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UC Hastings College of THE Law

any good?
Motley range
  09/29/05
Strong in CA and especially the Bay Area. They have some pr...
Bull headed curious stock car theatre
  09/29/05
True. I heard the school is ultra competitive and the alumni...
Jet cerebral box office
  09/29/05
The word is that the school is highly competitive. The ...
Bull headed curious stock car theatre
  09/29/05
I have first hand experience with students at the school and...
Jet cerebral box office
  09/29/05
I concur. The standard view of Hastings students is that goi...
mentally impaired deep voyeur pervert
  09/30/05
interesting. just wondered, since nobody ever seems to say ...
Motley range
  09/29/05
Hastings is a moderately respected school that's not prestig...
Jet cerebral box office
  09/29/05
I currently go to Hastings. 1. Yes alumni give you the f...
Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film
  09/30/05
So what if youre not in the top 20?
Tantric stimulating casino
  09/30/05
you're fucked. you'll probably end up making 60,000 at a 5...
Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film
  09/30/05
What percentage, if any, is necessary to be competitive for ...
Contagious ruddy location
  09/30/05
By ada im assuming you mean assistant DA's. There are no gr...
Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film
  09/30/05
Why are Department of Justice jobs much more competitive tha...
Contagious ruddy location
  09/30/05
yes, prestige.
Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film
  09/30/05
Seems harsh. Isnt Hastings a respectable Tier 1? 60k seems a...
territorial lake old irish cottage digit ratio
  09/30/05
Yes, i was probably too harsh. you can probalby find a job ...
Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film
  09/30/05
...
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  03/04/08
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diverse point roast beef
  09/30/05
seems like a pretty good school. it would probably be ratio...
domesticated soul-stirring haunted graveyard love of her life
  09/30/05
the entire govt. of SF and Sacremento hires from Hastings. ...
sable weed whacker
  09/30/05
for whatever reason, people from that school always seem to ...
domesticated soul-stirring haunted graveyard love of her life
  09/30/05


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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:47 PM
Author: Motley range

any good?

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:48 PM
Author: Bull headed curious stock car theatre

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.

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:49 PM
Author: Jet cerebral box office

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

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:51 PM
Author: Bull headed curious stock car theatre

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.

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:57 PM
Author: Jet cerebral box office

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.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 12:17 AM
Author: mentally impaired deep voyeur pervert

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.

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:51 PM
Author: Motley range

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

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



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Date: September 29th, 2005 10:56 PM
Author: Jet cerebral box office

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.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 2:47 AM
Author: Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film

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.



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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 3:27 AM
Author: Tantric stimulating casino

So what if youre not in the top 20?

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:22 AM
Author: Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:28 AM
Author: Contagious ruddy location

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:31 AM
Author: Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film

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.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:33 AM
Author: Contagious ruddy location

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?

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:36 AM
Author: Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film

yes, prestige.

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 12:00 PM
Author: territorial lake old irish cottage digit ratio

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 1:31 PM
Author: Angry Cruel-hearted Stag Film

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 11:41 AM
Author: diverse point roast beef
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(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=269266&forum_id=2#3937520)



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Date: September 30th, 2005 12:19 PM
Author: domesticated soul-stirring haunted graveyard love of her life

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 12:21 PM
Author: sable weed whacker

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

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



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Date: September 30th, 2005 12:35 PM
Author: domesticated soul-stirring haunted graveyard love of her life

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

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