That doesn't follow from my comment.VirginiaFan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:35 amExactly. Go to GULC. You'll have the upside of a COA clerkship-->biglaw/bigfed, but eliminate the downside of six-figure debt and unemployment (however unlikely).Access wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:59 pmPeople should also be aware that the 3L hiring of the last two cycles is NOT typical. There's been a huge demand and a lot of people who struck out got a second chance. Which is great for them. But in previous cycles, and presumably whenever the music stops, if you struck out at OCI that was pretty much it for biglaw, you had to spend the next two years scrambling for a smaller firm job or pretending that you really wanted public interest after all.
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Update: Columbia offered me $$.5(a bit more than a butler) so I'm depositing there! I did email UCLA and Cornell but ~50k more for Columbia vs a lower T14 is probably always worth it.
Hopefully that frees up some money for others and thank you all for your input!
Hopefully that frees up some money for others and thank you all for your input!
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In my opinion, you made the best choice among your options. Congratulations !
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Access wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:52 amThat doesn't follow from my comment.VirginiaFan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:35 amExactly. Go to GULC. You'll have the upside of a COA clerkship-->biglaw/bigfed, but eliminate the downside of six-figure debt and unemployment (however unlikely).Access wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:59 pmPeople should also be aware that the 3L hiring of the last two cycles is NOT typical. There's been a huge demand and a lot of people who struck out got a second chance. Which is great for them. But in previous cycles, and presumably whenever the music stops, if you struck out at OCI that was pretty much it for biglaw, you had to spend the next two years scrambling for a smaller firm job or pretending that you really wanted public interest after all.
I think it does. If the market starts hurting, I'd rather be at the school with 0 debt than the school with better biglaw numbers, especially when both schools will get you biglaw (even in a bad market) if you're above median.
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