<p>A friend of mine always wanted to go to UMich law school. She was able to get free tuition to her low-tier directional state school because her mom worked there.</p>
<p>She had never looked to see if any graduates of that school had ever been accepted to law schools like UMich. Well, she was rejected by UMich law school even though she had top grades and strong LSAT. She later learned that no one from that undergrad had ever been accepted to a top law school.</p>
<p>So, that’s something to research and find out. However, I would guess that the 3rd tier national U would be the better option since it’s only $5k per year more. At least it will have a name that law schools will have heard of (is that the state’s flagship??). If more aid could be gotten from elsewhere, that would be even better, but is the problem that the parents’ EFC is too high and they can’t meet it? Or, is their EFC low?</p>
<p>BTW…how TOP ranking of a law school does your friend want? There are some excellent law schools that aren’t in the top 20.</p>