Quarter System Law Schools Forum
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No1ustad
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Quarter System Law Schools
Which schools have the quarter system? I can think of only one at the moment, University of Chicago, are there others?
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Lomax
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
The University of Washington is another. In a UW thread a while back, a 1L attending that school spoke positively of the system.
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burtonrideclub
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
I think Baylor might
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Kobe_Teeth
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
What is the quarter system? I'm assuming it has something to with grades?
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Georgiana
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
Quarter v. SemesterKobe_Teeth wrote:What is the quarter system? I'm assuming it has something to with grades?
Semester schools have two semesters and a summer/winter break, quarter schools have 3 quarters and summer break (I'm sure they still have a holiday break).
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HerseyChris
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
It was both positive and negative. Negative because it made it harder to find internships.Lomax wrote:The University of Washington is another. In a UW thread a while back, a 1L attending that school spoke positively of the system.
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Lomax
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Re: Quarter System Law Schools
Right, but that person's overall opinion of the system, if we are talking about the same person, was eventually made positive, owing to the system's superiority in terms of how well it prepares one for exams (see below).HerseyChris wrote:It was both positive and negative. Negative because it made it harder to find internships.Lomax wrote:The University of Washington is another. In a UW thread a while back, a 1L attending that school spoke positively of the system.
newcritic wrote:I am withdrawing by beef with the quarter system. I am realizing now it definitely makes exam prep much easier, despite speeding things up.
