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jeez, Tulane and Baylor are that low also?mcnabb5 wrote:This was mentioned in the resurrected 2010 thread- just 66% of SMU grads employed at graduation, according to 2012 USNWR rankings.
Compare to-
Texas 91%
Houston 75%
Emory 65%
Tulane 53%
Baylor 46%
Those numbers are pretty sobering...I imagine UH is slightly better because the energy sector has fared better ITE than most industries. Surprised to see Emory and Tulane so low.bartleby wrote:jeez, Tulane and Baylor are that low also?mcnabb5 wrote:This was mentioned in the resurrected 2010 thread- just 66% of SMU grads employed at graduation, according to 2012 USNWR rankings.
Compare to-
Texas 91%
Houston 75%
Emory 65%
Tulane 53%
Baylor 46%
The past two years have been some of the worst in legal hiring in a very long time. I don't expect it to be that bad by the time I graduate, and neither should anyone who hasn't even started yet.mcnabb5 wrote:This was mentioned in the resurrected 2010 thread- just 66% of SMU grads employed at graduation, according to 2012 USNWR rankings.
Compare to-
Texas 91%
Houston 75%
Emory 65%
Tulane 53%
Baylor 46%
Countachlpsx wrote:Application complete 2/16/11. Any thoughts, havent heard anything.
What have you heard about this year's OCI and 2L hiring? Better than last year and '09? About the same? Worse?kalvano wrote:The past two years have been some of the worst in legal hiring in a very long time. I don't expect it to be that bad by the time I graduate, and neither should anyone who hasn't even started yet.mcnabb5 wrote:This was mentioned in the resurrected 2010 thread- just 66% of SMU grads employed at graduation, according to 2012 USNWR rankings.
Compare to-
Texas 91%
Houston 75%
Emory 65%
Tulane 53%
Baylor 46%
Has anyone been "application completed" and then held, or rejected? Seems that everyone who has been "application completed" has also been accepted a few days later. Accurate?Justathought wrote:Yeah, I would bet it comes before Thursday.avery87 wrote:"Application Completed 3/10." Think I can expect to hear something in the next few days?
As far as I know, that's right. Maybe someone else has had a different experienceJRDallas11 wrote:Has anyone been "application completed" and then held, or rejected? Seems that everyone who has been "application completed" has also been accepted a few days later. Accurate?Justathought wrote:Yeah, I would bet it comes before Thursday.avery87 wrote:"Application Completed 3/10." Think I can expect to hear something in the next few days?
Sorry to hear that.pokerlaw wrote:Ding 3/15
Mind sharing when you applied, if you were held originally, etc?Applied at Thanksgiving > Held in January > Denied today.thewarflamingo wrote:Sorry to hear that.pokerlaw wrote:Ding 3/15
No. Don't put too much worry into these stupid minor ranking shifts, especially Part Time rankings. An employer will see SMU on your resume in the end, which will speak louder than UH or any other Texas school (other than UT) anyway.scutarius wrote:Got the package in the mail. $11K/yr Dean's Scholarship with Good Standing. It is strange that there was a scholarship letter with the admission package. The voicemail they left said scholarship decisions would be made over the next few weeks and would come in a seperate letter. Is it that the Dean's Scholarship comes with the acceptance and other scholarship offers come later?
Sucks about the rankings, expecially the PT program. SMU is now way behind UH in the PT rankings. They are even behind DU. I don't understand the drop in PT when the FT program is ranked higher than both of those schools. Could it be that SMU doesn't put as much effort into the PT program and students? I would hate to spend this much money and be treated as a second class student.
Amen.mbusch22 wrote:No. Don't put too much worry into these stupid minor ranking shifts, especially Part Time rankings. An employer will see SMU on your resume in the end, which will speak louder than UH or any other Texas school (other than UT) anyway.scutarius wrote:Got the package in the mail. $11K/yr Dean's Scholarship with Good Standing. It is strange that there was a scholarship letter with the admission package. The voicemail they left said scholarship decisions would be made over the next few weeks and would come in a seperate letter. Is it that the Dean's Scholarship comes with the acceptance and other scholarship offers come later?
Sucks about the rankings, expecially the PT program. SMU is now way behind UH in the PT rankings. They are even behind DU. I don't understand the drop in PT when the FT program is ranked higher than both of those schools. Could it be that SMU doesn't put as much effort into the PT program and students? I would hate to spend this much money and be treated as a second class student.
They are forcing me to leave TX with their indefinite hold bartleby wrote:Man, I think I'm going to withdraw soon. I was almost set on going yesterday but will likely free up my spot by the end of the week. One of the things that appealed to me about SMU was it supposedly placed really well. But w/ the 66% employment rate at graduation (with that number likely inflated by really rich people with connections that I don't have), I think I'll be leaving Tejas and the great Tex Mex / huge highways.
As I said, a lot of schools numbers took a huge dive. It's to be expected. But to see people bail on a historically solid school because of a single dip during a terrible recession is silly.bartleby wrote:Haha, from stalking the SMU threads this past 6 months, I knew you'd post. But the 66% at employment at graduation stat doesn't lie. Worse than UH.
I agree with you. I was just saying that the most appealing aspect of SMU for me was employment numbers. That #27, 16% on NALP, high median salaries, transparent employment stats, etc. So without it, even if it may be temporary, I'll probably pass.kalvano wrote:As I said, a lot of schools numbers took a huge dive. It's to be expected. But to see people bail on a historically solid school because of a single dip during a terrible recession is silly.bartleby wrote:Haha, from stalking the SMU threads this past 6 months, I knew you'd post. But the 66% at employment at graduation stat doesn't lie. Worse than UH.
So is UH a better school than Emory?bartleby wrote:But the 66% at employment at graduation stat doesn't lie. Worse than UH.
No, but if I had the choice between going to UH or Emory all things considered, and one of the primary reasons I wanted to go to Emory was because of the great employment prospects, then I'd probably choose UH. I'm not hating on SMU. USN is hating on SMU.ebo wrote:So is UH a better school than Emory?bartleby wrote:But the 66% at employment at graduation stat doesn't lie. Worse than UH.
bartleby wrote:I agree with you. I was just saying that the most appealing aspect of SMU for me was employment numbers. That #27, 16% on NALP, high median salaries, transparent employment stats, etc. So without it, even if it may be temporary, I'll probably pass.kalvano wrote:As I said, a lot of schools numbers took a huge dive. It's to be expected. But to see people bail on a historically solid school because of a single dip during a terrible recession is silly.bartleby wrote:Haha, from stalking the SMU threads this past 6 months, I knew you'd post. But the 66% at employment at graduation stat doesn't lie. Worse than UH.