Drexel or Hofstra
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:39 pm
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COA is higher at Hofstra than Drexel, but regardless of cost, I am asking about law school experience, reputation from an employers POV, and general thoughts. Employers are not concerned with how much candidates are paying or not paying for law school.TripTrip wrote:COA?
rad lulz wrote:You afraid when you say how much debt you're taking out people are gonna tell you not to go?
Not at all. There is no reason to be afraid of what other people think I should do. It is ultimately my decision, my cost, my responsibility. Whether I pay up front for COA, have a full ride, or take out 100% debt does not change other people's thoughts of the schools from their experience/employers POV. I'd simply like to know how these schools are thought of in their respective areas.rad lulz wrote:You afraid when you say how much debt you're taking out people are gonna tell you not to go?
This is an April fools joke, right?coffeeaddict wrote:Employers are not concerned with how much candidates are paying or not paying for law school.
Why is this lame? Have you ever gone to an interview where the employer was concerned about how much you paid for school or whether you got a full scholarship?TripTrip wrote:This is an April fools joke, right?coffeeaddict wrote:Employers are not concerned with how much candidates are paying or not paying for law school.
OP is lame.
rad lulz wrote:look at lawschooltransparency.comcoffeeaddict wrote:Not at all. There is no reason to be afraid of what other people think I should do. It is ultimately my decision, my cost, my responsibility. Whether I pay up front for COA, have a full ride, or take out 100% debt does not change other people's thoughts of the schools from their experience/employers POV. I'd simply like to know how these schools are thought of in their respective areas.rad lulz wrote:You afraid when you say how much debt you're taking out people are gonna tell you not to go?
Those schools are not thought of well
And that's putting it mildly
Nope, but I also don't want to go into an interview with a potential employer who wants to offer me a salary that would pay off 1/10 of my law school debt each year if I lived on the street and ate scraps out of the dumpster. What's the point in landing a job if the salary you can command won't even cover the minimum monthly service on your student loans?coffeeaddict wrote:Why is this lame? Have you ever gone to an interview where the employer was concerned about how much you paid for school or whether you got a full scholarship?TripTrip wrote:This is an April fools joke, right?coffeeaddict wrote:Employers are not concerned with how much candidates are paying or not paying for law school.
OP is lame.
I think you are missing the point of this post. I'm not trying to get approval from anyone about my decision on where to go to law school. I just want to know how these schools are thought of from personal experience or from someone in the area.
TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.TripTrip wrote:Nope, but I also don't want to go into an interview with a potential employer who wants to offer me a salary that would pay off 1/10 of my law school debt each year if I lived on the street and ate scraps out of the dumpster. What's the point in landing a job if the salary you can command won't even cover the minimum monthly service on your student loans?coffeeaddict wrote:Why is this lame? Have you ever gone to an interview where the employer was concerned about how much you paid for school or whether you got a full scholarship?TripTrip wrote:This is an April fools joke, right?coffeeaddict wrote:Employers are not concerned with how much candidates are paying or not paying for law school.
OP is lame.
I think you are missing the point of this post. I'm not trying to get approval from anyone about my decision on where to go to law school. I just want to know how these schools are thought of from personal experience or from someone in the area.
