Where did you apply to law school, and how did you decide where to go?
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was rejected by Princeton University when he applied there for his undergraduate degree, according to American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a 2009 book by Joan Biskupic.
Before that, Scalia failed to test into Regis High School in New York City. Scalia told Biskupic that his father advised him that it might be better to be at a high school where students had a range of abilities and weren’t all “brains.”
So clearly, having to go with a school that was not your first choice doesn’t necessarily derail your career. Scalia received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, and then graduated from Harvard Law School.
This week, we’d like to ask you: Where did you apply to law school? And where did you ultimately choose to go, and why? Did you go to the “brainiest” school you could get into? The school where you got the best financial deal? Or did you choose your school for more intangible reasons?
Answer in the comments.
Read the answers to last week’s question: Tell us about acts of kindness and generosity you have seen from other lawyers.
Featured answer:
Posted by SmallTownLawyer: “I happened to be in Brooklyn, New York, just three weeks after Sept 11. The local Brooklyn newspaper was literally filled with ads by local lawyers offering expedited services at reduced fees or pro bono, for all kinds of things—probate services, guardianships and adoptions; contracts and business services that had been disrupted; office relocation and office-sharing. It was a collective magnanimous gesture by the local bar.”
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