<p>Can anyone describe the social life/general atmosphere at any/all of the following law schools?</p>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Columbia (go here for undergrad already, so knowing what’s different socially about the law school would be ideal)</li>
<li>Penn</li>
<li>Georgetown</li>
<li>BU</li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>...bump...?</p>
<p>No first-hand experience with any of them. I have met people who go to those schools... mixed reviews.</p>
<p>A good friend (and fiance of a pledge brother) goes to Georgetown. Frow what I've heard, she never goes out, except for maybe on Saturday nights. However, she didn't go out all that much in undergrad, and there was a little bit of sticker shock at the cost of drinks in DC (as compared to Lincoln NE) that kept her at home early on. Plus her bf/fiance is 1500 miles away in Omaha NE.</p>
<p>Lastly, when I think of "social life" I think of going to bars/parties but some people don't. Some people think of a big night as having a couple people over to watch a movie. She's a little bit more in that category. I love her to death but she's definitely a "calmer social life" sort of gal. So all told, she's probably not the best example. I believe that she did end up making law review though...</p>
<p>"Sticker shock" of DC social life can be a surprise at first - I thought it was more than I would see in Boston. Also seem to be fewer "cheap but really good" places for a reasonable night out.</p>
<p>The thing about DC is that everything is damn cheap between 5 pm and 7 pm. Happy hour there is huge. Cheap drinks! $2 bar menu! Free pizza! $9 sangria pitchers! $3 margaritas!</p>
<p>Ah, going to school in New York I think the "sticker shock" of DC will probably be in terms of how much cheaper it is.</p>
<p>Bigredmed- does your friend live on the Georgetown Law campus? Is the lifestyle more geared toward commuting or on campus residential life?</p>
<p>As for first hand experience- not necessary. Even rumors would help.</p>
<p>I know that for many years before I attended Penn Law, while I was there, and, as far as I know, since then, there is a very active social committee with a fairly significant budget that sponsors kegs in the courtyard at the center of the law school buildings every Friday afternoon during good weather, many parties at the law school with bars, bartenders and DJs, and many weekly social events with drink specials at bars around Philly. There are also kegs waiting in the courtyard for the first years immediately following the completion of their first semester and second semester final exams. Philly itself has fabulous restaurants (as the broke student that I was, I never got there until recruiting began and law firms started taking me out to dinner), a tremendous number of and wide variety of bars, ranging from the very trendy to the hole in the wall neighborhood kind of place and dance clubs. The law students at Penn also tend to have fairly frequent house and apartment parties at their places off campus. Even the students who didn't often drink would definitely show up at these events and join in. There were also a number of students who had spouses, families, etc. and who took part in the off campus activities much less often. Students took school seriously, though, and frequently studied after class and until dinner time, then went home and got ready for the night out. Wednesdays and Thursdays were definitely big nights out (and I understand they still are). At times, students also take side trips to go gambling and partying in Atlantic City (there is a train that goes directly to AC from Philly), as well as to NYC and DC (each about 90 minutes away). </p>
<p>I guess the answer is that there is no shortage of social life at Penn Law.</p>
<p>If only Penn would accept me…..</p>
<p>I can give you rumours about Georgetown. The campus is downtown (near the MCI Center); most law schools don't have "campus" life anyway, because the law school is exactly one building.</p>
<p>Add Chicago and Northwestern to that.</p>
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<p>This is true, but Harvard and Georgetown are the exceptions. Georgetown has a fairly distinct "law campus" with many buildings; granted, it has the most students in the top 14. Harvard, as you probably know, has a lot more than one building. They also have one large quad, and several small green areas. A quad is located in front of Langdel, with several green areas situated around Pound, Harkness, the building where Aimes (sp?) is located, and Gannett House. </p>
<p>Stanford is one building, but the building is enormous; it has one "quad" inside of it. I think Yale also has a, albiet very small, quad.</p>
<p>There is an active social life at Georgetown; I frequent the law school since I am on their chess team, and there is always something either happening in the quad or in the student center opposite from McDonough. Since GULC is located in downtown, I would think that student-night-outs to bars and restaurants are not uncommon. The persons with whom I play seem to have a fairly active social life as well; heck, they have time to participate on a chess club.</p>
<p>nothing shows an active social life like being in chess club ;)</p>
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<p>You know it:D</p>