Best 170 Law Schools

by The Princeton Review and The Princeton Review

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375765654
• ISBN13: 9780375765650
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Length: 465 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Maybe a bit outdated, but still useful

After reading the reviews noting that this contains information on some law schools that it outdated i.e. statistics, deadlines etc, I was weary of purchasing. However, the most valuable thing about the book is the ability to get a quick run-down of just about any school you would want to attend. Moreover, the surveys that are included for every school are taken by students of the law school themselves, so the book is able to offer a unique perspective on the law schools that I have not been able to find elsewhere. So while there might be some outdated admission statistics, I believe that the book still offers great value. I have gotten so much use out of mine that I can't imagine going through the admissions process without it. If you will be applying to law schools, consider the amount of money that you will spend on LSAT books or classes, visiting schools, applying, etc. and let me tell you that this is the best spent $20 of my whole admissions process. Unless you only have one law school you want to go to and know that you have the scores and GPA to get in, buy this book. It will be worth it.

Good Resource, but outdated data

This is a good resource as they provide quotes from actual students from virtually every accredited law school. There is even useful information like study hours at each school. (not sure how accurate that is though!). The only downside to this book is that it definitely uses outdated data for things like careers and admission statistics. I think the stats are from 2007 unlike usnews which uses uses the last years data. Still, this book is another good reference for your law school search because it provides some different info. I don't know of any other law school book that takes actual students opinions into account and that was one of the reason's I liked this one a lot. I also recommend checking out [...] for great free resources on law schools and legal careers. This website proved very useful to me in addition to the other sources like princeton review and usnews.

Very Valuable Information

I particularly like this book because not only do they tell you about the cost of each school and the median GPA and LSAT score but also they ask the students what they like or don't like about each school. For example, they will tell you whether or not a law school is "high schoolish" or how cutthroat the place is. They also give the average age of the students.

Law School Bible

This is a great book. I recommend it to anyone who wants quick facts about their law schools of interest.

useful info but misleading title

This book has short chapters about the law school experience and pertinent application issues, but the main reason to consider this book is the section featuring 117 schools profiled in depth. Especially valuable is the feedback, summarized or quoted, provided by students who have attended or are attending those schools. The editor chose not to include students' comments if only a few students responded to the Princeton Review survey, so I accept that the comments supplied reflect a general consensus. At times when opinions differ, balanced views are quoted and provided as well. The main problem with the book is that the 117 schools selected are not necessarily the "best" 117 schools. All the ABA-accredited schools (and some others) are profiled in the book somewhere, but only those that generated enough student survey responses are featured in the 117 that are covered fully. Thus some top-name schools like Cornell, Yale, etc., are tucked away in the back, and we have only bare-bones statistics describing those places and the other 70-odd schools from which an insufficient number of student surveys were drawn to warrant inclusion in the main part of the book. So the book is really about 117 schools, selected on the basis of the numbers of student respondents; these schools are profiled in depth, and the others are relegated to the back of the book, with minimal information imparted about them. That's okay, as long as you know what you're getting. Just don't believe that the 117 profiled fully are the 117 top schools, according to anyone's view. There are some "top ten" lists that are fun to read, such as the most competitive schools, the most welcoming of older students, most right-wing student body, most left-wing student body, most diverse faculty, most diverse student body, best career prospects, best quality of life, most highly regarded faculty or overall academic experience, etc. A worthwhile purchase, overall, for anyone considering enrolling in an American law school, but probably an inadequate guide to use as one's only resource to help decide where to apply, or which school to attend.