hi,

Ok.. I did not remember this double possibility to partecipate. However, you said that you have an italian classmate, can you ask him if i can contact so I speak also with him? Thank you so much.
Fedefra

hi fedefra,

Hi, how can I do to send you a private message? However my email is federico.fabiano@hotmail.it
Thank you very much

maybe you'll get that too.

Hey, wondering how this LLM is working for those involved. I spent last summer down the road at Ren Da, and loved it emmensely. Was hoping that the LLM students were having just as good a time. Check out Cro's Nest, best pizza in North (Bei) Beijing. Anyway, some things I wanted to say:

1. Ren Da is obviously the best law school in China, and I don't give a shit what people say, Bei Da is for punks!

2. I have heard that knowing Mandarin is THE MOST important thing a candidate can have when applying for a job, not knowing Chinese law. Thus, if you are not learning Mandarin while studying your LLM, you are screwing yourself.

I hope everyone is loving Beijing. I will be moving back this coming summer after I take the bar!

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Kro's, sorry, is actually kinda a jaunt from Renmin Daxue. It is actually much closer to BeiDa, like on the west side of BeiDa near the Northwest corner of the University complex. I think this is right, I am having a hard time visualizing it. Go to BeiDa and ask the most westernized person you see.

oh. okay. haha.
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I am planning on moving to Beijing to begin practice sometime next fall. I will be taking the Bar here in the states in July, and will need some time to wrap up my life here before I move.

I have considered doing an LLM, specifically with BeiDa. My desire to go through with an LLM is very low however for two reasons: 1) I am extremely tired of school, having had no break in it since I was 5yrs old, 2) I have heard that the LLM is not as important if you're practicing in China, and that having the language down pat is the most important thing. I have thus considered going to a language school for a few months when I get there to get my Mandarin up to snuff.

Are you doing an LLM at RenDa? I loved that place and would go back in a heartbeat to hang with some of my friends there. I absolutely love Beijing!

I am doing the

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我们能不能用中文写posts？我试一下。

那么好！可以用中文写！：）我的中文一定会有错，不要侮辱我！：）

Hahaha, you almost scared me away jumping into characters. I must let you know that my Chinese reading is even more limited than my speaking and understanding. About all I can get out of this last post is "Beijing" and I'm not even really sure it says that!

Anyhow, my Chinese is rather poor so I've been working on that with the Rosetta stone program here in my free time. As you said, doing school and language lessons is very difficult, and thus my plan has been to study as much as I can and then take an intensive emersion language program when I arrive in Beijing next fall. Hopefully that will be enough, but if it isn't I will just keep working on my language until I get it right.

As far as RenDa goes, I can only tell you what I know from being a student there. The people were all very nice, aside from the occassional stare that is common for westerners. The law faculty was exceptional, as were the facilities if you need to do some studying away from BeiDa.

Probably the best thing about RenDa is the Friday evening "English Corner." BeiDa may have something similar, but I haven't heard of it. Basically everyone who speak English for miles around comes to the square at the East gate entrance to RenDa, where they mill about and try to use their English with one another. They especially love when a native English speaker is present. The one time I attended I spent almost three hours talking to an enraptured group of about thirty 20-40 yr old Chinese about America. I also met a very beautiful law graduate who I continue to speak to.

my classmate finds it

hey guys,
i was wondering whether i am eligible to apply for the beijing university LLM program because i am currently doing my undergrad degree in economics and political science, with a minor in international relations. do i have to have a bachelor of law in order to be eligible for the LLM program? also, what LLM programs does beijing university offer (aside from chinese law)? thanks!

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Hmm, I want to do an LLM because I want to become a Lawyer, specializing in either International Law and/or Economic Development in Third World countries. I've heard that Law requires a lot of readings though, so that sounds pretty tough...but I am willing to try catch up (if I can get in, that is, I heard from my relatives in China that Beijing U is one of the toughest to get into). I am definitely interested in the topics you mentioned, especially International Law. May I know the minimum grades required for entrance, and whether Beijing U requires LSAT/work experience?

Oh and by the way...thank you for your answer! =)