When I went to law school in the '90s, the deciding factor not just to where I went but to where I even applied was that the entire three years at UNC would cost as much as one year at Duke or Wake Forest.

April 10, 2026 - 15:11 UTC

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I've not kept up with state school tuitions, but historically, at least, there are state schools offering quality legal educations at decent rates. And many of them offer practical legal educations, which is not something that comes from a JD at some of the more "prestigious" schools.
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My general observation of the Ivies in particular is that they provide excellent networking alternatives for their students if they want to go into government or certain practice areas but produce very few good lawyers.
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