Is it better to attend an evening law program at a better school or a fulltime law program at a lesser school?

Question

I have been admitted to Albany law school's fulltime day program and Seton Hall's evening program. Should I attend Seton Hall's program (because it is the better school) and hope to transfer to their day program after a year? Or should I go to Albany? I do NOT want to go through an evening program for four years...if I went to SH's evening program I would fully intend on transfering to their day program. I just don't know how difficult that is....please offer advice...Thanks!

Answer 1

Where do you plan on practicing law. Yes, Seton Hall has a national reputation, but Albany isn't so shabby.

Answer 2

My nephew attended Georgetown's evening program and has never regretted it. He now works for a very prestigious Wall Street firm. They were impressed by Georgetown, not by whether he went during the day or the evening. They pay him an obscenely huge amount of money, and they have ever since he worked for them as a summer intern.
I don't think Seton Hall ranks nearly as high as Georgetown and, indeed, Albany might be better for certain practices in New York State, especially upstate.

Answer 3

In general, it is better to get a degree from a better school. If it were the difference between a first tier school and a second tier school, then I would push you to go to the better school. But the difference between Seton Hall and a third tier school isn't quite as great.

If you plan on practicing in NJ, then you should certainly choose Seton Hall. If you plan on practicing in NY State -- then you have a tougher choice. The advantage of being able to take courses that will help you more in taking the bar exam may outweight the slight advantage of going to a better school.

Answer 4

Why didn't you ask these questions BEFORE putting that school on your high school application? More importantly, why did you put a school on your high school application that you're not sure you want to go to?