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jas1503 wrote:Hello,

I'm all locked into the possibility that I might be a full-time CUNY law student, so now I'm excited. Excited about sleeping in a gutter; excited about telling people, "at least I passed the bar" ; excited about the post-law school-doc review banter...Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing CUNY or Georgetown in anyway, it could be much, much worse for me. CUNY might provide me with a cheap (relative terms) law degree and the opportunity to make my mom happy, but I'm still holding out hope of going somewhere that places 37% of it's graduates in full-time positions by graduation.

Ignoring my blatant ignorance and stupidity for still considering law schools, what would be a better law school to apply to this late in the cycle?

TheThriller wrote:

jas1503 wrote:Hello,

I'm all locked into the possibility that I might be a full-time CUNY law student, so now I'm excited. Excited about sleeping in a gutter; excited about telling people, "at least I passed the bar" ; excited about the post-law school-doc review banter...Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing CUNY or Georgetown in anyway, it could be much, much worse for me. CUNY might provide me with a cheap (relative terms) law degree and the opportunity to make my mom happy, but I'm still holding out hope of going somewhere that places 37% of it's graduates in full-time positions by graduation.

Ignoring my blatant ignorance and stupidity for still considering law schools, what would be a better law school to apply to this late in the cycle?

Retake.

justonemoregame wrote:wat? what are your stats? probably retake/reapply or CUNY if you're living rent-free, isn't it really cheap?

Hrun wrote:Choose a couple you think you have a shot at and call them up. From the top of my head, I think Indiana keeps accepting until June.

jas1503 wrote:Hello,

I'm all locked into the possibility that I might be a full-time CUNY law student, so now I'm excited. Excited about sleeping in a gutter; excited about telling people, "at least I passed the bar" ; excited about the post-law school-doc review banter...Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing CUNY or Georgetown in anyway, it could be much, much worse. CUNY might provide me with a cheap (relative terms) law degree and the opportunity to make my mom happy, but I'm still holding out hope of going somewhere that places 37% of it's graduates in full-time positions by graduation.

Ignoring my blatant ignorance and stupidity for still considering law schools, what would be a better law school to apply to this late in the cycle?

scruffy556 wrote:Alabama is accepting applications, according to their website till May 15th.

Icculus wrote:

jas1503 wrote:Hello,

I'm all locked into the possibility that I might be a full-time CUNY law student, so now I'm excited. Excited about sleeping in a gutter; excited about telling people, "at least I passed the bar" ; excited about the post-law school-doc review banter...Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing CUNY or Georgetown in anyway, it could be much, much worse. CUNY might provide me with a cheap (relative terms) law degree and the opportunity to make my mom happy, but I'm still holding out hope of going somewhere that places 37% of it's graduates in full-time positions by graduation.

Ignoring my blatant ignorance and stupidity for still considering law schools, what would be a better law school to apply to this late in the cycle?

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thenumberfour wrote:I believe that WUSTL is still accepting applications.

Alabama has significantly better job prospects, as long as you're okay with working only in Alabama. I honestly don't think it'd be worth sticker because you're still looking at a significant amount of debt for non residents.

jas1503 wrote:

thenumberfour wrote:I believe that WUSTL is still accepting applications.

Alabama has significantly better job prospects, as long as you're okay with working only in Alabama. I honestly don't think it'd be worth sticker because you're still looking at a significant amount of debt for non residents.

Cool!

Thanks, #4. I'll add them to my list.

I've thought about Samford Law in Alabama also, because they seem to be doing comparable employment numbers next to Alabama University.

Do you know anything about Samford?

maggielizer wrote:

jas1503 wrote:

thenumberfour wrote:I believe that WUSTL is still accepting applications.

Alabama has significantly better job prospects, as long as you're okay with working only in Alabama. I honestly don't think it'd be worth sticker because you're still looking at a significant amount of debt for non residents.

Cool!

Thanks, #4. I'll add them to my list.

I've thought about Samford Law in Alabama also, because they seem to be doing comparable employment numbers next to Alabama University.

Do you know anything about Samford?

Samford actually enjoys a reasonably good reputation in the Birmingham area, but beyond that, forget it. Plus, even firms in Birmingham are more likely to hire a UA grad than a Samford grad. A UA degree is also more portable across the South, although of course you're likeliest to get a job within Alabama.

ETA: If you're interested in getting a job in NY, I don't think a UA degree will benefit you.

jas1503 wrote:

TheThriller wrote:

jas1503 wrote:Hello,

I'm all locked into the possibility that I might be a full-time CUNY law student, so now I'm excited. Excited about sleeping in a gutter; excited about telling people, "at least I passed the bar" ; excited about the post-law school-doc review banter...Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing CUNY or Georgetown in anyway, it could be much, much worse for me. CUNY might provide me with a cheap (relative terms) law degree and the opportunity to make my mom happy, but I'm still holding out hope of going somewhere that places 37% of it's graduates in full-time positions by graduation.

Ignoring my blatant ignorance and stupidity for still considering law schools, what would be a better law school to apply to this late in the cycle?

Retake.

Retaking in June. Not confident about it, but I know that I'll be sober for it.

I don't have the option of waiting for the next cycle.

jas1503 wrote:

thenumberfour wrote:I believe that WUSTL is still accepting applications.

Alabama has significantly better job prospects, as long as you're okay with working only in Alabama. I honestly don't think it'd be worth sticker because you're still looking at a significant amount of debt for non residents.

Cool!

Thanks, #4. I'll add them to my list.

I've thought about Samford Law in Alabama also, because they seem to be doing comparable employment numbers next to Alabama University.

Do you know anything about Samford?

PRgradBYU wrote:

jas1503 wrote:

thenumberfour wrote:I believe that WUSTL is still accepting applications.

Alabama has significantly better job prospects, as long as you're okay with working only in Alabama. I honestly don't think it'd be worth sticker because you're still looking at a significant amount of debt for non residents.

Cool!

Thanks, #4. I'll add them to my list.

I've thought about Samford Law in Alabama also, because they seem to be doing comparable employment numbers next to Alabama University.

Do you know anything about Samford?

The only good thing about Samford is that if people ask you where you went to law school and you say it really fast, it sounds like Stanford. RETAKE.

andreskicdo wrote:No school still accepting applications is worth attending. I am not one to say retake, but retake. Truly commit to studying. If you cannot get into a decent regional school or T14, it is not worth going to Law School. Find another job in which you can be successful. School is not the answer, its a means to an end.