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Saint Louis University School Of Law • Saint Louis, MO
Studying Law (completion in 2010)
• 9/20/2011
"The school itself was not a bad school; I learned quite a bit, had a lot of good memories, and made great friends. However, if I had to do it over again, because I want to work in the federal government, I probably would have chosen a different school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | If a person wants to stay in the greater St. Louis area, I believe my school would be an excellent, affordable choice. However, a person looking to work somewhere else in the nation, or who seeks national government positions, may do better by attending a more widely recognized and regarded school. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | St. Louis University used to be considered a Tier 1 school (albeit barely). However, in recent years the school has sunk to a Tier 3 school. It has a good reputation in the local community, but not in the rest of the country. |
| Program Quality | 7 | The school itself was good for a person wanting to stay in the greater St. Louis area; however, if a person wanted a job away from the area, the school's reputation and career resources were not very good. In fact, in securing my current position, my law school was of absolutely no help. |
| Instruction | 7 | I felt the faculty, although not nationally known, was very knowledgeable and prepared me well for my legal career. Many of the professors focused on real-world issues, and there was a push at the school for students to try at least some "real-world" classes like a clinic, moot court, or trial advocacy classes. |
| How Difficult | 5 | The workload was tolerable. There was plenty of work to stay busy throughout the semester, but I don't think it was so much so as to completely consume my life. I put in a fair amount of work and thought for the most part that I earned the grades I received. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There were opportunities for "hands-on" learning experiences through moot courts and trial advocacy classes, as well as legal clinics and internships. But the school was still very old-fashioned in that the majority of the learning took place in the classrooms through the reading of case law. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | St. Louis University is one of the few law schools to offer a part-time, evening degree program. Not only this, but there was always a good selection of classes at various times in the fall and spring semester, and a decent offering of classes during the summer semester. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | The people of the school were very accessible, especially the professors. However, the classrooms were seriously outdated. They were uncomfortable and did not have reliable technology, and the professors themselves did not make use of current technology very often. |
| Social Life | 9 | The school had a number of extracurricular groups and had a very active social calendar (plenty of mixers, parties, and a softball league in the fall). There was certainly more to do than a person could keep up with; oftentimes, it was necessary to limit social activities in order to keep up with the studies. |
| Placement Services | 5 | For those seeking employment in or around St. Louis, the career services office has numerous contacts and can be very helpful. The office seems to be unable to help those seeking a job or internship outside the St. Louis area, and so those students wanting to work away from St. Louis end up having to do a lot of networking on their own. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | Having been an alum for about a year and a half now, I do get periodic updates from the school and know I can contact someone if I need assistance with something. However, aside from these sporadic contacts, there's not much effort to keep alumni connected with each other. |
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