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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Good grades and a good LSAT score are usually necessary but not
sufficient for admission. Research, teaching activities, and advanced
degrees see... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Like other schools, Yale relies heavily on GPA and LSAT. Having high
numbers for those is the point of entry -- then you worry about letters
of re... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Applications are initially screened by the Admissions Committee. Those
that pass the first screen (primarily on the basis of grades and LSAT
score... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rigourous READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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First semester, you get no choice and take all your classes with the
other 17 or so people that make up your small group. One of these
classes (o... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Yale is an exceedingly laid back academic world. There are no grades
first semester, and a limited grading structure after that. Classes are
more ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The professors are there because they are the absolute top of their
field, which is to say that they have written the most influential
scholarship... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Classes were amazing. Professors were brilliant. READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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The YLS name opens a lot of doors, and it doesn't hurt that the Career Development Office is terrific. Some of the programs they put on aren't helpfu... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Career prospects are probably better here than anywhere. The world is yours, seriously. Even with a below average academic record, you are virtually g... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Academia is probably the most common goal of most students. About half of each class clerks immediately after graduation and after spending a few year... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Career prospects are basically limitless. The challenge will be deciding which offer to accept. READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Housing is abundant and (relatively) inexpensive.
There's a supermarket several blocks from the law school, and plenty of
clothing and book store... READ MORE
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Former Student
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We have a pretty great quality of life, in that the classes are
interesting, students encouraging, and we get to live in New Haven!
Okay, New Have... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The law school itself is beautiful. And New Haven, though not terribly
exciting, is very inexpensive and has nice apartments and houses for
very l... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I LOVED law school. While New Haven leaves much to be desired, Yale Law
School itself is a very diverse, kind, and accepting community. READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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There are plenty of bars and restaurants in New Haven, a handful of
which are favored by YLS students. There is one movie house within
walking di... READ MORE
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Former Student
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To reiterate, New Haven is not nice, but the students are surprisingly
social, given that we've all spent most of our lives as total dorks.
There ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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First semester, students are fairly social, but increasingly, students
get preoccupied with their academic commitments. Those who don't get
caught... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Law school students tend to socialize amongst themselves, or with other
graduate students. READ MORE
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