Richmond ($) vs. Temple (Sticker) Forum

[dshirs32]

Hey everyone, up until this past week I was pretty dead set on attending University of Richmond in the Fall. I am from VA, received a nice scholarship, and I really love the school itself. However, I am starting to question whether or not I want to begin my legal career in VA. I have no visited Temple yet, but I am very interested in attending. They didn't offer me any money but that is not an issue. I have always wanted to live in a big city and practice law so Temple certainly would provide that. Just looking for some advice / insight into what people think about the two schools. I know that Temple fares very well in Philly so that is certainly promising.

[samolly]

Philly does not have the big city feel that say DC or NY gives me. You should visit before making any decisions.

[lawlife2010]

I checked out both schools. Philly does seem like a pretty neat city, if more of a city is what you are looking for. Everyone I spoke with from PA thinks quite highly of Temple and it is well-known for the kindness of the students who attend and public interest. I believe they have better job placement there than Richmond does in it's area, if the stats are still the same.
Let me know if you have any specific questions, as I visited and highly considered attending both. I think if you are from VA and ready for an adventure in a new place for law school, it would be a great idea to move to PA and attend Temple.