Earlier today, we proudly introduced the Clear Admit Law School Guides, our newest resource for law school applicants. These detailed publications are designed to provide law school applicants with information about their target programs and comparisons to other leading law schools for use throughout the application process.
As part of this release, we are pleased to offer a glimpse of what interested applicants will find in these guides, beginning with the University of Chicago Law School Guide. For instance, our analysis of the benefits of the program’s size relative to its peers begins thus:
“Chicago is one of the smallest of the leading U.S. law schools, with just 190 students in each class. Now that Yale Law School has increased the size of its class to over 200 students, only Stanford is smaller than Chicago.”
This guide is a valuable resource for applicants who are curious about all aspects of Chicago’s program, including student life on this tight-knit Hyde Park campus and employment information. With regard to the latter, our Chicago Law Guide offers an examination of the concentration of graduates who decided to start their post-law school career at a private law firm versus a state or federal clerkship. We also delve into the aspects of Chicago’s program for which it is famous to highlight exactly how these offerings set it apart from its peers. For example, in our coverage of Chicago’s “generalist’s” legal education we start with the following statement:
“Unlike other leading law schools, which push students to specialize in one practice area after completing the 1L foundational courses, Chicago encourages its students to sample as many areas as they like during 2L and, in particular, to focus on taking courses that will broaden their intellectual horizons.”
From deciding whether to apply to Chicago to incorporating detailed, program-specific thoughts into the personal statement or preparing for the rare Chicago interview, this guide is beneficial in all steps of the admissions process.
The Chicago Law School Guide is on sale now at the Clear Admit Shop, along with law school guides from Columbia, Harvard, NYU and Yale. Check back throughout the week for glimpses into those publications as well!
