Make 90K/yr right out of UMiami?
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:29 pm
Is it possible/realistic?
Law School Discussion Forums
https://testing.top-law-schools.com/forums/
https://testing.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=105082
That's a pretty random number. I'm not sure what mid-law firms in Florida pay, but it sounds possible.jtgain wrote:Is it possible/realistic?
Bankhead wrote:If you get top 10-15%, [strike]probably[/strike] possibly.
Miami is indeed a big name in the state - and of course, most especially in South Florida. However, I know many people near the top of their class and its just really brutal right now trying to find jobs.Cupidity wrote:Miami has a far bigger rep in-state than TLSers would ever imagine beacuse of its rank. It is the best undergrad in most science categories and beats out UF and FSU. Some of this power and alumni base caries over to influence the lawschool.
Cupidity wrote:Miami has a far bigger rep in-state than TLSers would ever imagine beacuse of its rank. It is the best undergrad in most science categories and beats out UF and FSU. Some of this power and alumni base caries over to influence the lawschool.
ITE I think anyone who isn't going to HYSCCN should have this mentality. I know I do, at least to a certain extent.beesknees wrote:Not saying that this is true for everyone or would be true. Nor can I forecast the economy in three years when the c/o 2013 will be entering the job market. I'd say that the people I know who graduated UMiami and are employed make in the ballpark of $60k. I'd rather plan for that and be pleasantly surprised if I made $90k then to bank on making more and being disappointed (and possibly screwed if I had major loans).
pre-ITE, only the top 15% of miami grads would make 100k/yr or more. only 25% of their grads would make more than 75k/yr. 20-25% of their grads come out making ~40k/yr in govt and public interest jobs... considering the caliber of students at the miami and the size of their classes (nearly 400), their employement prospects don't seem so bad.jtgain wrote:Is it possible/realistic?
Fixed. Do not go to Miami...it's a mediocre school with horrible job prospects, and worse--they accept anyone willing to pay their outrageous tuition fees. Their class last year was absurdly large, and they had to defer tons of students. It's an embarrassment.Bankhead wrote:If you get top 1-5%, possibly.
I disagree with the part about Miami being a mediocre school. It's a great school that offers a top notch education. The only reason they admitted an absurdly large class was that they wanted dibs on the best talent it could get but could not tell how things were going to shake out in terms of admission to other schools. Adcoms know that many people are applying to 20+ schools these days (heck, 40+), so it's much harder for them to predict who goes where, and with people mostly choosing schools based on rankings, and Miami not being at near the top (except for in Lawdragon), they expected many students to decline their offers.coolkatz321 wrote:Fixed. Do not go to Miami...it's a mediocre school with horrible job prospects, and worse--they accept anyone willing to pay their outrageous tuition fees. Their class last year was absurdly large, and they had to defer tons of students. It's an embarrassment.Bankhead wrote:If you get top 1-5%, possibly.
When people talk about "great schools" on here they typically talk about it being a school with great respect and giving its graduates great opportunities upon graduation. Most people on TLS know that the education you get at just about any school is nearly the same, and that's not what sets law schools apart at all.PDaddy wrote:I disagree with the part about Miami being a mediocre school. It's a great school that offers a top notch education.
Any top-50 college or university in the U.S. is a world class school. UM is a consensus top-50 and one of the best universities any student can go to, as are Yeshiva, Rensselaer Tech, UC-Irvine, Illinois and others ranked in that range. You'd have to go to #125 or beyond before you find a weak college or university in the U.S.beesknees wrote:Miami is indeed a big name in the state - and of course, most especially in South Florida. However, I know many people near the top of their class and its just really brutal right now trying to find jobs.Cupidity wrote:Miami has a far bigger rep in-state than TLSers would ever imagine beacuse of its rank. It is the best undergrad in most science categories and beats out UF and FSU. Some of this power and alumni base caries over to influence the lawschool.
Not saying that this is true for everyone or would be true. Nor can I forecast the economy in three years when the c/o 2013 will be entering the job market. I'd say that the people I know who graduated UMiami and are employed make in the ballpark of $60k. I'd rather plan for that and be pleasantly surprised if I made $90k then to bank on making more and being disappointed (and possibly screwed if I had major loans).
Consensus top 50? Miami IS #50 in the college rankings, and #71 among law schools. Sounds mediocre to me.PDaddy wrote:Any top-50 college or university in the U.S. is a world class school. UM is a consensus top-50 and one of the best universities any student can go to, as are Yeshiva, Rensselaer Tech, UC-Irvine, Illinois and others ranked in that range. You'd have to go to #125 or beyond before you find a weak college or university in the U.S.beesknees wrote:Miami is indeed a big name in the state - and of course, most especially in South Florida. However, I know many people near the top of their class and its just really brutal right now trying to find jobs.Cupidity wrote:Miami has a far bigger rep in-state than TLSers would ever imagine beacuse of its rank. It is the best undergrad in most science categories and beats out UF and FSU. Some of this power and alumni base caries over to influence the lawschool.
Not saying that this is true for everyone or would be true. Nor can I forecast the economy in three years when the c/o 2013 will be entering the job market. I'd say that the people I know who graduated UMiami and are employed make in the ballpark of $60k. I'd rather plan for that and be pleasantly surprised if I made $90k then to bank on making more and being disappointed (and possibly screwed if I had major loans).
How did this suddenly shift towards undergrad schools?PDaddy wrote:Any top-50 college or university in the U.S. is a world class school. UM is a consensus top-50 and one of the best universities any student can go to, as are Yeshiva, Rensselaer Tech, UC-Irvine, Illinois and others ranked in that range. You'd have to go to #125 or beyond before you find a weak college or university in the U.S.beesknees wrote:Miami is indeed a big name in the state - and of course, most especially in South Florida. However, I know many people near the top of their class and its just really brutal right now trying to find jobs.Cupidity wrote:Miami has a far bigger rep in-state than TLSers would ever imagine beacuse of its rank. It is the best undergrad in most science categories and beats out UF and FSU. Some of this power and alumni base caries over to influence the lawschool.
Not saying that this is true for everyone or would be true. Nor can I forecast the economy in three years when the c/o 2013 will be entering the job market. I'd say that the people I know who graduated UMiami and are employed make in the ballpark of $60k. I'd rather plan for that and be pleasantly surprised if I made $90k then to bank on making more and being disappointed (and possibly screwed if I had major loans).
[off topic]2009 Prospective wrote: How did this suddenly shift towards undergrad schools?