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DC Law Schools |
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Agreed about WCL |
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08/10/2001 |
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This was posted in reponse to comments on American U's Message Board.
Don't be fooled by the rankings or disgruntled alums, the law school at AU is a fine, well-respected institution. I know several of their students and they have done great: worked at the best firms and attained other coveted positions in the legal profession (i.e. U.S. Department of Justice, judicial clerkships, etc). The faculty is top-notch and their facilities are simply awesome (compare to, say, GWU and other top-tier schools).
Also, WCL has the best clinical program I've seen. It is like a gigantic law firm with a ton of diverse practice areas. I attend a top-tier law school (hence, I am not a law student at American) and I wish our clinical program was as sophisticated as that of WCL.
And last but not least, the law school is located in an awesome and exciting city--Washingon D.C. Enough said.
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I admit that I had my reservations about going to AU. I also thought about transferring after my first semester, but I just liked it here too much. I wound up at the top of the class, and I apparently have great prospects for big law firms like Skadden and Shearman (but I'll know for sure in about a month).
But make no mistake, while AU students can get great jobs, you really do have to have done extremely well to get them. If you look at the statistics, we have a poor track record: I think only 68% of grads have jobs at graduation. For some reason, the bar passage rate is also atrocious. Many have said that if not for that, AU would be a top 50 school. Anyway, AU is a great place, but just be realistic when you apply here or anywhere else.
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