Want to practice in Midwest. Where to go? Forum

[Jhausie]

Above are the schools that I have been accepted to. I want to practice in the Midwest, but also want the best education possible. I want the school that will land me the best job and still hopefully allow me to work in the Midwest (preferably Minnesota or Wisconsin). Where should I go?

[MrAnon]

remove 3, 4, and 5 from your list.

Flip a coin on 1 and 2.

[staloysius]

If you graduate from Marquette you won't have to take the bar exam

[MTBike]

I'd probably go with William Mitchell... they place really well in Minneapolis despite the existence of UM and are usually generous with scholarships.

[Ludo!]

The one person who voted Loyola must have thought it was Loyola Chicago.

It's definitely between 1 and 2. Money at either?

[mattviphky]

marquette is a good school...but seriously, with a 155/3.7, you need to retake. I went on LSN, and compiled a list of people who had LSATs between 160-165, with GPAs of 3.6-3.8; take a look. I'm just trying to convey that you don't need to be intimidated by people telling you to get 17x. Even by raising your lsat a few points, you will be in much better shape.


http://search.lawschoolnumbers.com/user ... Cycle=1112

[llachans]

Did Marquette offer you money?

[Randomnumbers]

Considering how poorly people out of Wisconsin are doing, I can't imagine doing Marquette at sticker. With a 3.7, retake. If you can't knock the pants off of a 155 with 4 months of solid studying, I can't imagine how you would plan on succeeding in law school anyways. You can easily save yourself upwards of 100,000$ and get into a much better school by getting up to a 165+.