Re: Cornell / Northwestern / Duke / Penn / Retake
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:35 pm
You really think it's worth $50k more for NYC biglaw?jbagelboy wrote:If you get Penn at $105k, I'd probably do that. Otherwise Cornell.
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You really think it's worth $50k more for NYC biglaw?jbagelboy wrote:If you get Penn at $105k, I'd probably do that. Otherwise Cornell.
I received the 105k today. Going to ask for a bit more. They want an answer by Monday with withdrawal everywhere else I have been admitted. I honestly liked Penn's ASW more than the other three schools and it felt like the best "fit." I'm a city guy, from a sunny state, and being isolated in Ithaca does not seem like a healthy choice for me personally.jbagelboy wrote:If you get Penn at $105k, I'd probably do that. Otherwise Cornell.
You cannot get into Wachtell from NYU? That just seems a little weird given Wachtell's partners often serve on NYU Law's board.lilitiger99 wrote:Why would you be mistaken? Cornell at nearly a full ride for NYC big law seems like a no brainer.
I know people on here can be prestige whores, but from talking to real life lawyers and the lawyers on here, everyone is going to say take the money and a lower t13 rather than pay sticker at Columbia, NYU, etc.
I'm most likely turning down my t6 offers @ sticker to go to Duke or Cornell depending which one will scholarship match, and I was at Cornell's ASW and was very impressed. Their employment offers & Big law stats are very good, though apparently only Columbia and up will get you Watchell etc.
Of course WLRK takes NYU people. And Columbia people. Is it likely from either? No.melmelcoolj wrote:You cannot get into Wachtell from NYU? That just seems a little weird given Wachtell's partners often serve on NYU Law's board.lilitiger99 wrote:Why would you be mistaken? Cornell at nearly a full ride for NYC big law seems like a no brainer.
I know people on here can be prestige whores, but from talking to real life lawyers and the lawyers on here, everyone is going to say take the money and a lower t13 rather than pay sticker at Columbia, NYU, etc.
I'm most likely turning down my t6 offers @ sticker to go to Duke or Cornell depending which one will scholarship match, and I was at Cornell's ASW and was very impressed. Their employment offers & Big law stats are very good, though apparently only Columbia and up will get you Watchell etc.
It's not likely from Yale. Wachtell only takes the top of the class from a very small grouping of schools, and it's a pointless metric to use.ernie wrote:Of course WLRK takes NYU people. And Columbia people. Is it likely from either? No.melmelcoolj wrote:You cannot get into Wachtell from NYU? That just seems a little weird given Wachtell's partners often serve on NYU Law's board.lilitiger99 wrote:Why would you be mistaken? Cornell at nearly a full ride for NYC big law seems like a no brainer.
I know people on here can be prestige whores, but from talking to real life lawyers and the lawyers on here, everyone is going to say take the money and a lower t13 rather than pay sticker at Columbia, NYU, etc.
I'm most likely turning down my t6 offers @ sticker to go to Duke or Cornell depending which one will scholarship match, and I was at Cornell's ASW and was very impressed. Their employment offers & Big law stats are very good, though apparently only Columbia and up will get you Watchell etc.
I have no dog in this fight. OP seems to care a lot about prestige though, so that might translate into firms/where they take people from, etc. Just echoing what I've heard from various partners/friends of friends around the area.cavalier1138 wrote:It's not likely from Yale. Wachtell only takes the top of the class from a very small grouping of schools, and it's a pointless metric to use.ernie wrote:Of course WLRK takes NYU people. And Columbia people. Is it likely from either? No.melmelcoolj wrote:You cannot get into Wachtell from NYU? That just seems a little weird given Wachtell's partners often serve on NYU Law's board.lilitiger99 wrote:Why would you be mistaken? Cornell at nearly a full ride for NYC big law seems like a no brainer.
I know people on here can be prestige whores, but from talking to real life lawyers and the lawyers on here, everyone is going to say take the money and a lower t13 rather than pay sticker at Columbia, NYU, etc.
I'm most likely turning down my t6 offers @ sticker to go to Duke or Cornell depending which one will scholarship match, and I was at Cornell's ASW and was very impressed. Their employment offers & Big law stats are very good, though apparently only Columbia and up will get you Watchell etc.
congrats. I think that's the right choice.mtf612 wrote:Penn came up to 126. Depositing there and withdrawing elsewhere happily!
Thanks! I will standby and say that if HLS calls in June that I would seriously consider it. I'm first gen and have a no name undergrad degree so I am a bit of a prestige whore. But I'm stoked on penn right now!jbagelboy wrote:congrats. I think that's the right choice.mtf612 wrote:Penn came up to 126. Depositing there and withdrawing elsewhere happily!
I also think this is the right choice over "higher ranked" schools that would make you pay sticker price, btw. Don't be flippant about your goals and fall into that classic law school trap of chasing whatever goal seems most sparkly just because you "can." You have a terrific outcome right now.
Penn is plenty prestigious. In any event, if HLS calls in June, call Penn back and get them to up their offer. That's the smart move.mtf612 wrote:Thanks! I will standby and say that if HLS calls in June that I would seriously consider it. I'm first gen and have a no name undergrad degree so I am a bit of a prestige whore. But I'm stoked on penn right now!
Haha also definitely a considerationernie wrote:Penn is plenty prestigious. In any event, if HLS calls in June, call Penn back and get them to up their offer. That's the smart move.mtf612 wrote:Thanks! I will standby and say that if HLS calls in June that I would seriously consider it. I'm first gen and have a no name undergrad degree so I am a bit of a prestige whore. But I'm stoked on penn right now!