Which University? Options

[IVIike]

Ok so I have been accepted into every university, but I have absolutly no idea where to go. I want to be in Philadelphia, I love the city everything about it. I am Looking to enter law school so i want a program that can prepare me for that. I also really want to go to a catholic affiliated university.

My dream school has always been Penn and regardless I will most likely go there for grad school... the is purely for under grad.

Here are my choices:

St. Joseph's University
Pros: Nice campus, small student body, good repuataion, catholic, jesuit
Cons: Older facilities, doesn't have a great pre-law program, not very social

La Salle University
Pros: Nice campus, good pre- law program, full academic/athletic scholarship, well respected, catholic, amazing parties, I love the atmosphere and student body as of now my #2 choice
Cons: Bad area of Philly, not as hard to get into as Nova and Penn.

Villanova University:
Pros: Awesome reputation, good athletics, beautiful campus, excellent pre-law program, catholic, averagely social
Cons: too far from the city and too close to home (main line), extremely expensive, the majority of the student body is snobby,

The University of Pennsylvania:
Pros: Ivy League, extremely social, excellent academics and athletics, globally recognized, amazing campus, center city, amazing parties, 6th best school in the country, dream school
Cons: Little to no money coming my way, huge student body, not catholic affiliated, heavy course load

opinions/ advice needed I want to commit by Christmas

[Amaranthus]

Funny how you got into all the schools that I didn't...jk.

Well, why don't we start by eliminating St. Joseph's from your list, since this school seems to lack as many pros as your other potential schools.

As for Lasalle, one thing to consider is just because it isn't as selective as Nova or UPenn doesn't necessarily mean they don't offer a great education, or determines how successful they'll be. Go online and research any notable alumni. (Actually, do that with the rest of your choices.)In regards to its dangerous environment, any school near a major city has the potential to have problems with crime; It's just another thing to consider (as a matter of fact, the area surrounding Penn is considered to be more dangerous than Temple, even.)

For Villanova, you obviously won't have to worry about getting a great education from there. We've both (I'm assuming) heard rave reviews about it. That being said, I've heard the student/faculty are UBER-RELIGIOUS. So much so that some kid I know transferred to Penn State Main because he felt uncomfortable. Considering you're a practicing Catholic, I don't know how much that will bother or please you. And oh yeah, it's definitely expensive, so apply for as many scholarships as possible. And obviously, you'll want student loans.

For Penn, I'm going to assume that you'll be able to handle the course load. I mean, you got into it, so you must've had a great work ethic in school. The recognition alone could help you obtain many job offers or opportunities, so that's a MAJOR pro. That being said, it would be very costly, and it's in a dangerous area (I mentioned that before.) So do the scholarship/student loan things I mentioned before.

Hoped this helped!