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BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:21 pm
by summerstar
...is BU that much better?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:23 pm
by thanksforthefish
yes
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:24 pm
by tesoro
yes
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:25 pm
by dakatz
Absolutely
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:26 pm
by Kiersten1985
Is this a serious question?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:28 pm
by Cupidity
...Yes.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:32 pm
by anmo
As long as you graduate top of your class at Suffolk you can still work at Crane, Poole & Schmidt...
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:38 pm
by reasonable_man
You just put a mint 1967 Mustang cobra GT500 next to a 1989 honda civic with a rusted frame, running on 3-cylinders, with no power windows or doorlocks next to each other and asked; which is better?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:41 pm
by summerstar
Well, yes, its a serious question because I like both of them but for very different reasons. Obviously BU is outstanding, but I was surprised to find I liked the tenor of Suffolk, as well as its focus on International and Health and Biomedical Law.
agree about the Mustang...
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:43 pm
by reasonable_man
summerstar wrote:Well, yes, its a serious question because I like both of them but for very different reasons. Obviously BU is outstanding, but I was surprised to find I liked the tenor of Suffolk, as well as its focus on International and Health and Biomedical Law.
agree about the Mustang...
The focus is irrelevent, as neither field will be available to you after attending suffolk (unless you count plaintiff's personal injury as 'health and biomedical law.' Frankly, after going to suffolk, any job would be a blessing..
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:55 pm
by srb
Met a Suffolk 1L at Starbucks a couple days ago, and the curriculum alone should make the decision for you. 5 classes that are year-long, with cumulative finals at the end that are worth between 75 and 90% of your grade (meaning that "midterms", winter finals, are worth 10-25%). Woof.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:57 pm
by jc631
anmo wrote:As long as you graduate top of your class at Suffolk you can still work at Crane, Poole & Schmidt...
+1
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:05 pm
by summerstar
Suffolk is my safety...and I'm limited because I have to stay in the New England area and do part-time if possible. My daughter is a junior at Emerson so... that's why.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:07 pm
by summerstar
CP&S Really!!!!! I thought I could just go to the Practice!!! Wow!
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:12 pm
by anmo
summerstar wrote:CP&S Really!!!!! I thought I could just go to the Practice!!! Wow!
lol, maybe I need to head to NE more, but the only Suffolk "grad" I can think of was that 1st year associate that had a thing for Julie Bowen's character. Sorry I couldn't add anything substantive to the discussion

Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:13 pm
by AlanShore
is this a flame?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:14 pm
by reasonable_man
anmo wrote:summerstar wrote:CP&S Really!!!!! I thought I could just go to the Practice!!! Wow!
lol, maybe I need to head to NE more, but the only Suffolk "grad" I can think of was that 1st year associate that had a thing for Julie Bowen's character. Sorry I couldn't add anything substantive to the discussion

That was the last confirmed report of a suffolk grad obtaining meaningful post-grad employment. There are also unconfirmed reports that he had to sleep with Candice bergen on the interview.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:14 pm
by BruceBarr
AlanShore wrote:is this a flame?
You call flame on everything. Why would someone actually flame something like this?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:17 pm
by anmo
reasonable_man wrote:anmo wrote:summerstar wrote:CP&S Really!!!!! I thought I could just go to the Practice!!! Wow!
lol, maybe I need to head to NE more, but the only Suffolk "grad" I can think of was that 1st year associate that had a thing for Julie Bowen's character. Sorry I couldn't add anything substantive to the discussion

That was the last confirmed report of a suffolk grad obtaining meaningful post-grad employment. There are also unconfirmed reports that he had to sleep with Candice bergen on the interview.
Probably in the deleted scenes... or unrated director's cut. (that would be an amazing Xmas present... an HBO version of BL)
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:17 pm
by AlanShore
BruceBarr wrote:AlanShore wrote:is this a flame?
You call flame on everything. Why would someone actually flame something like this?
i searched my posts and i have only written the word flame twice.. so i dont call flame on everything!
also who would actually ask bu vs suffolk?
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:19 pm
by BruceBarr
AlanShore wrote:BruceBarr wrote:AlanShore wrote:is this a flame?
You call flame on everything. Why would someone actually flame something like this?
i searched my posts and i have only written the word flame twice.. so i dont call flame on everything!
also who would actually ask bu vs suffolk?
Search harder.
And someone with 21 posts who doesn't spend hour a day on TLS like we do.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:21 pm
by AlanShore
BruceBarr wrote:AlanShore wrote:BruceBarr wrote:AlanShore wrote:is this a flame?
You call flame on everything. Why would someone actually flame something like this?
i searched my posts and i have only written the word flame twice.. so i dont call flame on everything!
also who would actually ask bu vs suffolk?
Search harder.
And someone with 21 posts who doesn't spend hour a day on TLS like we do.

Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:24 pm
by summerstar
ok, at the risk of starting even more fireworks, I also looked at New England Law|Boston.
fire away

Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:25 pm
by BruceBarr
I'm done.
Re: BU or Suffolk
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:28 pm
by englawyer
summerstar wrote:ok, at the risk of starting even more fireworks, I also looked at New England Law|Boston.
fire away

boston pecking order:
#1. HLS
#2/#3: BU/BC (equal)
#4: Northeastern
#5: Suffolk
#6: New England
there are significant differences between any of those tiers. if you are get admitted to a higher school go there. the only time to violate tiers within boston would perhaps be suffolk full ride over northeastern sticker, but even that is a maybe depending on your debt aversion and career goals