Outside of the Top 4 Schools in FL (Florida, Florida State, Miami, and Stetson), are any of the lesser school worth the price of admission (Nova Southeastern, Florida International, Florida Coastal, St. Thomas, Barry, etc.)?

I went to florida coastal my first year and then transferred to FSU. I did that for financial reasons and bc FSU is better ranked. I will be honest - florida coastal is a better school - better teachers, more accessible teachers, much better facilities (everything is brand new, clean), and it was more hands on. It is 15 minutes from the beach too. They try very very hard to make their students succeeds (and they had the highest bar passage rate in the state a couple of years ago).

BUT, that said, I am glad I transferred bc FSU's ranking and name matters. It is a great school - but you are a bit more on your own there. It is much much smaller, so I made great friends at FSU, whereas Florida Coastal was so competitive so I made relatively few.

If it wasn't for the poor ranking, I would have stayed at coastal.

Thanks for the recommendation. FSU is on my radar. My goal is Miami even though it ranks lower. I just happen to know many Miami LS grads that get top jobs at the best law firms. FSU has a lower tuition, but a higher decline rate per 100 applicants.