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Is appealing to a school's clerkship #s a good idea?
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:59 pm
by Oskosh
I am wondering because I mention several schools' clinics in my "Why X Law School Statements," but neglected to mention their clerkship numbers. Obviously their ability to place a significant amount of their students in clerkships is advantageous to me, but I do not know whether admissions committees would construe that as being self-involved. Thoughts?
Re: Is appealing to a school's clerkship #s a good idea?
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:10 pm
by Sideshow Raheem
It's fine if you bring it up in the context of why obtaining a federal clerkship would be in line with your career goals. If you just leave it at "I also like School X because of their 11% fedclerk placement rate" or whatever it would probably seem like an awkward throw-in.
Re: Is appealing to a school's clerkship #s a good idea?
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:37 pm
by Oskosh
Sideshow Raheem wrote:It's fine if you bring it up in the context of why obtaining a federal clerkship would be in line with your career goals. If you just leave it at "I also like School X because of their 11% fedclerk placement rate" or whatever it would probably seem like an awkward throw-in.
That's what I was thinking. I planned on doing the former, but was reluctant because I did not know how schools would react.