<p>“Gotta pass that California bar”</p>
<p>That’s why they have bar review classes. “National” law schools do not emphasize the law of one particular state since their graduates will likely practice in several different states.</p>
<p>“Gotta pass that California bar”</p>
<p>That’s why they have bar review classes. “National” law schools do not emphasize the law of one particular state since their graduates will likely practice in several different states.</p>
<p>quixotic,</p>
<p>Stop. You had me at “Look, I have no plans.” :-P</p>
<p>“It would be interesting to see how many other Californians would make this choice, especially given the lower tuition cost at Berkeley and the fact that many Californians, want to stay in California to practice. If you intend to practice law in San Francisco as many Northern Californians do, then it’s difficult to justify choosing Penn Law over Boalt.”</p>
<p>Well big firm jobs start out at $125,000 and often include a bonus on top of that; therefore, the difference in tuition may not be the major consideration in choosing a top law school. Students often pick the best school regardless of cost. Many students attending top-14 schools could attend law school for free at a lower level school, most don’t.</p>
<p>“Stop. You had me at “Look, I have no plans.” :-P”</p>
<p>I read up a lot on law schools, but I intend to go to medical school. I don’t really like the whole law school scene.</p>
<p>Okay, okay enough. You don’t have to justify it to me. I believe you. </p>
<p>Sheesh. :-D</p>
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<p>Ah, but you said it yourself - there are a bunch of nationally-recognized schools (of which I’m sure you would agree that Boalt is one), and then a bunch of regional schools. Once you’re talking about the nationally recognized schools, the differences tend to be small. It’s not like Penn has significantly greater chances of getting those 125k jobs than Berkeley does. And THAT’s the point. </p>
<p>What’s the ranking difference between Penn and Berkeley? 4 ranking spots? Is that really worth losing out on instate tuition, especially when there’s no guarantee of getting one of those highpaying jobs no matter where you go? When you’re talking about close differences, things like tuition and geographic fit start to become prominent. Like I said, nobody really likes to move, so if you’re going to move, it had better be for something that is a lot better than what you would get back home. Is Penn a “lot” better than Boalt? I think few people would agree. Better? Maybe. A lot better? I don’t know about that.</p>