Hi there!

I just got an email that I am admitted to the LLM in American Law Program at Boston University School of Law and I'm definitely going to accept it.
I just wanted to check if there are any "future classmates" on this board... Anybody going to BU in fall 2007, too?

Could I ask when did you take interview?

Last week - on tuesday.

Did you have the interview yet?

Yes~ : )

I have it on last Wednesday.

Waiting~

KIND ATTN: Nik

Hi,

I have been admitted to Boston's Banking and Financial Law LL.M...I am still pondering whether to accept the offer..May I ask why are u sure that u will take the offer?

Regards.
mastermind

Congrats,

I've been admitted to BU's Banking and Finance LLM too, Still waiting for other schools' decisions. The March deadline is a bit of an issue though.

I do know several foreign trained lawyers who went there and, believe me, both studying at BU and living in Boston seem to have made a VERY profound lasting impression on them. The contact I've had with this school is by far the most positive one to date.

Hey guys, do you mind to share...how was an interview like and how long was it? I'm going to take one very soon.

It lasts only 20-25 minutes. It's very casual and the interlocutor is very friendly.

The point is to show your motivation for BU.

Questions are very simple (what do you know of BU? ever been to america? do you know any alumni? why do you apply at this time of your life? do you plan to pass the NY bar exam? any questions?...) and they "sell" you their program.

Keep cool: having an interview is always a good sign.

I am sure to go to BU because of several reasons:
- BU seems to be great and they are very strong in IP-law - a field that I am pretty interested in
- I love Boston - I know, there is a another University, in the area of Cambridge, not too bad too ;-) But I think that for an LLM, a smaller program can be interesting. I have heard from preople who did their LLm in Harvard and who were disappointed about the program
- last, but definitely not least: BU offered me a very interesting scholarship amount.

To the interview:
Don't worry, it is much easier than I thought it would be - it was more like a pleasent conversation about why I want to go to BU, my career plans, if I want to do the Bar Exam, the courses I want to take... The interviewer (the assistant director, Jessica Teague) not only asked questions, but explained to me how the program works, that BU is a great choice, the Socrates way of teaching, ...
I have the impression that, If you gonna have an interview, this is not going to be the reason why you wouldn't be accepted.

Hi AndrewDeAbiAad !

Thanks for the encouragement concerning BU. I also have the impression that these guys are very nice - I think they have one of the nicest and most professional admission process of all the LLM-programs I have applied to...
Which school decisions are you waiting for?

Still waiting for NYU, Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Berkeley and UCLA. The thing is that the "real life" professional value of an LLM is also attributed to the prestige of the law school you attended. While BU has everything going for them, and please I don't intend to start a debate here, their ranking does affect the decision of some students. An ivy league school such as Cornell has definitely an advantage in that respect. After all I view my US studies as a sizeable investment and I do intend to maximize the return profit.

As for the phone interview, I was primarly asked about my DEA thesis and things got a bit technical, but the interviewer does have the much appreciated gift of putting you at ease. Very informal and casual.

I know what you mean and in general, I totally agree.

I am from Germany, and what really counts here are your grades in the State Exams. If you've got good grades, and an LLM, plus not from the worst university in the USA combined with a renowned scholarship, then I don't worry any longer whether I go to an Ivy League school or not.
But if you're admitted to Columbia, NYU, etc., it's a natural cause of action to go there, sure.

There's quite the demand for German LLMs, by the way. Though I think German partners are also conscious of state exam scores, German LLMs are in short supply.

You mean, there is a demand for German lawyers who have an LLM? In general or specifically on the US or German jobmarket?

Still waiting for NYU, Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Berkeley and UCLA. The thing is that the "real life" professional value of an LLM is also attributed to the prestige of the law school you attended. While BU has everything going for them, and please I don't intend to start a debate here, their ranking does affect the decision of some students. An ivy league school such as Cornell has definitely an advantage in that respect. After all I view my US studies as a sizeable investment and I do intend to maximize the return profit.

Actually, I totally agree with you guys concerning NYU and Columbia. But for the other universities, I think it's your personal interest what counts.

You mean, there is a demand for German lawyers who have an LLM? In general or specifically on the US or German jobmarket?

What about Lebanese LLMs? They ALL know a minimum of 3 languages (arabic, french, english), civil law, muslim law and common law educated ... do these factors count when applying for a job at a law firm who has a substancial international activity? What about NGOs such as the World Bank and WTO ... ? I'm more interested in these. Any insights?

As for my UCLA application, due to a series of MAJOR administrative setbacks regarding my application, I've been promised that a decision would be rendered before the march deadline. Duke does also offer the possibility to expedite one's application given there's a decent justification but I'm not sure if that wouldn't affect my chances of getting accepted there (administrations in general don't like whiners).

So here it is... Ah almost forgot, there's a civil war brewing over here, it's a miracle that I even managed to get the necessary documents in order to complete my applications on time !

What about Lebanese LLMs? They ALL know a minimum of 3 languages (arabic, french, english), civil law, muslim law and common law educated ... do these factors count when applying for a job at a law firm who has a substancial international activity?