Hello

I'm an undergraduate student from Belgium and I'm interested in doing my LLM of Law in a foreign country.
I have a few questions:
- Is it a good idea to do my llm in another country? Every country has a different legal system... I'm interested in doing my postgraduate in International, Business law... I have not decided yet.
- How hard is it to get accepted in the USA? I've red about in on the internet and the requirements are really high.
- My professor told me that It was a good idea that I should follow a summer course in the USA... Because It would increase my changes to get an admission. Is this a good idea? Or is a summer course just something for postgraduate students or lawyers?

Kind regards

Please help me :) I have no idea where to start.

First thing I'd recommend would be start browsing the Internet through each university website, read about the costs, the curriculum, living expenses and so on.

Second register to the LSAC google it and you'll see, sing up with the LLM students sections and that 's it LSAC is a fantastic tool for us potential LLM students, it allows you not only to search for the right law school according to your needs, but also allows you to apply to these universities directly through its website and believe me its a whole lot easier to do it using the LSAC that directly with each university.

And third take an English proficiency test such as the IELTS or the TOELF this step is of the essence for any potential LLM candidate, after you get your scores it'll allow you to see whether your are qualified or not to enroll in a LLM program in the United States or any other English speaking country. This step is one of the three most important tasks you got to carry out in order to become an LLM student the other two are : gathering the financial resources and getting the F1 visa.

Best regards

Thank you.

I have another question: do I have to finish my postgraduate first in my own country and than apply for doing my llm in another country or can I do my postgraduate in another country? I'm confused... Cause some people say that I have to finish it first in Belgium ( 2 years)...

Thank you.

I have another question: do I have to finish my postgraduate first in my own country and than apply for doing my llm in another country or can I do my postgraduate in another country? I'm confused... Cause some people say that I have to finish it first in Belgium ( 2 years)...

Hi Julie

1. It is VERY good to do an LLM abroad. But don't focus on US only... UK has some very good schools, too!

2. It's pretty hard to get into medium schools and very hard to get into top ones (Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Chicago). First, set your eyes on some schools, then proceed further.

3. Summer course isn't really that important. Not to mention it's rather costly.

You may proceed directly with an LLM once you graduate from your LLM or whatever the exact name in French/Flemish.

Thanks!

My plan is actually:
I want to finish my bachelor/undergraduate in Belgium with good grades( it's 3years) and try to apply to do my master/postgraduate in a foreign country.
I know the UK has some good universities too but I haven't figured out to which ones I want to apply to.

What's your current GPA?

14.5/20

Good. With strong references and a high TOEFL you'll have no problem getting into a top 30 law school, and with some lack even in a top 10-15.

Are you at KU? If so, even better!