Should I Transfer to Fordham?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:12 pm
Hi all!
I am a rising 2L student going to NYC's CUNY Law's part-time program where I'm happily paying $5k per semester and easily maintaining a 4.0 GPA. I've been admitted to Fordham Law's part time which I would love to attend if only I was certain it was worth the prohibitive cost. In the coming year at least I would be paying sticker price of $43k. Luckily, I have sufficient savings to pay the Fordham tuition without taking out loans, but the opportunity coast is nevertheless significant.
I have two possible career paths that I am currently interested in. The first is to become a US attorney in NYC. My understanding of that track is that it requires at least a couple of years experience elsewhere first. The advantage of going to Fordham law is that it opens the doors to the private law firm world which I feel could be advantageous as experience when I apply to the US attorney office. However, I believe CUNY law has a good reputation in NY for public interest, so I don't think it presents a disadvantage for getting into the US attorney office, but the type of work available to me at graduation would be more limited. The DA's office could be an option, but starting salaries there are $60k which is a bit hard for me to digest.
My second possible career ambition is academia--to maybe become a constitutional law professor. My sense is that neither schools are a great place to start for that type of goal, but perhaps Fordham is better?
Thanks for any advice!
I am a rising 2L student going to NYC's CUNY Law's part-time program where I'm happily paying $5k per semester and easily maintaining a 4.0 GPA. I've been admitted to Fordham Law's part time which I would love to attend if only I was certain it was worth the prohibitive cost. In the coming year at least I would be paying sticker price of $43k. Luckily, I have sufficient savings to pay the Fordham tuition without taking out loans, but the opportunity coast is nevertheless significant.
I have two possible career paths that I am currently interested in. The first is to become a US attorney in NYC. My understanding of that track is that it requires at least a couple of years experience elsewhere first. The advantage of going to Fordham law is that it opens the doors to the private law firm world which I feel could be advantageous as experience when I apply to the US attorney office. However, I believe CUNY law has a good reputation in NY for public interest, so I don't think it presents a disadvantage for getting into the US attorney office, but the type of work available to me at graduation would be more limited. The DA's office could be an option, but starting salaries there are $60k which is a bit hard for me to digest.
My second possible career ambition is academia--to maybe become a constitutional law professor. My sense is that neither schools are a great place to start for that type of goal, but perhaps Fordham is better?
Thanks for any advice!