St. Thomas University, School of Law Admission
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The Facts

St. Thomas University is a rather small, private institution located in the city of Miami, Florida, and is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. The university has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 10,000 students, however, the university's School of Law is home to about 721 graduate law students. The average age of enrollment is around 25, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its emphasis on practical legal applications, as well as its heavy use of the Socratic method and its huge amount of internship, externship, and clerkship opportunities. The school offers degrees in the 2 year LLM in international tax, the 1 year LLM in intercultural human rights, the 3 year JD, as well as combined degrees in the 3 year JD/MS in marriage and family counseling, the 3 year JD/MS in sports administration, the 3 year JD/MBA in accounting, as well as the 3 year JD/MBA in international business. Some of the most popular programs of study include courses in the areas of human rights law, international law, as well as taxation.

Admission to St. Thomas University's School of Law is fairly competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 2,115 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 790 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 275 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had an average LSAT score ranging from 148 to 153, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.0. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and there is currently no early application program in place.

The School of Law has 69 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse legal and professional backgrounds. Students give mixed reviews on their professors, saying that some have a very stiff and boring teaching style, but in general, say they are excellent and quite accessible. The school has a rather deplorable student to faculty ratio of 27:1, and students often complain that their classes are far too large for what they're trying to accomplish.

Employment Facts

Students at the School of Law don't seem terribly concerned about finding jobs after leaving the school; however, students do say that most job hunting is done through connections made during internships, and not necessarily brought about by the career services office. Over 86% of the most recently graduating students were able to find jobs within a few months of receiving their degrees, and had an average starting salary around $50,000. Students are most frequently hired by employers such as private law firms, various government agencies including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Florida State Attorney's Office, as well as various public interest organizations and corporations.

What's Good

"The student body is small enough that everyone knows everyone else, which I think is really nice."

"The school actually requires that everyone have some form of practical legal experience before graduating, which is definitely to our advantage."

"The faculty here is really dedicated to the school and to their students, which is obvious when they're teaching."

What's Bad

"There are some professors who are way too old-fashioned, and stick way too closely to the book."

"The bar passage rate has been really low in recent years, which makes me a bit worried about the school's reputation."

"There isn't nearly enough on campus graduate housing available, and it's really difficult to find anything affordable off campus."

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