| Topic Name: |
Part Time Program |
| Message Name: |
Evening Program |
| Date Posted: |
11/20/2001 |
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I am considering entering the 4 year part time prgram at Temple so I can avoid a lot of debt. Because of location and other factors, I would do the full time program at the same school.
I noticed that the avg LSAT score for the p/t porgram is lower than the full time. Do you think the quality of the program os lower? Also, shopuld I expect to receive a lower strating salary or have a more difficult time getting a position having graduated from the p/t vs full time program at the same school? |
| Message: |
Don't be fooled by lower LSAT scores. Many evening students work during the day and have been out of school a fair while. Thus their LSATs may not be as high as recent undergrads. However, you will find that evening students are often more motivated than full-time students and can appreciate real world results of legal issues more fully. Many of my professors have commented on how much more challenging and rewarding they find teaching evening students.
Within the hiring market you will find that firms are VERY interested in someone who can manage law school while working. The only difficulty is that you will have 3 summers so the standard 2L hiring model doesn't apply to you until your 3rd summer. Finding a law firm job for your 2nd summer can be challenging because many firms will consider you a 1L and not give you an interview. But getting a summer position with a firm that is willing to give you an interview shouldn't be too difficult if your work experience is relevant to an area of law - or you can continue in whatever job you work at during the school year. In my case, I made the transition to a legal position after my first year and received many offers during this past OCI hiring - more than many full time students despite not fitting the hiring model well.
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