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Class of 2017 Profile
GPA: 3.37/3.58/3.77
LSAT: 157/161/163


Class of 2018 Profile
GPA: 3.35/3.60/3.72
LSAT: 157/161/162


Class of 2018 Applicant Forum
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=239139

Current 2L. Happy to answer questions here or by PM for anyone applying.

Also current 2L. I'll give away my secrets for free. Promise.

AT9 wrote:Current 2L. Happy to answer questions here or by PM for anyone applying.

cricketlove00 wrote:Also current 2L. I'll give away my secrets for free. Promise.

Thanks for the contribution guys! How would you characterize the competitive atmosphere at WF? And what about job prospects?

Arculease wrote:
Thanks for the contribution guys! How would you characterize the competitive atmosphere at WF? And what about job prospects?

This is my perspective and cricket's free secrets may differ, but...

Atmosphere: People generally care about their work and want to do well. That's probably the same at any half-way decent law school. While there are a few gunner-types, I have not witnessed (or heard of) anyone just outright refusing to help others, cutting corners, etc. Most of the people (everyone from administrators to students to professors and staff) are pretty nice people. I can't compare it to other schools, but it's a good place to be from that standpoint.

Job prospects: The quality of job prospects sort of depend on your career goals. You can find a general answer by comparing Wake to other schools on LST. As you'd expect, the prospects are similar to other schools in the 25ish-60ish range. To elaborate a little, if your career goals include biglaw in San Fran or DC, you probably don't want to go here. Top 10-20% of the class has a good (though by no means guaranteed) shot at biglaw, clerkships, and the better mid-law in the region. But even those biglaw shots are unpredictable. It's unpredictable because (1) the NC legal market is small and heavily saturated, and (2) options outside of NC are doable, but ties and randomness make it hard to predict. Outside of the top of the class, it's more of a combination of luck and hustle. I'll have a better perspective on this in a year or two, but I think most students in the middle 50% tend to get jobs at small firms, local/state governments, etc. right before or after the bar.

TL,DR: the atmosphere is friendly and not brutally competitive overall, and the job prospects depend pretty heavily on your preferred outcomes.

Edit: If you want more details about my job hunt, feel free to PM.

Pretty accurate statements.

I think part of it is also super super networking. I landed a sweet gig in DC this summer and I will tell you that I am not in top 10 or 25 for that matter. It was all networking.

Also, Wake is known for it's familial atmosphere. That doesn't mean there isn't a bit of friendly competition, however

^Nice! And yes...network, network, network.

Also, I'll add that Wake's job placement seems to be more dispersed than a lot of its peers. This is totally anecdotal, but of the few students whose post-grad/2L summer results I know, they are going to Dallas (2), Charlotte (1), Raleigh (1), Charleston, SC (2), Winston-Salem (2), New York (1), DC (1 - probably more), Atlanta (1), Norfolk (1), and Philly/Wilmington (3, including myself).

cricketlove00 wrote:Also current 2L. I'll give away my secrets for free. Promise.

Secrets to surviving Contracts please!

Current 1L, won't be able to give better advice then AT9/Cricket though.

For competitive environment: Haven't done any exams or anything, but it's been great. The family environment that was mentioned before is really true. Really close to my section & found some great friends.

Did any of you guys go through the interview process? Or is that brand new for this cycle?

Arculease wrote:Did any of you guys go through the interview process? Or is that brand new for this cycle?

Interviewed (Recorded video) when I applied for the 2017 class. I deferred a year.

Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

Noticed the same thing. Also a new scholarship section. Hoping for some news this week!

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

That never popped up on my account, but I got notice of my acceptance almost a week ago now - just so y'all know that they're going out.

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

That never popped up on my account, but I got notice of my acceptance almost a week ago now - just so y'all know that they're going out.

Did they mention anything about scholarships? Timetable or something of that nature?

Leagles5161 wrote:

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

That never popped up on my account, but I got notice of my acceptance almost a week ago now - just so y'all know that they're going out.

Did they mention anything about scholarships? Timetable or something of that nature?

They said that they're in the process of making their plan for scholarships for our class, and that if you are picked for a merit scholarship, the notification should be no later than February 5.

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

That never popped up on my account, but I got notice of my acceptance almost a week ago now - just so y'all know that they're going out.

Did they mention anything about scholarships? Timetable or something of that nature?

They said that they're in the process of making their plan for scholarships for our class, and that if you are picked for a merit scholarship, the notification should be no later than February 5.

Interesting. What're your numbers if you don't mind me asking?

Leagles5161 wrote:

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:

longs3s wrote:

Leagles5161 wrote:Anyone notice on their application status where there is a "Tuition Deposit" and "Admissions Deposit" section under the "Application Fee"? Hoping this is a great sign!

That never popped up on my account, but I got notice of my acceptance almost a week ago now - just so y'all know that they're going out.

Did they mention anything about scholarships? Timetable or something of that nature?

They said that they're in the process of making their plan for scholarships for our class, and that if you are picked for a merit scholarship, the notification should be no later than February 5.

Interesting. What're your numbers if you don't mind me asking?

Not at all! 167 LSAT and a 3.5 GPA.

Admitted via email today!

Also accepted this morning via email!!

Any idea what to expect from the interview questions?

I just got off the phone with admissions. I completed the online interview yesterday and was told they wouldn't start looking at them until the middle of next week.

Checking in. App complete 10/28, WF requested "interview" 11/24. I assume this is something pretty much everyone gets regardless. I've got a webcam somewhere, just gotta dig for it and whip it out.

For reference, LSAT 158, GPA 2.9.

Anyone back under review yet who sent in an interview?

Checking in - feel like we're due for a wave of decisions soon

Congrats to those admitted - good luck to those who have to conduct interviews.