I was being sarcastic homie. Let's agree disagree. I still think your a pompous a-hole who's just trying to cover his ass, by playing the nice card, and you: well you can think what you want of me. I'm sure we'll both be just fine in our lives, as we both seem driven individuals.

Again, good luck in med school, I would love to be Dr.House one day. (no sarcasm there)

 

Yay NYU. It's raining here right now, by the way. Originally from CA, it's a HUGE change from the peaceful suburban lifestyle you probably have.

Everyone I know is jealous of the location. For Thanksgiving, none of my high school friends on the east coast go home to CA (450 dollar plane ticket one way???) so we all congregate in NYC and celebrate together

 

Also, it's probably been said, but Cornell is NO WHERE NEAR New York City. It's beautiful, but it's isolated. So is most of "upstate" New York, for that matter.

 

If I do go to law school I'll go here (Indiana Univ.) but I got a chick taking LSAT classes right now (Cal Poly undergrad), and stressing over getting into law school, she's thinking UCI may be an easy choice since it's new.

 

[QUOTE=espelirS2K,Dec 11 2008, 10:21 PM]Sorry bro, I have a huge issue with this, as you can tell.

 

For some reason my parents came here to Indiana (2 tickets), instead of me going to Cali (1 ticket)
But when I do go home I always fly the same airline, and hopefully by graduation I'll have enough miles for a free flight somewhere

 

I think I read that it's opening in 09, and apparently the first year class is getting free tuition anyways, gl to both of you guys

 

What!?! Free
I gotta look into that

 

LSAT registrations are way up because a lot of people are opting to get law degrees rather than face this bleak job market. I don't know if these people realize that the legal market itself is taking a huge hit in this downswing; several major firms have dissolved entirely and many are laying off staff and attorneys. So, mourn for this year's jobless graduating 3Ls...it may not be a bad idea to enter law school in '09 because you won't graduate until '12, and by then the market might have picked up. But it's a gamble.

As for UCI, it's well-funded and has a really solid founding faculty. It's serving Orange County and San Diego, and I expect it to be ranked solidly among the leading regional law schools in southern California soon after ABA accreditation. But, don't expect to land a job in New York, Chicago, or D.C. (or even San Francisco, which is a freaking legal wasteland at the moment) out of UCI.

Cliff notes: If you choose to enter law school right now, you're gambling that the market for legal services will pick up in the next 3 years. I'm skeptical. And, be realistic about the location and type of legal job you can get out of the school you go to. Very few professions are as name-conscious as law, at least at the entry-level.

Quick2k

 

UCSD ftw. C/O '07.