TLS is tough love. You'll notice discussions ever once in a while about people who understand the risks of law school stumbling across friends IRL who are talking about law school much the same way OP is. They have an internal debate about whether it is appropriate to inform them of the inherent risks of attending a T2/3/4 at sticker. On the one hand, it would be a shame to allow them to fall into the indebted trap of law school with abysmal outcomes. On the other, it is not socially acceptable to dash someone's dreams and give advice when it is not asked for. On this forum, in this thread, we have removed the social strains attached to the latter consideration. Because of this, I am unshackled and able to tell OP that neither Drexel nor Hofstra is worth attending at sticker price. Cost of attendance is an incredibly important point of consideration, and the OP is already asking for advice. The first piece of advice: take COA into consideration. COA isn't everything (plenty of people would go to Harvard at Sticker over Columbia on a full ride), but you cannot pretend that it doesn't matter because you just want to impress potential employers with a different T2/3/4 school.TheNextAmendment wrote:TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
But he's not mentioning COA. For all you know he has full rides at both. He simply wants to know everything else out of the equation- which school has a better regional reputation. Don't lecture about tough love or COA or T2/3/4...he/we dont care. We see the same thing on every thread. Stop trolling.TripTrip wrote:TLS is tough love. You'll notice discussions ever once in a while about people who understand the risks of law school stumbling across friends IRL who are talking about law school much the same way OP is. They have an internal debate about whether it is appropriate to inform them of the inherent risks of attending a T2/3/4 at sticker. On the one hand, it would be a shame to allow them to fall into the indebted trap of law school with abysmal outcomes. On the other, it is not socially acceptable to dash someone's dreams and give advice when it is not asked for. On this forum, in this thread, we have removed the social strains attached to the latter consideration. Because of this, I am unshackled and able to tell OP that neither Drexel nor Hofstra is worth attending at sticker price. Cost of attendance is an incredibly important point of consideration, and the OP is already asking for advice. The first piece of advice: take COA into consideration. COA isn't everything (plenty of people would go to Harvard at Sticker over Columbia on a full ride), but you cannot pretend that it doesn't matter because you just want to impress potential employers with a different T2/3/4 school.TheNextAmendment wrote:TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
LOL dude. Another shitlaw crusader with a head full of rainbows and shit. Both of these schools have shit reputations.TheNextAmendment wrote:But he's not mentioning COA. For all you know he has full rides at both. He simply wants to know everything else out of the equation- which school has a better regional reputation. Don't lecture about tough love or COA or T2/3/4...he/we dont care. We see the same thing on every thread. Stop trolling.TripTrip wrote:TLS is tough love. You'll notice discussions ever once in a while about people who understand the risks of law school stumbling across friends IRL who are talking about law school much the same way OP is. They have an internal debate about whether it is appropriate to inform them of the inherent risks of attending a T2/3/4 at sticker. On the one hand, it would be a shame to allow them to fall into the indebted trap of law school with abysmal outcomes. On the other, it is not socially acceptable to dash someone's dreams and give advice when it is not asked for. On this forum, in this thread, we have removed the social strains attached to the latter consideration. Because of this, I am unshackled and able to tell OP that neither Drexel nor Hofstra is worth attending at sticker price. Cost of attendance is an incredibly important point of consideration, and the OP is already asking for advice. The first piece of advice: take COA into consideration. COA isn't everything (plenty of people would go to Harvard at Sticker over Columbia on a full ride), but you cannot pretend that it doesn't matter because you just want to impress potential employers with a different T2/3/4 school.TheNextAmendment wrote:TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
He's not trolling. Neither of these schools has a good reputation, regionally or otherwise. The COA question becomes primary because if OP is paying anything significant for these schools, he is making a mistake.TheNextAmendment wrote:But he's not mentioning COA. For all you know he has full rides at both. He simply wants to know everything else out of the equation- which school has a better regional reputation. Don't lecture about tough love or COA or T2/3/4...he/we dont care. We see the same thing on every thread. Stop trolling.TripTrip wrote:TLS is tough love. You'll notice discussions ever once in a while about people who understand the risks of law school stumbling across friends IRL who are talking about law school much the same way OP is. They have an internal debate about whether it is appropriate to inform them of the inherent risks of attending a T2/3/4 at sticker. On the one hand, it would be a shame to allow them to fall into the indebted trap of law school with abysmal outcomes. On the other, it is not socially acceptable to dash someone's dreams and give advice when it is not asked for. On this forum, in this thread, we have removed the social strains attached to the latter consideration. Because of this, I am unshackled and able to tell OP that neither Drexel nor Hofstra is worth attending at sticker price. Cost of attendance is an incredibly important point of consideration, and the OP is already asking for advice. The first piece of advice: take COA into consideration. COA isn't everything (plenty of people would go to Harvard at Sticker over Columbia on a full ride), but you cannot pretend that it doesn't matter because you just want to impress potential employers with a different T2/3/4 school.TheNextAmendment wrote:TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
So you are, in essence, thanking him for an uninformed opinion?coffeeaddict wrote:TripTrip wrote:-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
OP- I'm from CT. From my experience in UG and in talking with numerous lawyers and pre-law advisors my opinion is that Hofstra has a better regional reputation. However, I honestly believe the two are quite close in reputation.
