IN AT The University of Texas Class of 2014 Forum

[sanguar]

Just checking in to say "Hi!" since I just found this thread. Accepted on the 18th (scholly info received in the mail today.. woo!!)

Haven't made any kind of decisions yet on where I'll be going. Still waiting on a bunch of other schools to fill out my list of options.

Couple of thoughts in my head about Texas I figured I'd throw out there to see what, if anything, people who know more than I do might think:

Love the COL in Austin, but am really worried about the job prospects down there for my wife (an architect). Got accepted at UCLA (with similar $ as at Texas), but in the most recent listings we could find, there were 50-odd job postings for architects in the LA area (and lots of them physically near UCLA), but only something like 10 or so (if I remember correctly) in the whole state in Texas.

Also a bit worried about my own job-prospects later. I'm hoping to go into legal academia (already have two MA's in Philosophy, finishing up a PhD now - hopefully defending the dissertation in August, though that looks increasingly unlikely :: grumble grumble :: thank you dissertation advisor :: grumble grumble ::) and Texas has a decent reputation for this, but they've lost two of their most prominent Law and Philosophy people in the last couple of years (Leiter and [part-time] Leslie Green). Those who are still there are good, but the dept. may not be as good for people like me as it used to be (and thus as its reputation might suggest - since reputation doesn't adjust as quickly as reality).

Also, I don't want to lock myself into legal academia (just in case - though given my background it might be hard to find other sorts of jobs in the "regular" legal world), and I don't yet know for certain that I'd want to stay in Texas post graduation. So I don't want to be locked into it, but I don't know much about Texas' out of state "reach" in case I do head into the "regular" legal world.

Anyway.. Hi to all the accepted people! And congrats everybody!

[rupret1]

Just checking in to say "Hi!" since I just found this thread. Accepted on the 18th (scholly info received in the mail today.. woo!!)

Haven't made any kind of decisions yet on where I'll be going. Still waiting on a bunch of other schools to fill out my list of options.

Couple of thoughts in my head about Texas I figured I'd throw out there to see what, if anything, people who know more than I do might think:

Love the COL in Austin, but am really worried about the job prospects down there for my wife (an architect). Got accepted at UCLA (with similar $ as at Texas), but in the most recent listings we could find, there were 50-odd job postings for architects in the LA area (and lots of them physically near UCLA), but only something like 10 or so (if I remember correctly) in the whole state in Texas.

Also a bit worried about my own job-prospects later. I'm hoping to go into legal academia (already have two MA's in Philosophy, finishing up a PhD now - hopefully defending the dissertation in August, though that looks increasingly unlikely :: grumble grumble :: thank you dissertation advisor :: grumble grumble ::) and Texas has a decent reputation for this, but they've lost two of their most prominent Law and Philosophy people in the last couple of years (Leiter and [part-time] Leslie Green). Those who are still there are good, but the dept. may not be as good for people like me as it used to be (and thus as its reputation might suggest - since reputation doesn't adjust as quickly as reality).

Also, I don't want to lock myself into legal academia (just in case - though given my background it might be hard to find other sorts of jobs in the "regular" legal world), and I don't yet know for certain that I'd want to stay in Texas post graduation. So I don't want to be locked into it, but I don't know much about Texas' out of state "reach" in case I do head into the "regular" legal world.

Anyway.. Hi to all the accepted people! And congrats everybody!

I don't know much about the architecture world in TX, but I do have a friend who recently graduated from UT Law whose husband is an engineer and he had no trouble finding work in Austin while she was doing her studies. I think those fields tend to be closely related. Not sure if that helps at all.

[lisjjen]

Just checking in to say "Hi!" since I just found this thread. Accepted on the 18th (scholly info received in the mail today.. woo!!)

Haven't made any kind of decisions yet on where I'll be going. Still waiting on a bunch of other schools to fill out my list of options.

Couple of thoughts in my head about Texas I figured I'd throw out there to see what, if anything, people who know more than I do might think:

Love the COL in Austin, but am really worried about the job prospects down there for my wife (an architect). Got accepted at UCLA (with similar $ as at Texas), but in the most recent listings we could find, there were 50-odd job postings for architects in the LA area (and lots of them physically near UCLA), but only something like 10 or so (if I remember correctly) in the whole state in Texas.

Also a bit worried about my own job-prospects later. I'm hoping to go into legal academia (already have two MA's in Philosophy, finishing up a PhD now - hopefully defending the dissertation in August, though that looks increasingly unlikely :: grumble grumble :: thank you dissertation advisor :: grumble grumble ::) and Texas has a decent reputation for this, but they've lost two of their most prominent Law and Philosophy people in the last couple of years (Leiter and [part-time] Leslie Green). Those who are still there are good, but the dept. may not be as good for people like me as it used to be (and thus as its reputation might suggest - since reputation doesn't adjust as quickly as reality).

Also, I don't want to lock myself into legal academia (just in case - though given my background it might be hard to find other sorts of jobs in the "regular" legal world), and I don't yet know for certain that I'd want to stay in Texas post graduation. So I don't want to be locked into it, but I don't know much about Texas' out of state "reach" in case I do head into the "regular" legal world.

