Columbia or UPENN ?

Chi-town23_33
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:11:44 +0000

Well, there’s a couple ways to look at it.

As much as I want to say Penn, Columbia’s Political Science department is stronger.

Going to Columbia for undergrad doesn’t mean too much when you apply to law school. It shows you went to a good school and you’re smart, but I don’t think grad schools show too much special treatment towards students that were at the same university their first four years. You also have to ask yourself would you be willing to go to Columbia for undergrad and grad, or would you like a change of scenery. Penn also has an elite law school, although Columbia’s got a slightly better one.

As for Yale, Harvard, and Stanford, you’re still going to have to perform well in class and on your LSAT to have a shot, and they will be even more impressed if you do that at Columbia or Penn. Tell me if I’m making any sense, it’s been a long day.