Wednesday, February 20, 2008

George Mason pulls off another upset

George Mason Law School has recently earned just praise for its curricular innovations (Bench Memos, Volokh). And the law school continues to add to one of the most impressive law faculties in the nation by taking the eminently-qualified conservative scholars that liberal law schools won't touch.

There is also this tidbit, which has gone largely unnoticed. GM Law graduates attained the highest bar passage rate in the State of Virginia last summer! Why is this impressive? Consider that the competition for that honor included UVA, William & Mary, and Washington & Lee.

In my view, any smart conservative who is considering attending law school should narrow her search to three candidates: George Mason in the east, Notre Dame in the midwest, and Pepperdine on the west coast. My bold prediction is this: within the next 15 years, George Mason will be one of the three best law schools in the nation.

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