nixy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:24 pm
I do wonder what the specific differences are. It’s hard to tell because no one can gone through both UVA and HLS attempting to accomplish the same exact goals. Of course HLS people think that HLS opens doors; I’d be interested to know if there’s some material contingent of UVA people who feel shut out of specific opportunities by virtue of having gone to UVA and not HLS (as opposed to not having high enough grades or right connections or experiences). There’s kind of no way to know that someone who went to UVA and ended up with something other than their ideal outcome would have been more successful at that outcome at HLS. Looking at the employment stats for these two schools doesn’t really shed a lot of light (the differences in numbers aren’t big enough; it’s not comparing HLS with a respectable but not top tier school).
Agree with this. Personally, I chose MVP with a named scholarship, graduated a couple of years ago, and am happy with my decision. I personally got the unicorn job I always wanted despite not having tippy top grades. I think the named scholarship stands out when you put it on your resume and gets you additional opportunities, but of course I'm just guessing.
I will admit I didn't have the world's easiest time getting a clerkship (as in, I got 5 interviews after mass applying to like 200 judges w/out professor calls or connections), but I didn't find my peers at Harvard faring any better. As in, my Harvard colleagues at my same job had a more difficult time landing federal clerkships. Only the Yale kids seemed to have a significantly easier time.
Anyway, I now have a non-zero chance of being able to fund my entire retirement by my early 30s, something I wouldn't realistically have been able to do if I went to HYS.
Make of this what you will. Long story short, you'll very likely be fine either way. I personally love having the security of no debt.