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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Free on-line admissions application; very helpful and accomodating staff
(unusual for law schools); was given approval w/in 30 days. Admissions
co... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The admissions process went very smoothly. I transferred from another
school in Ohio, and UA could not have been more helpful. They worked
with m... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Various open-house functions, speakers and panels to address issues.
There were student lead activities and tours as well as mixers with
faculty ... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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early in school it was next to impossible to get into classes that Akron
has strengths, such as trial advocacy; my last year the administration
de... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I attended for year two and three, so I have no knowledge of first-year
classes. However, I thought the quality of classes, overall, was good.
T... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The faculty had tremendous academic credentials from top law schools and
very strong abilities to get difficult concepts accross to students.
The... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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career placement in a rough place--seems you have to have graduated in the top 10%, law review, and 2 Olympic gold medals to get an on-campus intervie... READ MORE
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Alumni
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University of Akron grads are well regarded in the area, but I am not so sure that this translates over into any area outside of northern Ohio. There... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Akron places students in prestigios firms and government jobs. The on-campus interviews and help one receives from the job placement department is se... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The U of Akron has changed dramatically in the last few years due to a
large grant from the State of Ohio to refurbish the campus, and its
preside... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I commuted everyday and the parking is always an issue at the law
school. Often, I would have to park quite a ways away and walk with
many pounds... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Plenty of housing is available. Many undergraduate and graduate
students live on campus. There are numerous off-campus houses to rent
at a good ... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Most bars near campus are fairly seedy and smoke-filled; better bars are
in the suburbs; don't even think about a good restaurant near campus, w/
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Alumni
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Being an older student, I was initially worried that I would not fit
in. Not so at UA. There are many older students and there is a nice
communi... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There are great restaurants and night clubs all within easy walking
distance of the campus. Akron is only forty minutes away from
Cleveland, Ohio... READ MORE
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