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I go to Howard Law now and I would say it is a 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
The administration needs desperate help, there is a MAJOR lack of parking (first years don't even get to TRY to get a spot) and your scholarships don't increase with tuition increases. Also, it takes two weeks to get a transcript, whereas at my undergrad you could just walk in, pay and get one.
Now, with that said- the educational experience is pretty good. I liked my first year classes and the second year is pretty okay so far. If you do well you will have MAD INTERVIEWS (EVERYONE recruits at Howard), but that can be problematic because Howard, unlike almost any other law school, has an attendance policy. If you miss 25% of the classes for a particular course you are either dropped from it, if its before the withdraw deadline, or if its after you get an F. That is horrible when you consider that call-back interviews occur during the school day/work week. It basically punishes those at the top of their class and have a lot of interviews.
So, there is no reason not to go to Howard, just know what you are getting in to. I like my school and I would advise others to go there, but I want everyone to know what they are getting in to (I had no idea I couldn't even try to get a parking pass). You learn in a different way at Howard. You learn about policy and the ramifications of the law in the Black community- you just have to wade through a lot of bull crap to get to the great education part.
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