Anyway.. Hi to all the accepted people! And congrats everybody!

As far as getting high end jobs in California

http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/27/worst- ... peed=25000

As far as getting high end jobs in Texas

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/20/best-b ... slide.html

Or just click any of my UT links from my TLS box.

[r6_philly]

Got an email today inviting me to apply for the Equal Justice Scholarship. Did everyone get this? How competitive is this?

[akili]

Got an email today inviting me to apply for the Equal Justice Scholarship. Did everyone get this? How competitive is this?

I got it as well, but I don't know how competitive it is.

[BeachandRun23]

Got an email today inviting me to apply for the Equal Justice Scholarship. Did everyone get this? How competitive is this?

I got it too and my numbers are not that great...so i was kind of thinking everyone got it? Plus theyre only giving out one scholly and im sure like 200+ people apply. Sounds competitive lol

[radio-edit]

The previous recepients' pre-LS biographies are impressive enough that I'm not going to waste anyone's time.

[12thman2011]

The previous recepients' pre-LS biographies are impressive enough that I'm not going to waste anyone's time.

Yeah I saw those too, and decided I would not apply.

[r6_philly]

Are you guys straight from UG? I thought they are PI focused/dedicated, but not really with impressive resumes.

[unc0mm0n1]

Got an email today inviting me to apply for the Equal Justice Scholarship. Did everyone get this? How competitive is this?

I didn't.

[r6_philly]

Got an email today inviting me to apply for the Equal Justice Scholarship. Did everyone get this? How competitive is this?

I didn't.

check your junk mail folder, it was in mine.

[12thman2011]

Are you guys straight from UG? I thought they are PI focused/dedicated, but not really with impressive resumes.

Yeah I'll be graduating in May.

[whitman]

They had very strong PI focus, which I think is what people are talking about. I'm not sure I'm going to waste anyone's time either. I have a strong community service background, but I've sort of taken a few months of doing much good for anyone.

[radio-edit]

I'm not straight from undergrad, but that's what I meant. Obviously they're not former CEOs, but they all seemed to have very specific focuses and experience in those areas, and I imagine they have excellent numbers as well. I don't. I'm sure you're a better candidate than I am, though - I wasn't trying to discourage you, just commenting.

[r6_philly]

Well I am in a MPA at Penn, and I think all of my classmates have better bios - meaning more PI work/experiences. I don't know if I would apply, but I just want to encourage to apply because those bios are not really that impressive in the world of public interest. (I only read 3-4)

[awilson11]

I got that scholarship too. I'm not interested in PI though, so I'm not applying.

[JJDancer]

I got that scholarship [email] too. I'm not interested in PI though, so I'm not applying.

+1

[JTMan]

I got that scholarship [email] too. I'm not interested in PI though, so I'm not applying.

+1

+1, that's why I think if you are interested its a good idea to apply even if you don't have the best stats, I don't see too many people willing to commit (in advance) to three years of public service after graduation.

[BeachandRun23]

I got that scholarship [email] too. I'm not interested in PI though, so I'm not applying.

+1

+1, that's why I think if you are interested its a good idea to apply even if you don't have the best stats, I don't see too many people willing to commit (in advance) to three years of public service after graduation.

I am definitely interested in public service, but their definition of public service seems to exclude government opportunities....something that is usually covered under LRAP.

[radio-edit]

I got that scholarship [email] too. I'm not interested in PI though, so I'm not applying.

+1

+1, that's why I think if you are interested its a good idea to apply even if you don't have the best stats, I don't see too many people willing to commit (in advance) to three years of public service after graduation.

I am definitely interested in public service, but their definition of public service seems to exclude government opportunities....something that is usually covered under LRAP.

I think that's because it's specifically a scholarship for promoting equal access to justice/serving low-income populations, not for general PI.

[12thman2011]

I would apply for it if it considered gov't service as PI work,because I wouldn't mind doing that for three years especially if I didn't have any debt.

[lisjjen]

I would apply for it if it considered gov't service as PI work,because I wouldn't mind doing that for three years especially if I didn't have any debt.

That's what I thought with the Gates scholarship. Then I decided not to do it.

An older lawyer from UT that I talked to put it perfectly. He said, "think of your first 5 years out of law school like a med student would see a residency." When you think about it, that puts everything in perspective. You're learning the concepts of doing law in law school, you're learning how to do law in the market, and since I didn't want to do PI long term, I walked away from the Gates so I could spend that 5 years doing something I'm interested in.

[BeachandRun23]

I would apply for it if it considered gov't service as PI work,because I wouldn't mind doing that for three years especially if I didn't have any debt.

Same here.

[francisConn]

+1 to whoever mentioned the Salt Lick in the other Texas thread.

[sanguar]

This has been a topic both here and in the Applicant thread (so I'll post in both, sorry to those who read it twice), but I just got an email offering me $$ for travel to ASD. So those who have been waiting for this, check your inboxes.