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ITT: SLS or HLS

and why.
....,,,,,,,,,....,..,.,.,  08/08/12
hls, infinitely more prestigious.
Dux  08/08/12
Even if you want to work in silicon valley, hls will impress...
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SLS, it's near some of the prettiest places in the US.
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downtown oakland is nice
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There are some parts of Oakland that are beautiful, actually...
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i agree lake merrit is nice and the hills are pretty 180...
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Plus, I mean, it's the fucking Bay Area. No place in the U....
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ofs
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cot damn brother, cot damn i want to be outside right now s...
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SLS: where it never snows.
All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace  08/08/12
sls california girls
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CAREFORNRA GILLS WUH UNDENIRABRE
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Stanford far and away ESPECIALLY if you're an outdoor person...
Fanatic  08/08/12
mountains and beaches aren't really that far from boston
JustWokeUp  08/08/12
but good ones? hell no.
Fanatic  08/08/12
Given the small class size, SLS is closer to YLS than HLS. ...
Drunkard  08/08/12
sls is less a numbers game so it attracts more interesting p...
BennyBugatti  08/08/12
nah it just attracts people with ttt grad degrees and boring...
Dux  08/08/12
HLS, not even close
fIame (retired)  08/08/12
If you're into going out to bars alot, HLS >>>>&...
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yes, enjoy drinking vodka when it's 10 degrees out.
Fanatic  08/08/12
well I really can't overstate how much Palo Alto sucks with ...
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university ave cannot compare to mass ave, but san fran has ...
Fanatic  08/08/12


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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:26 PM
Author: ....,,,,,,,,,....,..,.,.,

and why.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290798)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:27 PM
Author: Dux

hls, infinitely more prestigious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290802)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:41 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,..,.,.,:,,:,..,:::,.,,.,:.,,.:.,:.,:.::,.

Even if you want to work in silicon valley, hls will impress more people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290904)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:27 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,.

SLS, it's near some of the prettiest places in the US.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290806)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:36 PM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..

downtown oakland is nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290851)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:36 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,.

There are some parts of Oakland that are beautiful, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290854)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:37 PM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..

i agree

lake merrit is nice and the hills are pretty 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290857)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:38 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,.

Plus, I mean, it's the fucking Bay Area. No place in the U.S. is more scenic than an hour or so radius of the Bay in every direction. If you aren't averse to driving a bit, it's pretty goddamn amazing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290870)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:39 PM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..

ofs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290877)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:41 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,.

cot damn brother, cot damn

i want to be outside right now so badly

i miss dat fresh air, ya'll

NYC is SPS in that regard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290902)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:35 PM
Author: All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

SLS: where it never snows.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290845)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:36 PM
Author: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..

sls

california girls



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290855)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 6:37 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,..,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:...:,:;.:,.

CAREFORNRA GILLS WUH UNDENIRABRE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21290861)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 7:27 PM
Author: Fanatic (models and bottles erwhere)

Stanford far and away ESPECIALLY if you're an outdoor person (a drive away from Tahoe, half moon bay, run around scenic campus and the DISH, hot springs near big sur, a drive away from joshua tree) - there's also the general qualify of life argument (weather + intermingling with fellow non-law grad students due to the dorm structure). There's also no dropoff in prestige if you stay in the west coast and your connections on campus might help later on (especially with start ups). Minor drop off in prestige on the east coast (but still better than the other t14s outside of HY in NYC - third largest amount of Stanford alums live in NYC). Plus Boston winters suck (although their bar scene does blow away Stanford's).

Bonus: the football program no longer sucks ass and you'll forever have a DI team to root for.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291208)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:12 PM
Author: JustWokeUp

mountains and beaches aren't really that far from boston

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291594)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:17 PM
Author: Fanatic (models and bottles erwhere)

but good ones? hell no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291652)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 7:35 PM
Author: Drunkard (He needed killin')

Given the small class size, SLS is closer to YLS than HLS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291258)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 7:47 PM
Author: BennyBugatti

sls is less a numbers game so it attracts more interesting people

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291365)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 7:51 PM
Author: Dux

nah it just attracts people with ttt grad degrees and boring work experience that 100% of hlsers could get if they wanted to spend more time out of ug. hls has much more prestigious alumni- senators, f500 ceos, etc. sls is more unambitious chill doods who want to practice law and maybe get into the tech sector and stay in cali their whole life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291398)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:25 PM
Author: fIame (retired)

HLS, not even close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291726)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:28 PM
Author: .....,,.....,,.....,,.................,,,

If you're into going out to bars alot, HLS >>>>>>>>>>SLS.

Palo Alto is really fucking boring, and HLS has all of Boston (which you'll get the chance to really enjoy during 2L and 3L)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291749)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:29 PM
Author: Fanatic (models and bottles erwhere)

yes, enjoy drinking vodka when it's 10 degrees out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291757)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:33 PM
Author: .....,,.....,,.....,,.................,,,

well I really can't overstate how much Palo Alto sucks with regard to going out. The most popular bar is a fucking giant mexican restaurant. OTOH, Boston is a really fun city to attend graduate school. Not saying this is decisive for answering OP's question, but its definetely worth thinking about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291784)



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Date: August 8th, 2012 8:47 PM
Author: Fanatic (models and bottles erwhere)

university ave cannot compare to mass ave, but san fran has way more options/larger than boston. it just sucks that you have to take the cal train or drive 35 minutes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2018230&forum_id=2#21291877)