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Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by 3ThrowAway99 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:29 pm

Numbers aren't all that different in terms of placement or in terms of admission (except perhaps GPA), it is an Ivy, and it is in NYC... so who else agrees that going to Columbia with scholly is > than H?

Ok, so tongue is in cheek, but kind of interested to see people debate this.

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by sinfiery » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:32 pm

When I tell people I'm a shoe in at C, they don't shudder an eye.

When I tell them I have a chance at H, they go crazy. And assume I'm a long shot.


Outside of the legal community, H>>>>>>C.
From my personal experience at least.



Plus HYS financial aid seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of all other schools so if you're taking out full loans, it would take a lot of $$$$$$$$ at C to equal the cost of HYS. And that's to equal it, you want to beat it.


Also numbers wise, H is closer to Y than C is to H.

Class size being the major distinction why I assume you chose to go after H.

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by Swimp » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:54 pm

The only employment outcome for which C compares to H is NYC biglaw.

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by dresden doll » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:03 am

Lawquacious wrote:Numbers aren't all that different in terms of placement or in terms of admission (except perhaps GPA), it is an Ivy, and it is in NYC... so who else agrees that going to Columbia with scholly is > than H?

Ok, so tongue is in cheek, but kind of interested to see people debate this.
It's kind of interesting to have people engage in a pissing contest over the significance of the fact that CLS's median is 172 while HLS's is 173?

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by IAFG » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:33 am

When you say that placement isn't that different, you're looking at different things than people who think (realize) that it's very, very different.

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Post by bernaldiaz » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:04 pm

sinfiery wrote:When I tell people I'm a shoe in at C, they don't shudder an eye.

When I tell them I have a chance at H, they go crazy. And assume I'm a long shot.


Outside of the legal community, H>>>>>>C.
From my personal experience at least.



Plus HYS financial aid seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of all other schools so if you're taking out full loans, it would take a lot of $$$$$$$$ at C to equal the cost of HYS. And that's to equal it, you want to beat it.


Also numbers wise, H is closer to Y than C is to H.

Class size being the major distinction why I assume you chose to go after H.
What type of aspie goes around telling people they're a shoe-in at Columbia?

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Post by TheZoid » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:10 pm

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by sinfiery » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:49 pm

bernaldiaz wrote:
What type of aspie goes around telling people they're a shoe-in at Columbia?
Where do you want to goto lawschool?
"northeast"
"but what school"
"oh I dunno"
"ohhhhhh, I see.."
"probably columbia though, maybe harvard"



also, fuck off.
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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by florida1949 » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:51 pm

sinfiery wrote:
bernaldiaz wrote:
What type of aspie goes around telling people they're a shoe-in at Columbia?
Where do you want to goto lawschool?
"northeast"
"but what school"
"oh I dunno"
"ohhhhhh, I see.."
"probably columbia though, maybe harvard"



also, fuck off.
thanks
haha i always feel kinda weird telling people where I'm applying, don't want to make it seem like I'm bragging... usually end up saying something like above

"oh mostly out of state schools"

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Post by banjo » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:17 pm

I just say "all the usual suspects -- columbia, nyu, chicago, duke, penn, etc." It also comes off less-douchey if you mix in three state schools like I just did.

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by moonman157 » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:23 pm

TLS: where people come to complain about how much it sucks to tell people about the amazing schools that you're applying to.

I feel the same way though 8)

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by abcde12345 » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:26 pm

banjo wrote:I just say "all the usual suspects -- columbia, nyu, chicago, duke, penn, etc." It also comes off less-douchey if you mix in three state schools like I just did.
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Post by bernaldiaz » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:27 pm

banjo wrote:I just say "all the usual suspects -- columbia, nyu, chicago, duke, penn, etc." It also comes off less-douchey if you mix in three state schools like I just did.
I count zero state schools haha (although I'm guessing that's the joke-- I get Chicago and Penn, but what would the third one be?).

In fairness to Sinfiery it sounds like he doesn't actually say "I'm a shoe-in at Columbia."

I usually just say something like, "I'm applying to the top 10 or 15 and I'll see who takes me."

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by Tiago Splitter » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:52 pm

bernaldiaz wrote:
banjo wrote:I just say "all the usual suspects -- columbia, nyu, chicago, duke, penn, etc." It also comes off less-douchey if you mix in three state schools like I just did.
I count zero state schools haha (although I'm guessing that's the joke-- I get Chicago and Penn, but what would the third one be?).
The one that's named after its own state. Obviously a state school.

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Re: Reasons why Columbia is Just Slightly Behind HYS

Post by bernaldiaz » Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:06 pm

Tiago Splitter wrote:
bernaldiaz wrote:
banjo wrote:I just say "all the usual suspects -- columbia, nyu, chicago, duke, penn, etc." It also comes off less-douchey if you mix in three state schools like I just did.
I count zero state schools haha (although I'm guessing that's the joke-- I get Chicago and Penn, but what would the third one be?).
The one that's named after its own state. Obviously a state school.
Duh. I am not a clever man.

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