Cornell 1L taking questions Forum

[052220151]

Thanks dudes. I just did a little kayaking and found out that tickets aren't that bad into ithaca. This seems like an imminently manageable pain in the ass.

[hephaestus]

Do not do either of these things. The bus from NYC is pretty expensive and takes forever, because Ithaca is in the middle of nowhere. The Syracuse option is less bad, but you probably wouldn't be saving enough money to sign up for all the aggravation. Usually people fly into Philly and transfer on to one of those tiny planes to Ithaca airport.

This. For a money/time compromise, though, flying into NYC and taking the Campus to Campus bus from Midtown to Ithaca is a great option.

I wouldn't even recommend that. Round trip c2c will run you about $165, and you still have to get from whatever airport to midtown, which takes time and money. Just fly into Ithaca. Trying to get around it just invites all sorts of complications that aren't worth the $50 or whatever that you would save.

I guess it depends on how much money. Last time I flew in it was a $200 difference for Syracuse, so that was definitely worth it. It's really not a hassle to get to or from Syracuse. If it's less than $100 then you're probably right that it's not worth it.
And the C2C is great for trips to and from NYC generally, but probably not for this situation (unless the flight is just way cheaper into NYC).

[bincognito]

Any recs for pet friendly housing?

Thank you!

[HanShotFirst]

Would someone with CA ties have a shot at CA biglaw? Does Cornell have any west coast recruiting events?

[toothbrush]

Any recs for pet friendly housing?

Thank you!

What kind of pet? From what I gather, you need to go further out downtown or north campus for dogs. Cats you can accommodate around collegetown in certain complexes.

[bincognito]

Any recs for pet friendly housing?

Thank you!

What kind of pet? From what I gather, you need to go further out downtown or north campus for dogs. Cats you can accommodate around collegetown in certain complexes.

Thanks for the response! It's a small dog.

[igotolawschool]

Any recs for pet friendly housing?

Thank you!

What kind of pet? From what I gather, you need to go further out downtown or north campus for dogs. Cats you can accommodate around collegetown in certain complexes.

Thanks for the response! It's a small dog.

Definitely check out the apartment complex next to the Urban Outfitters. Some other apartments in the downtown area should be dog-friendly, you should be able to find somewhere via Craigslist.

[FlanAl]

Would someone with CA ties have a shot at CA biglaw? Does Cornell have any west coast recruiting events?

Yes and yes. I'm sure its in this thread somewhere but a lot of people from california go back. We even have a club that is specifically designed to help people with this.

[Otunga]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

[vicpin5190]

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[Arbiter213]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

You shouldn't assume state clerkships are undesirable.

[Lacepiece23]

I'm interested in pursuing Miami Big Law (i'm from the area so strong ties). I did some brief skimming through some of the law firms down there and it was tough for me to find anything about Cornell recruiting. Does Cornell place at all in the area? If so how many and/or what is the success rate.

Gonna have to due that on ur own probably from any T14 you go to. Im going back to PIttsburgh with strong ties. Employers didn't seem to care which T14 I go to outside of HYS. They were more interested in good grades and strong ties. You'll have to reach out to these firms on your own, but its not very difficult to do. HOwever, Miami is an even tougher market than Pittsburgh.

[Lincoln]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

Anecdote? Sure, I have some. But because they're just that, you won't really learn anything from them.

[Otunga]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

Anecdote? Sure, I have some. But because they're just that, you won't really learn anything from them.

If you want to share here or PM, I'd like to hear it.

[Lacepiece23]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

Anecdote? Sure, I have some. But because they're just that, you won't really learn anything from them.

If you want to share here or PM, I'd like to hear it.

I know this might sound whatever, but if your a social normal person you have a really good chance of getting biglaw at Cornell with less than stellar grades. There is that person who finishes last, and thats always a possibility, but if you are that low you should probably drop anyway after first semester and cut your losses. Thats not just at Cornell either.

[Arbiter213]

If you strike out at biglaw at Cornell, and you don't pursue PI and make yourself PI-competitive during 2L and 3L, are you stuck with shitlaw? I mean, Cornell's class last year had a good LST score of 85%, but do students on here have anecdotes relating to striking out at biglaw? Looking at the stats, 12 people have what TLS would say is an undesirable outcome (outside of straight jobless), whether in business/industry, state/local clerkships or firms with 25 lawyers or less.

Anecdote? Sure, I have some. But because they're just that, you won't really learn anything from them.

If you want to share here or PM, I'd like to hear it.

I know this might sound whatever, but if your you're a social normal person you have a really good chance of getting biglaw at Cornell with less than stellar grades. There is that person who finishes last, and thats always a possibility, but if you are that low you should probably drop anyway after first semester and cut your losses. Thats not just at Cornell either.

[PrideandGlory1776]

With tuition going up to 60k what is the debt load that current students think is probably the upper limit of worthwhile debt beyond which the cost would not longer be advantageous investment over other lower ranked schools? 150k? 180k? 200k? Or conversely what's the minimum amount of scholarship that would need to be offered to make it worthwhile over a full-ride to t-20 non-t-14?

[Lavitz]

With tuition going up to 60k what is the debt load that current students think is probably the upper limit of worthwhile debt beyond which the cost would not longer be advantageous investment over other lower ranked schools? 150k? 180k? 200k? Or conversely what's the minimum amount of scholarship that would need to be offered to make it worthwhile over a full-ride to t-20 non-t-14?

Ugh, this made me look up our new tuition: $59,360.

To (not really) answer your question, it completely depends on your goals, geographic preferences, personal finances, and risk-aversion.

[HanShotFirst]

I know this might sound whatever, but if your you're a social normal person you have a really good chance of getting biglaw at Cornell with less than stellar grades. There is that person who finishes last, and thats always a possibility, but if you are that low you should probably drop anyway after first semester and cut your losses. Thats not just at Cornell either.

social socially normal

FTFY

[Arbiter213]

I know this might sound whatever, but if your you're a social normal person you have a really good chance of getting biglaw at Cornell with less than stellar grades. There is that person who finishes last, and thats always a possibility, but if you are that low you should probably drop anyway after first semester and cut your losses. Thats not just at Cornell either.

social socially normal

FTFY

Clearly we know what category I'm in.

I'd have just added a comma between social and normal though.

[Lacepiece23]

So we are really checking my forum posts for grammar now lol.

[Lincoln]

So we are really checking my forum posts for grammar now lol.

Don't listen to the LR douches.

[Arbiter213]

So we are really checking my forum posts for grammar now lol.

Don't listen to the LR douches.

It's not our fault we grammar check compulsively.

[linkx13]

Does anyone have familiarity with PILIPP? It looks like loan payments would still be high, though the debt is gone in 10 years I'm assuming.

[HBBJohnStamos]

So we are really checking my forum posts for grammar now lol.

Don't listen to the LR douches.

*confirmed autists