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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC (at GMU) wants to go to GMU Law School. I have zero knowledge about Law School and the only discussions I have seen are on DCUM (about top law schools). All discussions seem to imply that it is 'top school or bust'. Is GMU Law worth it? Where do GMU Law students end up? What kid of jobs do they get? [/quote]

If your daughter qualifies for in-state tuition as a Virginia resident, then GMU should be considered. However, the better approach to law school would be to prepare for and take either the LSAT (law school admissions test) or the GRE (graduate record exam), then, based upon her score earned and her undergraduate GPA, assess for which law schools she would be a competitive applicant. Next, apply to several law schools and compare COA (cost-of-attendance) for each school to which she is accepted. (Many believe that the only law schools worth full tuition are Yale, Stanford, & Harvard, but the University of Chicago also should be considered among this group in my opinion.)

Broadly speaking, the Top 14 law schools are considered national law schools in the respect that their law grads are recruited by major law firms throughout the country. The remaining law schools are predominately regional in terms of job recruiting and placement.

The[b] most elite law schools are referred to as the Top 6--Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, & NYU.[/b]

Expanding to the Top 14 US law schools: U Penn, Northwestern, Duke, UC-Berkeley, Virginia, Michigan, Cornell, & Georgetown.

Yale, Stanford, & Harvard do not award merit based scholarships, but do give need based financial aid. Chicago, Columbia, & NYU do offer some merit scholarships which many believe are designed to lure students away from Yale, Stanford, and/or Harvard law schools.

Many law schools not ranked by US News among the Top 14 offer substantial merit based scholarships in an attempt to attract students who otherwise would attend a top 14 law school.

Publicly (state) funded law schools offer discounted tuition rates to residents of that particular state.

Attending law school should be based on a cost-benefit analysis as the COA is typically substantial in addition to the loss of nearly 3 years in income.[/quote]

UVA is now tied for 4th. see USNWR law rankings[/quote]

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