COL in the OC isn't terrible and the suburbs are a lot less exhausting than the city. ↳   Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists, ↳   Hispanic and Latino Lawyers and Law Students, ↳   American Indian Lawyers and Law Students, ↳   First Generation Lawyers and Law Students, ↳   Single Parent Lawyers and Law Students, ↳   Free Help and Advice from Professionals, ↳   Other forums not on the main forum index page, Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists, Hispanic and Latino Lawyers and Law Students, First Generation Lawyers and Law Students, Legal Career Advice Podcast with Harrison Barnes. No it will actually be covered as I am a Veteran. by mrclean17 » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:58 pm, Post Current students should go to the MyHastings: UCH COVID-19 Pandemic webpage . If you have a full ride and are able to swing COL for a reasonable amount, I think it could be a good deal for you. Dude raise your expectations in life and study/retake. I am torn between the two. Retake the LSAT in June to get off the wait lists for Davis or Irvine then go there. You have potential full rides at elite schools, and you're talking about Hastings and insurance defense? For more information, please contact wangangela@uchastings.edu. by miku015 » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:59 pm, Post If OP wants to be a lawyer, and if OP want to work in SF, and if OP is fine not landing big law, then this actually seems like a good deal to me. Thank you! I was also waitlisted at UC Davis and UC Irvine, and accepted at Pepperdine which was my safety school. Unfortunately, it looks like University of California - Hastings College of Law does not participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. I lived in the school’s dorm, McAllister Tower, on the corner of McAllister and 7th. The University of California schools are widely regarded as some of the best public universities in the nation. by rpupkin » Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:28 pm, Post by mrclean17 » Tue Apr 19, 2016 4:16 pm, Post Don't go to Hastings thinking it will get you a job as a mediator, because that isn't going to happen. Honestly, I have to say I am a little surprised. Help with law school personal statements, application requirements, and admissions chances. At least with Fordham I have a higher chance of securing some type of employment (and possibly even BIGLAW). Federal loans can cover up to the full cost of attendance (including living expenses) not offset by grant or … When will you ever have most of your living expenses in NYC covered like right now! As the title says, is Hastings worth attending with a full ride? COL would be relatively low for Bay Area, rent would be around 400 and I would be 5 miles from campus. Or should I try again next year to receive admission and scholarship in a better ranked school? Fordham will allow me to transfer into the day program fairly easily, and is higher ranked with a higher rate of employment, however UC Hastings regionally aligned in the SF Area would allow me greater access to practice there. General_Tso wrote:surprising to see him go after the board of bar examiners.i dont think the bar exam format or grading has changed, but student quality is way down. As a current UCH 3L, let me start by saying that I am jealous, as I received a good deal less money than you with substantially better numbers. Explore what makes UC Hastings … Additionally, the administration is considering getting rid of some of the concentrations, and I believe ADR is on the chopping block (the perception seems to be that it doesn't add a lot of value, which is probably true). Each year, UC Hastings has an entering class of about 500 law students. Finally, I am on the waitlist for UC Irvine, and if accepted I would have en easier time moving from SF to Irvine than NYC. Should this person really go to any law school? I am torn between the two. My question is: Is it worth going? I am torn between them. by kellyfrost » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:18 am, Post Thank you for the advice! Because I have provided college counseling to hundreds of students in California and chaperoned college visits to UC campuses, I'm very familiar with these colleges and know people who have attended each of the nine UC schools that offer undergraduate education. Have you sent LOCIs? I would definitely consider this twice. For those 500 seats in its first-year law class, UC Hastings receives over 7,000 applications. by californiauser » Sat Apr 16, 2016 11:12 am, Post Hastings Business Law Journal by an authorized editor of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. I read it as family or someone is paying tuition, but I could be wrong. by mrclean17 » Fri Apr 15, 2016 6:49 pm, Post How to get into American and Canadian law schools. I would go with UC Hastings, but I like the Bay Area and want to live here. I was at Hastings from 1990–93. Recommended Citation Kate O'Neill,Should I Stay or Should I Go - Covenants Not to Compete in a Down Economy: A Proposal for Better Advocacy and Better Judicial Opinions, 6 Hastings Bus. by jnwa » Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:08 pm, Post Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. . Plus, I've heard from friends and colleagues that the environment at Hastings is gunner-ish and hyper-competitive, but that could be an exaggeration. © Top Law Schools LLC 2003-2020 all rights reserved. This exciting live event on Friday the 13th (7pm PST) is a virtual stand-up comedy show organized by HAYA (UC Hastings Association of Youth Advocates) and hosted by Nowhere Comedy Club! by cron1834 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 1:09 pm, Post Not to mention UC Davis, USC, and to an extent, Santa Clara. Founded in 1878 as the original law department of the University of California system, UC Hastings educates the brightest and most ambitious learners, propelling them to become leaders, trailblazing entrepreneurs, and catalysts of change. by tigersunite » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:06 pm, Post Re: UC Hastings with no tuition - worth it? UC Hastings – $10k Merit scholarship with 3.0 minimum, $5k Ken Olivier scholarship with no minimum ($45K total over 3 years). AKA, the same odds for getting, OP: I'm using the same military benefit. Any advice is appreciated. