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land grant ivy not a real ivyjbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
Lol, MIT is also land grant but are you gonna start calling it miTTT?DCfilterDC wrote:land grant ivy not a real ivyjbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
Yes.kingpin101 wrote:Lol, MIT is also land grant but are you gonna start calling it miTTT?DCfilterDC wrote:land grant ivy not a real ivyjbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
Seriously. This is getting out of hand.jbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
or an Ivy (i.e. Dartmouth, Princeton) or an Ivy with a fungal infection (i.e. Brown).rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
Every sentence of this post is hilarious.mathis1490 wrote:I had an uncle that turned down a lower T14 Ivy for a full scholarship at a small school in NYC. He often speaks of how he regrets not attending the Ivy. When I say often, I mean he tells me that each time we speak.
For what it's worth, he went into PI.
Lol. You obviously didn't read the OP. This is for law grads who turned down an Ivy.sflyr2016 wrote:Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
To op: Fwiw, I attended a T1 and turned down Duke after my 1L year to save money. And I've never regretted that decision. Of course, I landed the job and clerkship I wanted, so it's easy to say that now. Had that not happened, I probably would have regretted it a lot. So my only point is that the only thing you're really going to have buyer's remorse over is spending a lot of time and money on something that didn't pay off while knowing that you could have done something else and it probably would have turned out differently. I don't know how much the debt difference will be, but if you can attend Cornell at a reasonable cost, then I think it is a no-brainier. Keep in mind that as a 0L, you really have no idea how you'll perform; you probably won't rank high enough in your class at the lower-ranked school to give you comparable job prospects that median at Cornell would have given you. For that reason, you should really be considering attending Cornell -- not because of preftige. which it doesn't sound like you care about, but because it will give you a much better chance at getting a good job (however you define it).
jbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
Lol fair enough. So if I understand your interpretation of his question correctly: OP simply wants to know how many ppl later regret not having the lay preftige of an "ivy"? If that's it, my apologies to OP for my useless contribution.lymenheimer wrote:Lol. You obviously didn't read the OP. This is for law grads who turned down an Ivy.sflyr2016 wrote:Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
To op: Fwiw, I attended a T1 and turned down Duke after my 1L year to save money. And I've never regretted that decision. Of course, I landed the job and clerkship I wanted, so it's easy to say that now. Had that not happened, I probably would have regretted it a lot. So my only point is that the only thing you're really going to have buyer's remorse over is spending a lot of time and money on something that didn't pay off while knowing that you could have done something else and it probably would have turned out differently. I don't know how much the debt difference will be, but if you can attend Cornell at a reasonable cost, then I think it is a no-brainier. Keep in mind that as a 0L, you really have no idea how you'll perform; you probably won't rank high enough in your class at the lower-ranked school to give you comparable job prospects that median at Cornell would have given you. For that reason, you should really be considering attending Cornell -- not because of preftige. which it doesn't sound like you care about, but because it will give you a much better chance at getting a good job (however you define it).
To be fair, Duke probably has more lay prestige than Cornell.sflyr2016 wrote:Lol fair enough. So if I understand your interpretation of his question correctly: OP simply wants to know how many ppl later regret not having the lay preftige of an "ivy"? If that's it, my apologies to OP for my useless contribution.lymenheimer wrote:Lol. You obviously didn't read the OP. This is for law grads who turned down an Ivy.sflyr2016 wrote:Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
To op: Fwiw, I attended a T1 and turned down Duke after my 1L year to save money. And I've never regretted that decision. Of course, I landed the job and clerkship I wanted, so it's easy to say that now. Had that not happened, I probably would have regretted it a lot. So my only point is that the only thing you're really going to have buyer's remorse over is spending a lot of time and money on something that didn't pay off while knowing that you could have done something else and it probably would have turned out differently. I don't know how much the debt difference will be, but if you can attend Cornell at a reasonable cost, then I think it is a no-brainier. Keep in mind that as a 0L, you really have no idea how you'll perform; you probably won't rank high enough in your class at the lower-ranked school to give you comparable job prospects that median at Cornell would have given you. For that reason, you should really be considering attending Cornell -- not because of preftige. which it doesn't sound like you care about, but because it will give you a much better chance at getting a good job (however you define it).
TLS is so back.rpupkin wrote:Every sentence of this post is hilarious.mathis1490 wrote:I had an uncle that turned down a lower T14 Ivy for a full scholarship at a small school in NYC. He often speaks of how he regrets not attending the Ivy. When I say often, I mean he tells me that each time we speak.
