<p>I am deciding between Middlebury and Georgetown. I plan on majoring in political science/government or political economy. I plan on going to law school and getting into politics later in life. </p>
<p>Which school would prepare me best for law school? give better advising? place me in a better law school?</p>
<p>This might not help you too much, but I can share a little of what we know about Georgetown and suggest what to look for. My daughter was choosing between Emory & Gerogetown with a goal of law school.</p>
<p>Georgetown has a 93% acceptance rate for their seniors applying to law school. You’ll want to find that out about Middlebury, too, and also to find out which law schools the students are getting into. The pre-law advising department at Georgetown can help with that.</p>
<p>I would think that with an eye toward future politics, you’d want to go to a law school of high prestige for the connections you’ll make there. I don’t know if connections made in undergraduate school are helpful to that end.</p>
<p>Hope this helps a little.</p>
<p>Both are very good schools but are about as different as two schools can be.<br>
Middlebury is small and in really small town in Vermont (I guess you have visited it?). The area is beatiful but really cold and snowy in winter. If you are an outdoorsy type you might like it. They have their own ski area and a “mountain campus” up in the mountains near the Green Mountain National Forest. The focus at Middlebury is on undergraduate education.</p>
<p>Obviously Georgetown is in DC, an urban setting. Georgetown has a larger student body, bigger sports, more graduate programs including the law school and med school. While Middlebury is a great school, I think the Georgetown name is a little bit better known. Also, the location in the Capitol is a bonus for politics.</p>
<p>Either one is a good choice but, as I said, much different experiences.</p>
<p>If you are a good student with good LSATs four years from now you will be fine either way. You should not choose one or the other because of a perceived law school admissions advantage. Go where you’ll be happy.</p>
<p>Generally agree with laxtaxi. These are peer schools, similar quality academics, with strong reputations. Your law school placement will be decided by LSATs and grades. I’d decide based on fit. It’s pretty apples and oranges here - urban university vs. rural LAC. With your interest not just in law but also in politics, school year (not summer) internship opportunities in DC may be a reason to favor Georgetown.</p>
<p>If you want to go to law school, Georgetown is the obvious choice. </p>
<p>[Georgetown</a> Law - JD Admissions Information (Admissions)](<a href=“http://www.law.georgetown.edu/Admissions/jd_general.html]Georgetown”>http://www.law.georgetown.edu/Admissions/jd_general.html)</p>
<p>(scroll down to “early assurance”) </p>
<p>If you have around a 3.8 by the time you’re a junior (difficult but def. doable), you just fill out a form, don’t have to go through the process of applying to law school (this includes not taking the LSAT) and you can have a guaranteed spot at Georgetown Law Center (a top-14 law school). If I would have known this four years ago, I would have picked Georgetown over UVA.</p>
<p>Agreed, but you should take the LSATs anyways for future job employment reasons…</p>
<p>wahomb, the early assurance program to GU Law is not as simple as just filling out a form. There is an admissions process that requires an application, essays, recommendations, etc. The only real “break” the junior applicants get is that they do not have to take the LSAT. Decisions were recently released and I know several applicants with GPAs well over 3.8 who were not admitted. Its not as easy as it looks.</p>
<p>The LSAT is the biggest hurdle for most aspiring lawyers, it can break or make your law career (because this is the biggest factor in the law school admissions process). Even if it is not guaranteed, all the other fluff (essays, recommendations, etc) does not compare to having to sit and take the LSAT. </p>
<p>“Agreed, but you should take the LSATs anyways for future job employment reasons”</p>
<p>what do you mean? I work at a top law firm, and none of the summer associates or first year attorneys are ever asked what they scored on their LSATs.</p>