UC Hastings, Cardozo, or Rutgers-Newark Forum

[dannywlim]

I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

[ymmv]

I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

It's not too late to drop out and save yourself two years' of lost income.
But since you won't, and since you have a full scholarship at Rutgers, obviously go there.

[SFSpartan]

Hastings, while somewhat PI focused, is bad for your goals. Bay Area DA's offices haven't done any meaningful hiring in years and Hastings has terrible placement numbers. If I didn't have such a substantial scholarship, and rent-free housing, I wouldn't be going there. That should tell you something.

[GunnerBingo]

I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

What were your stats? That will give us a better idea of how competitive you will be for big law. SF is very competitive, so whether or not you can get biglaw/DA will depend on what school you went to and what rank you were at the time.

As far as what school to choose, a major note for big law and DA's offices though, UC Hastings bidding has already closed for OCI. They moved the bidding up this year to early July. I don't know if transfer students will have a separate bidding process. You will definitely want to inquire about this if you choose Hastings because potentially you could be stuck with mass-mailing DA's offices and big law firms.

Overall, employment isn't great at any of those schools, so it will really come down to where you want to live/work. Do you want to the live/work in NY/NJ or California?

[mandimeoutof10]

I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

It's not too late to drop out and save yourself two years' of lost income.
But since you won't, and since you have a full scholarship at Rutgers, obviously go there.

TITCR