Has anyone here applied or gotten accepted to Wake Law? My application is in the mail it seems (taking forever). I have high hopes of getting accepted and getting a scholarship! So I am crossing my fingers!

And before anyone rants about Wake not being a top tier school and not worth going to - I want to go there because of family in NC, the fact that the school has a small program and a chance of getting a scholarship!

Has anyone here applied or gotten accepted to Wake Law? My application is in the mail it seems (taking forever). I have high hopes of getting accepted and getting a scholarship! So I am crossing my fingers!

And before anyone rants about Wake not being a top tier school and not worth going to - I want to go there because of family in NC, the fact that the school has a small program and a chance of getting a scholarship!

Hehe, I just knew someone would comment on it ;)

I have already gotten job offers in Norway so I am not worried about that. Besides, in Norway, getting a job is not at all contingent upon having done an LLM. It is contingent upon good grades and work experience (and luck ;)). In fact I know only a few Norwegians who have done an LLM. And I am sure going to Wake Law will not weaken my chances of getting a job. I talked to one of the lawyers at work the other day (she is American and graduated from a top tier school), and she thought Wake sounded like the perfect place to do my LLM. So the reputation of the school isn't bad. You guys are just somewhat obsessed with rankings.

lol, yeah, maybe, I guess it depends on the country you come from

I hope you get the scholarship

In which countries is it common to get an LLM on top of their JD? Is it necessary? How many years of study and/or work to become a lawyer? Law school in Norway is 6 years, then another 2 years as assistant attorney to get your license. That is quite enough if you ask me.

Hannenyh,

I agree with you. The people on this board seem to be obsessed with rankings, more so than your average American prospective law student. However, given the enormous cost of law school in the US compared to the rest of the world, I can understand why a foreign law graduate would want to attend the most highly ranked school he or she is able to get into. Lets be clear here. In the US, in order to work for a mega firm, you need to graduate from a top law school with top grades. However, not everybody who attends law school wants to work for such a firm. If working for a mega firm is not your goal, graduating from a good solid law school such as Wake Forest is more than sufficient.

Finally someone who agrees with me ;) Even though I want to work with international law I have no need of getting a job in a huge firm in either Norway or New York. Besides, I'd rather make this a great experience. And having 200 foreigners in one school sounds like too much. Wake only accepts 12-15. So you have a good chance of getting to know your Am. classmates. I also like that the school is not in a big city. I am used to a big school and a big city. I don't need to experience that again. Besides, the whole thing with the very expenensive tuition isn't an issue if you get a scholarship. I went to law school at the University of North Dakota, and while that school is not even on a ranking (hehe) my classmates all got jobs and seem perfectly happy. I got a part-time job in a well known shipping firm because of that experience. So, you never know do you ;)