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May 21, 2018
7:38:17am

donnerstag All-American

I wish these stats were more available to prospective students

I remember asking schools back when I went to law school in 2003 what this statistic was and they refused to answer. They usually defaulted to the number of graduates employed a year after graduation. That included all part-time jobs and unrelated field jobs, which skewed the percentage dramatically higher than the reality.

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Interesting ranking of law schools based on the percentage of graduates able

5/21/18 7:26am

The defense i always hear to this is BYU has more females who choose to only

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:30am

But Utah has essentially the same type of students, but more are female.

DoseOfReality

5/21/18 8:07am

A couple of points. Much higher percentage lds at BYU law than Utah law and

cougarfann888

5/21/18 8:15am

60% though. Not good no matter how you try to massage the facts.

OPINIONS

5/21/18 8:19am

It’s closer to 80% of people in jobs full time that require bar passage or where

cougarfann888

5/21/18 8:33am

So the explanation is that BYU is an exception. Ignore the numbers. Makes sense.

OPINIONS

5/21/18 8:44am

No it’s look at all the numbers not just one number then look at all the

cougarfann888

5/21/18 8:53am

Also look at the fact that only 6 graduates out of 130 last year were unemployed

cougarfann888

5/21/18 8:56am

Or realize the limitations that stats have. I remember when UVU was advertising it's recent grads earned more than

TEXAS

5/21/18 10:26am

But also realize that BYU law engages in deceptive practices. Just like all the other schools. For example, when it

TEXAS

5/21/18 10:33am

Agree, but that isn't unique to BYU

driver off the deck

5/21/18 9:29am

Losing to Gonzaga & St. Mary's again. And Idaho.

TailgateU

5/21/18 1:02pm

Different St. Mary's this time, though

5/21/18 1:08pm

Oh, that's a relief!

TailgateU

5/21/18 1:25pm

Can only think of a couple women in my graduating class who didn’t at least

VenturaCoug

5/21/18 3:31pm

I recommend when picking a law school

JOPE

5/21/18 7:34am

I think way too many people go to law school. But it is a good choice for some.

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:36am

Yep good for people who can't make more money elsewhere. If you can make more

Baron

5/21/18 7:40am

I actually took a pay cut from what I was making before law school

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:43am

Ive never regretted it, but I am cautious about recommending it also

Gil Buckman

5/21/18 7:47am

This where I am too. I don’t recommend it to many people I understand

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:48am

Agreed. I don't trust new graduates

donnerstag

5/21/18 7:58am

Very true. I've long thought law school should be 2 years rather than 3. Give students the basic foundation

Santos L. Halper

5/21/18 8:27am

The only problem is making it 2 years will likely increase the glut of lawyers

cougarfann888

5/21/18 8:34am

True. It'd never happen though, law schools are money making institutions first and educators second.

Santos L. Halper

5/21/18 9:26am

Perhaps you add a work component to getting licensed, like CPA's have

Gil Buckman

5/21/18 11:18am

Northwestern offers a 2-year JD. Some others, too, but NW is most prestigious.

broccoli

5/21/18 9:27am

You can do 5 semesters at byu, I did it. It’s just not 24 months

cougarfann888

5/21/18 9:34am

You can do 5 semesters at most schools, I'd love to see a true two-year program.

Santos L. Halper

5/21/18 10:04am

Now you tell me!

5/21/18 7:43am

This is good advice for anyone not really interested in the law. Also, law involves a lot more sales than you'd think

TEXAS

5/21/18 10:23am

I wish these stats were more available to prospective students

donnerstag

5/21/18 7:38am

The last 5-7 years they are the ABA requires these stats to be available

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:39am

That's a good change

donnerstag

5/21/18 7:41am

Here is a link to BYU’s statistics

cougarfann888

5/21/18 7:45am

Very interesting

5/21/18 7:51am

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lilpenny

5/21/18 7:42am

A lot of BYU students choose not to pursue employment

inertiaman

5/21/18 8:19am

Steve Young, not being a practicing lawyer, is bring BYU's numbers down!

Benfica1

5/21/18 9:12am

In all seriousness Steve Young’s hedge fund likes to hire BYU law grads into non

cougarfann888

5/21/18 4:09pm

BYU's cost of attendance plays into this stat

Diddy

5/21/18 8:25am

BYU's women law grads often don't seek employment period. This factor

Archaea

5/21/18 8:58am

I’m graduating next year and will have a non-BAR required job

TCuz

5/21/18 9:32am

I did the same

donnerstag

5/21/18 9:59am

From my experience at BYU Law in the 90s

bennerc

5/21/18 7:11pm

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