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All things being equal (cost, no preference for where to practice law afterward, etc), which would you say is the better choice for law school: UNC or Ohio State? UNC is higher in the Vault rankings but OSU is higher in the US News rankings. I've heard mixed opinions on both in terms of national placement potential and faculty. Could anybody currently at UNC give me some input? Thanks in advance you guys are real pals!

4/15/2008 2:25:38 PM

why would you ever go near columbus?

4/15/2008 2:26:17 PM

4/15/2008 2:28:06 PM

not even close to reason enough

ohio is the maryland+new jersey of the midwest

4/15/2008 2:29:04 PM

UNC

personal preference. i have a buddy over there and he loves it.

4/15/2008 2:29:38 PM

How heavily does the football program weigh in on selecting a Law School?

4/15/2008 2:30:13 PM

well, you're probably guaranteed some clientèle out of their expansive football program if you chose tOSU...

4/15/2008 2:32:16 PM

I know you say all things being equal but those are the things that matter most...

im at unc law and like it quite a bit. As far as rankings go, they are both good schools so it should be a relative non-issue for you. If you want to practice around here, go to UNC. If you want to practice around ohio, go there. ---- obviously it might depend on what kind of law you wish to practice as well----


p.s. If you are really hung up on rankings: until a two years ago, UNC hovered around 20/21 in the U.S. news ranking. The issues that forced a decline were pretty trivial and should be rectified for next years report.

If you really want to know more about the school, just let me know.







[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 2:41 PM. Reason : ddd]

4/15/2008 2:32:43 PM

^^HAHAHAHHA

4/15/2008 2:33:45 PM

Am I the only one that sees the brownish discoloration on the chicks ass on the left?

Kinda

4/15/2008 2:35:44 PM

thats a bruise I left in her butt crack

4/15/2008 2:36:25 PM

I'd rather jump from an airplane with no parachute than go to either.

4/15/2008 2:46:47 PM

have you gotten into both of these schools already? if so, then you should apply to some tier 1 schools and see what happens.

4/15/2008 2:51:14 PM

^Yeah, I have.

I applied to UVA and Emory and got rejected at both, waitlisted at William and Mary. I thought anything in the top 50 was tier 1 though, unless you're referring to T14. But I had a 163 LSAT so that pretty much rules those out....

4/15/2008 2:53:01 PM

well, your still a bad ass.

but yeah, tier 1 is the top 14 schools.

4/15/2008 2:56:19 PM

Tier 1 is the top 50 (US news started the whole tier system thing and the top 100 are split between tier one and tier two ----- although if you go to US News it lists all top one hundred as tier 1.)......

http://academic.udayton.edu/TheWhitestLawSchools/2005TWLS/Chapter1/USNEWSTIER.htm

But seriously, don't take any of the rankings to heart. Unless it is a top 10 school (particularly if you plan on trying to become a prof.), it isn't gonna make that big of a difference (except for where you practice and how much you owe).

For the record, I got in at Chicago (I think they are ranked somewhere between 5-10) and turned it down to go to UNC...... but I wanted to stay here and not pay a great deal in tuition.

I'll send you a pm with more about UNC tonight Action.... I've got to go to campus for a while.

4/15/2008 3:25:49 PM

Quote :

"why would you ever go near columbus?"

Quote :

"tOSU"

what is this? tennesee outland state university? Texas Overland State University?

who abbreviates 'the'

and for that matter are there so many OSU's that you have to specify which with a definite article?

it's really the dumbest thing i've probably ever heard used in anything resembling the mainstream...

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM. Reason : my brother goes to wake forest but was offered a full ride to alabama]

4/15/2008 3:35:12 PM

i know a guy who went to yale law and then to seminary.

what a waste

4/15/2008 3:47:03 PM

Laws of God > Laws of Man simonn

I'd be proud of his dedication rather than belittling him

4/15/2008 3:51:32 PM

^^^it's a way to make fun of them for insisting on using the "t"

calm down there buddy

4/15/2008 3:52:34 PM

Yeah, have you never seen monday night football?

When they have the lineups every asshole from ohio state EMPHASIZES "the"

4/15/2008 3:53:27 PM

apparently arab hasnt spent much time in sports talk, cause peeps do that shit all the time in there

4/15/2008 3:54:48 PM

I chose UNC for next year. I hope it was the right choice!

My family is all aghast (I'm the fourth generation of NCSU students in my family).

Weren't the seat deposits due yesterday for UNC? Did you go to the Admitted Student's Day? It was pretty informative.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 3:59 PM. Reason : ]

4/15/2008 3:58:26 PM

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"But seriously, don't take any of the rankings to heart. Unless it is a top 10 school"

and if you wanna practice in NC, definitely stay in NC.

but yea, it isn't what you know or where you go as much as it is totally WHO you know.