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Hastings' latest employment stats were disappointing. by mrclean17 » Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:35 am. I know that UC Hastings is a very good law school, especially in SF, but it is a cut below Berkeley or Stanford. If you have tuition and fees charges that are not covered by your Post-9/11 benefits, you will have to pay some tuition out of pocket unless you qualify for other financial aid. Yeah, very misleading post. I am unsure where I want to practice at the moment, but generally speaking California would be a great place to live. (I went to UCI for UG). by Zyler » Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:01 pm, Get unlimited access to all forums and topics, Post If I get into Davis it would be a tough choice only because I would have to move to Sac, and I would like to practice ADR, which is a concentration at UCH but not UCD. by cron1834 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:38 am, Post Any ideas/comments will be appreciated. the 'loin is somewhat apocalyptic. All of which would have a significantly better degree than you. Students planning to enroll at UC Hastings should complete the Financial Aid Supplement and the FAFSA if they plan to use federal loans to supplement their UC Hastings scholarship aid. I remember their employments statistics being dismal, the UC system in general hurting bad from CA's poor economy and ever worse legal market. yeah, so the campus is rather non-existent. Where can I get the UC Hastings updates on the campus closure? Ultimately, the price tag for a UC-Hastings/Davis degree in perspective of the job market (and the uncertainty of what it'll be like in 2015) pushed me to a lower ranked school on a scholarship. I haven't really looked at Hastings' numbers, but keep in mind that you would be competing for bay area jobs with Stanford, Boalt, and possibly UCLA grads. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the lawschooladmissions community, Continue browsing in r/lawschooladmissions. (Rankings, Profiles, Tuition, Student Life, . by rpupkin » Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:17 pm, Post Our march wound through the Tenderloin and paused in front of UC Hastings where a law student addressed the crowd. by Desert Fox » Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:07 pm, Post Davis is also only an hour away and ranked around 30th and USC could easily carry weight in NorCal. The school is in a less-than-desirable neighborhood (the Tenderloin) and some people just really hate the area. In addition, refer to the Hastings COVID-19 Community Updates webpage , and the Hastings Building Access & … 46 reviews of UC Hastings College of the Law "maybe it's just that i've been overjoyed to be back in school after working various ill-suited (for me) jobs for four years, but now that my first year is done i can say that, well, i actually kinda really like hastings. You got a full tuition scholarship at Fordham but waitlisted at UCI? by rpupkin » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:31 pm, Post However according to LST, Hastings has been taking a dive in their statistics so I am worried that if I go to UC Hastings my employment opportunities will be limited. UC Hastings is a good school, ranked 43rd in the nation (out of 187 law schools). Fordham will allow me … I have been accepted into UC Hastings and Fordham (Part Time) and full tuition will be covered. Hi, I have been accepted into UC Hastings and Fordham (Part Time) and full tuition will be covered. by kellyfrost » Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:31 pm, Post I would say go with Fordham! by benjaye » Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:19 pm, Post by SFSpartan » Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:12 pm, Post Any chance you'll get in off the WL at one of the other places? It is not a good part of town, but I didn’t have any difficulty, and liked being that close to classes. Post . by mrclean17 » Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:02 pm, Post The subreddit for law school admissions discussion. A portion of the proceeds will go to Larkin Street Youth Services, SF’s largest nonprofit provider for young people experiencing homelessness. I inputted a 170-171 range for LSAT and a 3.0-3.2 range for GPA, and it shows UCLA is a coin flip. To make one PDF file from multiple files, open the first PDF file, then choose Document>Insert Pages from Acrobat's menus to insert the second file (indicate it should go after the last page of the first file), and repeat for all documents. UC Hastings should not get to determine the City’s response to the needs of our unhoused neighbors. ). by zot1 » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:16 pm, Post The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Communicate now with those who not only know what a legal education is, but can offer you worthy advice and commentary as you complete the three most educational, yet challenging years of your law related post graduate life. if you are Hastings and admitting students with 3.5/154, it should not come as a surprise when your pass rates resemble the lower tier schools that used to attract that caliber of student So job prospects are lower compared to Berkeley or Stanford.