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I've posted a couple desperate discussions, but this one is more lighthearted. I'm mostly just curious (haven't even started applying yet).

My research indicates a brawl between these two schools that goes beyond the athletic/regional rivalry. Some articles say BU is better (as per the rankings), but ATL seems to rank BC higher. Plenty of discussion boards to this point go back and forth with reasons for one or the other.

Wondering if any sagers have an opinion. #34 BC Law or #26 BU Law?? Let it ride.

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    2543
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

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    nielsinha488
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    That said back to the original question... BU and BC are peer schools for the Boston area and increasingly for the eastern corridor... so I'd take the school that offers you more money... BC (even though it is ranked "lower" than BU) will give you a slightly better shot at academia... but other than that, take the cash unless you have a specific preference based on a solid metric.

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    nielsinha488
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    Also placement rates at at least UCLA, Vandy, USC and UT Austin match some of the lower T14

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    licknee10505
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    @2543.hopkins It should be noted that several "regional" schools Alex listed often have more clout than schools ranked

    #6-14

    within those regions.

    I feel like that is when ties becomes very important.

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    2543
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    It should be noted that several "regional" schools Alex listed often have more clout than schools ranked #6-14 within those regions.

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    licknee10505
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    @alexandergreene93842 Respectfully, I don't think this is the case at all. There are a group of "very strong regionals," which include Vanderbilt, UT Austin, USC, UCLA, GW, Fordham, BU/BC, WUSTL, Emory. These schools do not have placement rates nearly as impressive as the T14, but their Biglaw/Federal Clerkship placements are far superior to other regional schools.

    What other regional schools are we talking about? I feel like the super regionals that you listed cover most of the country except maybe the Pacific Northwest/some of the Rocky mountain states...In that case ties becomes even more important. Seattle, for example, is a very insular market and it's hard to get a good job without ties.

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    alejoroarios925
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    #suckstoBU

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    alexandergreene93842
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    @2543 Rankings don't really matter outside of T14 anyways.

    Respectfully, I don't think this is the case at all. There are a group of "very strong regionals," which include Vanderbilt, UT Austin, USC, UCLA, GW, Fordham, BU/BC, WUSTL, Emory. These schools do not have placement rates nearly as impressive as the T14, but their Biglaw/Federal Clerkship placements are far superior to other regional schools.

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    licknee10505
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    http://www.lstscorereports.com/compare/bc/bu/

    side comparison. These schools are close as you can get for so-called "peer" schools. Rankings don't really matter outside of T14 anyways. I'd go with the one that offers you more money.

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    connollykev567
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    Here are the links to the Law School Transparency reports for both schools, maybe these can help you decide

    http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/bc/2014/

    http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/bu/2014/

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    974
    Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

    I've hated BC since I was a child so I would go to schools outside the top 100 over BC.

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