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I would also suggest you throw Washington DC into the mix of cities you are considering for law school. There are six law schools in DC (Georgetown, George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, and UDC) and many more if you look within a two hour drive of the city. DC is where our country's laws are made and it has TONS of jobs for newly minted lawyers. Even if you decide not to remain in DC after graduating, you really cannot beat going to watch Supreme Court oral arguments or watching a legislative session of Congress in the morning before going to class in the afternoon.
I would also suggest you throw Washington DC into the mix of cities you are considering for law school. There are six law schools in DC (Georgetown, George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, and UDC) and many more if you look within a two hour drive of the city. DC is where our country's laws are made and it has TONS of jobs for newly minted lawyers. Even if you decide not to remain in DC after graduating, you really cannot beat going to watch Supreme Court oral arguments or watching a legislative session of Congress in the morning before going to class in the afternoon.
What you see as a good thing, I see as a bad thing. There are too many law school in that area. Also DC does not have the feel of a big city. I think buildings have a limit of 12 stories. I will admit it's on my list of cities, but it's not really near the top and it's doubtful that I will life there.
With a thread of this sort started by someone who is planning on graduate or professional school, my advice is to consider first which school would meet your needs. Going to the best law school that is a good fit for you will affect your entire career, while there is plenty of time to see various cities. You've got some good cities on your list, so you can hardly go wrong with any city you'd be living in if you chose the law school that worked best for you.
In the event of a close call on schools, of the cities at the top of your list, Boston is the cleanest and has the lowest crime rate of the older cities, and is close (day-trip distance) to the greatest variety of outdoor scenery and activities, Philly is less expensive (something that could be especially significant on a student's budget), and Chicago, simply by being larger than the others, will just plain have more amenities right in the city. As for your second tier of cities, the natural scenery close to each one is something I'm sure you already know about. I would think that Denver would have the lowest humidity of any city you're considering. All are nice cities, though, with the three older cities having great classic architecture, musems, cultural attractions, etc., and Boston and Philly being packed with history.
With a thread of this sort started by someone who is planning on graduate or professional school, my advice is to consider first which school would meet your needs. Going to the best law school that is a good fit for you will affect your entire career, while there is plenty of time to see various cities. You've got some good cities on your list, so you can hardly go wrong with any city you'd be living in if you chose the law school that worked best for you.
In the event of a close call on schools, of the cities at the top of your list, Boston is the cleanest and has the lowest crime rate of the older cities, and is close (day-trip distance) to the greatest variety of outdoor scenery and activities, Philly is less expensive (something that could be especially significant on a student's budget), and Chicago, simply by being larger than the others, will just plain have more amenities right in the city. As for your second tier of cities, the natural scenery close to each one is something I'm sure you already know about. I would think that Denver would have the lowest humidity of any city you're considering. All are nice cities, though, with the three older cities having great classic architecture, musems, cultural attractions, etc., and Boston and Philly being packed with history.
Lets keep the topic away from law schools and more based on the cities. Everyone has their own priorities and all of these cities have good to great law schools.
Fall of 2009 I'm going to law school, preferably in a big city.
Chicago (Loved this place and the personalities of people, felt extremely safe, lacked a historic feeling and midwestern women arent that attractive as a whole)
You're a misogynist and a lawyer-to-be. Looks like you have two strikes against you already.
Stay in Florida. We don't want creepy slime like you up here.
Agreed. The best-looking women in the US are in NYC.
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Attractive women - I'd say Chicago, but seeing as you weren't too impressed with the women here, I'm gonna guess that we probably have different taste. The women in Philly and Boston never made much of an impression on me, though, and I find SoCal women to be overrated. For my money, the best-looking women the US are in NYC, DC and Chicago. Just to give you an idea of where my preferences lie. I've never tried to date in Philly or Boston, so I can't really comment on the dating scene.
Agreed. The best-looking women in the US are in NYC.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Why does everyone judge a city based on looks of people? There are good looking people everywhere. If people say ANY city doesn't have it's share of good looking women, they're obviously spending to much time in McDonalds.
NYC, Boston, Philly, Chicago... all have TONS of beautiful women.
Why does everyone judge a city based on looks of people? There are good looking people everywhere. If people say ANY city doesn't have it's share of good looking women, they're obviously spending to much time in McDonalds.
NYC, Boston, Philly, Chicago... all have TONS of beautiful women.
Your missing the point....stop being so politically correct.
Any male who says they dont prefer a place with a high proportion of very attractive women is lying, as harsh as that sounds. While no one is judging a city on only good looking women, for a young male like me, it's a factor. I wont deny it and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
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