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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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everyone gets in! READ MORE
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Current Student
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The admission process for The John Marshall Law School was rather
standard, with no real surprises. Typical questions included:
undergraduate hon... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The admission process is pretty standard. While some say that everyone
gets in, the new Dean is raising the standards considerably. It also has
th... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I entered JMLS as a conditonal student, and I think every Law School
should adopt this practice. The conditional program consisted of 2
classes, 1... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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old school process. grading curve sucks b/c the other schools in the
city allow their students to get higher grades, ie. give out more A's
which a... READ MORE
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Current Student
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As a 1L, most of my classes for the entire year have had over 50
students in them, but less then 100. All of the legal writing classes
at The Joh... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The first year is pretty standard. Everyone is split into a section and
writing courses. The writing instructors are phenomenal! My professor
took... READ MORE
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Current Student
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In my opinion, JMLS students recieve a better overall education compared
to other top-tier law schools in the Chicago area. Students CAN and DO
fa... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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they do it, but no one wants to hire JMLS students b/c of our bar passage rate. READ MORE
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Current Student
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This is the rough spot for John Marshall. Our bar passage rate was rather low in February of 2003. In July, it went up over 12%, but was still below... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Career services is helpful. If you want to litigate you will have no problem finding a job. if you want another career ie in corporate, go to another ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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JMLS offers a great CSO center. The school also offers many visiting student opportunites overseas. JMLS might not have the best prestige with employe... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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good programs, but the school is old and outdated. equipment constantly
fails and the professors are hard to get a hold of b/c they do not use
up ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The quality of life is decent, but it is an urban school, so I don't
really require much in terms of school provisions.
For instance, it has a sm... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Chicago is a great city and whatever you want here you can find. Summers
are heaven and winters can be dreary. The school itself offers an
astonis... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The school has recently implimented a new security staff. These
proactive steps provide a safer enviornment for the students and staff. READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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all our school cares about is throwing parties at bars...good example
for lawyers to be...get drunk! READ MORE
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Current Student
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Again, because this is a urban law school only, and not a university,
the city is really your playground! We have a couple law fraternities,
and ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The SBA does throw a lot of socials but also offers a lot of volunteer
opportunities and other events. Clubs are abundant and are always having
me... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Chicago is a great city- bottom line!. JMLS has many extra-curicular
programs, and the student body is made up of good, genuine, and
intelligent i... READ MORE
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