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Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:03 pm
by ComatoseClown
Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:04 pm
by maf70
NO.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:04 pm
by Bildungsroman
hahahahahahaha no.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:04 pm
by DorianGray89
No. Sorry.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:05 pm
by bk1
Ummm it didn't have the same employment prospects as the T14... what data are you looking at?
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:06 pm
by fatduck
You should only go to Fordham if you want to be a Supreme Court clerk.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:06 pm
by kehoema2
You are a clown indeed.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:07 pm
by nygrrrl
No. Just . . . no.
(Also, see what Duck said)
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:07 pm
by bk1
nygrrrl wrote:No. Just . . . no.
(Also, see what Duck said)
I saw what you did. You are a ninja.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:09 pm
by nygrrrl
bk187 wrote:nygrrrl wrote:No. Just . . . no.
(Also, see what Duck said)
I saw what you did. You are a ninja.

I haz teh stealth powerzzzzzzz
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:11 pm
by Knock
No.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:21 pm
by BeachandRun23
No. And it doesnt really have anywhere near the same employment prospects. That said, it does have a decent amount of prestige. Probably more than TLS or US News gives it IMO. Its every bit as good as schools that are ranked around #20.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:25 pm
by FiveSermon
T14's have the prestige of a T14 school.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:12 am
by Gatriel
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:15 am
by Columbia Law
LOL
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:17 am
by icouldbuyu
To quote a friend of mine: "Fordham? What's that? A type of meat?"
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:22 am
by predent/prelaw
ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:43 pm
by emmbar53
predent/prelaw wrote:ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
Translation: Fordham (a regional school) does better in NYC than other regional schools that are in different regions.
I feel enlightened.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:47 pm
by Columbia Law
predent/prelaw wrote:ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
LOL 25% preITE?
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:48 pm
by Blindmelon
emmbar53 wrote:
Translation: Fordham (a regional school) does better in NYC than other regional schools that are in different regions.
I feel enlightened.
Regional school is regional? nahhhhhhhhhh
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:56 pm
by FiveSermon
predent/prelaw wrote:ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
Ok so Fordham which is in NYC will beat out non t14 schools that aren't in NYC for NYC. Great.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:09 pm
by flcath
Maybe Georgetown, since both schools have huge part-time programs, are Jesuit, and are cash-poor institutions in high CoL cities.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:17 pm
by Arbiter213
No.
That said: Family member on Vault 100 firm's hiring committee said I should go to Fordham instead of Georgetown if I wanted to go back to NY. So there's that.
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:20 pm
by flcath
Arbiter213 wrote:No.
That said: Family member on Vault 100 firm's hiring committee said I should go to Fordham instead of Georgetown if I wanted to go back to NY. So there's that.
At equal cost?
Re: Does Fordham have the prestige of a T14 law school?
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:37 pm
by idfatq
Answer to the OP question: No. It has the prestige of a regional tier 1 school with little to no respect outside of NYC.
That's not why I posted though, I just wanted to say I love the dynamics of this thread where some Fordham guy decides he's gotta enlighten these uninformed (probably ugly) douches,
predent/prelaw wrote:
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
only to be shown that the douches were actually being douches fully aware of his enlightening point.
FiveSermon wrote:predent/prelaw wrote:ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
Ok so Fordham which is in NYC will beat out non t14 schools that aren't in NYC for NYC. Great.
Blindmelon wrote:emmbar53 wrote:
Translation: Fordham (a regional school) does better in NYC than other regional schools that are in different regions.
I feel enlightened.
Regional school is regional? nahhhhhhhhhh
emmbar53 wrote:predent/prelaw wrote:ComatoseClown wrote:Fordham is ranked 30th in TLS' Law School Rankings, yet it seems to harbor the same level of pre-2010 employment prospects (as reported on NALP) as many T-14 law schools.
If it is true that Fordham has the degree of prestige of a T-14, what makes it so? Its location in NYC?
Lots of cocky douche bags on here..... Fordham is not on the level of T 14 but for NYC big law it is probably one of the best options outside of T14 and I would rather take my chances at Fordham than live like a cave troll in Ithaca.... Let the people on here flame me but know OP that Fordham will beat out all of the #28s, #27, #26, all of #22s, #21, #20, #18 and both #15s at NYC Big Law. NYC big law likes to take it in the back door from Fordham. To all who say otherwise they are just wrong and probably ugly.
Translation: Fordham (a regional school) does better in NYC than other regional schools that are in different regions.
I feel enlightened.
Someone should make a mime saying regional school is regional.
Also this thread should have died a while ago.