Thank you for the information. I appreciate that you can provide information asked instead of putting forth unsolicited advice without knowing all the the information that factors into my decision making.
No. I am not. If you would read carefully, I did not ask whether or not I should attend one of these schools based on my personal circumstances, COA, etc. I simply asked for people's opinions on these two schools reputation and/or personal experience at these schools.stillwater wrote:So you are, in essence, thanking him for an uninformed opinion?coffeeaddict wrote:TripTrip wrote:-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
OP- I'm from CT. From my experience in UG and in talking with numerous lawyers and pre-law advisors my opinion is that Hofstra has a better regional reputation. However, I honestly believe the two are quite close in reputation.
Thank you for the information. I appreciate that you can provide information asked instead of putting forth unsolicited advice without knowing all the the information that factors into my decision making.
The reputations are both really bad.coffeeaddict wrote:No. I am not. If you would read carefully, I did not ask whether or not I should attend one of these schools based on my personal circumstances, COA, etc. I simply asked for people's opinions on these two schools reputation and/or personal experience at these schools.stillwater wrote:So you are, in essence, thanking him for an uninformed opinion?coffeeaddict wrote:TripTrip wrote:-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.
OP- I'm from CT. From my experience in UG and in talking with numerous lawyers and pre-law advisors my opinion is that Hofstra has a better regional reputation. However, I honestly believe the two are quite close in reputation.
Thank you for the information. I appreciate that you can provide information asked instead of putting forth unsolicited advice without knowing all the the information that factors into my decision making.
This is asinine. If he has full rides at both and he wants advice, it is stupid to hide the ball. If he had full rides, then he should tell us bc he'd probably get somewhat more positive advice if they didn't have stipulations. One of these schools with a full ride could maybe be an all right choice in the right circumstances. But paying tuition for them is per se unreasonable, even if it your savings or your parents' money or whatever. It is like setting money on fire. It has nothing to do with prestige. It has to do with employment prospects.TheNextAmendment wrote:But he's not mentioning COA. For all you know he has full rides at both. He simply wants to know everything else out of the equation- which school has a better regional reputation. Don't lecture about tough love or COA or T2/3/4...he/we dont care. We see the same thing on every thread. Stop trolling.TripTrip wrote:TLS is tough love. You'll notice discussions ever once in a while about people who understand the risks of law school stumbling across friends IRL who are talking about law school much the same way OP is. They have an internal debate about whether it is appropriate to inform them of the inherent risks of attending a T2/3/4 at sticker. On the one hand, it would be a shame to allow them to fall into the indebted trap of law school with abysmal outcomes. On the other, it is not socially acceptable to dash someone's dreams and give advice when it is not asked for. On this forum, in this thread, we have removed the social strains attached to the latter consideration. Because of this, I am unshackled and able to tell OP that neither Drexel nor Hofstra is worth attending at sticker price. Cost of attendance is an incredibly important point of consideration, and the OP is already asking for advice. The first piece of advice: take COA into consideration. COA isn't everything (plenty of people would go to Harvard at Sticker over Columbia on a full ride), but you cannot pretend that it doesn't matter because you just want to impress potential employers with a different T2/3/4 school.TheNextAmendment wrote:TripTrip-> OP has mentioned numerous times now that he does not care about the rankings or prestige. He is simply looking for a very simple objective opinion on which school has a better regional reputation. He understands these are not even T50, so stop making the kid feel bad and either give him advice or dont post. This isn't the halo forums...have some respect.