Ush TerekApplication Memo 2022
3 trajectories research
I. JD programs
JD, Juris Doctor, basically works like March1 in architectural school, or Bachelor in Law, kind of. If you want to pass Bar Exam in US, JD is a good option. International students can work as consultant in NGOs, patent prosecution agents, legal counsel for large companies or start-ups, or to business management, consulting, investment banking…
T1: Yale, Stanford, Harvard
T2: U Chicago, Columbia, NYU
T3: UPenn, Michigan, UVA, Duke, Northwestern, Berkeley, Cornell, UT Austin, Georgetown
Trajectory
Take Columbia University as an example,
Year 1
Several required courses on different laws to build knowledge structure on law practice. Practice writing. There will be one optional course in spring.
Summer Internship is a chance to choose your own direction. OCI is important if you want to work in Big Law.
Year 2
Some courses on higher level law, like company law, human right, national history, tax… Practice a lot on writing and thesis. Prepare for the summer internship in summer.
Year 3
Spend most time on looking for a job and prepare for exam, like NYLE or MPRE.
Admission Requirement
- Best GPA, S or AA, LSAC will take 1-2 month to evaluate the score, known as CAS.
- LSAT score is super important. 3 times most in a testing year. LSAT > GRE in terms of importance. At least 170-174
- Internship is also preferred.
- 2 recommendation letters come from professors, 1 from work.
- Personal statement
- Diversity Statement
Cost
85,000 - 95,000 USD/year roughly
Timeline
| Time | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Summer | Mail GPA to LSAC; ask for recommendation letters |
| Aug - Oct | Personal Statement, CV, pass LSAT tests, get recommendation letters |
| Before Thanksgiving | Submit all materials |
| Nov - Mar | Interview |
Advantages
- Most law schools of T14 has 12 scores to access other majors’ courses
- Since there isn’t bachelor in law in US, the background of students are very different
- Logic and creativity
- High revenue
Disadvantages
- Many universities admit a few international students. Harvard and Columbia | Cornell and Georgetown is more friendly to international students.
Reference
MYLSN.INFO Graphs shows GPA, admission, scholarship
II. Tech / Computer Science
Cornell Tech - MS with a Concentration in Urban Tech
Why this?
- Tech is the core, which means candidates must show the ability to tackle computer science courses.
- XR/AR/Internet of Things start-ups
- If it need relevant experience, I can be an assistance at THU Architecture school, with a professor I’ve worked with earlier on parametric design.
- Alternation option is the other dual Master Degree - Connective Media Concentration, but it wants strong computing skills (or like the urban one)
Curriculum
Application Deadlines
Priority Deadline: January 5, 2022 Round 2 Deadline: February 1, 2022 Rolling Deadline: April 1, 2022
HCI / HMI
Top schools: CMU, Georgia Institute of Technology, UW(Seattle), UMich, MIT, Stanford, UCB, Cornell…
Some schools put HCI as a trajectory / concentration of a certain major, like Cornell | HCI is in IS; Stanford| HCI is under CS.
CMU Master of Human-Computer Interaction
- One year program, Aug-Aug
Best HCI graduate programs in the US
The Art, Culture, and Technology program at MIT
NG, too art, seldom tech
Media Lab at MIT
Too hard
III. Others
JD + MBA
Based on Law School: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, NYU, UPenn, UV, UCB, Duke, UMich, NWU, Cornell, UCLA, Georgetown
Based on Business School: Stanford, UPenn, Chicago, NWU, Harvard, Columbia, UCB, Yale, NYU, Duke, UMich, UV, Cornell, CMU, UCLA
Overall: Stanford, Harvard, UPenn, Chicago, Columbia, Yale, NYU, NWU, UCB, UV, Duke, UMich, Cornell, UCLA, CMU
JD/MBA at Columbia
- three years and four years are available, three years only need to apply once, four years means apply for both school. Take three years as an example.
Timeline
Year 1
Enrolled in Law School
Year 2
Enrolled in Business School
Year 3
Enrolled in Law School, can register for courses at both schools.
Ref: Top 15 JD MBA Programs And How To Get Into Them
Application Deadline
Open: September 1
Early Decision: Nov 15
Regular Decision: Feb 15
MIT master of science in real estate development
Interdisciplinary program with management, business, engineering and design. The thesis can defer so that they have a long time to look for internship or other opportunities. The core courses focus on real estate business. 30 students / year, only 20% has less than three years work experience.
Master in Real Estate
12 month, The MRE program anticipates enrolling up to 25 students. Applicants must possess a bachelor’s or equivalent degree. Two or more years of professional experience in real estate or related fields (urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, etc.) is preferred.
9 month s on-campus courses, and 2 months practice
M.S. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Columbia GSAPP
The Master of Science in Real Estate Development program is a three-semester degree.
MS in Product Management
I found this degree program at CMU Tepper School of Business, it’s a one year program and it required multiple disciplines, including management, technology (coding), design, etc. Students need to be competent in
- General mathematics including calculus and linear algebra
- Basic statistical concepts and methods
- Basic programming in any modern language
Curriculum
Cover Business, Design, PM, Management, Marketing, Data Science, HCI courses
Bad News
- Average student work experience 6.8 years, seldom accept background with design.
- Most of such programs are online, one-year, which means it might not welcome fresh students.
- Besides, not many programs