campbellave

Hey all, Sorry for starting another one of these boring school versus school threads, but I just got a rather curt e-mail from Columbia telling me they expected my decision days ago (who doesn't give you 'till the 15?!), and I'm still on the fence between their program and Penn's. I'm almost certainly interested in doing clinical social work in a community setting, specifically with populations involved in the criminal justice system. Penn has this really built into their program (with the Goldring Reentry Initiative), whereas at Columbia, it seems you have to carve out your own niche. However, Columbia, or so it seems, has more name recognition than Penn, and I'm not at all certain I want to live in Philly post-graduation. I guess, for anyone at/considering either Penn or Columbia, do you have any thoughts about the quality of instruction/placement for clinical students? Anyone at either school interested in criminal justice work and have any advice? Thanks plenty for your help.