<p>Maroon8 - great, informative post. I enjoyed hearing your thoughts as a recent Chicago grad. Also, its good to see that, in the eight year gap since I graduated, Chicago seems to be a bit more on the ball in terms of law admissions.</p>
<p>One quick question, however - do you really think law school admissions is more “coast” biased? I think the west coast and mid west have about the same amount of top law schools. Out west, there’s Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, and USC in the top 25. For the midwest, you have Chicago, Northwestern, Michigan, Wash U and UMinn in the top 25. With geography seen as roughly equal, how come you don’t see an overly strong Chicago contingent at Northwestern and Michigan? With these being two of the strongest schools in the midwest, I’d think you’d get a high number of U of C midwest-centered alums flocking to these schools. I don’t think the numbers at either NU or UM are that high, however. Why do you think that is? </p>
<p>For example, Penn sends nearly 20 kids a year to NYU, Columbia, and Georgetown (three strong east coast schools). I would imagine Chicago, adjusted for numbers and size, would send at least around 8 a year to NU and UM. I don’t think this is the case, though. </p>
<p>Finally, when I was at Chicago, law school was a VERY popular option for students, because it combined the pseudo-intellectualism that Chicago students love with a practical bent that would appeal to the parents and those encouraging Chicago students to do something applicable. I was surprised to note that each year, about 400 Chicago students/alums apply to law school. Any idea if the numbers are similar for your class? If they are, I sure hope your cohort was more savvy and prepared for the process than my graduating class.</p>