Why I chose Penn LPS over Columbia GS.

rcave13
Sat, 19 Nov 2016 00:41:13 +0000

All valid points. Academically, both are great options in my opinion. Although, both are extremely flawed from a financial prospective, particularly if one intends to go to grad school. Full disclosure, I’m an alum and am currently at Notre Dame Law School.

One point of contention is with regards to the diploma. Dean Awn rejected the proposal of a diploma written in Latin for a very specific reason: GS is an “innovative” forward-thinking institution of higher learning. As such, he felt that a diploma written in an ostensibly dead language was not reflective of the school’s ethos. A diploma from SEAS is similarly written in English.

Personally, I prefer my diploma to be in English because I can’t read Latin, and I just think it’s more aesthetically appealing. Ironically, my JD from Notre Dame will be written in Latin.