BU/Fordham/GW/(Georgetown?)

[EJRothman]

Hi all,

I just got rejected from Penn which was a big disappointment.  I was kind of counting on getting in there and am now very lost as to where to go to school.  I have been admitted to BU, Fordham and GW, (and Cardozo, but don't care) and am still waiting on Georgetown, NYU, and Columbia.

I have no shot at NYU and Columbia.

Ultimately I am 100% sure that I want to be in New York no matter where I go to school.

So please help be choose between the schools I got into and G'town if I happen to get in.

[moxygal]

go to Fordham if you are sure you want to live and work in NYC. It places best next to NYU, Columbia, and other top ten schools.

[Ivy_Hopeful]

If you get in go to Georgetown 

[applyingsoon]

and dont be a snob about cardozo. be sure to decline the offer asap so other students who really want to go there can have the opportunity.

[prelaw_undergrad]

I say Fordam (or NYU if you get accepted).  The best bet is to go to a good school in the area you want to work.

[Andrew]

A lot of people from BU end up in New York, but don't underestimate the effect of being local.  I'd say Fordham is your best option.

Maybe you'll get some scholarship money that will ease your decision.

[asdasd]

if u guys had a choice between going to a local school that is ranked lower(but has a high chance of placing u in that city)

versus

 a higher ranked school out of state(which can still place u in the city u want but maybe it is not as high as the local school) but with a clearly superior education....which would u choose?

[prelaw_undergrad]

In response to chicken's question:

if u guys had a choice between going to a local school that is ranked lower(but has a high chance of placing u in that city)

versus

 a higher ranked school out of state(which can still place u in the city u want but maybe it is not as high as the local school) but with a clearly superior education....which would u choose?

I would probably choose the school with the most financial aid because I don't rely too much on US News and World Report's so called "rankings."  Plus, if I went to a local school, I could stay where I'm at and not have to worry about making housing arrangements.

HOWEVER, if I had a choice between a "national" school (like Stanford, NYU, Harvard, Yale) or a "local" school (like Houston, UNC, Miami, Washington University, LSU) I would probably choose the national school.  Only because I'm not sure where I want to work after I finish law school.  Also, "national" schools are pretty good about finding jobs for their students.

Although, if a "local" school offered me a lot of scholarships or, even, a full tuition waiver, I would give it more consideration.

[EJRothman]

I appreciate all the help guys.  Based on some research I've done about where NYC firms do OCR recruiting, it seems like Fordham is going to be the best bet.  BU/BC do seem to get some recruiting via a job fair, but I'm not sure BULS has enough of an academic advantage over Fordham to justify my going there.  I do however think that I would choose G'town should I get in, seeing as it has prestige and gets good NYC firm recruiting. 

By the way, I know I forgot to post my stats when I started this thread, but I have a 3.8 GPA from Penn (hence the reason I was so disappointed at not getting into Penn Law) and a 166 on my LSAT.

I appreciate the thoughts and welcome additional considerations I may have missed, so keep them coming.

[asdasd]

did u apply to cornell?