Northwestern University School of Law announced it has appointed a new dean, Daniel B. Rodriguez, effective January 1, 2012. Rodriguez was previously the Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law and former dean at the University of San Diego Law School. Harvard Law School has launched…
Law School News Roundup
An article in Hartford Business Journal looks at how repaying law school loan debts has developed into a new “legal specialty.” As a result, law school graduates are opening their own law practices just to help graduates pay off their student loans. This situation is another cautionary sign of the damage caused by exorbitant…
U.S. News’ Best Law Schools 2012, Ranked Two Ways
U.S. News released its law school rankings today, with few surprises among the top 20. Yale Law School took its place at the top of the list (where it has been for the last two decades) and was followed by the rest of the top 5 regulars—Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Chicago. There is one…
A Few of the Mostest at Accepted.com
This is the time of year to look back at the most, best, (worst), etc. I am going to stick to the positive. Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Almanac Posts of 2010: In a nutshell, rankings and application tip posts rule. (I am only listing the current tip post when last year’s tip post…
Dealing with Rejection
What do investor Warren Buffett, entrepreneur Ted Turner, Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy, American television journalists Meredith Vieira & Tom Brokaw, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and Nobel laureate Harold Varmus all have in common? All were rejected by Harvard. In a Wall Street Journal article of March 24, 2010, these (and other) thought and…
US News Grad Rankings Are Out!
The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard2. Stanford3. Northwestern Kellogg…
Law Schools Adopting New Grading Policies
In order to fairly depict student achievement, law schools across the country are reviewing their grading systems and implementing changes. For example, Harvard and Stanford Law Schools are switching from the letter grade system to a pass/fail system. Stanford Law School Dean, Larry Kramer explains the benefits of the new system: One, the new system…
Happy New Year and Help!
As we say good-bye to 2008 and welcome 2009, I want to thank you all for your loyal following of this blog, your participation in Accepted.com events, and of course, your patronage. Accepted has enjoyed its best year ever. Thanks to all of you. Looking ahead to 2009, we plan to make this web site…
Hastings Law School Cuts Raises and Hiring
NY Lawyer reports that Hastings College of Law in California is limiting raises, curtailing hiring and asking department heads to reduce their operating budgets by 5%. Last year the school received $10 million from the state, which represents over 25% of its operating budget. However, Hastings Dean, Nell Newton, explains that the school expects significant…
Harvard Law on the Rise
In “Crimson Tide” The Boston Globe provides a recent history of Harvard’s Law School and its ups and downs during the past thirty years. It also highlights the significant impact of its highly effective current dean, Elena Kagan, and changes percolating in the normally static world of legal education. A must-read for those applying to HLS and recommended…
Harvard Latest to Lose CitiAssist
“Wall St. meets Campus Commons” could be an alternate title for this post. Harvard became the latest university to announce the loss of its CitiAssist loan program. Citibank stopped accepting loan applications on Oct. 6 at Harvard. International students are hardest hit by the ending of this program. It had provided loans to them without…
Harvard Law School to Institute Pass/Fail System
The Harvard Crimson reported that starting in fall 2009, HLS will adopt a pass/fail grading system for all matriculating students, instead of its current letter grading scale. The new grading system is modeled after similar systems used at Yale and Stanford’s law schools, and aims to both simplify the grading process and eliminate unnecessary competition….
Window into HLS LLM
The Harvard Record provides a window (probably rose-tinted) into Harvard’s LLM program in "Congratulations LL.M. Class of 2008: We Are Almost There," written by a member of the HLS LLM Class of ’08. Whether the author is gazing through rose-colored or perfectly clear glass, if you are interested in Harvard’s LLM program, take a peek.
US News Grad Rankings Are Out
The US News released its 2008 Grad School Rankings today. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News site. Business School Rankings and methodology 1. Harvard1. Stanford3. Wharton4. MIT Sloan4….
Law School Admissions: The Good and the Bad
A couple of articles about law and law school caught my eye in the last few days. They present the upside and downside of pursuing a legal education. First let’s look at the good stuff. The Harvard Law Bulletin, HLS’ alumni magazine, has a series of articles reviewing Harvard Law’s curriculum reforms. The articles discuss…
Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants
Two years ago I attended Tuck’s first Conference of International Educational Advisors. I went with the purpose of learning more about Tuck. And I did learn a lot about Tuck, as expected, but I discovered that I enjoyed meeting my competition and professional colleagues much more than I anticipated. The networking was great! I have…
Law School Admissions: Supreme Court Clinics
Law.com reports that Supreme Court clinics at top law school are growing in number and impact in "Law Schools’ Supreme Court Clinics Make Their Mark". Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Northwestern, UVA and UT law schools have all launched Supreme Court clinics in which top students work with faculty and seasoned Supreme Court litigators to write briefs…
