Wake 2011 Forum

red_alertz · Post by **red_alertz** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:53 pm

Stonewall wrote:
red_alertz wrote:i never learned much abt schools in north carolina, i know duke is so out of reach, but how does wake's reputation comparing to UNC? for law school especially?
peer schools.

equally good or equally bad? or being peer schools is an assumption of wake since UNC is higher ranked and UNC ppl may think differently?

NCtoDC · Post by **NCtoDC** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:53 pm

red_alertz wrote:
Stonewall wrote:
red_alertz wrote:i never learned much abt schools in north carolina, i know duke is so out of reach, but how does wake's reputation comparing to UNC? for law school especially?
peer schools.
equally good or equally bad? or being peer schools is an assumption of wake since UNC is higher ranked and UNC ppl may think differently?

Wake is a very prestigious undergrad institution...much better than UNC in that respect.

As far as law school goes, Wake places a few more people into BigLaw jobs than UNC (15% v. 11%). In general, however, UNC and Wake are pretty equal when it comes to NC placement for law jobs.

pokerlaw · Post by **pokerlaw** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:08 pm

I think Biglaw placement is even. Wake does have a higher percentage due to its smaller class size, but UNC actually had more first year associates.

timduncanformvp · Post by **timduncanformvp** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:16 pm

By this logic Harvard is better than Yale...

NCtoDC · Post by **NCtoDC** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:20 pm

timduncanformvp wrote:By this logic Harvard is better than Yale...

I never said one was better than the other, simply stated the statistics.

pokerlaw wrote:I think Biglaw placement is even. Wake does have a higher percentage due to its smaller class size, but UNC actually had more first year associates.

Yes, UNC had 3 more first year associates than Wake.

Stonewall · Post by **Stonewall** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:21 pm

timduncanformvp wrote:By this logic Harvard is better than Yale...

yale's academia factor is the monkey wrench in that logic as well

fuzzman · Post by **fuzzman** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:33 pm

Can anyone tell me the procedure to the seat deposit? Do I only need to pay the seat deposit, or do I need to write a letter of intent?

jdemmitt · Post by **jdemmitt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:36 pm

fuzzman wrote:Can anyone tell me the procedure to the seat deposit? Do I only need to pay the seat deposit, or do I need to write a letter of intent?

Send a check and make sure they know who it is from.

SherlockHolmes · Post by **SherlockHolmes** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:45 pm

jdemmitt wrote:
fuzzman wrote:Can anyone tell me the procedure to the seat deposit? Do I only need to pay the seat deposit, or do I need to write a letter of intent?
Send a check and make sure they know who it is from.

We just make the check out to the law school right?

jdemmitt · Post by **jdemmitt** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:55 pm

No. J. Demmit

SherlockHolmes · Post by **SherlockHolmes** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:58 pm

jdemmitt wrote:No. J. Demmit

That's what I thought. $300 check made out to J. Demmit. Sent.

Nailjohnj · Post by **Nailjohnj** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:08 pm

SherlockHolmes wrote:
jdemmitt wrote:No. J. Demmit
That's what I thought. $300 check made out to J. Demmit. Sent.

I bet that check is going to cause Jenny in admissions to scratch her head

thatwrites · Post by **thatwrites** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:06 am

Nailjohnj wrote:
SherlockHolmes wrote:
jdemmitt wrote:No. J. Demmit
That's what I thought. $300 check made out to J. Demmit. Sent.
I bet that check is going to cause Jenny in admissions to scratch her head

Unless she reads this thread and knows what wiseacres you all are.

jdemmitt · Post by **jdemmitt** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:13 am

Tomorrow I send my deposit. Here is to hoping it is the best 300 dollars ever.

girlonfire · Post by **girlonfire** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:23 pm

I'm like 95%set on wfu.

