<p>I'm finishing my LLB degree abroad, but I'd like to practice in the States (I'm an american living abroad). So I was thinking of going for a LLM first and then apply for a JD (some schools will allow this, and may even transfer several credit of the LLM to the JD- some granting both degrees in 3 yrs, some only the JD). I'd like to take a look first at the T-14 schools. </p>
<pre><code>* University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, in Berkeley, CA.
* University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago, in Chicago, IL.
* Columbia Law School, Columbia University, in New York, NY.
* Cornell Law School, Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY.
* Duke University School of Law, Duke University, in Durham, NC.
* Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown University, in Washington, DC.
* Harvard Law School, Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA.
* University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, MI.
* New York University School of Law, New York University, in New York, NY.
* Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern University, in Chicago, IL.
* University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, PA.
* Stanford Law School, Stanford University, in Palo Alto, CA.
* University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA.
* Yale Law School, Yale University, in New Haven, CT.
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<p>I'd like to know about admissions to them:</p>
<p>Which are only number based (like I've heard Harvard is)?
Which have a more holistic approach?
Which prefer instate or outstate students?
So on.. </p>
<p>Also, I'd like to work maybe in the Public Interest field or in JAG (which deals with a great deal of fields-all of which I'm interested in). Which has a good loan repayment program?</p>
<p>Please help :) </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>