<p>while it is true that the t14 has a more national reach than the schools below it, the t14 really isn’t always indicative of employment statistics. </p>
<p>i posted this in another thread as well:
[Law</a> Blog’s Best Big Law Feeder Schools - Law Blog - WSJ](<a href=“Law Blog's Best Big Law Feeder Schools - WSJ”>Law Blog's Best Big Law Feeder Schools - WSJ)
[THE</a> GO-TO LAW SCHOOLS](<a href=“http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202543436520&THE_GOTO_LAW_SCHOOLS&slreturn=20130023193058]THE”>http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202543436520&THE_GOTO_LAW_SCHOOLS&slreturn=20130023193058)</p>
<p>for example, looking at the data above, if a student KNEW which region they would want to practice (and they wanted big law), simply going to the highest ranked school or a t14 wouldn’t always be the best choice. case in point: if someone wanted LA, i would probably choose USC over cornell, georgetown, or virginia pretty easily (regional advantage and similar or better overall placement). now if a student wanted to practice in a region anywhere else but LA, then i would probably choose the highest ranked school in the t14. so in sum, the t14 distinction is meaningful in some sense, but it depends on an individual’s situation.</p>