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Bitsou

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 126
Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 08:37 AM
Little by little, admissions and rejections are being sent, forcing us to make our decisions. While some may be for a second disappointed by a rejection (we all have our egos :) ), I'm sure that, in one year, everyone will be absolutely happy to have been in the Law School he/she finally went to and convinced to have taken the right decision.

For those of you who already made up their mind, where are you going ?
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2tax or not2tax

Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 11
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:02 AM
NYU (international tax p.)
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pooky

Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 19
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:21 AM
2 tax or not 2tax, when did you get your admission to the LLM in international taxation from nyu ?Which country are you from ? I am frecnh and I also applied for this LLM but I have no news...
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Emme


Joined: 30 Mar 2005
Posts: 42
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:43 AM
NYU International Legal Studies
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srk

Joined: 03 Apr 2005
Posts: 66
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:08 AM
Columbia......International Legal Studies
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Luke

Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Posts: 45
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 02:18 PM
Penn Law

maybe it would be also interesting to know, what choice people have made, especially what schools you applied to.
I was accepted in duke, virginia, northwestern, georgetown, toronto and I am on the waiting list for berkeley and will choose Penn Law in any case ;)
cheers
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Bitsou

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 126
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 02:22 PM
Correct Luke, and maybe explain why you chose one rather than another to help people who can't decide.
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legal eagle

Joined: 11 Mar 2005
Posts: 15
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 02:45 PM
Luke..what were your reasons for choosing Upenn over Northwesterm? I was really confused between the two and finally settled on Penn...hopefully i've made the right call!
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peggyw77

Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 67
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 02:49 PM
NYU/General
Also admitted to Northwestern (LLMK), Georgetown

I hope NYU does deserve its fame, and the location will be an advantage when looking for a job.
Concern: LLM programs are too big or impersonal
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Luke

Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Posts: 45
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 02:57 PM
huuhh, everything is written yet in hundereds of other boards, but in "short":
- not duke, not virginia only because to much of cuntryside for my taste and especially for my fiancée who will join me.
- not georgetown, because I got the feeling that they take everybody (they advertise lide crazy to get as much llms as possible and elongated application deadline until april 1 and friends of mine where dissapointed in class 2003 and 2004. The school is to big for my taste and DC is not realy a fantastic town as far friends told me. I applied only because I wanted to make sure being accepted in one at least).
- Not Toronto, because I think that US-law is more important and better thought in US and I do not know enough about the quality in comparison to US-schools (well, this decision was quite hard).
- Not NWU, well I do not know, it would have been my second choice because of the rankings I choose Penn.
- Not berkeley? This was first my 1 choice, but so far I heard they have money-problems and they are falling in all recent rankings...
Why Upenn? In all rankings under the top 10, not as big as HLS, NYU, Columbia. However, 1.30 h by train to NY Central station. You have a big town but you can go to School by bike. They have a summer program for int. students, ... More fun then Univerity of Chicago and Yale ( I did not apply there), Well if I could try one more time, I would apply in Stanford, I regret no having done.
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matreshka

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 82
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 04:14 PM
I was admitted to HLS, Columbia, NYU, Chicago, UMich, UPenn and UVa. My reasons to go to HLS are the following:
1. It is one of the best universities in the World in all areas of human knowledge.
2. Harvard brand name is well known.
3. It is one the highest in the Law School rankings.
4. It is cheaper to leave in Boston than in NY.
5. It has a great program in Corporate Law.
6. Harvard has great alumni connections.
7. My friend who is there now absolutely loves it and already found a job in a large NY law firm.
9. All of the partners from my law firm advise me to go there.
10. It was my child dream to go to Harvard.
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Chris


Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 35
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 07:35 PM
I got offers from HLS, Penn, Northwestern, Cornell and Georgetown. Obviously, HLS is my choice. I think Metreshka already explained why.
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Supersonic1


Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 11
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 07:43 PM
UPenn.

