Anonymous User wrote:To be totally honest, yes, I did get sucked into the t14 prestige whoring. Its hard to be on TLS and not be infected by it.treeey86 wrote:stop the presses....
you transferred from a t20 at the top of your class to a school that at best is 6 ranks higher and happens to not be located in the market you prefer to work at?
Top 15% of a T20 will probably fare better than median at GULC in both SF and NYC. Do you really have a very compelling reason to be in DC or did you get sucked into T14 prestige whoring?
That being said, I do have some compelling reasons to transfer. For one, my t20 is in a city I really would prefer not live in. I'm just not a fan. Secondly, I've wanted to live in DC (at least for awhile) forever, and applying to schools initially, GULC was my absolute top choice. Thirdly, I think, having done the research, that GULC places better in SF then my t20 does. GULC's OCI is of course, much, much larger. I also would have basically a 0% chance of a NYC job at my t20, and I really, really like having that possibility at GULC.
Not to say I'm not having doubts, especially given ITE. I'm giving up a $10,000 a year scholarship and excellent job chances in my t20's market, which places great there, and from what I can tell, at least ok in SF. I'm actually thinking about sticking around, though I skipped the write on (thinking I'd just do it at GULC), so that sucks.
Any thoughts on this?
As a friend get the hell of this website--it's not the be all end all. Half of the people on here are prep school kids from Orange County who spend upwards of 20 hours a week on here. Don't let them get to you. Good luck.
