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Accepted at the following schools: USF, Loyola, American, George Mason, and Villanova

I'm in-state at California, and would prefer to remain here. I would also prefer to work in the private sector. I was initially considering GMU but they don't seem to place that well outside of gov't jobs. I'll most likely be looking at sticker price for the schools.

WL at UCHastings, W&Lee
Still waiting on UCDavis and Santa Clara

Go to school in California, if that's where you want to practice. Otherwise, retake the lsat and aim for a t-14.

truthypants wrote:Go to school in California, if that's where you want to practice. Otherwise, retake the lsat and aim for a t-14.

T-14 is out of reach for me, my GPA (3.1) is low.

If you're interest is purely economic (i.e. using your JD as an investment to increase your earning potential) you should not attend any of those schools short of massive scholarship.

If you want to be a lawyer even if the economics don't add up, and/or have particular interests outside of big firm jobs (which will be all but impossible to get from those schools) the calculus is different and depends a lot on your personal preferences. Go to the school in the area you will want to practice; none of those schools will give any national portability.

If you aren't receiving large scholarships from any of these schools, don't go to any of them.