Small student body; great job prospects; cheap cost of living; big law-focused

The small student body can contribute to a high school like feel and people are can be very competitive, but I don't think this is worse than any other law school. The city itself is good to go to school in but it would be more fun to be in larger market.

Pretty much everyone gets big law if they want it and I was near the bottom half of my class. Going to a school like this really takes the pressure off of being a law student.

Yes

World class faculty and student bodies; access to other professional schools such as Wharton for cross-disciplinary, well-rounded education.

Despite the high tuition, there is always the impression that some parts of the school facilities are underfunded (e.g. library print room).

Definitely go to an open day and find out as much about the school as possible. I would say the faculty is much more important than course offerings.

Yes

Collegial students, excellent professors (except for Amy Wax), beautiful school, in the lovely city of Philadelphia.

The school is extremely expensive. You will be paying of loans for many years without a scholarship.

Be sure to visit the school and sit in on a class to help in your decision. Penn Law has the best placement into large law firms if that is important to you.

Yes

- Consistently ranked among the top 3 in terms of percentage of students getting biglaw roles

- Not enough activities and school support to interact with other student

Career services is really functional and it has one of the best cultures of any law school out there.

Yes

Great professors and bright students

Great on campus interview process

Cafeteria is not great/non existent but there is a food court nearby

Philadelphia is a good-sized city with many fun things to do

Yes

Collegial atmosphere, small class size, good professors, great career services

Located in the ghetto, liberal bias, no free coffee, expensive

It is a great school, a law degree from Penn pretty much guarantees a job.

Yes

There's no rat race at Penn Law: sure, it's competitive and high-pressure, but the students are kind and friendly to one another. And, by and large, the faculty are really invested in the students' education and professional development.

Compared to its peer schools, Penn sports relatively small classes, but the sections are still pretty populous -- resulting in "gunners" hogging a lot of the professors' attention during class time.

Perfect balance of high-quality Ivy League education and a collegial student body and faculty.

Yes

Small class and section size was a strong selling point

The facilities were circa-70s and are overdue for a renovation

You will make fast friends for life who you can count on throughout your legal career

Yes

The classes are all great! I've found my professors to be very kind and accessible people.

The best thing about Penn is the people. I love hanging out at the school and getting to see my classmates! Everyone tends to be very happy. There are also a TON of extracurriculars/capita so everyone can get involved (and can start their own club if it doesn't exist already, like I did!)

Penn requests that you write individual essays, which definitely lends itself to people applying who are genuinely interested in the school. In addition, they tend to be very helpful with financial aid and scholarship opportunities if you go into the office.

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2013