preLaw Magazine - Winter 2008 - (Page 28) “I wanted the flexibility to continue working and to attend law school at night. The University of Houston Law Center made it all possible.” Israel Garcia Class of ‘07 Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas Part-time admissions: Is it easier? Part-time or full-time, most people agree that getting into law school is tough. But is it easier to gain acceptance as a part-time student? Adrinda Kelly, senior editor of The Princeton Review’s “Best 170 Law Schools” guide, said it is true that a number of law schools do have less stringent standards on key points like grade point average and Law School Admissions Test scores for part-time students. “But that is because law schools tend to take other items like work and life experience into account,” she said. Law schools recognize students who need evening or part-time classes tend to work the same hours. They also may be older students whose life experiences — perhaps as a nurse, pilot or police officer — add diversity to their law classes. So schools give these non-traditional applicants some leeway when it comes to admissions, Kelly said. “Part-time programs tend to value the professional experience more than LSAT scores,” she said. Actually, admissions data at many law schools tend to show little difference between full- and part-time students. At Seton Hall University School, full-time law students have a median LSAT score of 160 and a GPA of 3.45. Those in the evening program, or about 33 percent of the school’s students, have an LSAT of 155 and a 3.32 grade point. About 36 percent of students at the New England School of Law are part timers — and it boasts that its admission procedures, requirements and academic expectations are identical for its day and evening divisions. Its median LSAT score for full-time students is 151 and part-time students come in at 149 for its 2007 class, according to its Web site. —Karen Dybis The University of Houston Law Center offers its students excellence in education, reasonable tuition and fees, and a campus recognized as one of the most diverse in the United States. We’re one of only 25 law schools in the United States with three or more nationally recognized specialty programs, and our home is Houston: the nation’s fourth-largest city with an affordable cost of living to make the most of your budget. Our students come from 35 states, 27 countries and 234 undergraduate schools. To find out more about our full-time and part-time programs, click to www.law.uh.edu. It's a true measure of the quality education you'll receive at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Among first-time test takers of the July 2007 Ohio State Bar Examination, ours is the second highest pass rate among all nine Ohio law schools. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the nation’s premier legal centers, ClevelandMarshall College of Law offers an outstanding legal education, including relevant concentrations and dual-degree programs; clinics and pro bono opportunities; and flexible and affordable enrollment options. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER UH is an EEO/AA institution. A P P LY N O W F O R F R E E A T w w w. l a w. c s u o h i o . e d u CSU IS AN AA/EO INSTITUTION. ©2007 CSU DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS_07-01202/1.08 28 preLaw http://www.law.uh.edu http://www.law.csuohio.edu http://www.law.uh.edu http://www.law.csuohio.edu
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