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Some ideas may be but not limited to scholarships, location, course variety and/or student life. Mines are:
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Some ideas may be but not limited to scholarships, location, course variety and/or student life. Mines are:
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@tylerdschreur10199 said:
@leahbeuk911 Maybe I should apply UW! I'm a little off-put by the reputation for rainfall tho. Is it as bad as everyone says?
Yes and no. Right now is the worst time of year. From January to at least April, it's very gray, rainy, and cold. Not gonna lie, I grew up in the Pacific NW, and around March or April every year I start to get pretty bad cabin fever.
Summers make up for it though - crystal clear skies, 75 degrees, it's light until10pm. We have about 2-3 months of the most incredible weather on the planet and it's glorious. It's gorgeous and vibrant and feels like a block party all the time, everyone's outside as much as possible.
In between those extremes, it's not so bad. The weather is just very fickle, alternates between sunny and light rain, generally pretty mild.
@elliottscott8814 I agree on your #5! Very important for me too
1.scholarship
2. rank
3. clinics
4. journals
5. clerkship placement and overall career placement aid
Location/Rank
Bar pass/employment rate
Scholarship
Clinics
Vibe of campus/professors
Technically more than five but that's my list.
COA
Employment numbers
Placement location
Clinic/journal accessibility
Culture/feel of campus.
@leahbeuk911 Maybe I should apply UW! I'm a little off-put by the reputation for rainfall tho. Is it as bad as everyone says?
Location (Canada > U.S., East coast > West coast)
Ranking
Tuition
Good clinical programs
Food
@tylerdschreur10199 said:
School mascot cuteness
Arbys franchises per capita of the region
Availability of bike rental or bike sharing program
Dog friendly parks/beaches
Weather, must be 50-75 degrees year round, non-negotiable
Honorable mention: Famous alumni, not like legally speaking, but any YouTube personalities, models, or soap actors would be as plus.
Missed this one earlier lol. So are you exclusively applying to University of Washington? Checks all the boxes except unfortunately Arby’s per capita. The APC is dismal in Seattle and I’m still bitter about the one that closed a few years ago. God I could use a roast beef with a jamocha milkshake right now. Bike sharing is off the charts though and we have lovely dog beaches. Also Anna Faris is an alum so, even got your bonus category.
Lol have to update mine...
My list is 100% accurate for applying but I should have considered cost of living!!!!
Have a few great scholarships and found out how much an apartment is ?
Only in places like 7Sage would this exercise be considered "fun" :wink:
Money money money. I would like to walk out without a bunch of debt
Location (Columbia is nice but living in Manhattan is real pricey)
Clinics, especially ones that lead to work abroad
% employed after graduation
Ranking-ish
So basically....money/not being in tons of debt1-5?
@estoutenburg25267 said:
@zil020511522 said:
@estoutenburg25267 said:
strength of IP program
prestige in general
location
how many yrs of student loan payments will it take
repeat of number 4
Hey, not trying to tell you how to live your life but as someone going into a similar field I'd suggest you do some more search about the importance of the IP program of a school. From what I've been told by those who practice, being ranked #X in IP does you no good when you're out looking for a job.
Granted it always depends on the applicant, but I believe going to a high ranking school with little to no IP program would be in my opinion a terrible choice for my career. I personally have a few friends that have gone to Franklin-Pierce (New Hampshire), which is a low ranking school but has an excellent and prestigious IP program, and they've had no problem finding big-law jobs. It's all a matter of opinion but I'm not going to X law school just because they "rank" better than Y if their IP program is inferior. I'm going to a school that teaches the hell out of IP because that is what sets me up best for a career in it.
I think it all has to be balanced, but I can attest to schools like Southwestern, which overall is not great. But they have a fantastic entertainment/copyright program and I know extremely successful entertainment lawyers from there (and who've taught there). Sometimes just location matters a ton too - it's in the middle of LA which is a great place to be for entertainment, obviously. Similar with tech/IP, anything in the bay area or like UW being in Seattle is great for connections and internships. You don't want to shoot yourself in the foot by getting a subpar education, but sometimes the individual programs do count for a lot.
Scholarship/Employment Numbers/Labor & Employment law ranking
Labor & Employment ranking
Prestige
Location (diverse or urban area required)
Campus/leadership environment
My criteria is tougher for the schools.
Good trial advocacy program
Conservative like Baylor or SMU and sets high academic standards where you receive the best legal education possible.
Friendly down to earth people who are not snobs that mentor you in becoming a good lawyer.
Any school that is not in California because I don't want to be shook out of bed due to earthquakes and no schools up north where you freeze to death.
No schools where they are located in states where the state is financially in trouble.
Has to prepare you for the real world and has a high bar passage rate.
Prepares you to handle hard judges and opposing counsel who is tough.
Retake. Jk haha
@928 said:
@elliottscott8814 said:
4. Social life?? *probably not possible in 1L
definitely possible. most of the 1L's I know are drunk half the time, haha.
Let's go to NYU/Columbia together and follow suit, haha.
1-5 debt
1.) Rank (YHS only)
2.) Scholarship
3.) Employment Outcomes (vary well could be my #2)
4.) Location (Big gap between this and #3). I would prefer to be somewhere where it does not get below 65 degrees.
5.) Community (another big gap; laregly don’t care about this)
Scholarships
Location
Friendly Environment and Alumni
Prestige
Employment
Money
Employment %
Location
Prestige
School mascot cuteness
Arbys franchises per capita of the region
Availability of bike rental or bike sharing program
Dog friendly parks/beaches
Weather, must be 50-75 degrees year round, non-negotiable
Honorable mention: Famous alumni, not like legally speaking, but any YouTube personalities, models, or soap actors would be as plus.
Intellectual property--patent, trademark, copyright, and related topics.
@estoutenburg25267 said:
@zil020511522 said:
@estoutenburg25267 said:
strength of IP program
prestige in general
location
how many yrs of student loan payments will it take
repeat of number 4
Hey, not trying to tell you how to live your life but as someone going into a similar field I'd suggest you do some more search about the importance of the IP program of a school. From what I've been told by those who practice, being ranked #X in IP does you no good when you're out looking for a job.
Granted it always depends on the applicant, but I believe going to a high ranking school with little to no IP program would be in my opinion a terrible choice for my career. I personally have a few friends that have gone to Franklin-Pierce (New Hampshire), which is a low ranking school but has an excellent and prestigious IP program, and they've had no problem finding big-law jobs. It's all a matter of opinion but I'm not going to X law school just because they "rank" better than Y if their IP program is inferior. I'm going to a school that teaches the hell out of IP because that is what sets me up best for a career in it.
What is IP?
@amhawks84508 said:
1.) Like Splitters
2.) They like me
3.) They want me
4.) I like them
5.) It's ok to fall in love on the first date
You make me want to rethink my top 5. LOL
1.) Like Splitters
2.) They like me
3.) They want me
4.) I like them
5.) It's ok to fall in love on the first date