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UC Hastings College of THE Law

any good?
Heady Travel Guidebook Love Of Her Life
  09/29/05
Strong in CA and especially the Bay Area. They have some pr...
Indecent 180 spot
  09/29/05
True. I heard the school is ultra competitive and the alumni...
clear supple kitty cat kitchen
  09/29/05
The word is that the school is highly competitive. The ...
Indecent 180 spot
  09/29/05
I have first hand experience with students at the school and...
clear supple kitty cat kitchen
  09/29/05
I concur. The standard view of Hastings students is that goi...
Contagious Macaca
  09/30/05
interesting. just wondered, since nobody ever seems to say ...
Heady Travel Guidebook Love Of Her Life
  09/29/05
Hastings is a moderately respected school that's not prestig...
clear supple kitty cat kitchen
  09/29/05
I currently go to Hastings. 1. Yes alumni give you the f...
Mind-boggling Menage
  09/30/05
So what if youre not in the top 20?
fishy theater stage
  09/30/05
you're fucked. you'll probably end up making 60,000 at a 5...
Mind-boggling Menage
  09/30/05
What percentage, if any, is necessary to be competitive for ...
multi-colored disturbing box office ceo
  09/30/05
By ada im assuming you mean assistant DA's. There are no gr...
Mind-boggling Menage
  09/30/05
Why are Department of Justice jobs much more competitive tha...
multi-colored disturbing box office ceo
  09/30/05
yes, prestige.
Mind-boggling Menage
  09/30/05
Seems harsh. Isnt Hastings a respectable Tier 1? 60k seems a...
onyx cuckoldry cruise ship
  09/30/05
Yes, i was probably too harsh. you can probalby find a job ...
Mind-boggling Menage
  09/30/05
...
geriatric avocado milk
  03/04/08
...
Dead greedy roommate giraffe
  09/30/05
seems like a pretty good school. it would probably be ratio...
vivacious pearl crackhouse mediation
  09/30/05
the entire govt. of SF and Sacremento hires from Hastings. ...
Purple Chest-beating Business Firm Pozpig
  09/30/05
for whatever reason, people from that school always seem to ...
vivacious pearl crackhouse mediation
  09/30/05


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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:47 PM
Author: Heady Travel Guidebook Love Of Her Life

any good?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934508)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:48 PM
Author: Indecent 180 spot

Strong in CA and especially the Bay Area. They have some pretty prominent faculty in the area of Civil Procedure, and I think Geoffrey Hazard is there now, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934519)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:49 PM
Author: clear supple kitty cat kitchen

True. I heard the school is ultra competitive and the alumni arent helpful at all, though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934525)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:51 PM
Author: Indecent 180 spot

The word is that the school is highly competitive.

The curve is also kind of brutal from what I can tell, as in it isn't grade inflated in the way that it is at most law schools.

I'm not sure I would agree with the comment about the alumni support, though. I would actually see that as one of the school's strengths, based on the somewhat limited experience I've had.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934542)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:57 PM
Author: clear supple kitty cat kitchen

I have first hand experience with students at the school and this is a huge problem at the school. Alumni just arent that helpful. Shit I have a hard time believing it too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934584)





Date: September 30th, 2005 12:17 AM
Author: Contagious Macaca

I concur. The standard view of Hastings students is that going to Hastings is an incredibly impersonal experience. The number of alumni is so big and the experience at Hastings so impersonal that I just don't think they develop the kind of shared bond that would make having such a large alumni base helpful.

Good profs though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3935430)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:51 PM
Author: Heady Travel Guidebook Love Of Her Life

interesting. just wondered, since nobody ever seems to say much about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934543)





Date: September 29th, 2005 10:56 PM
Author: clear supple kitty cat kitchen

Hastings is a moderately respected school that's not prestigious enough to get noticed on this board but not TTT enough to get constantly trashed, like other lower tier 1s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3934574)





Date: September 30th, 2005 2:47 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Menage

I currently go to Hastings.

1. Yes alumni give you the finger, they are no help.

2. The harsh grading curve is somewhat a myth. Class rank is what is important. If you got to hastings, you need to be in the top20% to get a big law job. so who cares about what your gpa is, you just need to be in the top 20%.

3. Famous Civ pro profs, but they are also the worse teachers.

4. Hastings is a solid school. Hastings is the catch all of USC/UCLA/Boalt rejects. you can still find solid jobs in CA from hastings.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3936513)





Date: September 30th, 2005 3:27 AM
Author: fishy theater stage

So what if youre not in the top 20?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3936662)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:22 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Menage

you're fucked. you'll probably end up making 60,000 at a 5 person firm doing PI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937410)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:28 AM
Author: multi-colored disturbing box office ceo

What percentage, if any, is necessary to be competitive for ADA in Southern California? OC, LA, SD, San Bernardino, especially.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937442)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:31 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Menage

By ada im assuming you mean assistant DA's. There are no grade cut offs for those jobs. they "perfer" you be in the top half. I get the idea that your interview, advocacy skills, and demonstrated interest are more important.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937459)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:33 AM
Author: multi-colored disturbing box office ceo

Why are Department of Justice jobs much more competitive than ADA jobs when the pay scale is not much higher (as compared to major metropolitan cities such as LA, etc)? Solely a prestige thing? Fewer hours?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937478)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:36 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Menage

yes, prestige.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937488)





Date: September 30th, 2005 12:00 PM
Author: onyx cuckoldry cruise ship

Seems harsh. Isnt Hastings a respectable Tier 1? 60k seems awfully low for top 21%-35%. I don't think you're correct here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937634)





Date: September 30th, 2005 1:31 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Menage

Yes, i was probably too harsh. you can probalby find a job doing asbestos litigation for 80K.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3938160)





Date: March 4th, 2008 10:20 AM
Author: geriatric avocado milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#9425746)





Date: September 30th, 2005 11:41 AM
Author: Dead greedy roommate giraffe
Subject: Rafetto?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937520)





Date: September 30th, 2005 12:19 PM
Author: vivacious pearl crackhouse mediation

seems like a pretty good school. it would probably be rational for firms to hire more from there

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937752)





Date: September 30th, 2005 12:21 PM
Author: Purple Chest-beating Business Firm Pozpig

the entire govt. of SF and Sacremento hires from Hastings. Biglaw not so much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937760)





Date: September 30th, 2005 12:35 PM
Author: vivacious pearl crackhouse mediation

for whatever reason, people from that school always seem to kick ass on the cases i've had. they're smart, but it's not so much of a part of their identities that they get tangled up in it like so many yale and stanford people, in particular, do. the motivation of 'having something to prove' can be powerful, too. it's not that hard to close any gaps, many of which are illusory

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937837)