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It really depends on what you want to do post graduation.

LaVerne was a highly-thought-of-by-locals CBE school for many years before it sought (and got) ABA approval. Frankly, it should have stayed with CBE because it was able to charge a great deal less in tuition for a degree that doesn't travel all that well anyway. If the OP intends to stay within LaVerne's "catchment area", I suppose the degree should sell fairly well but for what you get, the school is awfully expensive. Don't go without substantial money (which I see the OP has) for all three years.

As an aside, I have the same general opinion of Thomas Jefferson and Western State but I think LaVerne is a better school than either of those. All three schools would have done better to continue as CBE schools offering a decent law education for a third the price of their ABA competition.

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I know someone who did VERY well there (think top 1-2%) and still had difficulty finding a job. He is doing government work now. Fortunately, they gave him a generous scholarship which he was able to renew all three years. My thought on La Verne (so to speak) is that if you have to borrow even a little bit of money to go, you're better off retaking the LSAT or doing something else with your life.

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If you want to live in Inland Empire..go there. You can transfer out to Loyola or Southwestern from there if you get in the top 10-20 of class.