4/15/2008 3:59:27 PM

Benedict Gzusfrk

4/15/2008 4:00:16 PM

^^^They just sent me an email telling me I was accepted last night, and I have til May 1 to make a decision. So I guess not.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM. Reason : .]

4/15/2008 4:00:49 PM

^^NOTHING will make me a Carolina fan... I finished my tenure at State first, so they're still happy

^Well, at least you have more time to make up your mind. I'd suggest going and doing a tour with the school, even though their exams are starting now. The faculty would still be able to talk with you. Email a professor in whatever you want to concentrate in. Assistant Dean States is also really excited about hearing from admitted students. One of the things I liked about UNC was the study abroad opportunities and the 5 different journals you could apply to write for.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 4:04 PM. Reason : ]

4/15/2008 4:01:14 PM

^I'm trying to do patent law, and it looks like from their course listings they only have one course for that at UNC. But everyone says to go to the best ranked school/best located school you can get into regardless of specialization. A patent professor would probably be able to help me figure out what my job opportunities. Emailing one of them would probably be a good idea. Thanks.

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 4:11 PM. Reason : .]

4/15/2008 4:09:28 PM

duke and george washington has good IP programs, maybe american or case western also

4/15/2008 5:42:28 PM

short answer: UNC

Ohio State = Trimesters, shit tons of kids, and shitty ass Ohio. Plus, everyone in college sports hates OSU except people that go there

UNC sucks (coming from a lifelong state fan) but at least you'll be in the south. It is well respected, especially if you plan on working in the south, north carolina, or especially the triangle area.

or say fuck it and go for Wake Forest

4/15/2008 6:22:50 PM

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"My family is all aghast (I'm the fourth generation of NCSU students in my family). "

Eh, they'll get over it. UNC Law is a good decision if you want to work in NC... Obviously school rivalries should having NOTHING to do with picking which grad school to go to. If I could have gotten in to Duke's B-school I would have got my MBA there (and most people on here know I'm an AVID duke hater)... but I settled on a UC school.

Just don't become a John Edwards and ignore your undergrad alma mater when it's convenient...

[Edited on April 15, 2008 at 6:25 PM. Reason : x]

4/15/2008 6:24:06 PM

Unless you want to practice in Ohio, then I'd pick UNC. You'll have a lot more opportunities to practice in NC is you go to law school here.

If you don't care where the fuck you practice...go to Ohio State. People can say whatever they want about Ohio being a shitty state (and by all means it is probably in the lower 1/6th in the states in the US)...but Columbus can still be a fun time. I went up there about 4 or 5 years ago for the State/Ohio State game and had a ball. If I knew I was going to seek employment somewhere else in the US, then I could do three years in law school in Columbus. You don't have a lot of free time in law school anyways....but it would be fun as shit to be able to go to 5 or 6 games a year at the Shoe and party with some young Buckeye co-eds.

4/15/2008 6:26:27 PM

You should keep a few things in mind.
1. At either OSU or UNC you'll have to be near the top 10-20% if you're looking to work for larger law firms anywhere in the country. Buckle down and work your ass off first year.
2. If you're interested in doing patent law, be sure you have an undergrad degree in a hard science before going to law school (it's a pre-req to sit for the patent bar, and you'd be amazed how many people come to law school with degrees in humanities and then want to do IP)
3. Take into consideration scholarships and cost. OSU and UNC are close enough in the rankings and reputation that it doesn't make a ton of sense to take on tens of thousands of extra debt.

4/15/2008 7:06:46 PM

Hey my girl goes to Campbell and she's gonna be wiping the floor with UNC people when she's done.

But what I really popped in here for is to ask where I can find more pics like that of a bunch of girls mooning the camera.

4/15/2008 9:30:25 PM

Quote :

"If you're interested in doing patent law, be sure you have an undergrad degree in a hard science before going to law school"

ActionPants has undergrad degrees in Chemical Engineering

and English

just like me

(copycat bitch)

4/15/2008 9:40:58 PM

^Maybe but I did it better

4/15/2008 9:46:40 PM

nah

BA in English > BS in English

4/15/2008 9:47:56 PM

World Lit is for losers who can't be bothered to create literature for themselves


Yeah I said it

4/15/2008 9:55:27 PM

LOL

there's too much great literature in the world for me to ruin it with my own nonsense

I KNOW BETTER, YOU SEE

though you were smarter for not doing English Honors, since I am now drowning in hefty papers

4/15/2008 9:58:24 PM

^Yeah there's really no benefit in doing it at all. I don't think it would have affected the admissions process for anything one way or the other. I guess it looks nice on the diploma though.

4/15/2008 10:01:37 PM

i would tear up all those girls in the pic

4/15/2008 10:03:48 PM

ttt

4/16/2008 8:40:56 AM