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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My order of preference would be Vandy then Gtown.

This has nothing to do with law school or big law - I did both just like you. All you need to get in is high grades + top LSAT - none of these schools hurt your chances. If you’re from DC, good chance she ends up at an east coast T14 and then NYC/DC big law. You know how regimented the path is, so why not take 3 yrs now to LIVE. Experience another part of the country, explore a new city. Who knows Vandy undergrad is just the kind of connection that opens up another city for her and lets her be a 6th Cir clerk one day or Nashville merely serves as her happy place in life that she travels to occasionally? As I plodded along the biglaw path and now govt, I understand how few chances one has in life to experience other cities etc - if it were my kid I’d push Vandy.[/quote]

+1. Have a kid going to Vanderbilt in the fall so I may be biased but I would not make a decision based on concerns about getting into a top law school from there.  I’m a biglaw partner and I think the landscape is going to be very different 6 years from now and as you note, she could change her mind altogether about law school.  Most important for her to go to a school where she can thrive, get involved, and do well in school.

Also worth mentioning that there have been several posts on the Vanderbilt parents facebook page about transfers who have had good experiences transferring there.  Good luck to your daughter![/quote]

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