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Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:01 pm
by Digetydog
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/12/17/fir ... TopStories

"First-year enrollment at U.S. law schools plunged to its lowest level since 1977, as students steered away from a career that has left many recent graduates loaded with debt and struggling to find work."

When I saw this headline, I thought of how the Aggies and UNT picked the perfect time to start law schools. Does anyone have any facts on how they are doing?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:48 pm
by StallionsModelT
Maybe I'm missing your sarcasm but why would this be a perfect time to start a law school when enrollment levels are the lowest in over 30 years?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 2:55 pm
by Digetydog
StallionsModelT wrote:Maybe I'm missing your sarcasm but why would this be a perfect time to start a law school when enrollment levels are the lowest in over 30 years?


They started their programs during the law school bubble years. I predict that UNT law school will be an epic failure.

While there are plenty of Aggie lawyers out there (and Aggies do support Aggies), there were ZERO UNT grads in my class at UT Law. In a bad job market, a degree from a 3rd tier law school with no "network" isn't going to mean squat.

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:35 pm
by RGV Pony
Aggy acquired an existing law school (Texas Wesleyan) vs starting one up, didn't they?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:05 pm
by PonyKai
RGV Pony wrote:Aggy acquired an existing law school (Texas Wesleyan) vs starting one up, didn't they?


Yes, they did.

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:09 pm
by Digetydog
RGV Pony wrote:Aggy acquired an existing law school (Texas Wesleyan) vs starting one up, didn't they?


UNT started from scratch?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:13 pm
by RGV Pony
I thought so...downtown right?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:46 pm
by coloradoStang
any advice on current market for patent law?

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:49 pm
by Mustangsabu
Having graduated from what was then Wesleyan, I can say that the struggles are plenty. I was lucky and found a job right away but many of my class struggled or failed. I would advise against law school right now unless you get into a really good one and have the money to get through it without completely mortgaging your future.

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:10 am
by Digetydog
Mustangsabu wrote:Having graduated from what was then Wesleyan, I can say that the struggles are plenty. I was lucky and found a job right away but many of my class struggled or failed. I would advise against law school right now unless you get into a really good one and have the money to get through it without completely mortgaging your future.


ABU - Does that make you an Aggie? :D

Right now, I wouldn't recommend law school to my worst enemy.

Re: Aggie and UNT Law Schools - How are they doing?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:20 pm
by tristatecoog
http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d ... ol-succeed

UNT is looking for 75 to 95 students in the Fall 2014 inaugural class. Its focus is on cost, diversity and practice ready lawyers. It sounds like they'll get the bottom of the barrel and certainly have their work cut out for them. They'll need some serious marketing and scholarship support in the first few years.