<p>I'm planning on double majoring in politics and philosophy as an undergrad and continuing to law school afterwards. I'm debating between three schools: Emory, NYU, U Mich. My understanding is that Emory has a strong undergrad reputation overall, but not particularly in politics or philosophy. U Mich is quite strong in both. NYU is superb in philosophy and quite good in politics. Not considering cost or location (as all the locations suit me), my question would be which school will be best for an education in these areas? Will any of these schools be looked upon more favorably by law schools? Which would people recommend and why?</p>
<p>I recommend the university of Michigan, you said it’s strong in both areas.</p>
<p>You should consider cost first, NYU is not noted for financial aid.
Michigan for OOS is over 50k/year. </p>
<p>Have your parents calculated their EFC (Expected Family Contribution) on either the Finaid website or the Collegeboard website? </p>
<p>If your family is well off & you believe you are not eligible for financial aid & you can easily afford NYU or Michigan OOS, then of course, my point is not valid. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, the COA (Cost of Attendance) is something all families should consider before making that list of schools.</p>
<p>I think it’s most important to consider overall academic quality but these 3 are pretty close. The Fiske Guide (granted I have an old one) gives U. Mich. 5 stars for academics (out of 5), 4.5 for NYU and 4 for Emory. I find it a helpful way to compare academics at schools of different sizes. NYU is supposed to have a great Philosophy department, but I don’t how much of that is based on the graduate level. U. Mich. is VERY large, which you should think about and NYU is VERY urban with barely an identifiable campus, so these are very different places to be.</p>