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Part time Maryland or Full time Drexel

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:07 am
by omarlos
I got accepted full time at drexel with a 15k per year scholarship but also got into Maryland as a part time student.

I am mainly focused on obtaining a strong internship. I know to do you you mainly need to be a full time 1L but at the same time Maryland is a vastly superior school to Drexel.

Any advice?

If I was to transfer into the full time program after one year would this catch me up as far as employment opportunities or are internships/summer employment relations mainly built after completion of the 1L?

Re: Part time Maryland or Full time Drexel

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:13 am
by CanadianWolf
The safer choice would be Maryland because it is more established & better known to employers--especially because of the large law alumni base.

Re: Part time Maryland or Full time Drexel

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:27 pm
by omarlos
CanadianWolf wrote:The safer choice would be Maryland because it is more established & better known to employers--especially because of the large law alumni base.

Thanks. I was thinking that as well.

do you have any insight on how part time is viewed by biglaw firms?

Re: Part time Maryland or Full time Drexel

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:05 pm
by swill21
I live in Maryland and from what i've heard FT and PT make no dif. plus u can always switch into ft. and if it makes u feel better us news ranks the part time law prgrams in the country and maryland i think is top 5