Hello.
This is Chelsea and have worked in IP law firm for last 8 years and got into GW with scholarship and USC.
I didnt have much choice in my application in terms of school choices bc not many schools were open for Spring 2025 LLM.

so question is.. which one should i choose? Any advice? I used to live in d.c. and love its atmosphere and everything but one thing that holds me back is the school ranking haa been going down for past few years whereas USC ranks much higher..

So please help me choose!

Thank you

I’d take GW. Yes, USC ranks higher but neither is HYS or T14 and I think it just matters less as you go down past T14 but still top 50. The ROI will probably be marginal, so you should probably keep costs as low as possible with the scholarship. You also like the DC area. Taking all that together, GW seems like an easy choice.