OT: Need some advice about U of Denver

[bmanhas]

Hey Guys,

I'm applying to Law schools across USA. I'm trying to get into a school here in Canada, but at the same time don't want to limit my options.

How is the law school at University of Denver, what kind of reputation does the University have.

From what I have heard is a big thing in the US is to make sure you go to a top 100 Law School. They call tier 3 and 4 law schools TTT (third tier toilets). Mainly because the chances of getting a job at a law firm after are slim in those TTT schools. U of Denver ranks in the top 100 and I can't bypass an opportunity to be in Denver if all else is equal with other law schools I'm applying to out of state.

[RhymesayersDU]

From what I understand, it's a law school. For what it's worth, my girlfriend wants badly to finish her undergrad at DU and go directly to DU Law.

As for the DU rep, the business school has a great reputation. As for the other parts, I'm really not sure. I finished with an accounting degree from DU, so I'm not the most knowledgeable person for the other fields.

If the school facilities and buildings mean anything to you, the Law School is brand new and is a beautiful building, has a great library and classrooms. I had to do some Tax research in the library and it seemed pretty nice. The law building was built in the last 2 years.

[cutthemdown]

I went to Southwestern in Los Angeles. Many times you go where you can get accepted/afford/scholarship etc. I started out practicing law and now am in insurance lol. Go figure but a law degree will always make you money. Getting one from any bar approved school will be good. Good luck!!!!!!! I don't know anything about anything in Denver though so sorry for really not answering your question.

[ZachKC]

Teabag Rhymesayers your first week there or you will be his bitch your whole college career.

[RhymesayersDU]

Teabag Rhymesayers your first week there or you will be his b**** your whole college career.

Zing!

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Go to school in an area where you are pretty sure you want to practice after graduation. If you're not going Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, etc., the school is not going to have much of a reputation outside it's geographic region. It helps that DU is in the Top 100, but employers outside of CO and the state's that border it aren't going to know a ton about the school outside of its ranking. It will be much easier to get jobs during your summers and post-graduation if you want to work close to where you go to school.

[cutthemdown]

Go to school in an area where you are pretty sure you want to practice after graduation. If you're not going Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, etc., the school is not going to have much of a reputation outside it's geographic region. It helps that DU is in the Top 100, but employers outside of CO and the state's that border it aren't going to know a ton about the school outside of its ranking. It will be much easier to get jobs during your summers and post-graduation if you want to work close to where you go to school.

how high you score on the state bar exam is almost more important then where you went to school.

[Antilles]

Go to school in an area where you are pretty sure you want to practice after graduation. If you're not going Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, etc., the school is not going to have much of a reputation outside it's geographic region. It helps that DU is in the Top 100, but employers outside of CO and the state's that border it aren't going to know a ton about the school outside of its ranking. It will be much easier to get jobs during your summers and post-graduation if you want to work close to where you go to school.

This is absolutely correct. The only advice I would add is that the more highly ranked the school, the more recruitment options available to you (at least out East). For example, a lot of the big firms out here only recruit at highly ranked schools, but mid-size and small firms will look at applicants from every school in the area. Also, at least with big firms, top 50% at NYU means more than top 10% at, say St. Johns. Law is still an old boys network and name means more than it should. So unless you get a full ride somewhere, go to the best school in an area you want to work. Your income post-law school will offset any differences in tuition or partial scholarships that a lower ranked school may offer.

Also, the best advice I can give if you think you are a borderline candidate at the top 25 or 50 is to apply to night programs even if you plan on being a full-time student. Night students don't factor in to the US News rankings so schools are less selective for these programs. Couple that with the competitive advantage you get having classmates who are all working full-time, and you can really set yourself apart in the first year. Then you transfer into the day program after 1L and you are set.