American Law vs. Maryland Law- As a transfer student Forum

[DClaw2010]

Comments?

[reverendt]

Do you want to work in DC or Baltimore?
Where do you want to spend 2 years?
Will you get in-state tuition in MD?
Strongly consider debt.

[A'nold]

Just judging from what I've seen through the years on here, Maryland would probs be the better choice but it likely doesn't matter except for tuition purposes. Maryland owns Baltimore, so there seems to be less competition. But what do I know.

[DClaw2010]

Do you want to work in DC or Baltimore?
Where do you want to spend 2 years?
Will you get in-state tuition in MD?
Strongly consider debt.

I will get MD in-state tuition. I would be happy living in either city. I am mainly concerned/wondering if attending Maryland will limit my employment prospects in DC?

[hithere]

I say American--Maryland's campus is in a scary neighborhood.

[270910]

Where would you rather struggle to find a job?

I don't even really mean that as snark. The economy is bad, so either choice will both limit you to the local market and present an uphill challenge. Are you going to be more comfortable networking and starting from the ground up in DC or in MD?

[reverendt]

Do you want to work in DC or Baltimore?
Where do you want to spend 2 years?
Will you get in-state tuition in MD?
Strongly consider debt.

I will get MD in-state tuition. I would be happy living in either city. I am mainly concerned/wondering if attending Maryland will limit my employment prospects in DC?

DC employment is gonna be competitive either way. I don't think American will give you much of an advantage, although some of our resident statistics junkies could probably better appraise that issue.
If I were you I'd go to MD. It's significantly cheaper, just as good a school, and it's the best school in town, instead of the 3rd or 4th best school in town.

[CMR]

Generally, the laws in Maryland parallel those in America, though I suspect you'll find some that are exclusive to the state. Overall, though, I think you'll be able to adapt fairly quickly - just don't do anything too unorthodox until you're sure you've read up on the local code. Good luck!

[DClaw2010]

Generally, the laws in Maryland parallel those in America, though I suspect you'll find some that are exclusive to the state. Overall, though, I think you'll be able to adapt fairly quickly - just don't do anything too unorthodox until you're sure you've read up on the local code. Good luck!

I think you may have mis-understood the question, Thanks for the insight!

[transplantedbuckeye]

I think you may have mis-understood the question, Thanks for the insight!

I sense some tls facetiousness.

[DClaw2010]

Any more thoughts/votes would be appreciated.

[arstech]

Maryland owns Baltimore

You just can't find insight like this elsewhere.

[deadpanic]

Maryland without a doubt. American is just way too much debt for mediocre (at best) job prospects.

[CMR]

Generally, the laws in Maryland parallel those in America, though I suspect you'll find some that are exclusive to the state. Overall, though, I think you'll be able to adapt fairly quickly - just don't do anything too unorthodox until you're sure you've read up on the local code. Good luck!

I think you may have mis-understood the question, Thanks for the insight!

[Bankhead]

He's from Cooley -- give him a break!

[Pearalegal]

I say American--Maryland's campus is in a scary neighborhood.

No its not, you'll be fine. Don't let this influence you. Go to Maryland. Less debt, better chances at a job in MD though not in DC. DC is gonna be a reach either way.

[dcpolitico]

I think in the long run, AU will be the better choice for DC prospects. As a DC resident, I know they are building a massive $50M+ law school in the next 5 years right next to the Tenley/AU metro and trying to snag famous faculty from the T14. But, this probably doesn't mean anything right now.

[ToTransferOrNot]

I think in the long run, AU will be the better choice for DC prospects. As a DC resident, I know they are building a massive $50M+ law school in the next 5 years right next to the Tenley/AU metro and trying to snag famous faculty from the T14. But, this probably doesn't will never mean anythingright now.

[Grizz]

Maryland without a doubt. American is just way too much debt for mediocre (at best) job prospects.

[northwood]

Maryland for the same reasons as above