Submitted Question:

Corey:

Do you really want one of your first acts within the legal profession to be fraudulently submitting two exclusive applications? If either school finds out, it’s an automatic rejection. Further, when you apply to take the bar in any state, they will request various materials from your law school and LSAC. If this information reveals you submitted two exclusive applications, you are looking at serious character and fitness issues. Like you said, your odds are slim at either school, is this really worth the potential? Pick one for ED and apply regular admission to the other.

Submitted Question:

Corey:

Both of these schools place very well in all areas, neither choice is wrong. Columbia, though, has a slight edge in NLJ 250 placement and Supreme Court Clerk placement. Columbia is also part of the Ivy League, if such things matter to you, and – in my limited opinion – has more comfortable housing.

Winner:

Jane:

Cost is similar. Placement is similar. Atmosphere is different. Visit both schools before you make this decision! At least you only have to purchase one flight. You are going to do wonderfully coming out of either school. I appreciate NYU’s public interest focus and prefer their city location.

Winner:

Submitted Question:

Corey:

You cannot plan on transferring. To transfer from Brooklyn to Fordham, you need to be, at least, in the top 20% your first year class. To transfer to the higher ranked schools, you will need to be in the top 1-10%. Do as well as possible at Brooklyn, but recognize that you are only going to be able to transfer if you do very, very well as a 1L.

Jane:

I advise a number of transfer students every year, and like Corey said, you need to have a very successful first year to pull off the transfers you are considering. You could very likely be “stuck” at Brooklyn for three years; make sure that you are comfortable with this outcome.