[Hamp-law] Northeastern U, practical training, multiple deposits, waitlist

Sat Apr 11 11:30:15 EDT 2015

I'm forwarding this pre-law advisor newsletter from Northeastern. 
They've got great info on their own program, the #1 law school for 
practical training.

They also address a new development amongst law schools who can now see 
if you've submitted multiple deposits, which is important because some 
schools are okay with that, and some schools prohibit you to deposit at 
their school AND another one.

Lastly, they offer some good advice if you're waitlisted.

See the newsletter below.

Best,
Carin

Pre-Law Advisor Newsletter, April 2015

  The Pre-Law Proxy

/Northeastern's Newsletter for Pre-Law Advisors/

/April 2015/

*Northeastern named #1 Law School
for Practical Training*
Northeastern was recently named the best law school in the country for 
practical training by /National Jurist/ 
<http://northeastern.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=50300d5ab8e534fcc3ad087a5&id=6f0261d56a&e=8c41de2a83>//magazine. 
You can read more about the recognition in the March 20 issue 
<http://northeastern.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50300d5ab8e534fcc3ad087a5&id=bd80c52cd6&e=8c41de2a83>. 
Yale Law School is ranked #2, with the University of St. Thomas (MN) 
ranked #3. The entire list is also available online 
<http://northeastern.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=50300d5ab8e534fcc3ad087a5&id=577afce3f4&e=8c41de2a83>.

/National Jurist/ used data from the American Bar Association to 
determine its rankings, looking at the percentage of full- 
time students in clinics, externships, and simulation courses, as 
well as students participating in moot court tournaments and other 
interscholastic skills competitions. The magazine then asked 
universities to provide additional information about their unique 
offerings that weren’t reflected in these data.

The magazine recognized that Northeastern law students complete 1,500 
hours of full-time, supervised work through their four co-ops, all 
before they graduate (still in three years). The law school’s co-op 
program includes more than 900 employers worldwide; to date, students 
have completed co-ops in 69 countries. Northeastern’s co-op 
program has provided students with extensive opportunities for 
more than 45 years.

The article 
<http://northeastern.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50300d5ab8e534fcc3ad087a5&id=b32e8a9865&e=8c41de2a83> 
also quotes William Henderson, a noted legal education scholar and 
professor of law at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, who 
praised Northeastern’s co-op program at a symposium last year: “One 
of the advantages of Northeastern is the epiphanies you have when the 
professor says, ‘X’ and you’re in front of a client in a co-op and 
‘X’ becomes relevant,” he said at the symposium. “And they have to 
figure out a way to apply ‘X’ that they have heard in the classroom. 
And they come back to the classroom with a different take because they 
know that actually what the professor said is useful.”

    Double Deposit?

Do you have advisees seeking your counsel on whether they should -- or 
can -- submit an enrollment deposit at more than one law school? Here 
are some important things to share with your students:

  * *Every institution has its own policy.* At Northeastern we
    understand that sometimes students may need to submit an enrollment
    deposit at more than one institution, so the practice is allowed
    under our procedures. However, some law schools may prohibit
    enrolling students from also submitting a deposit elsewhere. It is
    important for admitted students to ask the schools where they are
    considering depositing about their policies. Unlike the
    undergraduate admissions world, there is no single, agreed-upon
    practice when it comes to the topic of multiple deposits. Multiple
    deposits are permitted in law school admissions, writ large.
  * *Participating law schools share information. *The Law School
    Admissions Council (LSAC) facilitates information exchange among law
    schools. Beginning April 15, law schools can opt to participate in
    an information exchange that, among other things, allows admissions
    personnel to see who has deposited at their institution and has also
    deposited at another law school (actively), including the name of
    that student. This is important information to note for students who
    plan to deposit at more than one institution, especially if one (or
    more) of their enrolling law schools has practices that prohibit
    this behavior.
  * *Students may be contacted if they have deposited at more than one
    institution. *While we allow students to submit multiple deposits
    (at our institution and elsewhere), after our deposit deadline we
    typically reach out to students who are deposited at multiple
    schools to see if there is additional information we can share with
    them as they make their final decisions. Many schools have practices
    of contacting students who have double (or triple) deposited.

*Four things to know if you're waitlisted*

Every year we hear from pre-law advisors who are working with waitlisted 
applicants, seeking information on how to best proceed. Here are our top 
four tips for students (in the spirit of Northeastern's four co-ops):

 1. *Express your interest (if it's genuine). *Every institution is
    different and some law schools may care if their school is your top
    choice, while others are indifferent. That said, it never hurts to
    (honestly!) let a school know if you are particularly interested in
    attending.
 2. *Keep things up-to-date. *Has your email address changed since you
    graduated? Do you have an updated transcript reflecting new grades?
    An addition to your resume? Particularly when it comes to
    communication methods, it's important to make sure that your
    information is accurate. Let the school's admissions office know if
    you need to update something in your file.
 3. *Be realistic.* Most admissions committees must waitlist great
    candidates because of a lack of space in their entering classes and
    many law schools intend to admit students from the waitlist. This is
    certainly the case at Northeastern! That said, understand that the
    waitlist process can be unpredictable: each year and each
    institution is different. While it is completely fine to become
    excited about the possibility of admission from a school at which
    you've been waitlisted, it's also important to start thinking
    positively about the law school you've alternately decided to attend.
 4. *Let schools know if you would like to decline a waitlist
    spot.* Practices vary at each law school, but it's considerate to
    let a school know if you are declining a spot on the waitlist,
    whether you come to that decision now or later in the summer. This
    allows admissions folks to focus their efforts on those candidates
    who are still interested in consideration.

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