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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Good numbers get you in - BU has increased its number requirements over
the past few years. READ MORE
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Alumni
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Likely very dependent on LSAT score. As long as you get over 160 at the
time I applied.
Higher score necessary now.
Probably dont even read you ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The essay is really important in the admissions process. The
Admissions Office has staff read them, and often other professors would
read and com... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The admissions office is very personal and responsive during the whole
process. Compared to other schools, BU's admissions office conducts
itself... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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The workload is very manageable. The professors are incredibly
intelligent and capable, yet very friendly and approachable (for the
most part). ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Professors are good, easy to approach. Have favorites...
Grading seems random. Maintaining relationship with the professor and
class participati... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The first year here is the typical program you read about everywhere
else. The professors for the most part are great teachers. A few of
the pro... READ MORE
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Current Student
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They pay a lot of lip service to the faculty - and for the most part
this pride is well-founded. The professors here are leading experts in
their... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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All the top employers in town recruit at BU - but as everything else, being a good student (top third) is crucial to obtaining that critical first int... READ MORE
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Alumni
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career services caters to the people in top % of class, getting hig profile jobs in big firms.
Spend most of their time preparing for job fairs.
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Alumni
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Yes, there is a career development office, but you gotta learn how to use their resources. First, they will not land you a job. The CDO is great in t... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The career development office is extremely geared towards big firm jobs. Even in a tough market, people at the top of the class get interviews with t... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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The law tower has a wireless network, allowing students to access the
Internet anywhere in the law building. But the building is old, and
those *... READ MORE
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Alumni
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the library is terrible, so is the building.. then have plans to build
another someday
you have to pay for everything- including copies that you ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Quality of life -- what life? One piece of advice -- avoid the 12th
floor socials (the student association spends way too much money to
bring you ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The student body is extremely high strung. This is almost certainly a
product of BU's ranking - good bordering on excellent. A lot of people
did... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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many student organizations and quality student-run journals to choose
from. READ MORE
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Alumni
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People get very drunk and act like idiots. READ MORE
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Alumni
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Current Student
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If you have time, Boston is a great place to be a law student. Legally,
the 1st circuit and the hub of the Mass. state-court system are located
d... READ MORE
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