Top Law Schools

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Fordham is the better choice. It is the best school in New York out of the top 14.

I voted Fordham, but I don't know if the job prospects at Fordham would outweigh the debt accrued there. Perhaps some other posters can shed some light on this. Yes, ceteris paribus, Fordham > Cardozo. But I don't know if Fordham at sticker > Cardozo w/ no debt.

Does the Cardozo scholarship include a CoL stipend? Not that familiar with Cardozo's job prospects, but if you really mean that you'd graduate with very little debt (less than 50k), then that doesn't sound too bad (meaning you'll be okay financially with a (relatively) low paying law job in NYC). The problem with Fordham at full cost or near it (~200k), is that you are kinda fucked financially if you can't land that BigLaw job (not kill yourself fucked, but you'll probably regret not going to cardozo for free).

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kruiz88 wrote:

2011Law wrote:Does the Cardozo scholarship include a CoL stipend? Not that familiar with Cardozo's job prospects, but if you really mean that you'd graduate with very little debt (less than 50k), then that doesn't sound too bad (meaning you'll be okay financially with a (relatively) low paying law job in NYC). The problem with Fordham at full cost or near it (~200k), is that you are kinda fucked financially if you can't land that BigLaw job (not kill yourself fucked, but you'll probably regret not going to cardozo for free).

No stipend, but also no stipulations. Dozo sent 12% last year to biglaw, half of what fordham sent. Looking at 120,000 in tuition vs. About 25,000.

Can't believe I am saying this, but Cardozo FTW

Cardozo. Do not let the tail (slightly better prospects) wag the dog (your life and financial future).

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I voted Fordham but minimizing debt may be TCR here. Cardozo is definitely the safe bet here.

kruiz88 wrote:

2011Law wrote:Does the Cardozo scholarship include a CoL stipend? Not that familiar with Cardozo's job prospects, but if you really mean that you'd graduate with very little debt (less than 50k), then that doesn't sound too bad (meaning you'll be okay financially with a (relatively) low paying law job in NYC). The problem with Fordham at full cost or near it (~200k), is that you are kinda fucked financially if you can't land that BigLaw job (not kill yourself fucked, but you'll probably regret not going to cardozo for free).

No stipend, but also no stipulations. Dozo sent 12% last year to biglaw, half of what fordham sent. Looking at 120,000 in tuition vs. About 25,000.

Thats the issue here. Fordham sent around 25% to biglaw, cardozo around 12%. Is the extra 100k worth a 12% greater chance? Thats for you to decide.

Unless it's a full ride without any gpa requirement, Fordham always.

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I think that scholarship is too good to pass up.

northwood wrote:I think that scholarship is too good to pass up.

It certainly would not be easy to do so.

BeachandRun23 wrote: Thats the issue here. Fordham sent around 25% to biglaw, cardozo around 12%. Is the extra 100k worth a 12% greater chance? Thats for you to decide.

The chance isn't so bad at Dozo (compared to Fordham). It's far easier to be in the top 10% than at Fordham. However, since it is arguably NOT easier to be in the top 10% at Dozo than the top 25% at Fordham, I am NOT saying you have a better chance at Biglaw at Cardozo, it's just not 1/2 the chance (as the numbers people are throwing around imply). I'd estimate it as closer to 3/4.

You need to be sure you're going to crush it at Cardozo though. It's kind of hard to know in advance, and honest self-assessment and the advice of people (ideally attorneys) who know you will really guide your decision here...

The same applies at BLS

Here's what you don't want to do (I know this isn't relevant to OP with a full ride to Dozo) -- go to a St. Johns or Hofstra where you need to be in the top 5%...that is much much more of a crapshoot, since there's going to be a half dozen or so great students at all these schools...

nymario wrote:

BeachandRun23 wrote: Thats the issue here. Fordham sent around 25% to biglaw, cardozo around 12%. Is the extra 100k worth a 12% greater chance? Thats for you to decide.

