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TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by 09042014 » Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:55 pm

Whenever something TLS finds prestigious, for example, clerking, law review, going to HYS, it always overhypes the benefits. Then when people start speaking out against their assumptions, they retreat, but only the extent they are proven wrong. HYS? Only places slightly more into big law? WELL it's HUGE for government! Most clerks go back to their their 2L firm? WELL, it's HUGE for DC!? Oh, nobody in DC cares, well it's HUGE for government.

Basically, TLS common wisdom is that prestigious things are hugely beneficial in the gaps of where it's been proven not extremely beneficial.

This has got to stop.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by furrrman » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:04 pm

I thought the benefit of HYS for biglaw isn't that their placement numbers are ridiculously higher than the rest of the T14, but that nearly anyone who wants biglaw there can get it.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by 09042014 » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:11 pm

furrrman wrote:I thought the benefit of HYS for biglaw isn't that their placement numbers are ridiculously higher than the rest of the T14, but that nearly anyone who wants biglaw there can get it.
But that means almost anyone from the t14 does too. Which is my view of it.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by Lord Randolph McDuff » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:12 pm

Dude TOP law schools punto com is always gonna hype dat prestige. It's not a problem, it's just how it is.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by anyriotgirl » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:18 pm

poast gap

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by rikki tikki » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:23 pm

lol you didn't even acknowledge all the OPEN DOORS to a fedclerk on law review at HLS

why do you hate preftigious things, foxman?

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by jingosaur » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:26 pm

Don't forget the easier access to V[low arbitrary number] firms.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by Doorkeeper » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:26 pm

anyriotgirl wrote:poast gap
this one beat me to it.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by Big Dog » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:31 pm

you are forgetting about bottles and models, DF. The latter (models) are just lining up in droves for HLS grads, but much less so than say, WashU. :twisted:

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by rayiner » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:31 pm

Desert Fox wrote:Whenever something TLS finds prestigious, for example, clerking, law review, going to HYS, it always overhypes the benefits. Then when people start speaking out against their assumptions, they retreat, but only the extent they are proven wrong. HYS? Only places slightly more into big law? WELL it's HUGE for government! Most clerks go back to their their 2L firm? WELL, it's HUGE for DC!? Oh, nobody in DC cares, well it's HUGE for government.

Basically, TLS common wisdom is that prestigious things are hugely beneficial in the gaps of where it's been proven not extremely beneficial.

This has got to stop.
Astute.

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Re: TLS's Prestige in Gaps theories

Post by DoveBodyWash » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:39 pm

Big Dog wrote:you are forgetting about bottles and models, DF. The latter (models) are just lining up in droves for HLS grads, but much less so than say, WashU. :twisted:
clearly you've never used Tinder in St. Louis

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