Boston College Vs. Fordham Forum

[indecision2015]

For the purposes of the thread, consider both at sticker.

GO!

[dingbat]

For the purposes of the thread, consider both at sticker.

GO!

If you want to work in Boston, go to BC. If you want to work in NY, go to Fordham
They're peer schools and very much equivalent to each other.

[blurbz]

For the purposes of the thread, consider both at sticker.

GO!

If you want to work in Boston, go to BC. If you want to work in NY, go to Fordham
They're peer schools and very much equivalent to each other.

Yep.

Where do you want to end up? How much does each cost you?

[leafs1315]

Hey, I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am currently wondering about this too. I got into BC and I'm WL at Fordham. Everyone says BC for Boston and Fordham for NY, but what about if you want to eventually go somewhere else. Does BC have a better name nationally? And what about for a specialty like IP, which Fordham is ranked 12th and BC isn't even ranked?

Again, I don't mean to hijack this thread, I wasn't sure whether to start a new one or not.

Thanks

[dingbat]

neither of them travel well outside their respective region.
It's easier to go from BC to New York than from Fordham to Boston, but that has more to do with the NYC market than anything else.
Fordham places about 85% in the greater NY area and another 6% further up and down the atlantic coast
BC places 50-60% in new england and 80-90% up and down the east coast (the majority of those in NYC)

Most people will tell you to ignore the specialty rankings. I know nothing about them, so I can't comment, but think of it practically - there's very little IP work happening in Boston, so naturally BC doesn't rank iro IP

[JusticeHarlan]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

[dingbat]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

Glad to learn I'm wrong - oops

[Doorkeeper]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

This is true. One walk around MIT's campus and you can see it's peppered with biotech buildings.

Also, neither of these is a good investment at sticker unless your parents are paying for a significant portion.

[top30man]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

This is true. One walk around MIT's campus and you can see it's peppered with biotech buildings.

Also, neither of these is a good investment at sticker unless your parents are paying for a significant portion.

I agree. Neither is worth sticker or anything close to it really. Even if parents are paying its a lot of money that doesn't work out for a significant portion of the class.
That being said they are peer schools on different northeastern regions. So I'd use that as your guide.

[rad lulz]

For the purposes of the thread, consider both at sticker.

Whelp if you're taking out debt to finance it, then neither breh

[leafs1315]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

Thanks for the info, I guess for me since I'm actually a biomedical engineer hoping to do IP law, BC would be a better place compared to Fordham.

[JusticeHarlan]

there's very little IP work happening in Boston

This isn't really true. Boston has a pretty solid tech and biotech industry, and the firms in the city do a good bit of work for them.

Thanks for the info, I guess for me since I'm actually a biomedical engineer hoping to do IP law, BC would be a better place compared to Fordham.

Boston's tech industry notwithstanding, what others have said is true: going to either school at sticker is a very, very risky proposition.

[thelawyler]

IP secure brah

[leafs1315]

I'm not really sure what IP secure means.

Also, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to law schools, but doesn't BC have a better name nationally compared to Fordham. I feel that people in the South or Midwest might recognize BC more than Fordham. Is this completely false?

[flem]

Also, please excuse my ignorance when it comes to law schools, but doesn't BC have a better name nationally compared to Fordham. I feel that people in the South or Midwest might recognize BC more than Fordham. Is this completely false?

Better name in terms of job placement for employment search? Or "better name" like so your parents can say "my son/daughter goes to BC" so they can impress mouthbreathers at a gated community cocktail party?

[leafs1315]

Haha, Both I guess...probably in terms of job placement outside of Boston or NYC

[flem]

Haha, Both I guess...probably in terms of job placement outside of Boston or NYC

Neither is going to travel far out of their respective regions, if at all. BC for Boston/New England, Fordham for NYC. Neither at sticker if you're debt financing everything.