Hello

Since most of the posts here are about Harvard, Uppen, Standford, I wanted to open one about UT Law.

Is anyone enrolling at UT Law this fall or been admitted and thinking about it? I have heard great things about this top law school and about austin as a great place to live (music, student environment, concerts, etc)

Thanks

No one?

Was admited - likely will turn down the offer. Austin is a great place to live. Cost of living is very affordable too. The area around the school (Texas hill country) is very scenic.

I think UT Austin is one of the best value for schools especially if you are paying the full cost of the school which is actually quite affordable (compared to other top schools). Having said that there are really no scholarships offered by the school.

The biggest issue was it seems to be forever on the edge of being in the very top group of 14 (aka T14). For some people pedigree is paramount. There is a new person running the LLM program and was a LLM graduate from UT Austin;Professor Lauren Fielder. She taught law in Switzerland for some time before coming back to UT Austin. She seems very determined to improve the standing of the school at least where the LLM program is concerned.

I seriously considered UT Austin as I think it is a great value. Also the State of Texas just recently changed their laws to make it easier for foreign trained lawyers to sit for the bar.

So you might ask why didn't I go there? Very simply, I got accepted to Stanford and some of the other very elite schools. So while it will cost more money to go to Stanford, I have a program that is very close to what I have deep expertise in. In addition I like that Stanford is on quarters instead of semesters. An example of what a great value though UT Austin is a comparison with Northwestern (NW) or Georgetown (GT). NW and GT are only slight higher ranked AND they cost about 40% more and cost of living is higher in both of those areas. Where it might make sense to pay the extra money would be to go GT for Tax.

UT Austin is a great value among the top law schools. The opposite a great value among the top schools is Cornell. At 63k for tuition along I think they are crazy. That is more than Harvard, Yale or Stanford and not nearly as well ranked and only slightly better than UT Austin. It is over 50% more expensive than UT and only 2 places higher. Cornell is the worst value among the top schools and honestly I don't know why anyone pays their absurd tuition prices.

Unless you are getting very large scholarship, I can't see why anyone would really go there. I'd go to UT Austin and save all that money and buy a nice car if I were so inclined or even buy an apartment somewhere in my home country. I am not saying it is a bad school as really no school in the top 50 are "bad".

Was admited - likely will turn down the offer. Austin is a great place to live. Cost of living is very affordable too. The area around the school (Texas hill country) is very scenic.

I think UT Austin is one of the best value for schools especially if you are paying the full cost of the school which is actually quite affordable (compared to other top schools). Having said that there are really no scholarships offered by the school.

The biggest issue was it seems to be forever on the edge of being in the very top group of 14 (aka T14). For some people pedigree is paramount. There is a new person running the LLM program and was a LLM graduate from UT Austin;Professor Lauren Fielder. She taught law in Switzerland for some time before coming back to UT Austin. She seems very determined to improve the standing of the school at least where the LLM program is concerned.

I seriously considered UT Austin as I think it is a great value. Also the State of Texas just recently changed their laws to make it easier for foreign trained lawyers to sit for the bar.

So you might ask why didn't I go there? Very simply, I got accepted to Stanford and some of the other very elite schools. So while it will cost more money to go to Stanford, I have a program that is very close to what I have deep expertise in. In addition I like that Stanford is on quarters instead of semesters. An example of what a great value though UT Austin is a comparison with Northwestern (NW) or Georgetown (GT). NW and GT are only slight higher ranked AND they cost about 40% more and cost of living is higher in both of those areas. Where it might make sense to pay the extra money would be to go GT for Tax.

UT Austin is a great value among the top law schools. The opposite a great value among the top schools is Cornell. At 63k for tuition along I think they are crazy. That is more than Harvard, Yale or Stanford and not nearly as well ranked and only slightly better than UT Austin. It is over 50% more expensive than UT and only 2 places higher. Cornell is the worst value among the top schools and honestly I don't know why anyone pays their absurd tuition prices.

Unless you are getting very large scholarship, I can't see why anyone would really go there. I'd go to UT Austin and save all that money and buy a nice car if I were so inclined or even buy an apartment somewhere in my home country. I am not saying it is a bad school as really no school in the top 50 are "bad".

It really is only worth going somewhere else other than UT Austin only if you can get in the top 10. Personally it had to be top 5 or better for me.

It really is a good school and more people should consider it. Their alumni are very loyal and supportive. There just is a very good "mood" when you are at the school. Most everyone seems pretty friendly.

What is very impressive is the salaries that UT Austin grads make in Texas when they graduate. Typically the salaries are the same as NYC or San Francisco. When you put that in the context of cost of living and no state income taxes, it means they in effect are making 50% or more than their counterparts in New York or San Fran.