http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896 en Cornell or UTexas - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:22:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#41896 Hi I'm a practising attorney in Australia (IP litigator) I've been offered places at UT and Cornell (and a couple of others which I've turned down). I'm finding the decision really difficult. I've been to Austin before and love it. I also love NYC but haven't been to Ithaca (which I know is quite different). Any thoughts on which school I should choose? I'm trying to base the decision on something other than cost - there's about a $20,000 difference between tuition. Cheers Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:23:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#42212 Cornell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:28:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#42255 Well, subject to affordability, undoubtedly Cornell admission will give you a leverage for all times to come. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:31:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#42257 Are you joking? Cornell is the right choice! Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:45:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#42703 Cornell, of course! Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:50:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#42704 It would appear that Cornell is the popular choice around here, but I must say that Austin is quite possibly one of the most pleasant places on Earth to live. Friendly people, lots of parks/lakes/etc., great live music scene, the UT campus is great, etc. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:40:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#44819 If you wanna go to Cornell because of IVY things all that of coures Cornell If you don't like gloomy weather....I vote for UTexas But actually you gotta have some special plan or particular professor for your own plan. Make plan or find professor first before choosing school. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:09:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#44843 UT is a great school. Rankings aren't everything, even if many people are blinded by them. Best to be above all that in my opinion. The actual educational experience you'll receive at both schools, assuming that the faculties are both strong in your areas of interest, will likely be the same. If you like the location of UT, go there! Don't get caught up in the risible rankings game. Of course, it would be different if it were say, a toss up between Cornell and some little known school which boasted no strong faculty. But UT is not like that; it's a first rate school. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:32:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/41896/last#44887 I agree with Arano. Even if you look at the rankings, Cornell is only ranked 4 spots ahead of UT (12 versus 16). UT is tied with UCLA in the rankings, and everybody considers UCLA a great school. Is 4 ranking spots worth 20K in additional tuition and living in Ithaca versus Austin?