The Official BLSD "What Are My Chances?/Where Should I Apply?" Thread

[John Galt]

The Area is fantastic. I have an apartment in Upper West three miles from the school. On a serious note, visit all the schools you get accepted into. Don't fall into the hype of going to a particular school just because of what everyone else says. You might end up liking another institution over Harvard.

I think that's great advice. Columbia is probably my second/third choice because I really love the area. I plan to visit Cambridge sometime this year. But most of the people who know me tell me that I would love the area.

My biggest fear though is snobby kids 

Snobbier than the kids at Howard? Come on, now...j/k

[risingMC]

I too think Harvard is a little unlikely, mostly because of the LSAT. It seems that HYS don't seem to dip below 165 or so.

However, you should apply to all of the top 14 schools or so. A see a likely top-10 acceptance!

[jdohno]

Did Columbia give you a full scholarship? If they did, did you give Harvard a chance to match?

At the time I was thinking about location adn finances.
Columbia= no debt
Harvard= 70-100K in debt.

Honestly I vibed better at Columbia. I spent a week at Harvard shadowing my friend and it was cool but Columbia was just the obvious choice for me.

[jdohno]

Muse I thought you were from LA? Did you go to school at USC? Or are you a native New Yorker?

The Area is fantastic. I have an apartment in Upper West three miles from the school. On a serious note, visit all the schools you get accepted into. Don't fall into the hype of going to a particular school just because of what everyone else says. You might end up liking another institution over Harvard.

[Muse]

 

[Muse]

Well I might try out for Yale if I decide to get my LLM...

[One Step Ahead]

homie, why the heck would you do that?  LLMs seem rather useless

[Muse]

im a useless person.   

[Nemesis]

homie, why the heck would you do that?  LLMs seem rather useless

How is a LLM useless?

[One Step Ahead]

homie, why the heck would you do that?  LLMs seem rather useless

How is a LLM useless?

unless you are doing it in tax, it is rather useless.  the JD should suffice.  usually people only go for the LLM if they went to a less prestigious law school, neither of you have to worry about that.