UNC Law school tour
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:06 am
The pre-law club at my school hosted a tour of UNC. A 3L guided us around, spoke about the school, and answered our questions. At the end, we had a Q&A with an adcomm. The following is a list of shorthand notes I compiled during the trip:
The outside of the law building is underwhelming.
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The library archives old exams complete with student answers and the grades they received.
Mid-way through the first semester, 1L students take a 30 minute "practice exam".
The largest classroom holds 120.
(The classrooms are woefully depressing. The tables and chairs were most definitely bought on NC's stringent state budget.
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Tour guide said the profs were super accessible. Some even hosted dinners at their homes.
There's a new program for research/reading/writing.
There's a schoolwide lunch hour
The marching band and football practices can occasionally be heard inside the library, which is located next to the athletic fields.
There's 70% pro bono involvement amongst 2L and 3L
Most students live in Glen Lennox
Parking is nonexistent
Most people commute by bus
Not much fast food other than pizza
Franklin st. is the main source of restaurants (proper restaurants, not many chains).
The adcomm explicitly said they are biased toward GPA rather than LSAT (sorry splitters!)
He bad-mouthed TLS, pointing in particular to a poster that falsely posted about the time of length need for NC residency (it's 1 year)
Mostly K-JDs (I think median age of students was 23)
The outside of the law building is underwhelming.
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The library archives old exams complete with student answers and the grades they received.
Mid-way through the first semester, 1L students take a 30 minute "practice exam".
The largest classroom holds 120.
(The classrooms are woefully depressing. The tables and chairs were most definitely bought on NC's stringent state budget.

Tour guide said the profs were super accessible. Some even hosted dinners at their homes.
There's a new program for research/reading/writing.
There's a schoolwide lunch hour
The marching band and football practices can occasionally be heard inside the library, which is located next to the athletic fields.
There's 70% pro bono involvement amongst 2L and 3L
Most students live in Glen Lennox
Parking is nonexistent
Most people commute by bus
Not much fast food other than pizza
Franklin st. is the main source of restaurants (proper restaurants, not many chains).
The adcomm explicitly said they are biased toward GPA rather than LSAT (sorry splitters!)
He bad-mouthed TLS, pointing in particular to a poster that falsely posted about the time of length need for NC residency (it's 1 year)
Mostly K-JDs (I think median age of students was 23)