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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to both of these schools. Vandy undergrad and Gtown Law. Then BigLaw. I disagree that it doesn’t matter where you go to undergrad. Your undergrad shapes you as a person in ways that law school cannot. I’d choose advise my kid to choose Northwestern for the ranking, the culture, the academic and intellectual rigor. My DS is at a school that does quarters— it is maybe a little more intense but he finds it suits him because there is no time to procrastinate and get too far behind. Law school is not for sure. She shouldn’t choose second best bc of some plans to do law school later. [/quote]

Thank you. I definitely am going to encourage her not to dismiss NU. Did you enjoy Vandy socially and feel like you got an education that prepared you well for GULC and your career, or do you feel it's insufficiently rigorous in social sciences / humanities? [/quote]

PP here. I did enjoy Vandy! I’m a 4th generation legacy there. The social life was what I grew up with. The academics were fine. No complaints from me. That said, I do think that Northwestern is a different level of school. Schools that attract top kids from all over the world, with world renowned faculty, with reliably solid connections to global opportunities… that’s different than Vandy.

I think you should advise your daughter to go to the best college she gets into. Who really knows whether law school is in her future. The time to open up possibilities is now. Don’t pass that up. [/quote]

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