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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]uhhh - if he got a 99th percentile on the lsat, why did he not apply to Y, H, or S?

With his non-trad background i would imagine he would def get into H (they have a large class size), if not Y.

a 99th percentile is a 173. He would've been competitive for H. [/quote]

because we didn't want to live in New Haven or Boston.  Or Cali.  It was home or here.

As for business school, he's considered a PhD in Econ program (zzzz) but I have never heard him say a word about GMAT. He currently works in Intel.  I could do a joint program, but I don't think he considers an MBA valuable for his interests (he is a very analytical thinker, loves history, constitional law/civil rights, ect.  Not necessarily a "make money for someone" kind of guy, for better or worse.

I want him to be happy, I feel like I'm sacrificing by staying in DC, though - staying here at the expense of my own happiness.

And yes, he got a 173. Without any real studying.  Hate him! :)[/quote]

Big mistake.  His options would be so much better at one of those.  It is only 3 years.  Yale means no grades which would take sooo much pressure off.  Not to mention the networking.   Y[b]our mixing up places like GW and Georgetown.  It would be naive to not realize how much easier having a higher ranked school is.  [/b][/quote]

lol. I started (reluctantly) at GW. Exceptional LSAT and okay GPA from a non-US school. Killed it in 1L and transferred to Georgetown, since it has a much better reputation. I don't usually volunteer the fact that i transferred, because i know it is a touchy subject for GW people. But when i was a junior associate at big law, we interviewed a top GW candidate. He was straight A+s, award for top grades in his year, and i think was already lined up for a really prestigious clerkship? Lunch was with the candidate and another junior associate, who had also gone to GW.  The two of them (rudely) spent lunch talking about GW stuff, and at one point were having a long conversation about a particular professor. When they realized how rudely they were excluding me, the candidate stopped to explain who the professor was. I awkwardly mentioned that he had been my first year property prof before i transferred.  Long pause.  We went back to talking about other stuff. Ten minutes later in a lull in conversation, the candidate says "do you mind me asking why you transferred?" and proceeded to explain that GW to Georgetown was "essentially a lateral move".  I didn't feel like causing a fight (because i am not socially obtuse), so i politely said that i was particularly interested in tax law (an area Georgetown was known for - even though i wasn't actually interested in it) and that i might move back to my home country (not true) and i felt georgetown had better name recognition overseas even if it was not a superior school (I was trying to deflect and end the discussion). The candidate got huffy, again reiterated that it was a lateral move, they are pretty much ranked the same (not true then or now - i think gw was #22 then and georgetown #12), and that his experience in the midwest is that no one has heard of Georgetown and GW has much stronger name recognition. I didn't take the bait and really just kept trying to shut the conversation down. He was so irate and continued spouting angry defenses for another minute or two. So awkward.  I called the recruiting committee rep at our firm and explained that he lacked judgment and he did not get an offer.

Fast forward 10 years, and i have moved jobs and geographic locations, and despite being only a moderately good lawyer, i have tremendous bargaining power all from the law school name.  My last job was into a top-25 big law firm, where i negotiated a good title and a part time schedule in the office of my choice, all from the get go. Every employer has frankly admitted that they got a good vibe off me in the interview and, given my law school background, knew i was a sure thing. None of these places would have even called me if i graduated from GW.  [/quote]

Wow, sorry about your crapoy experience with two GW alums.

However, by the end of your tirade against GW alums who are full of themselves, you actually also sound a bit full of yourself, fwiw.

I graduated from GW law and went to work at a top 25 big law firm, and several of my classmates did as well, and have gone on to long and profitable and helpful careers in big law (OP's husband doesn't want to go into big law!) and the fed government. There will be pompous jerks at every school and part of being an adult is learning how to deal with them without letting them ruin your day.

You may be right that GTown is a better bet than GW because it is ranked higher, so on average a graduate  from there will get better job offers, but it is possible for OP's husband to get what he wants out of GW law (I did), and GW law is not composed exclusively of self important jerks. [/quote]

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