Law school if fully paid for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP I am completely confused by your list. Some of those places don't even have law schools, like UCSD or Georgia Tech. According to rankings, the top law schools that are public and are in the T14 are UVA, UC Berkeley (Boalt), and Michigan. The ones that come just after that tier that are public are UT Austin and UCLA. Then in the next tier down, there are places that have strong regional placement like University of Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, etc.

Sorry, I just listed the top public universities. OP says "The school is neither Michigan nor UVA. It is a top 10 public and top 25 overall." I'm not sure what a top 10 public law school is or what would fit her criteria, other than UC-Berkeley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP I am completely confused by your list. Some of those places don't even have law schools, like UCSD or Georgia Tech. According to rankings, the top law schools that are public and are in the T14 are UVA, UC Berkeley (Boalt), and Michigan. The ones that come just after that tier that are public are UT Austin and UCLA. Then in the next tier down, there are places that have strong regional placement like University of Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, etc.

Sorry, I just listed the top public universities. OP says "The school is neither Michigan nor UVA. It is a top 10 public and top 25 overall." I'm not sure what a top 10 public law school is or what would fit her criteria, other than UC-Berkeley.

OP here. I meant that the law school in question is in the top 10 of the list of public law schools, as in, a list that excludes private law schools. When you add in the private law schools, it is still in the top 25. I got this info from Wikipedia. Obviously I wouldn't be talking about a university that doesn't even have a law school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP I am completely confused by your list. Some of those places don't even have law schools, like UCSD or Georgia Tech. According to rankings, the top law schools that are public and are in the T14 are UVA, UC Berkeley (Boalt), and Michigan. The ones that come just after that tier that are public are UT Austin and UCLA. Then in the next tier down, there are places that have strong regional placement like University of Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, etc.

Sorry, I just listed the top public universities. OP says "The school is neither Michigan nor UVA. It is a top 10 public and top 25 overall." I'm not sure what a top 10 public law school is or what would fit her criteria, other than UC-Berkeley.

OP here. I meant that the law school in question is in the top 10 of the list of public law schools, as in, a list that excludes private law schools. When you add in the private law schools, it is still in the top 25. I got this info from Wikipedia. Obviously I wouldn't be talking about a university that doesn't even have a law school?

Please do not go to law school until you are capable of discussing them. You have been told by almost everyone here that this isn't a term that is used. If you plan to cite Wikipedia, you will have a very short career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OP here. I meant that the law school in question is in the top 10 of the list of public law schools, as in, a list that excludes private law schools. When you add in the private law schools, it is still in the top 25. I got this info from Wikipedia. Obviously I wouldn't be talking about a university that doesn't even have a law school?

More for my own curiosity I looked up the top 25 law schools. Nine are public. I didn't even realize there were that many public law schools in the top 25.


#1 Yale University
#2 Harvard University
#3 Stanford University
#4 Columbia University
#4 University of Chicago
#6 New York University
#7 University of Pennsylvania
#8 University of Virginia - PUBLIC (but not OP's school)
#9 University of California—?Berkeley - PUBLIC
#10 Duke University
#10 University of Michigan—?Ann Arbor - PUBLIC (but not OP's school)
#12 Northwestern University
#13 Cornell University
#13 Georgetown University
#15 University of Texas—?Austin - PUBLIC
#16 University of California—?Los Angeles PUBLIC
#16 Vanderbilt University
#18 Washington University in St. Louis
#19 Emory University
#20 George Washington University
#20 University of Minnesota—?Twin Cities PUBLIC
#20 University of Southern California (Gould)
#23 University of Alabama - PUBLIC
#24 College of William and Mary (Marshall-?Wythe) - PUBLIC
#24 University of Washington - PUBLIC

[Anonymous]

100 percent. It is like a super liberal arts degree, you can do anything with it.

I haven't found it to be useful in finding jobs other than in the law.

