Where should I go/Where CAN I go?

[DadTwoGirls]

“It is not only for validation, but for networking opportunities, and an experience outside of the same area that I have lived in my whole life.”

Excellent reasons to work very hard and strive for a 4.0 at Rutgers, then go to a different university for law school. My understanding is that for a career in law, the “prestige” of the law school that you attend does matter (but not so much the prestige of your undergrad).

[merc81]

However, certain undergraduate institutions may prepare students particularly well for highly regarded law schools:

In recent years, the legal field has become increasingly competitive and less job secure, as many graduates of second and third tier law schools struggle to find employment. Elite law schools, on the other hand, still provide graduates with abundant access to stable and high paying positions, and should be on the radar of any aspiring lawyer. . . . [We] were able to identify which colleges and universities send the highest percentage of students to a top-ranked law school.

The 20 Schools

Amherst
Brown
Claremont McKenna
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Duke
Georgetown
Hamilton
Harvard
Middlebury
Northwestern
Pomona
Stanford
UChicago
UMichigan
UPennsylvania
U of Southern California
Yale
Yeshiva

(College Transitions.)

The above noted, you could nonetheless do really well from the academically rich Rutgers, should you decide to continue your education at your current school, @BernieBro24.

[MYOS1634]

You should especially look into Amherst, Kenyon, and Hamilton.

[VAOptimist]

If you like Georgetown, try UVA. If you like Cornell, try UMich.