Hey guys! I would love to hear your input on my college choices. My GPA is a 3.65 and my ACT is a 27. My major is Philosophy.
I have been admitted to:
Santa Clara University,
University of Oregon,
Gonzaga University,
Texas Christian University,
DePaul University,
University of San Francisco,
Marquette University,
Creighton University,
Providence College,
I have been waitlisted at:
Cal Poly SLO,
University of San Diego,
Southern Methodist University,
Lehigh University,
The dream is Northwestern Law School. I am dedicated to work my absolute hardest at whatever college I go to get to Northwestern Law School.
Have you visited any/most of the schools? Are there any that are especially more expensive or better bargains than the others? Those are all solid choices generally, I’m no expert on pre-law though. You are all over the map and then you have the one big state school which is going to have much larger class sizes initially than most of your other choices.
Yes I have seen Santa Clara, Oregon, USD, I’m seeing DePaul TCU and Gonzaga in the next week and a half. Money wise DePaul gave me the most scholarship but money is not going to be persuading my decision on one over the other.
If you like a small school environment, go with providence. I personally know people who have gone to Marquette and have done well in their resepective field (business not law though). Same with Santa Clara (although I’m not sure if they were aiming for law at the time). You can’t go wrong with any of your choices
I felt like providence was a bit small for me but nevertheless an excellent school. Thanks for your response! I’m leaning toward Santa Clara for California schools
Just a bit of unsolicited advice – don’t target one T14 law school as your “dream school.” When the time comes if you do decide to pursue law school focus on creating a list of reach/match/safety schools that appear affordable. Just as for undergrad colleges, it would be a mistake to pin all of your hopes and dreams on one hyper-competitive law school. Enjoy your undergrad expereince, do your best in every aspect of school, study for the LSATs when the time comes, and see how things play out.
