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Nova wrote:Do you have ties to either? LGPA/LSAT? You should probably retake.
no ties to either! 150/3.69Nova wrote:Do you have ties to either? LGPA/LSAT? You should probably retake.
Then Utah is by far the better option.T14HopefulAK wrote:no ties to either! 150/3.69Nova wrote:Do you have ties to either? LGPA/LSAT? You should probably retake.
retaking is not an option, I absolutely must start this fall! Did my undergrad at a school is MD, my fiance is lives & works in UT at the moment.
--LinkRemoved--LST; UT wrote:68.7% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs. This figure includes an unknown number school-funded jobs.
83.6% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
82.1% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.
--LinkRemoved--LST; MD wrote:47.1% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs. This figure includes no school-funded jobs..
78.5% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
74.7% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.
University of Maryland Withholds
Why?T14HopefulAK wrote:no ties to either! 150/3.69
retaking is not an option, I absolutely must start this fall!
Why?tfleming09 wrote:T14HopefulAK wrote:no ties to either! 150/3.69
retaking is not an option, I absolutely must start this fall!
At this point, the only thing I am worried about is employment prospects. I do understand the diversity factors though!CanadianWolf wrote:Utah !
But it's a world away from Maryland in a few important respects. Also, I believe that Utah will open its new law school building during your first year.
P.S. Just saw your post indicating that you're an international student. This may change things depending upon your comfort level in a conservative, very white environment (Utah) versus the much more diverse & liberal East Coast (Maryland).
WordT14HopefulAK wrote:I'm an international student therefore, I need to start school in the fall due to student visa regulations.
Utah FT LT JD reqd employment: 69%T14HopefulAK wrote:At this point, the only thing I am worried about is employment prospects. I do understand the diversity factors though!CanadianWolf wrote:Utah !
But it's a world away from Maryland in a few important respects. Also, I believe that Utah will open its new law school building during your first year.
P.S. Just saw your post indicating that you're an international student. This may change things depending upon your comfort level in a conservative, very white environment (Utah) versus the much more diverse & liberal East Coast (Maryland).
My only concern is do these job prospects translate to international students as well (considering UT is more conservative, however the MD/DC/VA region is more open to hiring diverse candidates) ? This is a hard decision!Nova wrote:Utah FT LT JD reqd employment: 69%T14HopefulAK wrote:At this point, the only thing I am worried about is employment prospects. I do understand the diversity factors though!CanadianWolf wrote:Utah !
But it's a world away from Maryland in a few important respects. Also, I believe that Utah will open its new law school building during your first year.
P.S. Just saw your post indicating that you're an international student. This may change things depending upon your comfort level in a conservative, very white environment (Utah) versus the much more diverse & liberal East Coast (Maryland).
Maryland FT LT JD reqd employment: 47%
Utah has the better overall job prospects by far.
UT came back and offered me around $7K in scholly for my first semester only!CanadianWolf wrote:@TeflonJeff: That's the dream, but it may not be the reality.
P.S. May be true, however, for 2L SA positions even though not for post-graduation offers.
I can't speak to the entire market, but having family in the SLC valley with legal dealings (read: not lawyers, but work with firms frequently etc) they have relayed anecdotal evidence that at least some firms are actively seeking URMs. Are there going to be some firms that don't? Possible, but I haven't heard or seen evidence of it.CanadianWolf wrote:@TeflonJeff: That's the dream, but it may not be the reality.
P.S. May be true, however, for 2L SA positions even though not for post-graduation offers.