YALE LAW vs HARVARD LAW

flowerhead
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:42:24 +0000

I don’t think it would be disadvantageous, insomuch as the perceived prestige often tends to cause one to ignore one’s subjective preferences.

I think the main advantages of other law schools over HLS comes in terms of class size and particular expertise. While HLS is no doubt a good school, it’s not good in everything. NYU is particularly strong in tax and jurisprudence. If you’re interested in either of those fields, NYU would seem like the logical choice.

Those are the only “disadvantages” I can think of. Perhaps also the disadvantage of living in Cambridge/Boston?

I don’t know. I used to be obsessed with the place. But I eventually realized my obsession was just based on a name, and that I actually liked other schools… and that those schools didn’t necessarily hurt my career prospects for what I wanted to do. Granted, HLS rejected me, so I can’t say the it wouldn’t have been tempting, or even that I wouldn’t have taken it… I’m rambling.

Main Point: For what you want to do, other schools might be just as good as getting there. Chasing after prestige will just lead to disappointment (especially if you “just” get into NYU; not exactly the most jaw-dropping name of a law school, from what I understand).