BU Law or GW Law Forum

[jbinnall24]

Hi!

I am currently struggling in deciding between BU Law and GW Law. Both schools gave me similar amounts of money, and they are ranked very close to one another.

I want to study Constitutional Law/Civil Rights Law and cannot find ranking data for either school for this area of study. Obviously DC has the Supreme Court and many government attorneys and opportunities. Does anyone have any insight that may be helpful to me in making my decision? The deposit deadline for both is April 15th so I have about a month to decide, but any help would be greatly appreciated as I am very torn.

Thank you!

[cavalier1138]

What are your career goals? Where do you want to work? What's your total cost of attendance at each school?

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Do you want to work in Boston or DC? Do you want to work for the gov? Answer those questions and you should answer your general question.

[Johnnybgoode92]

Hi!

I am currently struggling in deciding between BU Law and GW Law. Both schools gave me similar amounts of money, and they are ranked very close to one another.

I want to study Constitutional Law/Civil Rights Law and cannot find ranking data for either school for this area of study. Obviously DC has the Supreme Court and many government attorneys and opportunities. Does anyone have any insight that may be helpful to me in making my decision? The deposit deadline for both is April 15th so I have about a month to decide, but any help would be greatly appreciated as I am very torn.

Thank you!

Every T50 law school will require you to study con law and almost every one will have extensive civil rights programs and classes.

I go to a school with a somewhat similar profile and caliber. You will not clerk or be involved with the Supreme Court from either. Your best options from either is to be an attorney for a federal agency or enter big law (the latter being a much easier field to enter). Even then, most of your classmates will not obtain a federal clerkship, federal government employment, or big law.