@Gourmetmom: The education is probably comparable at the top 50 schools, with the only difference being the quality of your peers. That is because the legal academic market is fairly small and supply fairly high (high pay, low hours, low stress, high prestige). The top 50 schools abound with high end professors from high end schools with high end clerkships. Of course, to the extent a professor teaches 170 LSAT scorers or 150 LSAT scorers, she will probably grade her lessons accordingly, but that shouldn’t impact the education aspect too much.
I’m also not saying BU/BC aren’t worth it. They can be, but only in very particular circumstances. If your daughter doesn’t have to worry about money, needs to stay in Boston, has strong connections for getting a job (or is willing to sacrifice the 3 years and not end up a lawyer), and can’t get into Harvard, then BU/BC are probably fine. If any of those isn’t true, she should study, retake the LSAT, and shoot for a better school.