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May 21, 2018
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inertiaman
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A lot of BYU students choose not to pursue employment
Crazy to me - why go to law school if you aren't going to at least put in a year or two... obviously tuition is too low.
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Interesting ranking of law schools based on the percentage of graduates able
shokupanmanbo
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
CommodoreCoug
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!
shokupanmanbo
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
shokupanmanbo
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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