For what it's worth, he went into PI.
It is. The whole Sandusky thing tarnished the brand quite a bit though.Kinky John wrote:I didn't even know Penn State was considered an Ivy
Agreed. Roll tide!!Hikikomorist wrote:To be fair, Duke probably has more lay prestige than Cornell.sflyr2016 wrote:Lol fair enough. So if I understand your interpretation of his question correctly: OP simply wants to know how many ppl later regret not having the lay preftige of an "ivy"? If that's it, my apologies to OP for my useless contribution.lymenheimer wrote:Lol. You obviously didn't read the OP. This is for law grads who turned down an Ivy.sflyr2016 wrote:Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
To op: Fwiw, I attended a T1 and turned down Duke after my 1L year to save money. And I've never regretted that decision. Of course, I landed the job and clerkship I wanted, so it's easy to say that now. Had that not happened, I probably would have regretted it a lot. So my only point is that the only thing you're really going to have buyer's remorse over is spending a lot of time and money on something that didn't pay off while knowing that you could have done something else and it probably would have turned out differently. I don't know how much the debt difference will be, but if you can attend Cornell at a reasonable cost, then I think it is a no-brainier. Keep in mind that as a 0L, you really have no idea how you'll perform; you probably won't rank high enough in your class at the lower-ranked school to give you comparable job prospects that median at Cornell would have given you. For that reason, you should really be considering attending Cornell -- not because of preftige. which it doesn't sound like you care about, but because it will give you a much better chance at getting a good job (however you define it).
sublime wrote:jbagelboy wrote:just go to cornell jesus christ
You forgot Public Ivy (i.e. Berkeley, Virginia, Michigan)jbagelboy wrote:or an Ivy (i.e. Dartmouth, Princeton) or an Ivy with a fungal infection (i.e. Brown).rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
Lol, what do you mean by that? What makes it seem like I have an "Ivy complex?" I've just heard that those schools are better and prestige matters in some areas of the law, so I was wondering how much of an impact it makes realistically speaking.SLS_AMG wrote:OP should obviously go to Cornell. He/she has already got the indelible "Ivy" complex that goes hand-in-hand with attendance at Cornell. See Andy Bernard of The Office for a caricaturization.
Just don't be offended when you arent invited to mixers and other social events designated for real Ivies.
HTH.
Thank you for your contribution, it really is helpful! Right now I am considering either Cornell at half a ride (still over 100k altogether) or Cardozo for free (unconditional scholarship.) So for the latter, there would not be much buyer's remorse since I would be paying literally nothing to attend school there. There may be a heavy dose of buyer's remorse if I choose Cornell though, because it does not have all the classes I want, that Cardozo does, such as in Entertainment Law and Public Interest Law (Cardozo has more variety in that field) as well as being in debt and later having to pay off loans that I would otherwise not have to pay if I went to Cardozo. I am worried about the job prospects, but since I am not aiming for biglaw I don't think it makes sense to take out over $100k in loans when I can go to law school for free. I'm just wondering, what, if any, other related advantages of going to an "Ivy" like Cornell would I be missing out on that perhaps MIGHT make that $100k debt worth it? Because I don't want to regret it later on.sflyr2016 wrote:Lmao.rpupkin wrote:I think the answer depends on whether you're talking about an "Ivy" (i.e., Cornell, Penn), an Ivy (i.e., Columbia), or an Ivy (i.e., Yale, Harvard).silverdoe91 wrote:This question is primarily for Law Graduates who turned down an offer from an Ivy League in exchange for more money at a lower ranked school. Did any of you end up regretting your decision? Why or why not?
To op: Fwiw, I attended a T1 and turned down Duke after my 1L year to save money. And I've never regretted that decision. Of course, I landed the job and clerkship I wanted, so it's easy to say that now. Had that not happened, I probably would have regretted it a lot. So my only point is that the only thing you're really going to have buyer's remorse over is spending a lot of time and money on something that didn't pay off while knowing that you could have done something else and it probably would have turned out differently. I don't know how much the debt difference will be, but if you can attend Cornell at a reasonable cost, then I think it is a no-brainier. Keep in mind that as a 0L, you really have no idea how you'll perform; you probably won't rank high enough in your class at the lower-ranked school to give you comparable job prospects that median at Cornell would have given you. For that reason, you should really be considering attending Cornell -- not because of preftige. which it doesn't sound like you care about, but because it will give you a much better chance at getting a good job (however you define it).