<p>I am currently in the Macaulay Honors Program at Queens College and I'm decently satisfied with college life. I have a 3.75 and plan to study at the University of Nanking for one semester, as well as take part in the Capital Semester Program at Georgetown for another semester (Macaulay enables me to do this with study abroad incentives and forcing us to take a minimum of 15 credits per semester... basically I'll finish my major and minor with a year and a half of nothing to do). </p>
<p>However, I have been wondering if perhaps it would be better to transfer to Binghamton University and take part in the renowned Philosophy, Poltics, and Law major. Macaulay does not have much of a name outside of New York, while Bing's reputation is growing considerably fast. The social life at Binghamton would be an extra incentive, as well as being away from home for a while.</p>
<p>Which path will lead me to being a better candidate in the eyes of law schools? I do hope to bump my GPA up to a 3.8+ in my final two years in college. I've heard time and time again that law schools only look at LSAT and GPA. While it would probably be easier to obtain a higher GPA at Queens, I am intrigued by the curriculum at Bing. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I don’t know. Isn’t Bing also a very reasonably priced school? It might be safe to say that you’ll win either way - as long as you stay focused and do what’s expected of a competitive applicant.</p>
<p>Macaulay and its not even close. Like you said you’ll already be spending a year away from campus so it really shouldn’t be that tough to ride out the rest. Macaulay also places into Law Schools much better than Bing. That’s not mentioning the fact that Hunter has a much better Philo department than Bing by far (trust me, I know).</p>
<p>Don’t. You’ll end up regretting it big time. Going to Bing is only a minor improvement at best and from my personal opinion a downgrade from Macaulay; I was accepted into several ivies and other top 15 schools for undergrad along with Macaulay, and was seriously considering Macaulay along with those top schools. I didn’t even consider applying to Bing, at all. Not even a single thought or notion. </p>
<p>Macaulay’s opportunities will offer you much more personalized advice, competitive status and opportunities than Bing will. Remember that you aren’t just entering your first year but are transferring which is a whole different ballpark. It will make the adjustment more difficult, the coursework/path more rough, and the opportunities weaker and less.</p>
<p>In short in my personal opinion, stay at Macaulay/Queens and do absolutely amazing in it. You’ll have great opportunities, a good time, and as long as you do well with your GPA/LSAT good law school opps as well.</p>
<p>Does not matter because with a few exceptions (crim law, pre-law) your major does not really matter for law school admissions. Being a philosphy major is not going to give anyone an edge in law school admissions. Op should only major in philosphy only if s/he is genuinely interested.</p>
<p>This thread is 2 years old, so I’m hoping someone will see it.</p>
<p>I am facing now the decision between Macaulay Honors at Hunter College or SUNY Binghamton. I was selected a President’s Scholar at Binghamton, which seems to have similar perks than Macaulay offers: individual academic advisement, special seminars, mentoring possibilities. Binghamton cost would be $16K vs. 4 year merit scholarship (Macaulay offers free tuition), but the main issue would be reputation and grad/law school possibilities. Anyone have ideas?</p>
<p>The answer is still the same. Stay with McCauley. Like Op, take advantage of everything that McCauley offers. Go to their career services office. I personally know a few kids to now attend T-6 schools coming out of McCauley.</p>
<p>Since Bing has offered you a title, privileges, and substantial merit grants, consider it over the Macaulay Honors Program at CUNY Hunter.</p>
<p>You stand to enjoy a more fulfilling academic and social experience at Bing, where the student body is overall stronger and more diverse. Publications have deemed Bing an up-and-coming university for good reason.</p>