OT: Rutgers Law - Newark vs. Camden

[RuRoman]

What has he given back to Rutgers? A guy like him could kick start fundraising for any number of projects.

First, BC law is not over 60K a year.....along with other fees and COL you are looking at a total cost of 225K for a law school degree....from a non top 15 program. This is insane and flat out silly. I attended one of the top law schools in the NYC area, and transferred to RU N for several reasons but mainly because of cost. And it panned out very well.

The job market is tight to those Law school grads that arrive to the marketplace without ancillary skills. This is why I recommend those folks considering law school to first get a profession (nursing, finance, languages, science (chemistry, accounting, engineering)....then your prospect of getting a good job post law school improved dramatically.

 

[irishflu92]

I graduated from Rutgers-Newark 20 years ago and now sit on the alumni board. The law school is an an area that is plenty safe, and the present building is state-of-the-art. As posted by a couple of people above, underprivileged and minority students are given extra assistance, including tutoring. When I was there, the school did not rank students out of concern that the lower tier students (largely in the minority program) would not fare as well in the rankings. Not sure if that's still the case. It is a very liberal school. There's a reason it's called the People's Electric Law School.

Still, a student can get a fine education there. The top students place very well in the NJ/ NYC markets. Average students don't do as well, obviously. The career services department does a good job, but because the law school doesn't have the cache of some other schools in the area, some employers will only look at top students coming out of R-N. Most of my friends went on to very successful careers--partners at large firms, in-house positions, or have their own firms.

Bottom line, the name Rutgers-Newark on a degree won't impress anyone, but a successful student will do very well in her career.

 

[irishflu92]

As for the choice between R-N and BC, i would recommend R-N if you are getting scholarship money and plan on working in NJ/NY. BC is a better degree but he extra debt isn't worth it. If you graduate near the top of your class at either school, you will have the same opportunities.

 

[ruhudsonfan]

Take the RU money and with all that savings pursue a joint degree with an MBA. Takes you an extra year at Rutgers, but saves you a year if you pursued the degrees separately.

This gives you access to both business and law placement offices. Business placement is in the Top 10 nationally in terms of "outcomes"--a metric of % placed within 60 days of graduation and starting salary. RU Business has deep connections in pharma, supply chain management and corporate finance in and around NYC/NJ markets. There are several joint JD/MBA students in the program. I'd say placements work out to be 65/35 in favor of law at graduation. However, if gives you a very good ability to pivot between industries if you use your summers effectively--clerkships one year, business internships the next.

 

[retired711]

I do have to say that if you want to be a dual J.D./MBA student, you are better off at Newark than at Camden. Newark's MBA program is of course the main university program, I don't really have a good sense of how valuable the dual degree is in the employment market. I should ask our career services director. But I would think that a good student with a genuine interest in business could do well by having both degrees.

 

[Leonard23]

Take the RU money and with all that savings pursue a joint degree with an MBA. Takes you an extra year at Rutgers, but saves you a year if you pursued the degrees separately.

This gives you access to both business and law placement offices. Business placement is in the Top 10 nationally in terms of "outcomes"--a metric of % placed within 60 days of graduation and starting salary. RU Business has deep connections in pharma, supply chain management and corporate finance in and around NYC/NJ markets. There are several joint JD/MBA students in the program. I'd say placements work out to be 65/35 in favor of law at graduation. However, if gives you a very good ability to pivot between industries if you use your summers effectively--clerkships one year, business internships the next.

This. Jump on the JD/MBA.