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Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:14 pm
by zorro.99
I have 90k at Pepperdine with a top 50% stip and would be paying full price at BC.
I'll be taking on no debt as I'm very lucky to have my parents footing the bill.
Interested in Entertainment Law but I'm pretty open as to what area I'd like to practice in, but enjoying the next three years is very important to me. Looking to eventually end up in California.
Any input is most appreciated!! Thanks!
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:16 pm
by rad lulz
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Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:51 pm
by PRgradBYU
Definitely don't go to Pepperdine, even if you can get that stip removed.
zorro.99 wrote:Looking to eventually end up in California.
If that's where you're looking to end up, BC isn't going to help you much either. Do you have any other options?
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:58 pm
by teachmehowtoraji
zorro.99 wrote:I have 90k at Pepperdine with a top 50% stip and would be paying full price at BC.
I'll be taking on no debt as I'm very lucky to have my parents footing the bill.
Interested in Entertainment Law but I'm pretty open as to what area I'd like to practice in, but enjoying the next three years is very important to me. Looking to eventually end up in California.
Any input is most appreciated!! Thanks!
There's your first problem
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:45 am
by Winston1984
If your parents will be footing the bill, retake and get into UCLA/USC or Berkeley.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:41 am
by nebula666
Explain to me what entertainment law is please
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:29 am
by timbs4339
nebula666 wrote:Explain to me what entertainment law is please
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:39 am
by BigZuck
timbs4339 wrote:nebula666 wrote:Explain to me what entertainment law is please
Also the correct response is obviously UCLA or USC
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:55 am
by Big Dog
Interested in Entertainment Law
Retake and gun for UCLA or USC.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:35 am
by Razorbackfan19247
If you are looking to end up in California, then Pepperdine is probably the best choice of those two schools. Despite what some on here will tell you, it is possible to go to Pepperdine and then go on to have a very successful career. Also, it's tough to find a better location to attend law school than Malibu.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:40 am
by BigZuck
Razorbackfan19247 wrote:If you are looking to end up in California, then Pepperdine is probably the best choice of those two schools. Despite what some on here will tell you, it is possible to go to Pepperdine and then go on to have a very successful career. Also, it's tough to find a better location to attend law school than Malibu.
It's possible to have a successful career from every single law school in this country. Special snowflakes do exist.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:40 am
by WokeUpInACar
Razorbackfan19247 wrote:If you are looking to end up in California, then Pepperdine is probably the best choice of those two schools. Despite what some on here will tell you, it is possible to go to Pepperdine and then go on to have a very successful career. Also, it's tough to find a better location to attend law school than Malibu.
No one here will dispute this. What they will dispute, is it being anywhere near likely to achieve this outcome. Less than half of Pepperdine graduates go on to full time jobs as lawyers. But I guess if OP is just a rich kid whose parents will fund a three year vacation, YOLO, MALIBU BABY.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:43 am
by BigZuck
WokeUpInACar wrote:Razorbackfan19247 wrote:If you are looking to end up in California, then Pepperdine is probably the best choice of those two schools. Despite what some on here will tell you, it is possible to go to Pepperdine and then go on to have a very successful career. Also, it's tough to find a better location to attend law school than Malibu.
No one here will dispute this. What they will dispute, is it being anywhere near likely to achieve this outcome. Less than half of Pepperdine graduates go on to full time jobs as lawyers. But I guess if OP is just a rich kid whose parents will fund a three year vacation, YOLO, MALIBU BABY.
Malibu is beautiful but people underestimate how boring it is there on a day to day basis, especially for young people who want to do young people things (drink, have sex). If you live on campus you even have to sign something saying you won't do these things.
Pretty scenery though. And somewhat closeish to fun stuff in LA.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:27 pm
by sinfiery
BigZuck wrote:
Malibu is beautiful but people underestimate how boring it is there on a day to day basis, especially for young people who want to do young people things (drink, have sex). If you live on campus you even have to sign something saying you won't do these things.
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Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:32 pm
by BigZuck
sinfiery wrote:BigZuck wrote:
Malibu is beautiful but people underestimate how boring it is there on a day to day basis, especially for young people who want to do young people things (drink, have sex). If you live on campus you even have to sign something saying you won't do these things.
wat
My friend has a grad degree from Pepperdine and lived in the grad student housing on campus. He had to sign an honor code thing that sounds similar to what they have at BYU where he agreed to not have extramarital sex or drink alcohol in the on campus housing.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:21 pm
by sinfiery
Wow, I thought they had just the tiniest bit of a religious influence in their school but it seems to go a bit further. Oh well.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:51 pm
by zorro.99
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:54 pm
by SpaceLawLLM
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:59 pm
by timbs4339
Not what law professors or law school marketing materials think entertainment law is. What do entertainment lawyers do all day and are there any jobs for you in it?
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:30 pm
by romothesavior
rad lulz wrote:If your parents are okay with blowing $250k, BC.
This.
Also OP what happened to just finding a place to party your face off for three years on your parents dime?
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:05 pm
by nebula666
Good luck with that! I'm sure you'll become a bigtime Hollywood agent from Pepperdine rofl.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:09 pm
by zorro.99
romothesavior wrote:rad lulz wrote:If your parents are okay with blowing $250k, BC.
This.
Also OP what happened to just finding a place to party your face off for three years on your parents dime?
That's why I'm thinking Pepperdine might be more up my alley.
I visited Boston a couple weeks ago and wasn't too thrilled by BC or BU. Definitely not the experience I'm looking for, but I can't help but try and be reasonable by looking for the best option.
REALLY hoping to get off one of the 5 waitlists I'm on... keep your fingers crossed for me!
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:53 pm
by Myself
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Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:09 pm
by froglee
zorro.99 wrote:I have 90k at Pepperdine with a top 50% stip and would be paying full price at BC.
I'll be taking on no debt as I'm very lucky to have my parents footing the bill.
Interested in Entertainment Law but I'm pretty open as to what area I'd like to practice in, but enjoying the next three years is very important to me. Looking to eventually end up in California.
Any input is most appreciated!! Thanks!
Pepperdine will give you many opportunities in entertainment laws. I know many Pepperdine law people working for hollywood big shots. Many biglaws hire from Pepperdin for their entertainment law practice.
Re: Pepperdine vs. Boston College
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:36 pm
by Doorkeeper
Retake and reapply. Boost that LSAT by 5 points and you'll be looking at T14 schools or USC/UCLA.