BC Law or BU Law [same scholarships] Forum

[Ngoblue2014]

Better placement in every major market outside of boston over last 5 years (NYC, Cali, DC)

[McAvoy]

((47K tuition + Boston COL + interest) - 18K scholarship)3 = > 200,000K debt at graduation with a 25% chance of a livable outcome.

Most probable outcome:

[Danger Zone]

You know you should retake. Because debt.

If you have to choose (which you don't, so stop reading), then you should know which you want after visiting both. It sounds like you've visited both already though.

Just flip a coin. It's obvious you don't want to make a good choice anyway, so why not a random one?

[BigZuck]

Better placement in every major market outside of boston over last 5 years (NYC, Cali, DC)

I can't see how a couple percentage points one way or another says anything (let alone anything about placement power) but ok

[cron1834]

Retake. Don't be mulish.

[transferror]

I am debating between Boston College Law and Boston University Law. Please do not tell me to retake the LSAT or not to attend either. I will be attending one of these law schools and I would like to know what people’s perceptions are of these two schools.

Why are you posting here? You took the only decent advice off the table from the beginning (knowing that is the advice you would receive since it's the correct advice) and are asking us to compare two peer schools in the same city with the same scholarship offers. This is stupid.

[RGR1417]

transferror...as is your post. Thanks for posting..

[transferror]

transferror...as is your post. Thanks for posting..

If you want to ignore "retake" advice then fine, it's your life. That aside, my point is still this: what are you looking for? You know the employment numbers for both schools, have the same offers at both, have a good sense of their location and aesthetics, and they are basically the same school in terms of class size, scholly, location, employment, cost, and pretty much every metric that matters. So what are you looking for? My guess is you're leaning one way and looking for validation. Looking at just these two schools at equal cost, you would be justified in choosing one over the other based on the proximity to liquor stores or number of free food events. It doesn't matter. So if you're not going to take advice outside of a strict comparison between these two schools for the purpose of attending in the fall, there's nothing left to talk about unless you really want advice on the booze and food stuff. I would personally choose on proximity to booze.

edit: you're welcome

[cron1834]

transferror...as is your post. Thanks for posting..

You're obviously not mature enough to attend a professional degree program, regardless of the ranking or scholarship. You realize that mediocre schools with mediocre scholarships is dangerous, and you know that attending in a scenario where you have to be both a top third student and a good interviewee to accomplish your goals is probably dumb. Yet, you lash out at people who point this out to you, particularly when you knew it would be pointed out to you.

Again, don't be purposefully mulish.

[Young Marino]

I have a really good friend at BU going into 3L. He's top third and has a biglaw offer in NYC if it counts for anything

[NoDayButToday]

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[Blindmelon]

I was weighing the same two options; went with BC. Personal preference for BC was winning out anyway, but BC was also a lot more willing to match other scholarship offers. They were already offering 15K more than BU. When I asked both schools to match a third offer, BC raised 15K to match it and BU raised 12K, landing just shy of BC's first offer. Decision made.

I'm not sure if you've finally committed yet, but if you haven't and are up for the task, I would suggest trying to play those two scholarship offers off of each other because I think you can get more. "I really wanna come here, but B_ is offering me the same and I'm leaning that way unless you guys can raise."

Also, weighing in on the BU vs. BC general discussion: all of the "on paper" factors may be similar or identical, but the schools are very different in terms of personality, aesthetics, and general vibe. You'll be spending 3 years of your life in a place, so all else equal, I'd say going with the better fit for you is the right call.

Additionally, BU and BC are both top law schools. Anyone who would call them mediocre has lost perspective. Rankings are so relative and based on controversial methodologies (the median LSAT across the top 50 schools is almost entirely 90th percentile and higher--the difference in the caliber of the students is likely marginal). Many school experiences are what you make of them. Graduating in the top ten percent of a BU or BC is still going to look better than graduating in the bottom half at say, T7-T14, I think.

This is not the right way of thinking about it. Top 10% is crazy hard to get at any school, and the competition to do so will be similar at these schools and the T14. A few lower LSAT points doesn't mean that the students are any more or less smart (possibly only shows lack of judgment in not retaking) - Source, BU grad.

Also, the BC/BU debate has raged since I started posting on this board years ago. Each year they fluctuate. In Boston bigfirms, there is no difference. Some firms prefer BC, some BU, most treat them equally.

[transferror]

This is not the right way of thinking about it. Top 10% is crazy hard to get at any school, and the competition to do so will be similar at these schools and the T14. A few lower LSAT points doesn't mean that the students are any more or less smart (possibly only shows lack of judgment in not retaking) - Source, BU grad.

I agree with this. Top 10% for most of the T1 is going to be in a good spot, but it's not plausible to enter expecting top 10%. The disparity lies in the outcomes for median students between schools, and even median at CCN vs. top 10% at BU/BC. Median at any T14 is in a much better (as in not even close) position than median at BC/BU, and I would say median at CCN is at least comparable to top 10% at BC/BU. That's huge.

I don't think anyone is bashing BU/BC, because they are great options at the right price. I think it seems like they are being bashed because everyone is speaking to their quality relative to OP's COA, which makes either a risky option.

[rickgrimes69]

I have a really good friend at BU going into 3L. He's top third and has a biglaw offer in NYC if it counts for anything

It doesn't but thanks for the anecdote

[RGR1417]

NoDayButToday, thanks for your insight, that was very helpful. Also I have two family friends, one a former judge that went to BC and another lawyer that went to BU.They both work in Boston and said the schools are basically on par and that it comes down to the culture and location of each school.