the question "do you want NYC big law?" If yes, Cornell easily. If you want a firm job in your home market, the conventional wisdom is that GULC travels better. If you want PI, GULC's LRAP is significantly better, but cracking DC is really hard.

[Chucky21]

minus some minor specifications as to specific jobs

This is the difference between these two schools. Cornell is a one trick pony. Assuming cost of attendance is the same, your decision should be based on the question "do you want NYC big law?" If yes, Cornell easily. If you want a firm job in your home market, the conventional wisdom is that GULC travels better. If you want PI, GULC's LRAP is significantly better, but cracking DC is really hard.

Ok so if I definitely want NYC big law then I should go to Cornell? Is this just because of its rep in the city? Cornell's stats say that 90%+ of their grads end up in private practice? Does anyone know how many get big law each year?

[Nelson]

minus some minor specifications as to specific jobs

This is the difference between these two schools. Cornell is a one trick pony. Assuming cost of attendance is the same, your decision should be based on the question "do you want NYC big law?" If yes, Cornell easily. If you want a firm job in your home market, the conventional wisdom is that GULC travels better. If you want PI, GULC's LRAP is significantly better, but cracking DC is really hard.

Ok so if I definitely want NYC big law then I should go to Cornell? Is this just because of its rep in the city? Cornell's stats say that 90%+ of their grads end up in private practice? Does anyone know how many get big law each year?

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... 2483173162

2010 was a good year for Cornell with 58% NLJ 250, but it seems like usually 40-50% of the class ends up with big law.

[IAFG]

minus some minor specifications as to specific jobs

This is the difference between these two schools. Cornell is a one trick pony. Assuming cost of attendance is the same, your decision should be based on the question "do you want NYC big law?" If yes, Cornell easily. If you want a firm job in your home market, the conventional wisdom is that GULC travels better. If you want PI, GULC's LRAP is significantly better, but cracking DC is really hard.

Ok so if I definitely want NYC big law then I should go to Cornell? Is this just because of its rep in the city? Cornell's stats say that 90%+ of their grads end up in private practice? Does anyone know how many get big law each year?

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... 2483173162

2010 was a good year for Cornell with 58% NLJ 250, but it seems like usually 40-50% of the class ends up with big law.

I really doubt that's true of what's "usual." 2010 was a bad year for everyone, but Cornell weathered the storm better than others. I think "usual" is probably more in line with 65%+.

[CanadianWolf]

Cornell is the better option for NYC biglaw.

[Chucky21]

2010 was a good year for Cornell with 58% NLJ 250, but it seems like usually 40-50% of the class ends up with big law.[/quote]
I really doubt that's true of what's "usual." 2010 was a bad year for everyone, but Cornell weathered the storm better than others. I think "usual" is probably more in line with 65%+.[/quote]

So is it acceptable to say that if you're in the top 50% of your class then you're in good shape? Is it the small class size that is conducive to more people being hired by the top firms?

[Mr. Somebody]

I've been doing research on this because I might be faced with the same choice, but Cornell is the clear winner here IMO unless you want to do non-profit or PI work in DC. Besides their better biglaw placement and access to a superior market, GULC is just ridiculously stingy with money (or has been in the past couple years) and Cornell is a little more generous.

[de5igual]

So is it acceptable to say that if you're in the top 50% of your class then you're in good shape? Is it the small class size that is conducive to more people being hired by the top firms?

1) no...you're in better shape than most, but biglaw %s don't necessarily correlate with class ranking. People below median get offers and those above median still strike out.

2) yes, Cornell's small class size is probably what helped it weather the storm better than its peers, along with its emphasis on NYC

[Chucky21]

I've been doing research on this because I might be faced with the same choice, but Cornell is the clear winner here IMO unless you want to do non-profit or PI work in DC. Besides their better biglaw placement and access to a superior market, GULC is just ridiculously stingy with money (or has been in the past couple years) and Cornell is a little more generous.

Excellent, I am leaning towards Cornell and the money issue you brought up definitely makes sense. Do you know when they award merit scholarships?

[fnm11]

I think they give out that information sometime in March. If you have scholarship offers from other schools, fax over a copy. I did that last year and they partly matched schools ranked lower.

[Chucky21]

I think they give out that information sometime in March. If you have scholarship offers from other schools, fax over a copy. I did that last year and they partly matched schools ranked lower.

Thanks for the tip, so do you think should I wait until March before faxing that over, or should I pre-empt any possible scholarship offer?

[Chucky21]

I think they give out that information sometime in March. If you have scholarship offers from other schools, fax over a copy. I did that last year and they partly matched schools ranked lower.

Thanks for the tip, so do you think should I wait until March before faxing that over, or should I pre-empt any possible scholarship offer?

Does anyone know how generous Cornell is with money? What numbers do you need?

[Chucky21]

I think they give out that information sometime in March. If you have scholarship offers from other schools, fax over a copy. I did that last year and they partly matched schools ranked lower.

Thanks for the tip, so do you think should I wait until March before faxing that over, or should I pre-empt any possible scholarship offer?

Does anyone know how generous Cornell is with money? What numbers do you need?

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[Bronck]

I think they give out that information sometime in March. If you have scholarship offers from other schools, fax over a copy. I did that last year and they partly matched schools ranked lower.

Thanks for the tip, so do you think should I wait until March before faxing that over, or should I pre-empt any possible scholarship offer?

Does anyone know how generous Cornell is with money? What numbers do you need?

bumpin this shit

http://cornell.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants/1011/

[arodd53]

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[johansantana21]

Cornell hands down.