World class faculty and student bodies; access to other professional schools such as Wharton for cross-disciplinary, well-rounded education.

Despite the high tuition, there is always the impression that some parts of the school facilities are underfunded (e.g. library print room).

Definitely go to an open day and find out as much about the school as possible. I would say the faculty is much more important than course offerings.

Yes

Collegial students, excellent professors (except for Amy Wax), beautiful school, in the lovely city of Philadelphia.

The school is extremely expensive. You will be paying of loans for many years without a scholarship.

Be sure to visit the school and sit in on a class to help in your decision. Penn Law has the best placement into large law firms if that is important to you.

Yes

- Consistently ranked among the top 3 in terms of percentage of students getting biglaw roles

- Not enough activities and school support to interact with other student

Career services is really functional and it has one of the best cultures of any law school out there.

Yes

Great professors and bright students

Great on campus interview process

Cafeteria is not great/non existent but there is a food court nearby

Philadelphia is a good-sized city with many fun things to do

Yes

Collegial atmosphere, small class size, good professors, great career services

Located in the ghetto, liberal bias, no free coffee, expensive

It is a great school, a law degree from Penn pretty much guarantees a job.

Yes

There's no rat race at Penn Law: sure, it's competitive and high-pressure, but the students are kind and friendly to one another. And, by and large, the faculty are really invested in the students' education and professional development.

Compared to its peer schools, Penn sports relatively small classes, but the sections are still pretty populous -- resulting in "gunners" hogging a lot of the professors' attention during class time.

Perfect balance of high-quality Ivy League education and a collegial student body and faculty.

Yes

Penn has outstanding faculty in civil procedure, criminal law & sentencing, health law, administrative & regulatory law, and any and all corporate law topics, including, securities regulation, M&A, and negotiations.

Penn is making a major new addition to the school this year that will include a huge new moot court room, new classrooms, and a "green" rooftop patio and lounge.

2L

There are always plenty of seminars (usually 12-14 students) made available. It is very much a "choose your own adventure" type of curriculum, as students who really enjoy theory classes can take those to their hearts' content, whereas there are more practical classes that are taught by full-time professors but also some excellent adjunct professors and practitioners that the school brings in.

Philly is a (relatively) inexpensive city compared to other places along the east coast. The facilities are top-notch with more under construction. They have recently overhauled the computer stations, which is a great improvement. Philadelphia is a very inviting, fun city.

There was nothing unique that I recall.

3L

The classes are all great! I've found my professors to be very kind and accessible people.

The best thing about Penn is the people. I love hanging out at the school and getting to see my classmates! Everyone tends to be very happy. There are also a TON of extracurriculars/capita so everyone can get involved (and can start their own club if it doesn't exist already, like I did!)

Penn requests that you write individual essays, which definitely lends itself to people applying who are genuinely interested in the school. In addition, they tend to be very helpful with financial aid and scholarship opportunities if you go into the office.

1L

2013