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Where Do You Want To Go To Law School? Options
stukuntz
#21 Posted : Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:52:43 PM
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Osgoode was ranked the highest in Canada, so that one or Dalhousie, for the location
CMSandiford
#22 Posted : Friday, February 11, 2011 11:57:27 AM
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university of saskatchewan
vslow
#23 Posted : Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:25:18 AM
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JD/MBA dual degree; not sure if I want to stay in Canada or try for American and international schools.
Waterloo - Honors Arts; Psychology Co-op (May 2012); Accepted
UWO Kings - Social Sciences; Psychology (Fall 2012); Attending
Laurier - Honours BA Psychology (Fall 2012); Accepted
Melbourne (Australia) - BA Psychology (June 2012); Accepted [avg 86%]
Average 84%
babysam
#24 Posted : Monday, April 30, 2012 8:38:37 PM
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Omg... Harvard, The University of Chicago, McGill... I don't know!
Anywhere but here. (BC)
AngelRider123
#25 Posted : Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:29:56 PM
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I would say McGill, Harvard, Queens, Western, Osgoode, and there are some really good law schools in the US as well
Waterloo: Honor Arts [waiting]
Ryerson: Criminology and Justice [waiting]
Guleph: Criminology and Justice and Policy [waiting]
Sprint94
#26 Posted : Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:16:15 PM
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University of Victoria
You vs. Them
Goodman
#27 Posted : Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:44:02 PM
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The tops dogs at this moment change based on what part of law you want to study.

Appeals/Criminal
U of A (Our Chief Justice Went there, can't be too bad)
U of T
Osgoode
Queen's

Corporate/Entertainment/International
Windsor (I've heard fantastic reviews from a partner of a law firm I spoke to)
UWO

QUEEN'S CLASS OF 2016
Lawstudent1
#28 Posted : Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:23:59 PM
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Osgoode, U of T

Criminology '15
salma712
#29 Posted : Sunday, September 09, 2012 6:52:20 PM
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U of T law school or Osgoode hall school of law:)
erylr
#30 Posted : Sunday, September 16, 2012 2:00:40 PM
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It really depends where you want to go to law school, either Canada or the U.S. In Canada, where you go to law school and finish is where you are most likely going to end up working and living. You do have the freedom to move and whatnot after articling and obtaining your degree, however since laws differ from province to province, be prepared to possibly having to take an exam of some sort to familiarize yourself with the province you plan on moving to,as the Bar Exam you write in a certain province only allows you to practice law in THAT specified province.

As for prestige and whatnot, the rankings have showed U of T law is the top law school in Canada, which is no surprise because their admissions are very competitive and many applicants admitted have a substantially high GPA and LSAT score. Osgoode Hall is very well known as well, being one of Canada's oldest law schools. A majority of U of T and Osgoode Hall law grads tend to work on Bay Street, Canada's financial district, where obviously the salaries they make are quite substantial from certain well known law firms.

In the end, it really depends what province you see yourself in or if you really like the program being offered at a certain law school, go for it! Many law schools in Canada however are fairly good, and once again its just all about location and future job opportunities. In the U.S however, some law firms strictly only hire Harvard or Yale law students, so that would be when you have to really consider what law school you want to go into. Also, if your caught between practicing law in Canada and the U.S, alot of law schools here offer a dual program, allowing you to graduate with a Canadian and American J.D degree. So do some research on schools and list out options and future aspirations! Good luck!
TheTegg
#31 Posted : Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:01:25 PM
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I would love to go to a joint MBA-Law program. Its sounds so classy
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