I only applied to Temple and Penn, mostly because I wanted to be in Philadelphia, but also because I made up my mind about doing an LL.M. a little too late to apply to some other schools like Columbia or Harvard. I got into both schools, but decided on UPenn.

Penn is very well-ranked (not only in law, also in undergraduate studies, and almost every of their graduate schools is ranked in the USNews Top 10 in their respective fields), it's also a very friendly place, has a relatively small LL.M. program, and the program they offer is truly interdisciplinary.

Philadelphia is a nice city that I know pretty well (I worked there for a year in 2002-2003), and has this historic touch to it, which is nice for Europeans. It's also close to NYC and DC, and has a very big international airport, so travelling is very easy.

The only drawback I can think of is that Penn is not as well known in Europe as, say, Harvard, Yale or Columbia. However, I am planning to stay in the US (I'm already here in fact, my fiancee is American and we're getting married very soon), so that wasn't really an issue in my case.
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sage

Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 41
Re: Who goes where ?
Tue Apr 05, 2005 08:07 PM
Columbia (in no particular order):
1) best legal education anywhere
2) best city in the world
3) one of the best faculties
4) SIPA, simply the best
5) ivy league
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matreshka

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 82
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 07:08 AM
So Sage you have made up your mind to go to Columbia instead of the UK universities. That is a wonderful choice. Congratulations!
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MSK

Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Posts: 52
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:07 PM
wow congratulations to everyone who had decided where to go.

I am still debating. I have Columbia, NYU (LLM Stern) and Northwestern (LLM Kellog) and Oxford in the UK and waiting for Cambridge

I have not got full scholarship and NYU have just said I am eligible for Partial scholarships at Stern.

I am really confused as to whether it is worth taking a loan of 70,000$ ? In case Oxford or Cambridge offers me full scholarship do you think it would be wise to give up a US LLM?
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matreshka

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 82
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:13 PM
If I were in your place I would definitely go to the place with a full scholarship. Cambridge and Oxford are great schools that are well known in Europe. You should only give this a second thought in case you want to work in the States. Good luck with your choice!!!
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Dr_Jekyll


Joined: 02 Mar 2005
Posts: 83
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:34 PM
Columbia (in no particular order):
1) best legal education anywhere
2) best city in the world
3) one of the best faculties
4) SIPA, simply the best
5) ivy league


Same for me.
Chose Columbia over NWU, UPenn, Chicago, NYU, Georgetown, Cornell.
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2tax or not2tax

Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 11
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 01:46 PM
To pooky: I received NYU package last friday, sent on march, 28.
To other NYU future students: keep in touch!
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Bitsou

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 126
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 02:18 PM
Hello everyone :)
Small summary of the current state :

1. NYU, 3 people: 2taxornot2tax, Emme, peggyw77
2. Columbia, 3 people: srk, sage, Dr Jekyll
3. Yale, 2 people: iwc, vakil
4. Harvard, 2 people: matreshka, Chris
5. UPenn, 2 people: Luke, Supersonic1
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matreshka

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 82
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 02:45 PM
Oops, you forgot someone:)))

6. Sanford, 1 person: Bitsou
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Bitsou

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 126
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 02:49 PM
:), yes, thanks. I know that the brand is still not as famous as Yale or Harvard in Europe, but it's Stanford, not Sanford (I'm just kidding) :)
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srk

Joined: 03 Apr 2005
Posts: 66
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 02:53 PM
are you kidding...Stanfords great!
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matreshka

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 82
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 03:00 PM
Well, I guess I just combined SAN-Francisco and StanFORD. :))) Anyway, no missing "t" can spoil the greatness of this Law School!
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tom_france

Joined: 15 Mar 2005
Posts: 43
Re: Who goes where ?
Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:59 PM
Hi Bistou (and all the others of course !)
You can add Cornell to the list, going there.
(and waiting for Columbia)

Congratulations to all of us for our impressive admissions !
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