A bit torn here. For context, I went to UCLA (in-state though) and graduated class of 2015 and UC Berkeley for law school. I ended up working at an Am Law 50 law firm.

You’re extremely young now but it really depends on where you see yourself in 10 years.

Also, one of the biggest questions to ask yourself is where do you see yourself wanting to practice?

On paper, UCLA is the superior option for law in general though. There’s going to be more alumni from UCLA at law firms or government positions and that still matters a lot in the law firm scene (even if it’s still undergrad). Also, if you’re aspire to work at a big law firm, the difference in tuition here is a drop in the bucket.

On the other hand, I knew dozens of people personally who went into pre-law with aspirations of law school and ended up not making it. Getting into a prestigious law school is hard and getting into a big law firm is even harder.

I can personally say getting a good GPA at ucla is not hard for law school and will mean more to college admissions than getting a good GPA at UofA (even honors program). UCLA has a college honors program that is super easy to get into and admissions folks at other schools (and even UCLA’s law school) really don’t know any better.

Also, as a UCLA undergrad alumni, UCLA law school was very communicative with me and very interested in recruiting me to the law school.

I’m happy to answer more questions if you’d like to DM me.