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Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:52 pm
by gags12
I'm ranked in the top 5 (or top 2%) of my T20 school. I haven't heard from everywhere that I applied, but I'm trying to gauge what I should do in anticipation of having to make a quick decision. I'm in the midwest and looking to work in DC and trying to make sure I end up making the choice that will open the most doors in the world of big law and possibly federal clerkships.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:53 pm
by lawgod
why didn't you apply to Yale. It is closer geographically to DC than Harvard. So it probably places better.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:56 pm
by flexityflex86
Top 2% at GW should have you set for D.C.
Can they increase your scholarship?
I assume D.C. as you said top 20, and going to UT/VANDY/USC/WUSTL for DC would have been hella dumb.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:12 pm
by rayiner
flexityflex86 wrote:Top 2% at GW should have you set for D.C.
Can they increase your scholarship?
I assume D.C. as you said top 20, and going to UT/VANDY/USC/WUSTL for DC would have been hella dumb.
He's at WUSTL, U Chi or NU.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:13 pm
by lawgod
rayiner wrote:flexityflex86 wrote:Top 2% at GW should have you set for D.C.
Can they increase your scholarship?
I assume D.C. as you said top 20, and going to UT/VANDY/USC/WUSTL for DC would have been hella dumb.
He's at WUSTL, U Chi or NU.
There is no question UC is a Top 20 school. And NU is usually considered so also.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:19 pm
by flexityflex86
but then he would have said top 14 or top 5.
i know the rankings lol, but people always play up their school so when they say t-17 you know it's vanderbilt, not t-14 or ucla.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:37 am
by m1234
Best for BigLaw: Harvard, Columbia (but all those schools place well)
Best for Clerks: UVA and Harvard (but again all do decent here)
Look into transfer opportunities to get on law review. All these schools are great and would fit your goals, but the one thing that would most help with your goals is getting on law review at your new school.
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:11 am
by gags12
For clarification:
- I'm at Wash U and on LR
- Tuition costs are not really a factor
Why I didn't apply to Yale and why I went to Wash U when I wanted to work in DC are not really important anymore. I was just trying to get a feeling from strictly a job perspective which schools made sense to transfer to and in what circumstances I'd be better off staying put.
Thank you for the responses
Re: Stay or Go?
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:48 am
by nyyankees
gags, is there a story behind that nickaname?
