<p>I've recently been accepted to the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and Emory University as a transfer student for the Spring Term of 2013.</p>
<p>My long-term goal is to go to a top 5 law school.</p>
<p>Which one of these two undergraduate institutions can provide me with the best tools to achieve my goals?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>p.s. If you can provide numbers and stats, it would be great appreciated.</p>
<p>please anyone?</p>
<p>Congratulations! Are you instate for Michigan? If so, then the cost difference btw. Emory and Michigan would lean me towards UM. Law School is costly, so the best choice would be to accrue as little debt as possible for undergrad. I say, go to UM if instate. If not instate, then what is the cost differences of the two?</p>
<p>Law school admissions is numbers based. Your GPA and your LSAT score will matter much more than the name of the college/university that you graduate from. Law school is also ridiculously expensive. This means that you should attend the college/university where you believe you will get the best grades at the least cost.</p>
<p>@jkiwmom thank you!!! Emory is giving me a lot more money.</p>
<p>LSAT&GPA is your formula for law school. 60% LSAT, 40% GPA. . Since both are good schools, I would say just focus more on the programs offered. What’s your major?</p>
<p>Either going to Psych or Political Science or History.</p>
<p>Matisyahu,</p>
<p>What were your grades like? I want to transfer to UMichigan too!</p>
<p>@snoopySNoop 4.0 with 61 credits. But if you go to the Michigan forum look at the Winter 2013 transfer thread. Page by 1st post by albo23 has all the stats. Average gpa is like 3.75. But it helps a lot if you have over 55 credits.</p>
<p>I’m looking to major in either psychology, political science, or history.
Which school would give me a better chance of getting in to law school/ and if not just get a job off my BA.</p>
<p>I’d recommend going to law school with one of those majors. Majoring in something like political science will prepare you for the LSAT…
i’d recommend poli sci. but it really is what you love to study. if you really like psych, go for it! and minor in poli sci or something.</p>
<p>It really makes no difference what your major is as long as you have a high GPA. From talking to many lawyers, professors, and Law School Deans, they said to major in whatever interests you because to be honest nothing during your undergraduate is going to prepare you for law school aside from intensive writing courses. If you are picking majors that will help you on the LSAT then math, economics, and philosophy majors do the best.</p>
<p>Have you checked employment stats for Attorneys? You may want to do that first.</p>
<p>^if he’s going to a top 5 or even top 14 law school, it really shouldn’t matter… northwestern has an 85% employment rate.
please do your research. :] thanks.</p>
<p>earlygrad123: Sister is in large corporate law firm and has been for over 25 years. They have their pick of a glut of grads. She has said that their is a glut. If Matisyahu has an “in” with a firm, then he should continue his goal. If he hopes to become employed with a large firm, he needs to network now with firms. Are you an attorney speaking from experience?</p>
<p>almost half my family has graduated from law school and are (currently) actively working at top law firms, and none of them have had a problem with receiving a job. if it’s what you love to do, then there really shouldn’t be a problem.</p>
<p>and like i said,
if it’s a top 14 law school. there really shouldn’t be a problem :]</p>