Posted by David Bernstein: Considering George Mason Law School? Are you considering attending George Mason, academic home of me and co-conspirator Todd Zywicki? People telling you that it's crazy to consider Mason over a "superiror" (i.e., higher-ranked in U.S. News) school? Well, I'm meeting an increasing number of GMU law students who have turned down, among other schools, William and Mary, George Washington, and Georgetown (in fact, I've run into several students who turned down G'town but not G.W., I didn't think to ask, so I'm not sure if they didn't get in or didn't apply to G.W.). Several years ago, such students were few and far between, but not anymore. I don't have exact numbers, but I'd say it's pretty common (given that G.W. and G'town have way bigger entering class sizes than Mason, it wouldn't take, from their perspective, many students who turned them down to make up a significant proportion of a GMU class--20 each, and you have a quarter of a GMU entering class!). Your mileage may vary of course, and one's choice of law school is a highly individual decision. But if your heart is with GMU, and you want to reject a higher-ranked school, go for, you will not be aloone.
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