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With its established academic excellence and superlative job placement in New York City and beyond, the New York University School of Law has secured for itself a comfortable place among the nation’s very best law schools. Known for its dedication to the public sector, emphasis on diversity and prime location in New York City, NYU enjoys a ranking above several Ivy-League schools and confidently calls itself ‘the preeminent global law school.’ Admissions and Tuition NYU’s applicants face an ultra-selective admissions process. Over 7,000 applicants are vying for 450 seats in an entering class which boasts a median GPA of 3.78 and a median LSAT score of 171. Aside from an applicant’s GPA and LSAT performance, demonstrated dedication to public service and ethnic diversity are thought to be especially valued by the school. Applicants who apply to NYU with multiple LSAT scores are judged based on the average of those scores. Also, because of NYU’s February 1st application deadline, scores from the previous year’s December administration of the LSAT will be the last set considered by the school. For the anxious applicant, NYU offers a Early-Action option. Students who complete their applications at the school by October 15th are guaranteed a response by the end of the calendar year. Applicants should note that an Early Action applicant rejected by NYU will not be reconsidered again with the non-Early Action applicants, and also that students wishing to apply Early-Action must have an LSAT score from June of that year or earlier. Waitlist relegation at NYU is not a fatal blow to an applicant’s chances, as the school accepts a significant number of waitlisted applicants each year. Therefore, a continuous show of interest in the school is crucial to those who find themselves on the waitlist. Even rejected students are left some hope of admission, as the school has shown a willingness to accept as transfer students applicants that had originally been rejected. Like other top law schools, NYU’s yearly tuition hovers around the $45,000 mark. The school gives applicants the opportunity to apply for several prestigious scholarships. In most cases, applicants are required to submit additional essays related to their bid for these scholarships. Academic Reputation and Curriculum
Quality of Life Perhaps more so than any other elite law school in the nation, NYU students can put forth a strong argument that their quality of life during law school is unmatched. As one of the tenants of Lower Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, NYU is neighbored by an endless array of bars, clubs and restaurants to match all tastes. In addition, the school gives its diverse student body ample opportunity to familiarize itself by hosting weekly social events. Also, in contrast to most other elite schools, NYU gives its students the choice of living among their classmates by guaranteeing all law students housing at the D’Agostino and Mercer residences. The close proximity of these dorms to other buildings of the law school effectively shields students from much of the transportation nightmares of New York City. If there is a downside to life at NYU, it is undoubtedly the extremely high cost of living that is to be expected given the school’s location. Employment Prospects and Bar Passage Graduates of NYU School of Law enjoy supreme job placement in New York City and throughout the East Coast. NYU’s reputation reaches well beyond this area however, as each year more than 10% of NYU’s graduates typically accept jobs on the West Coast. In fact, NYU trails only Harvard in terms of the number of graduates working at the top 50 law firms throughout the country. The Office of Career Services has demonstrated its dedication to maximizing students’ job opportunities, evident in the fact that nearly all of the school’s graduates are employed within 9 months of graduation. Despite NYU’s emphasis on the public interest, typically only about 10% of graduates take public interest jobs, while over 70% accept jobs at law firms. Also, a considerable amount of NYU graduates, last year about 8% of the graduating class, accept highly prestigious judicial clerkship opportunities. NYU’s graduates excel in the bar exam, as nearly 96% typically succeed in passing the New York bar exam in their first attempt, compared to a 75% success rate for all first-time takers in the state. NYU students, especially those who excel academically in their time at the school, can expect handsome job offers awaiting them after they graduate. Like other top-ranked law schools, the median first-year salary for NYU graduates in 2008 was $160,000 dollars in the private sector. Synopsis
Contact Info New York University School of Law Quick Reference U.S. News Ranking: 5th 
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Published October 2006, last updated October 2009
While NYU’s academics are strong in all areas of the law, its tax law, clinical training and international law specialties are known to be among the very best in the nation. Also noteworthy are the school’s environmental law, intellectual property law and trial advocacy specialties. All NYU students must fulfill a required curriculum in their first year and part of their second year, and are allowed to choose from one of the most diverse selections of elective courses in the nation to complete the rest of their coursework. First year students can expect large section-sizes, usually consisting of more than 100 students. Nearly half of the upper-level sections, however, consist of less than 25 students, and the school boasts an impressive 9.6 to 1 student-faculty ratio. 
The New York University School of Law enjoys the company of several Ivy-League schools in being considered one of the very best law schools in America. NYU’s extraordinarily diverse academic curriculum and superiority in several specialties of the law have won the school respect and admiration in the legal field. Its prime location in Manhattan, its reliable job placement and its guaranteed law school housing have, in the eyes of applicants, made NYU one of the most desirable law schools to attend.