<p>This is a question from the parent of a student that is considering Law School as her next step.</p>
<p>She recently came across information on the Epstein Program in Public Interest Law at UCLA(About</a> the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy | David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy | UCLA Law).</p>
<p>Are there similar programs in the East Coast?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p>
<p>That's an interesting program! I don't know of ones just like it, but CUNY law school in New York is a whole school focused on public interest law. If your daughter has the GPA and LSAT scores for UCLA, she'd almost definitely get into CUNY, because it is a lot less selective. The tuition is very very low, even for non-NY residents, though since the school's in NY the cost of living is quite high.About</a> - CUNY School of Law</p>
<p>I would caution her that a CUNY degree is a lot less portable than a UCLA degree and that if she decides not to do public interest (or wants to work outside of New York) she would find herself at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Stacy,</p>
<p>Thanks for the pointer to CUNY School of Law. I will share it with her. She is just getting started in the process. Her GPA is reasonably high but she hasn't taken the SAT.</p>