Top Law Schools

Ok, so I've decided against Michigan State, for anyone who's read my other post.

(And before I get any more naysayers, I still plan on focusing on international & comparative law, regardless of where I go. So even though I appreciate your concern that I'll get nowhere unless I attend a T10 school, the advice I'm looking for is really more along the lines of which school I'm considering would be better in the long run.)

I just got a call on Friday from Penn State offering a spot, but I'm still considering IU-Indy, mainly because of their Center for International Human Rights. I also haven't had the chance to visit PSU or interact with much of the faculty/staff/students, which makes me a bit nervous.

Also, knowing that another round of admissions is happening at many schools around this time, should I wait a little longer and see if I'm accepted at Villanova, where I'm currently waitlisted?

As to the whole "all-of-them-are-regional" thing, I really don't know where I plan on settling down yet, so I can't honestly pick one based solely on that. I grew up in Michigan, went to Michigan for undergrad, but I've got no preference one way or the other as to whether I end up in the Midwest.

I'm also not too concerned about PSU being in the middle of nowhere. Granted, I'm a bit more of a city person, but I grew up in the suburbs and was perfectly content in Ann Arbor for nine years, so three years in a countryside might be a welcome change (?).

Regardless of location, I'm really just concerned with figuring out which is the best school for me to spend three years at. Where am I going to get the best opportunities at externships (preferably in the international human rights arena), and where am I going to have the best chances for employment in something along those lines after those three years?

Sorry for the long post, but thanks for your opinions!

Nova would be the best option since it's way more likely that you'll get a good job from there than the others, also it's in philly which has a pretty decent legal market, im not sure about indy but im guessing its pretty small as well as central penn.

I voted IU - Indy. True, it's a very regional school and your employment prospects will be heavily focused around indiana and indy in particular, but Indianapolis is a much more livable (not to mention bigger) city than many think. Living there for three years is anything but a sentence, and residing in the circle city beyond that is definitley worth consideration.



(also, the other schools are about equally regional, maybe moreso)


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tjm wrote:I also haven't had the chance to visit PSU or interact with much of the faculty/staff/students, which makes me a bit nervous.

Then visit.
You should probably make your decision both on where you'd like to live for a while after law school and which school you feel more comfortable at.