It should be top 18, not top 14 Forum
- UtilityMonster
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It should be top 18, not top 14
Why? Because Texas, UCLA, Vandy and USC all have strong national reputations, strong admissions statistics, and good employment statistics. There is a large cutoff in law school quality after USC, which is a league above the rest. So, I don't think there should be some huge line drawn between Cornell and UCLA. The next four schools are high quality as well, but quickly taper off after USC.
What do you think?
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- Tom Joad
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Should be T12.
ETA: Congrats on getting into one of Texas, UCLA, Vandy or USC.
ETA: Congrats on getting into one of Texas, UCLA, Vandy or USC.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
- blurbz
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
False. Those schools don't have nearly the reputation/name recognition/placement as the schools in the T14.
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- flem
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Blatant anti-UMN trolling
- Chucky21
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
T 14 just has a ring to it. Also the employment statistics of these schools.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
This is obviously a bad attempt to troll!
- UtilityMonster
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Hah, didn't even apply to one of those.Tom Joad wrote:Should be T12.
ETA: Congrats on getting into one of Texas, UCLA, Vandy or USC.
Am I trolling? Perhaps inadvertently.

- 99.9luft
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Chucky21 wrote:cool
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- UtilityMonster
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.shoeshine wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
But they are much closer reputation wise and before ITE they were also closer in job placement.UtilityMonster wrote:Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.shoeshine wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
bro99.9luft wrote:Chucky21 wrote:cool
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- 99.9luft
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
UtilityMonster wrote:Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.shoeshine wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
LOL, what is this Trojan trolling? Have you seen the Biglaw employment numbers for Cornell?: http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/goto%20l ... s_main.pdf
- Odd Future Wolf Gang
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
It's T12 + Michigan and GULC. Welcum to ITE little breh.
- chem
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
t13. GULC lost it when UTexas tied. the top 14 are law schools that have been in that top 14 for a loooonng time. So there can only ever be less schools, not more
- Tom Joad
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
And then Cornell lost their preftige when they got passed by GULC this year. Hence, T12.chem wrote:t13. GULC lost it when UTexas tied. the top 14 are law schools that have been in that top 14 for a loooonng time. So there can only ever be less schools, not more
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Yeah, but this reasoning can be applied to the T18 as well: the T18 schools are the schools that have been in the top 18 for a long time. It's always been T14 followed by UCLA, Austin, Vandy and USC.chem wrote:t13. GULC lost it when UTexas tied. the top 14 are law schools that have been in that top 14 for a loooonng time. So there can only ever be less schools, not more
Supposedly the T14 are the T14 because all of them have been in the top 10 (even if only #10) at some point in time. Also they are the truly "national" schools, whatever that means.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
I honestly think that lawschooltransparency is the most useful metric to decide where to go to schoolSaintFond wrote:Yeah, but this reasoning can be applied to the T18 as well: the T18 schools are the schools that have been in the top 18 for a long time. It's always been T14 followed by UCLA, Austin, Vandy and USC.chem wrote:t13. GULC lost it when UTexas tied. the top 14 are law schools that have been in that top 14 for a loooonng time. So there can only ever be less schools, not more
Supposedly the T14 are the T14 because all of them have been in the top 10 (even if only #10) at some point in time. Also they are the truly "national" schools, whatever that means.
- Chucky21
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
I know seriously. Cornell's biglaw placement in nyc biglaw is well known, so I don't understand how it doesn't 'make the cut' as it were. Unless there is some other metric more important than job prospects that I am missing... number of chairs in the library?99.9luft wrote:UtilityMonster wrote:Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.shoeshine wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
LOL, what is this Trojan trolling? Have you seen the Biglaw employment numbers for Cornell?: http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/goto%20l ... s_main.pdf
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Because New York is a shit tank.Chucky21 wrote:I know seriously. Cornell's biglaw placement in nyc biglaw is well known, so I don't understand how it doesn't 'make the cut' as it were. Unless there is some other metric more important than job prospects that I am missing... number of chairs in the library?99.9luft wrote:UtilityMonster wrote:Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.shoeshine wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
LOL, what is this Trojan trolling? Have you seen the Biglaw employment numbers for Cornell?: http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/goto%20l ... s_main.pdf
http://www.theonion.com/articles/84-mil ... k-c,18003/
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- Nova
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Hey guys!! How bout Top 19!?! No? ok. 

tfleming09 wrote:Blatant anti-UMN trolling
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- Chucky21
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
Because New York is a shit tank.Kronk wrote:I know seriously. Cornell's biglaw placement in nyc biglaw is well known, so I don't understand how it doesn't 'make the cut' as it were. Unless there is some other metric more important than job prospects that I am missing... number of chairs in the library?Chucky21 wrote:99.9luft wrote:Well, neither is Georgetown or Cornell.UtilityMonster wrote:Nope, USC is not in the same class of school as MVP CCN. T18 would be meaningless.
LOL, what is this Trojan trolling? Have you seen the Biglaw employment numbers for Cornell?: http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/goto%20l ... s_main.pdf
http://www.theonion.com/articles/84-mil ... k-c,18003/[/quote]
Nice. But I was referring to job prospects out of Cornell, and not choosing to live right in the city. Maybe a couple years renting sure, but then move out to westchester, nice parts of long island, or even connecticut would be preferable. Commuting isn't bad, and you can have a house etc...
Cornell's placement is still nothing to sneeze at.
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
I was really just (semi)jokingly implying that jobs in those stats in New York City shouldn't be counted because it's an awful place to live.
- moneybagsphd
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Re: It should be top 18, not top 14
I think sub-tiers are a much more useful classification than "T14". YHS, CCN, etc will tell you more about a school's national reach than "T14" ITE. The lower T14 are becoming more regional.
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