CHOOSING THE RIGHT LAW SCHOOL

CHOOSING THE RIGHT LAW SCHOOL

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You’ve made up your mind that you will take up LAW. Now what? Choosing the right law school plays a very important factor because this is where you will be molded, exposed in different principles and viewpoints and this is the basis of a good foundation once you take the BAR EXAM. Here are some points to consider. 

School Ranking

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This has been the indicator that garnered standing ovation. The end of the tunnel in taking up Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor Law is to be a lawyer. The 4 or 5 years of dehydration, cardiac arrest and mental torture don’t make sense if you'll not pass the bar exam. Prestigious law school that has high passing percentage attracts more aspiring students. Who would ignore the top 3 law schools. It gives an impression that those schools have the best trainer in the field. Aside from that, the possibility of getting hired is much apparent. However, the higher ranking the school has, the more difficult the LAT is and the harder to maintain your slot.

Top-notch

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There are some schools that were not mentioned in the top ten law schools but they consistently have at least one representative in the list of top-notcher. Though it somehow connotes more on student’s mental ability or motivation, it still has points. Remember most number of presidents, justices and any elected and appointed officials are top-notchers.

Location

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This criterion was included due to the fact that most of the law students are working. Time is of the essence in law school. If you came from a brain-draining and nerve-racking recitation with your “ALL FAIL” professor, the least thing you have in mind is to be stuck in traffic or travel for hours after the class. Imagine if the travel you make going to your school from your work and to your home would take 3-4 hours. 15 minutes stuck in traffic is already one case.  More time means more readings and rest.

 Tuition

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This is the most important consideration. You were admitted in a top law school, you have the brain and motivation, the location is at its finest, best professors in town but the tuition is excessively high for an ordinary employee earning only 4 digit salary in every cut-off would be illusionary. Setting up a clear, achievable and realistic goal is extremely imperative because the toughest decision to make is to stop law school when you are in the height of craving knowledge only because you cannot afford paying your tuition anymore.

Those are just few things to mention when choosing law school. I’m sure that everyone has tons of reasons be it personal or not to ruminate before entering law school.