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Where should I go next fall? / Public interest and law school prestige.
« on: March 01, 2004, 03:52:28 PM »
Need some guidance here.
Some people say to attend the highest ranked school that accepts you because the higher rank will afford you more opportunities in 3 years.
What if you don't want to go BIGLAW though? What if you want to work in public interest. If a lower ranked school offers you a ton of money to attend their school, wouldn't it be in your favor to take the money, given that your starting salary will be rather low (i.e. you won't have to pay back a huge amount of loans)?
Also, can't you *try* to do very well and then get a LLM from a higher ranked school?
Some people say to attend the highest ranked school that accepts you because the higher rank will afford you more opportunities in 3 years.
What if you don't want to go BIGLAW though? What if you want to work in public interest. If a lower ranked school offers you a ton of money to attend their school, wouldn't it be in your favor to take the money, given that your starting salary will be rather low (i.e. you won't have to pay back a huge amount of loans)?
Also, can't you *try* to do very well and then get a LLM from a higher ranked school?