<p>Hey 87:</p>
<p>We are from your neck of the woods as well and have had two kids (one a '13er) apply to Alabama and not to the UDub at all (and they were top applicants). Our D was looking at law when she applied and she got a wonderful letter from Dr. Sharpe (I think that’s spelled right) about all of the opportunities at Bama for pre-law students. It was very impressive. They do have a very reputable law school right there on campus. I believe pre-law students can take some of those courses.</p>
<p>UW does have a good rep as well, but when we went to an info session with our oldest as part of a gifted program they hosted, the rep said don’t choose the U based on the perceived rep of it being the best in the area. It needs to be the right place for you. He said he always wondered if those that dropped out had been pressured to attend by well-meaning parents and if they might not have thrived elsewhere. </p>
<p>We looked into this a lot with D and we have many attorney friends and family. You need an excellent LSAT score and GPA plus recs. Where can you get that? Wherever you are happy and motivated and make good connections with your profs for recs. One of our friends is a judge and he went from a tiny Christian school in CA to NYU law. Another very successful attorney we know went to San Diego State for undergrad. </p>
<p>Plus you will need lots of $$$ for law school. UW will be expensive. You can count on that and rates are only going up! Sounds like Alabama would make the most sense on all fronts, unless you just cannot see yourself happy/successful there. Maybe the UW would be a better idea for law school?!</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Oh…btw D would have loved to attend Alabama. As it turned out she had a couple of great options that came in even cheaper (and smaller) than her wonderful scholarship there and she was fortunate to have a difficult decision to make. She still has a soft spot for the Crimson Tide and encouraged her brother to apply.</p>