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Pedigree matters in law, and Yale is the best pedigree. For an international career, Yale will also open doors more than the others.
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Sheesh… we know that you are really into “prestige”. But did you even read the original post?
Kid wants to be a linguist and is contemplating a chemistry major.
The parent just mentioned that a law degree may come in handy later.
IMHO, at least in East Asia, Berkeley (when it comes to chemistry - a STEM degree) is a lot more impressive than Yale.
Nevertheless, Yale is cheaper and it is a tippy-top (an understatement) school how ever you slice it (linguistic department, chem department) - I think that should be a fine choice.
By the way, I was at a party chatting with my spouse’s corporate counsel (who has a Ph.D from Stanford and a JD from Harvard) regarding the “open door” thread. She said “Columbia - who?” - sorry - we had a joke at your expense.
And by the way, she chose Harvard over Yale/Stanford (many years ago, though)