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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Admissions process was fairly easy. Admission is not very competitive.
However, I was pleased that the Dean of the school called me to see if I
ha... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Golden Gate University School of Law is considered one of the easier law
schools to get admitted to. While this school's reputation is not as
hig... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I had excellent LSATs (top 10%) and mediocre grades from a great school.
I was admitted. READ MORE
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Current Student
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Admissions included LSAT scores, transcripts showing my GPA, and a
personal statement explaining why I was a good fit for this law school.
Several ... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Academics was adequate. I think the quality of classes was quite good.
Many professors had practiced and could offer practical experience. In
gene... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I was a mid-year admit, where I started school in January as opposed to
the rest of the class that started in August. Being in the mid-year
class... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I took a class at Boalt in addition to my classes at GGU. I honestly
found no difference in the quality of instruction or of the students
between t... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The academics had a good combination of theory and practical. After my
first year, I found I was able to extern every semester and summer, which
I ... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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I think this is one of the challenges this school will face in the future. In general, fellow graduates had a more difficult time getting jobs than gr... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Employment is competitive as it is at any school. Golden Gate has On Campus Interviews and I am happy to be one of the students that got my first job... READ MORE
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Alumni
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When I graduated GGU had no prestige among local employers except MoFo and Pillsbury (they were willing to hire the very top students, like top 5). T... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I think the school's prospects are strongest regionally. I had several on-campus interview opportunities for careers, although none worked out. Howe... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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This is a commuter school in the middle of San Francisco. I'm not aware
of any student housing. Nor am I aware of any real campus life.
Generally,... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There is no housing for GGU students. The campus is beautiful because
it is in downtown San Francisco with all the new buildings that surround
th... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The school building is located in downtown San Francisco. I believe it
still offers a discounted YMCA membership. READ MORE
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Current Student
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Generally a decent quality of life. A few quibbles. For example, the
library annex was closed before the construction was complete to expand
the e... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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There are some bars in the vicinity of the school. I did not find that
students socialized with each other all that much. I think the reason
for t... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There is a great social life at GGU. Although we think that we study a
lot, we also get to play a lot too. We have something called the "bar
rev... READ MORE
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Alumni
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It's there and it's hopping. READ MORE
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Current Student
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Social life opportunities are great. Many active student associations,
journals, student government. As a married parent, it is difficult to
parti... READ MORE
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