USD ($$) vs Wakeforest ($$) Forum

[sienna.ann]

Hi everyone. New poster here, though I've been following the boards for a while.

I've gotten most of my acceptances in and my best two options seem to be USD and Wake. I have pretty much equal scholarships at both. I'm from San Diego, but don't really care about staying in California. Wake is obviously higher ranked and that seems to be the better option but I'm concerned about not being from NC and having no connections to the legal market. Any advice?

Thanks ! :

[PRgradBYU]

Conventional TLS wisdom says you should retake but for the sake of actually answering your question, I'd go with Wake Forest (which is spelled with two words, yes; you ought to know how to spell the name of the law school you're considering attending). It's the less crappy school and isn't located in the abysmally saturated state of CA.

[wannabelawstudent]

Conventional TLS wisdom says you should retake but for the sake of actually answering your question, I'd go with Wake Forest (which is spelled with two words, yes; you ought to know how to spell the name of the law school you're considering attending). It's the less crappy school and isn't located in the abysmally saturated state of CA.

Dude, I'm sorry, you're completely wrong or you misread what he put. It is very hard for someone at Wake who is not from NC to have decent prospects. I've heard anecdotes of people getting passed up for much lower ranked students for interviews because they not from the area.

[rickgrimes69]

Conventional TLS wisdom says you should retake but for the sake of actually answering your question, I'd go with Wake Forest (which is spelled with two words, yes; you ought to know how to spell the name of the law school you're considering attending). It's the less crappy school and isn't located in the abysmally saturated state of CA.

Dude, I'm sorry, you're completely wrong or you misread what he put. It is very hard for someone at Wake who is not from NC to have decent prospects. I've heard anecdotes of people getting passed up for much lower ranked students for interviews because they not from the area.

Yep. NC is crazy insular, and Wake's employment is less than stellar to begin with.

[YankeesFan]

PMed you.

[patrickd139]

Conventional TLS wisdom says you should retake but for the sake of actually answering your question, I'd go with Wake Forest (which is spelled with two words, yes; you ought to know how to spell the name of the law school you're considering attending). It's the less crappy school and isn't located in the abysmally saturated state of CA.

Dude, I'm sorry, you're completely wrong or you misread what he put. It is very hard for someone at Wake who is not from NC to have decent prospects. I've heard anecdotes of people getting passed up for much lower ranked students for interviews because they not from the area.

Yep. NC is crazy insular, and Wake's employment is less than stellar to begin with.

100% this. Don't go to a regional law school in a region you're not from.

Retake and either go to a better California law school or go to USD for free.

[hephaestus]

What is the equal scholarship? Unless they are full rides, retake. Neither school is good at placing grads into jobs where they can service their loan debt. You should go to a better school.