[Anonymous]

If you really want to do it then go OP. I went and found it useful. It is hard to find a job so make sure you do as well as you possibly can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP here. I meant that the law school in question is in the top 10 of the list of public law schools, as in, a list that excludes private law schools. When you add in the private law schools, it is still in the top 25. I got this info from Wikipedia. Obviously I wouldn't be talking about a university that doesn't even have a law school?

More for my own curiosity I looked up the top 25 law schools. Nine are public. I didn't even realize there were that many public law schools in the top 25.


#1 Yale University
#2 Harvard University
#3 Stanford University
#4 Columbia University
#4 University of Chicago
#6 New York University
#7 University of Pennsylvania
#8 University of Virginia - PUBLIC (but not OP's school)
#9 University of California—?Berkeley - PUBLIC
#10 Duke University
#10 University of Michigan—?Ann Arbor - PUBLIC (but not OP's school)
#12 Northwestern University
#13 Cornell University
#13 Georgetown University
#15 University of Texas—?Austin - PUBLIC
#16 University of California—?Los Angeles PUBLIC
#16 Vanderbilt University
#18 Washington University in St. Louis
#19 Emory University
#20 George Washington University
#20 University of Minnesota—?Twin Cities PUBLIC
#20 University of Southern California (Gould)
#23 University of Alabama - PUBLIC
#24 College of William and Mary (Marshall-?Wythe) - PUBLIC
#24 University of Washington - PUBLIC

OP again. Yes, the school is one of the bolded.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP I am completely confused by your list. Some of those places don't even have law schools, like UCSD or Georgia Tech. According to rankings, the top law schools that are public and are in the T14 are UVA, UC Berkeley (Boalt), and Michigan. The ones that come just after that tier that are public are UT Austin and UCLA. Then in the next tier down, there are places that have strong regional placement like University of Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, etc.

Sorry, I just listed the top public universities. OP says "The school is neither Michigan nor UVA. It is a top 10 public and top 25 overall." I'm not sure what a top 10 public law school is or what would fit her criteria, other than UC-Berkeley.

OP here. I meant that the law school in question is in the top 10 of the list of public law schools, as in, a list that excludes private law schools. When you add in the private law schools, it is still in the top 25. I got this info from Wikipedia. Obviously I wouldn't be talking about a university that doesn't even have a law school?

Please do not go to law school until you are capable of discussing them. You have been told by almost everyone here that this isn't a term that is used. If you plan to cite Wikipedia, you will have a very short career.

lol, so you are offended that I didn't use the terms "T14" or "top tier" or something? Yes, because I do not rigorously study the rankings of law schools and their commonly used terms, I am not fit for law school.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you go to one of the bolded schools and do very well (or, in the case of UVA, boalt, or michigan, just do well) you should be able to land a decent job.

having said that, i would advise against it unless you have no other options. most lawyers want to kill themselves. i work in biglaw and my liver is probably close to expiring. i am not yet 40.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you go to one of the bolded schools and do very well (or, in the case of UVA, boalt, or michigan, just do well) you should be able to land a decent job.

having said that, i would advise against it unless you have no other options. most lawyers want to kill themselves. i work in biglaw and my liver is probably close to expiring. i am not yet 40.

+1000. Yale cum laude grad. Clerked. Hated practice. Dropped out due to SN kids. Now can't get back in. There are simply no jobs unless you are a newly minted top tier grad and are very lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you go to one of the bolded schools and do very well (or, in the case of UVA, boalt, or michigan, just do well) you should be able to land a decent job.

having said that, i would advise against it unless you have no other options. most lawyers want to kill themselves. i work in biglaw and my liver is probably close to expiring. i am not yet 40.

+1000. Yale cum laude grad. Clerked. Hated practice. Dropped out due to SN kids. Now can't get back in. There are simply no jobs unless you are a newly minted top tier grad and are very lucky.

YLS grads don't want to practice - i'm sure you could line up a policy/advocacy/non-profit gig through the network.