Marquette 3/3 BA/JD program worth it?

Demosthenes49
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 03:02:12 +0000

Normally the immediate response would be to tell you not to go to Marquette, but since you want to stay in Milwaukee it’s a little more involved. As you can see [for yourself](6 Keys to a Stellar Law School Resume - Professional Resume Writers), Marquette only manages to place half its graduates in jobs. The majority who do get jobs wind up in small firms. If you have a full ride to both the undergrad and the law school, and the stipulations on any money are reasonable (you should definitely find out what they are and post them here), then going to Marquette is a maybe.

Your first move would be to see if you are stuck in this 3/3 program. If you decide after a year or two of undergrad that you actually don’t want to be in Milwaukee, you don’t want to be stuck going to Marquette. Your second move is probably to start figuring out what kind of law you want to practice. Milwaukee will be amenable to some practice areas more than others. You should see what kind of work is actually going on. If it isn’t what you want, you should reconsider staying in Milwaukee (or law school, depending on which is more important to you). Next you should actually talk to the firms doing the kind of work you want. Would they prefer to hire out of Marquette or would they prefer a better ranked school, especially a T14?

If you get a full ride and want to stay in Milwaukee and are not trapped in this program and firms have at least no preference between Marquette and any other school, then going for the 3/3 program is not a terrible move. If any of those aren’t true though, you probably shouldn’t do it. Feel free to gather more information and then come back here.