Law School Solicitation Wash U

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Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WashU is not a very good law school...

It's #16. It's extremely well respected.

well, put it into context. It's not a T14. UVA is tied at 4 and even GMU/Scalia is at 28

There is no difference between 14 and 16. Silly.

You clearly are not in the legal field. There’s a reason why it’s called T14.

I'm "in the legal field." And I agree with PP that drawing some big distinction between 14 and 16 is silly.

Why did you snark that PP is "clearly not in the legal field" instead of saying "clearly not a lawyer"? Lol, I think we have another paralegal running their mouth up in here.

DP. whether you like it or not the T14 schools are where law firms recruit from. It's referenced in wikipedia. Go see law school rankings America and scroll down and read about T14. Considering top law schools are now $116 a year (Harvard 2024-25), a student needs to think hard about how to pay off that debt of $348, which where clerking and big law come in. Today, more and more students and their families are looking hard at tge numbers and rankings. You do not want your child to go to an expensive tier 2 law school only to incur huge and not come out if it with a high paying job.

Is this a joke, lol? Wikipedia? I don't need to "go see law school rankings America and scroll down and read about T14." I'm an attorney. Y'all are too much. "Read Wikipedia," lol. Too much.

DP. just google it then. it.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_school_rankings_in_the_United_States. Every parent and student needs to understand T14 before they agree to shell out $335k for a school which may not be able to place their child. That's where Biden's school loan issue comes in. Too many students take on law, medical or grad school, like business, without realizing they may have a problem securing a job and paying all if that back.

[Anonymous]

Not everyone wants to work at BigLae but if that’s what you want ($), then WashU looks pretty good to me

https://lawschooli.com/best-law-schools-for-biglaw/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to work at BigLae but if that’s what you want ($), then WashU looks pretty good to me

https://lawschooli.com/best-law-schools-for-biglaw/

I worked in big law and recruited on campus. I don’t need an obscure web site to tell me what law schools we went to, and Wash U wasn’t one of them. I never even met someone who attended there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

If saying that on an anonymous forum makes you feel superior, knock yourself out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi my kid just graduated undergrad and took the LSAT. I am a lawyer but nearly 30 years since I graduated. She got an interview request from Wash U saying interview before your LSAT comes back. I don't recall this solicitation campaign when I applied to law school but I was lucky to get in anywhere with my GPA and LSAT lol--lucky the law schools didn't get a restraining order in my case.

Is this a thing? She got a lot of solicitations when applying to undergrad but I recall for undergrad it was basically to boost the school's stats. If it helps, her LSAT is unknown but she went to a lower tier Ivy (Dartmouth, Brown, or Cornell). Has near perfect grades (close to 4.0). Assume they asked for her school and GPA when she registered for the LSAT with LSAC.

Thoughts? Appreciate the help.

OP, you say she graduated? just this year? what is she planning on doing in the interim should she want law school? It should have an "oomph" factor as mentioned above. And I assume you know that applicants today use coaches or prep services for a year or more? And that applicants sometimes take the LSAT several times? (you can write off one bad score if you act within a certain time frame). It's nothing like when you and I just purchased or borrowed test prep books and went in and took the exam. Several of my mentees used Spivey. My DD used a private coach. Also be aware that the LSAT is dropping logical reasoning this which is a boon to those not good at logical reasoning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

If saying that on an anonymous forum makes you feel superior, knock yourself out

You’re the one telling people they don’t know what they are talking about. I think I do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

If saying that on an anonymous forum makes you feel superior, knock yourself out

And what law school did you go to? What firm and or agency do you work in? That's what I thought. DP (who is also a lawyer who knows more than you).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

If saying that on an anonymous forum makes you feel superior, knock yourself out

lol. and my legal resume trumps that! OP is you have any further questions post back. otherwise I'm leaving this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to work at BigLae but if that’s what you want ($), then WashU looks pretty good to me

https://lawschooli.com/best-law-schools-for-biglaw/

I worked in big law and recruited on campus. I don’t need an obscure web site to tell me what law schools we went to, and Wash U wasn’t one of them. I never even met someone who attended there.

Why? Because it doesn‘t jive with ur limited view? Go on NALP. The data is probably there too

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi my kid just graduated undergrad and took the LSAT. I am a lawyer but nearly 30 years since I graduated. She got an interview request from Wash U saying interview before your LSAT comes back. I don't recall this solicitation campaign when I applied to law school but I was lucky to get in anywhere with my GPA and LSAT lol--lucky the law schools didn't get a restraining order in my case.

Is this a thing? She got a lot of solicitations when applying to undergrad but I recall for undergrad it was basically to boost the school's stats. If it helps, her LSAT is unknown but she went to a lower tier Ivy (Dartmouth, Brown, or Cornell). Has near perfect grades (close to 4.0). Assume they asked for her school and GPA when she registered for the LSAT with LSAC.

Thoughts? Appreciate the help.

OP, you say she graduated? just this year? what is she planning on doing in the interim should she want law school? It should have an "oomph" factor as mentioned above. And I assume you know that applicants today use coaches or prep services for a year or more? And that applicants sometimes take the LSAT several times? (you can write off one bad score if you act within a certain time frame). It's nothing like when you and I just purchased or borrowed test prep books and went in and took the exam. Several of my mentees used Spivey. My DD used a private coach. Also be aware that the LSAT is dropping logical reasoning this which is a boon to those not good at logical reasoning

Oh, FFS. The mommies are out here spreading all kinds of inaccurate information. The LSAT is most definitely not "dropping logical reasoning" -- and if you are "not good at logical reasoning" you have no business in law school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

I practiced at two T10 law firms and worked in federal government. I think I know more than you.

If saying that on an anonymous forum makes you feel superior, knock yourself out

lol. and my legal resume trumps that! OP is you have any further questions post back. otherwise I'm leaving this thread.

Good riddance. Best you say nothing when that’s all you can offer up!

[Anonymous]

Aren’t lawyers going to be largely replaced by AI making all this moot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to work at BigLae but if that’s what you want ($), then WashU looks pretty good to me

https://lawschooli.com/best-law-schools-for-biglaw/

Even this ridiculous source indicates less than half the class at Wash U goes to big law. It’s between 70 and 80 percent at the top schools.

Wash U is one of many solid regional schools. I think it would place well in the Midwest, but not everywhere.