WUSTL c/o 2018 Applicants Forum

[santoki]

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[Fiero85]

Yeah they probably meant transferring up from WUSTL

Which, to be fair, is a good idea for like 20% for the class every year.

(about half the people in the top like 40% of the class who want to work outside of STL, depending on their goals and current scholly $).

So he might just be trying to be helpful in an awkward way. I wouldn't take it too harshly.

[MadwomanintheAttic]

Interview went great.

Congratulations! Where does WashU rank for you, if you don't mind me asking?

[LawsRUs]

Was talkin to a dude and said that I'm seriously considering Wash U for law school. He responds "Are you planning to transfer?"

What do you even say to that

setting aside his assumptns, i wld just read his comment as a compliment

in his mind: how can a person get in to such a great school without going in from the back door, ie transfer?

maybe he was thinking of tramsfering for whatever reason so he made that comment idk

Lol I think you read this the wrong way bud

o loool that i did. i cldnt fathom a person asking
PNJ about transferring "out." wow some ppl are unbelievable

[chuckbass]

I mean you are entering a pretty snobby profession fwiw

[LawsRUs]

I mean you are entering a pretty snobby profession fwiw

yea scotti..im slowing starting to process that. i always am used to giving the best to people, but shld i stop doing that(?), hearing what Ive heard, seeing what Im seeing
im only hoping for little interaction btwn snooby ppl when i start practicing, my atty-mentor said that i shldnt go down to their lvl even though they are being mean/inconsiderate/what hv you

[itskevin]

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

[LET'S GET IT]

I mean you are entering an incredibly pretty snobby profession fwiw

Seriously, if you are not accustomed to being around people like that (i.e. you grew up poor, like me), this is probably something you need to prepare yourself for.

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

Are you asking if you are screwed if you are gunning for biglaw and strike out on STL biglaw? No, frankly with good grades, you probably have a better chance at NYC biglaw than STL biglaw if you are not from here.

[Dream_weaver32]

Interview went great.

Congratulations! Where does WashU rank for you, if you don't mind me asking?

I really like WashU, and would put it very high and the right $$ could make it my top choice.

[Fiero85]

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

Yeah that's an exaggeration. It's just not great anywhere really. WUSTL placement is just "ok" in a variety of places, that's kinda our thing. About a quarter of the class stays in Missouri, 10-15% go to NYC and Chicago each, about 5-10% go to DC, California, and Texas each, and the rest is random as far as I can tell (10% or more are unemployed).

Source:

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tion/2013/

[KMart]

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

Yeah that's an exaggeration. It's just not great anywhere really. WUSTL placement is just "ok" in a variety of places, that's kinda our thing. About a quarter of the class stays in Missouri, 10-15% go to NYC and Chicago each, about 5-10% go to DC, California, and Texas each, and the rest is random as far as I can tell (10% or more are unemployed).

Source:

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tion/2013/

So it is difficult to poach Chicago?

[LET'S GET IT]

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

Yeah that's an exaggeration. It's just not great anywhere really. WUSTL placement is just "ok" in a variety of places, that's kinda our thing. About a quarter of the class stays in Missouri, 10-15% go to NYC and Chicago each, about 5-10% go to DC, California, and Texas each, and the rest is random as far as I can tell (10% or more are unemployed).

Source:

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tion/2013/

So it is difficult to poach Chicago?

Yeah Chicago is a tough market. Helps if you are from there though. There are just so many schools trying to place there.

[KMart]

I'm curious. Is WUSTL's placement out of STL almost impossible?

Yeah that's an exaggeration. It's just not great anywhere really. WUSTL placement is just "ok" in a variety of places, that's kinda our thing. About a quarter of the class stays in Missouri, 10-15% go to NYC and Chicago each, about 5-10% go to DC, California, and Texas each, and the rest is random as far as I can tell (10% or more are unemployed).

Source:

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tion/2013/

So it is difficult to poach Chicago?

Yeah Chicago is a tough market. Helps if you are from there though. There are just so many schools trying to place there.

I've heard it is tie-sensitive. Thankfully, about all my ties are located in Chicago.

[Fiero85]

Yeah if you want Chicago, get your stats up high enough to go to Northwestern or UChi.

After that, WUSTL or Illinois for cheap are the next best options, but are by no means an easy road.

[LET'S GET IT]

Yeah if you want Chicago, get your stats up high enough to go to Northwestern or UChi.

After that, WUSTL or Illinois for cheap are the next best options, but are by no means an easy road.

I'd throw in NDLS for cheap with that group, but yeah UChi or NU would increase your chances dramatically. None of the other options are great if you are set on Chi biglaw.

[Dipper]

Can anyone (current students?) speak to the PI community at WUSTL? I hadn't strongly considered it, but so far they've offered me the most generous scholly, and I'm trying to minimize debt burden as much as possible. But, I don't have ties to midwest and would like to end up in CA or NY, so weighing $$ against prestige, employment numbers, and strength of the public interest program/community. Thoughts?

[Fiero85]

Yeah if you want Chicago, get your stats up high enough to go to Northwestern or UChi.

After that, WUSTL or Illinois for cheap are the next best options, but are by no means an easy road.

I'd throw in NDLS for cheap with that group, but yeah UChi or NU would increase your chances dramatically. None of the other options are great if you are set on Chi biglaw.

Mhm you're right. Thought about that in passing but didn't bother to edit.

[sublime]

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[Fiero85]

I've heard it is tie-sensitive. Thankfully, about all my ties are located in Chicago.

Ties surely don't hurt, but they're not as important as in a small city like STL.

Chicago is straight up hard.

I'd say Chicago, SF, and DC are the hardest places to go if you don't go to the clearly best schools near those places (UChi/Northwestern, Stanford/Berkeley, UVA/GULC, etc.). Just having ties to those cities doesn't help that much coming from say WUSTL or Vanderbilt because they aren't paranoid about people leaving and just use a straight up prestige based hiring system almost without fail.

[smiles123]

Got scholarship info in the mail today. A bit dissappointed after looking at lawschoolnumbers, but It's a start and I will try negotiating! Can now book ASD

[pcph]

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[smiles123]

^pm'd

[LadyProspero]

Got scholarship info in the mail today. A bit dissappointed after looking at lawschoolnumbers, but It's a start and I will try negotiating! Can now book ASD

could you pm me as well? I also am curious.

[itskevin]

Got scholarship info in the mail today. A bit dissappointed after looking at lawschoolnumbers, but It's a start and I will try negotiating! Can now book ASD

could you pm me as well? I also am curious.

^THIS.

[Username123]

STILL no word since 10/23