Hi, I'm new to the board. I am deciding between attending Catholic and Howard because of their location. Any suggestions on which one is better? BTW, Howard did not give me any money, Catholic gave me a $15,000 scholarship. 
Since no one else has replied, I'll put in my 2.. Let me preface this comment by saying I am NOT an admissions authority In fact, I haven't even been accepted anywhere (yet).
I believe Howard is T4, so Catholic can't be any lower, but that's the first thing I would check into. Next, I would check salaries... You should double-check, but I think Howard blows all the other t4's out the water in that regard. Here's a link to the salary info.
http://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/median.php/1/desc/MSPublicIt's not what I would call user friendly, but you should be able to find what you need. If you haven't been to that site before, there's all sorts of other info on the site that you may want to consider as part of your decision.
Even though it's T4 (??), Howard is known across the nation because it is an HBCU. With that said, you should also consider where you plan to practice after law school. IMO, you have more options with Howard but if you plan to stay local then you should be fine with Catholic.
Next, you should decide whether the HBCU experience is important to you. Is it worth $45,000 over three years?
Lastly, you've got to factor in your own circumstances and values. Are you a prestige whore? (like some people who shall remain nameless) Maybe you plan to stay local after LS. In that case, don't pay for something you don't need. Or, maybe you can't qualify for private loans. If not, what good is an acceptance if you can't afford it?
All that said, *I'd* pick Howard
Ok, I'll shutup now... Blk_reign probably has some valuable input.
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