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Brooklyn Law School's application packet immediately impressed me. It
seemed to be a school that was willing to invest in their students and
that was appealing. They provided a few opportunities to visit the
school after I was offered admission and prior to my acceptance of their
offer. These programs included and "Admitted Students Day" and a
neighborhood tour. The former was a day where prospective students
could attend some "classes" of their choosing taught specifically for
them by professors from the school. During those classes, law was
discussed and the professors offered their advice and talked to the
students about their jobs and interests. There were also tours of the
school and the library that were very impressive as the school was
renovated pretty recently. The neighborhood tour was a historical
walking tour of Brooklyn Heights, which is located just across the
Brooklyn Bridge from lower Manhattan. The dean of admissions, who guided
the tour, had some very interesting factoids to share about the
neighborhood which has a very rich and colorful history. Needless to
say, I enjoyed this very much and I think that it had alot to do with my
final decision.
There is no interview process, but everyone I met in the Admissions
office (as I approached them with endless questions), was very
informative and pleasant.
From what I gathered by talking to newer students, Brooklyn Law School
has gotten much more selective in recent years. This is probably due,
in part, to Dean Wexler's work in improving the school. There is a dorm
being constructed which should have a profound effect on the composition
of future classes. Historically, BLS has been very much a "commuter"
school, but this changed substantially when the school acquired several
brownstones and apartment space to use as student housing. Now, with
the addition of a full-fledged residence hall and with the school's
pervasive New York City reputation and alumni base, Brooklyn Law School
has no way but to go up.
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