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[s]Probably[/s] moving to Miami - Please advise
shmokes:
Nope. Cornell and Berkeley are the two universities so far that I have not been admitted to. I'm still waiting on a few, but Miami is my third choice so their decisions are irrelevant. Cornell was my first choice (though it's not ranked as high as Berkeley) because of their association with the Sorbonne in Paris. I desperately wanted to get in there because it's not like I could just go to a lesser school and do the same thing. It was basically Cornell or nothing (actually Columbia has an identical program, but there was no way I was getting in there). So I won't be doing that program.
I still plan to live in France for a few years, hopefully. I think that the combination of speaking French, an international law specialty and some other stuff like my undergrad degrees and professional work in the computer industry should probably be enough to get me hired on with a company like Microsoft or Intel or Ubisoft or something -- a company that does lots of business between the U.S. and France. I'd certainly be in a better position with the Cornell thing, as I'd have a practicing law degree in both countries, but you win some you lose some, I guess. The real kicker is that this amazing program would have actually been less expensive than what I'm doing now, as while I was studying in France I'd only be paying half-tuition at Cornell, and tuition at the Sorbonne is like $150/year (god bless socialism) vs. $38,000/year at Cornell. Miami is only $32,000/year, so that's a little better, I guess.
ChadTower:
Not only did they not admit him, they won't admit he submitted an application.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 19, 2007, 02:26:04 pm ---Learn Spanish and the Macarena
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God, I hope the Macarena has come and gone. I'd love to learn Spanish, but I don't think I'll consider taking that on until I feel like I could reasonably describe myself as fluent in French. I'm close, I think, but not there yet. So, as useful as Spanish would be in Florida, it'll have to wait. I'll definitely be passing on the Macarena, though, even if it means that I'll never be considered a true Miamian (or whatever they're called).
shmokes:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 19, 2007, 02:30:42 pm ---
Not only did they not admit him, they won't admit he submitted an application.
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You should hear the heated arguments I've been having with the secretaries at the admissions offices.
ChadTower:
Heh. It must be freakin hell trying to debate something like that with School of Law applicants.
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