Cant wait to meet you guys

labballin24 · Post by **labballin24** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:31 pm

Just decided not to attend Wake. Hopefully that frees up a full tuition offer for someone else here.

jdemmitt · Post by **jdemmitt** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:37 pm

Gosh, I guess the next big thing is really the Smith/Shaver scholly. Other than that, looks like there is going to be some good down time waiting to go to Wake. What to do?

paratrooper06 · Post by **paratrooper06** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:25 pm

jdemmitt wrote:Gosh, I guess the next big thing is really the Smith/Shaver scholly. Other than that, looks like there is going to be some good down time waiting to go to Wake. What to do?

I'm spending a month on the Appalachian Trail this summer to pass the time... and then a week in Vegas. And yes I'm aware those two things are nearly polar opposites lol.

girlonfire · Post by **girlonfire** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:00 pm

paratrooper06 wrote:
jdemmitt wrote:Gosh, I guess the next big thing is really the Smith/Shaver scholly. Other than that, looks like there is going to be some good down time waiting to go to Wake. What to do?
I'm spending a month on the Appalachian Trail this summer to pass the time... and then a week in Vegas. And yes I'm aware those two things are nearly polar opposites lol.

I hiked the AT from Maine to NJ. Good luck!! Where ya starting?

Stonewall · Post by **Stonewall** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:07 pm

girlonfire wrote:
paratrooper06 wrote:
jdemmitt wrote:Gosh, I guess the next big thing is really the Smith/Shaver scholly. Other than that, looks like there is going to be some good down time waiting to go to Wake. What to do?
I'm spending a month on the Appalachian Trail this summer to pass the time... and then a week in Vegas. And yes I'm aware those two things are nearly polar opposites lol.
I hiked the AT from Maine to NJ. Good luck!! Where ya starting?

that's a really long distance. How long did it take to do that?

jdemmitt · Post by **jdemmitt** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:15 pm

Dang that is cool. I had a cousin who hiked the Appalachian trail. He got Lyme disease.

fish tacos · Post by **fish tacos** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:57 am

NCtoDC wrote:
red_alertz wrote:
Stonewall wrote:
red_alertz wrote:i never learned much abt schools in north carolina, i know duke is so out of reach, but how does wake's reputation comparing to UNC? for law school especially?
peer schools.
equally good or equally bad? or being peer schools is an assumption of wake since UNC is higher ranked and UNC ppl may think differently?
Wake is a very prestigious undergrad institution...much better than UNC in that respect.

As far as law school goes, Wake places a few more people into BigLaw jobs than UNC (15% v. 11%). In general, however, UNC and Wake are pretty equal when it comes to NC placement for law jobs.

As a UNC undergrad I had to chime in here... Not sure how old the data is but this is what I found without searching too hard.

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandrevie ... ies/page+3

Wake is 5 spots ahead of UNC, and most years in the past they have been tied. Not to mention UNC is ~33k per year cheaper for those of us lucky enough to be from the great state of North Carolina and ~15k per year cheaper for out-of-staters. They are pretty much peer schools in every respect (minus the price tag).

dreakol · Post by **dreakol** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:43 am

pokerlaw wrote:I think Biglaw placement is even. Wake does have a higher percentage due to its smaller class size, but UNC actually had more first year associates.

isn't percentage all that matters?

snapdragon · Post by **snapdragon** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:42 am

*sniff* This is the hardest part... withdrawing today. Goodbye, thread-friends! I am very bummed that I will not be spending the next three years with you guys. Wake is a great school and I hope y'all enjoy it very much.

(the second hardest part is explaining the two WF t shirts I bought during ASW!)

charlesxavier · Post by **charlesxavier** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:03 am

snapdragon wrote:*sniff* This is the hardest part... withdrawing today. Goodbye, thread-friends! I am very bummed that I will not be spending the next three years with you guys. Wake is a great school and I hope y'all enjoy it very much.

(the second hardest part is explaining the two WF t shirts I bought during ASW!)

I bought a shirt and sweatshirt! At least my wife thinks the hoodie is comfy lol.

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