“Further the legal markets, between San Diego, LA, San Francisco and Silicon Valley, are exponentially stronger than not just MI but almost the entire midwest put-together.”
Michigan Law has national pull; there is no doubt in that.
"As to residency, you will need to prove financial independence for two years.:
So for someone going straight to law school out of undergrad, that is of no help.
"If Michigan is the quintessential collegiate experience–whatever that may mean–UCLA is the inflection point of all things west coast cool and sexy— "
Thus, why I suggested fit is a prime consideration.