<p>From what I have read, it appears that law schools in more populated locations tend to be more difficult to get into, regardless of their rank in US News.</p>
<p>Additionally, I have heard that graduates from high populated areas tend to have more competition (for example, in new york city graduate competes against every ivy league school, regardless of their location). </p>
<p>As a result, is their an advantage to appling to schools in geographic locations with lower populations?</p>
<p>perhaps a gonzaga in spokane, or creighton in omaha?</p>
<p>Do you plan on practicing law in those areas?</p>
<p>Do you have ties to either of those areas? (some schools will want to know)</p>
<p>Some schools will ask Why Gonzaga? What will be your answer?</p>
<p>If you plan on eventually working in NYC attending law school in spokane or omaha will not help you much.</p>
<p>I understand that by attending gonzaga or creigton, there would be a good chance I would live the rest of my life in spokane or omaha respectivly.</p>
<p>to be honest, both cities aren't dream cities for me.</p>
<p>but i think i could learn to love them. the job market is brutal for graduating law students.</p>
<p>i have no ties to those areas. maybe I could develop some relationships with local law firms, etc..</p>
<p>I would not recommend going to a regional law school if you have never lived or traveled to that region. You could end up hating the atmosphere for reason or another, and you'd be in a very bad situation since law school can be a life defining committment. Furthermore, there is still going to be fierce compettition for law school graduates in lower populated cities and areas, such as the Omaha area. Obviously, your level of success in law school will determine just how fierce it will be for you. There are two law schools nearby Omaha (UNL and Creighton), and some lawyers say that our population is too small to justify the existence of two law schools. This increases the compettition. Population in itself is insufficient for determining the compettitiveness of a job market.</p>
<p>I don't know about Gonzaga. But the strategy of going to a regional law school in an unfamiliar area under the idea that a lower populated job market is uncompettitive is dubious.</p>
<p>Like many CCers, if you are interested in big money.. Kutak Rock does a lot of the corporate law in Omaha for various corporations based here, ConAgra..also some other big wigs. This firm even has Harvard law school grads, etc</p>
<p>Go to school in Arizona.</p>
<p>Seriously. Consider the size of the job market compared to the number of quality law schools in the area.</p>
<p>The best advice is to always go to the best law school in the region in which you want to practice. Yes, a Fordham Law grad will have competition from the Ivy students, but will trump almost any other non-T14 school for the NYC job market.</p>
<p>Carefully examine the statistics for the students who graduate from the schools you are considering.</p>
<p>blaze, you make some good points.</p>
<p>but still, it dosn't seem completely unreasonable to choose a law school by its job prospects, which does seem to be related to population size. </p>
<p>I'm young, and willing to move anywhere. additionally, i'm concerned i won't be able to get into tier one. </p>
<p>thanks for your replies. very interesting.</p>