The chance isn't so bad at Dozo (compared to Fordham). It's far easier to be in the top 10% than at Fordham. However, since it is arguably NOT easier to be in the top 10% at Dozo than the top 25% at Fordham, I am NOT saying you have a better chance at Biglaw at Cardozo, it's just not 1/2 the chance (as the numbers people are throwing around imply). I'd estimate it as closer to 3/4.

You need to be sure you're going to crush it at Cardozo though. It's kind of hard to know in advance, and honest self-assessment and the advice of people (ideally attorneys) who know you will really guide your decision here...

The same applies at BLS

Here's what you don't want to do (I know this isn't relevant to OP with a full ride to Dozo) -- go to a St. Johns or Hofstra where you need to be in the top 5%...that is much much more of a crapshoot, since there's going to be a half dozen or so great students at all these schools...

I figure that if I do go to Dozo I will do the Law Preview course or something to help get a little edge. Its hard to predict how you will do in a course of study to which you have yet to embark upon.

Fordham if you want biglaw. Cardozo if you want anything else.

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Cardozo Law Review is excellent. It is much better that the school's rank would suggest.

Danteshek wrote:Cardozo Law Review is excellent. It is much better that the school's rank would suggest.

Oh wow. If you don't mind me asking, what are you basing this on.

http://lawlib.wlu.edu/lj/index.aspx
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1 Harvard Law Review 100
2 Columbia Law Review 84.4
3 The Yale Law Journal 79.1
4 Stanford Law Review 78.6
5 New York University Law Review 66.7
6 Virginia Law Review 66.5
7 California Law Review 65.6
8 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 65.1
9 Michigan Law Review 64.2
10 The Georgetown Law Journal 61.8
11 Texas Law Review 61.6
12 UCLA Law Review 60.1
13 Northwestern University Law Review 57.3
14 Cornell Law Review 56.9
15 Minnesota Law Review 56.1
16 The University of Chicago Law Review 52.8
17 Fordham Law Review 51.2
18 Notre Dame Law Review 50.1
19 Vanderbilt Law Review 47.2
20 William and Mary Law Review 46.7
21 Duke Law Journal 43.7
22 Iowa Law Review 42.5
23 Boston University Law Review 41.9
24 North Carolina Law Review 40.5
25 Emory Law Journal 38.1
26 Boston College Law Review 37.4
27 Southern California Law Review 37.2
28 University of Illinois Law Review 35.6
29 UC Davis Law Review 35
30 Indiana Law Journal 34.7
31 Hastings Law Journal 34.3
32 The George Washington Law Review 33.4
33 Cardozo Law Review 33.1
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142 Georgia State University Law Review 8.2
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149 Hamline Law Review 7.5
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154 Ohio Northern University Law Review 6.8
154 Western New England Law Review 6.8
156 Campbell Law Review 6.7
157 Northern Kentucky Law Review 6.5
157 Thomas Jefferson Law Review 6.5
159 Charleston Law Review (2006-) 6.4
159 South Dakota Law Review 6.4
159 Texas Wesleyan Law Review 6.4
159 University of Dayton Law Review 6.4
159 The Wayne Law Review 6.4
164 North Dakota Law Review 6.2
165 University of New Hampshire Law Review (2002-) 6.1
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167 Cumberland Law Review 5.7
168 University of Detroit Mercy Law Review 5.5
169 Nova Law Review 5.2
170 Roger Williams University Law Review 5.1
170 University of Hawaii Law Review 5.1
172 The University of the District of Columbia Law Review 4.9
173 Barry Law Review 4.8
174 North Carolina Central Law Review 4.7
174 Stetson Law Review 4.7
176 Mississippi College Law Review 4.4
177 Appalachian Journal of Law (2002-) 4.3
177 Oklahoma City University Law Review 4.3
179 Florida Coastal Law Review 4.1
179 Touro Law Review 4.1
179 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review 4.1
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187 Revista Juridica Universidad de Puerto Rico 1.8
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189 John Marshall Law Journal (2008-) 1.6
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Is Cardozo really THAT bad?

Pretty much every thread has at least some people saying to stay away from it.

Asking myself the same question. The $ at Dozo is so tempting.