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William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:22 pm
by JDforME
Hey, I'm trying to decide between William and Mary and Washington St. Louis for next fall. My first choice would be to work in DC after I graduate, but if that doesn't work out, maybe VA or Atlanta. I realize WUSL is ranked higher and might have a better national reputation, but W&M is closer to DC. Which is more important, and which would help me get a better job there? I'm kind of panicking b/c I have to decide this week (also: I visited WUSL and loved it).
Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:01 pm
by 84Sunbird2000
If your first two choices are DC and VA, in that order, then W&M is probably the right answer. I think cost would have to factor into this as well, but while WUSTL is fairly national (or supra-regional), I can't see any evidence that WUSTL places as well into DC as W&M. In VA, it's W&M hands-down.
Plus, regarding W&M's employment prospects, I'd like to shamelessly self-plug my analysis of their 2009 numbers:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... start=2225 (Scroll down a ways and you'll se it).
Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:03 pm
by quadsixm
If your top 3 choices are DC, VA, or Atlanta, then William and Mary, and it's not even close.
JDforME wrote:Hey, I'm trying to decide between William and Mary and Washington St. Louis for next fall. My first choice would be to work in DC after I graduate, but if that doesn't work out, maybe VA or Atlanta. I realize WUSL is ranked higher and might have a better national reputation, but W&M is closer to DC. Which is more important, and which would help me get a better job there? I'm kind of panicking b/c I have to decide this week (also: I visited WUSL and loved it).
Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:28 pm
by DerrickRose
Plus W&M is super cheap. No-brainer.
The fact that WUSTL's ranking doesn't start with a 2 really seems to trick people.
Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:35 pm
by Rock Chalk
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Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:47 pm
by webbylu87
Rock Chalk wrote:For your target markets:
84Sunbird2000 wrote:W&M hands-down.
+1
Re: William and Mary or WUSL?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:54 pm
by JCougar
If you finish in the top 30% or so of your class, WUSTL might be as good as W&M for DC, but if you finish around median or slightly below, it's W&M by a landslide. W&M is definitely the safe choice, and the extra benefit you gain by going to a slightly higher-ranked school is outweighed by the regional aspects of their employment prospects. Some very decent DC firms OCI at WUSTL, but my guess is that far more OCI at W&M.