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GULC vs. Cardozo |
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GULCHES |
| Date Posted: |
05/17/2000 |
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I am the original poster. My reasons for considering this is because i want to work in NYC, and I thought that since Cardozo has an edge regional-wise in NYC, that might help. Plus I fear a poor Quality of Life at georgetown b/c I've heard negative things about it...Is the regional edge that Cardozo has, coupled with more $$ and a perceived better Quality of Life enough to trump Georgetown? |
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I completely agree with the original poster's
taking into consideration the location of Cardozo, and differences in $$, and I do agree that quality of life makes a difference.
If the original poster cannot live in the DC area for some idiosyncratic reason, then
I can see some point in hesitation.
But I must say, even tho I strongly believe in looking at more than just school rank,
Georgetown's rank will open so many more doors, that I have to think that, for the ordinary "reasonable law candidate", Georgetown would be a clear choice.
Unless one has a basis like "my fiance lives 2 blocks from Cardozo and she'll leave me
if I don't go there" or "Cardozo will pay my entire toll and I have no money available for Georgetown" or even "I can only study within sight of my hometown and I can't imagine EVER leaving", then I'd vote Georgetown. I'm sure Cardozo has its fine points, and I'm not knockin' Cardozo, but Georgetown will offer a tremendous advantage when it comes to placement, and the NY market is well familiar with Georgetown.
So I think that the original poster is thinking about the right factors, but Georgetown's reputation nonetheless must be accorded a stronger factor than the locale,
quality of life and $$ factors listed by the original poster. As they say, how much you think, but how well you think, that makes for a correct decision. Here, I think that the original poster must take into account the vast reputation difference between "good" Cardozo and "beyond great" Georgetown,
reputation-wise.
It's a bit curious to me, anyway--
can Georgetown and Cardozo really have major quality of life differences? Very different locales (albeit neither with palm trees), but I seem to remember law school as a bunch of nights at the typewriter and
days listening to people pepper us with questions about fireworks setting off bizarre train station accidents and such....isn't that a universal?
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