A Rank of California Law Schools
Some of you know that I'm beginning law training at Chapman university in about two weeks. Since the law school was not fully accredited until about three or four years ago, the "status" of the school is hard to determine. Overall, the school is building upon a good reputation that precedes the law school, especially here in California.
The following statistic was released a few days ago.
The statistic reflects first time BAR passage percentages by school. This statistic is one of the most crucial elements when it comes to assessing the quality of a law school. In fact, some would say it's the most important criteria: being trained to pass the bar (because if you don’t pass the BAR, then you will not be allowed to practice law as an attorney. With this in mind you will understand how I was only a little less than thrilled at the following statistic.
Percentage of students who passed the BAR on their first attempt broke down by school:Out of the nineteen law schools in California, the average percentage of those who passed on the first time is 57%. That puts Chapman not only in the top five law schools of California, but it also puts them nearly two standard deviations above the average.1. Stanford: with 100%
2. UCLA and Berkeley with 86%
3. USC with 78%
4. Chapman with 73%
5. Falling just behind Chapman is the University of San Diego with 69%.
Falling just about smack-dab in the middle of the ranking is one of my alma matters: Loyola Marymount with 56%
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19. Whittier Law School with 25%
My prayer is that I'll be among those graduates who will continue to improve such statistics.
Needless to say, as my law training draws ever nearer I am becoming more and more excited--these types of numbers are a welcomed encouragement. On a final, less important note, I found it interesting that this year U.S. News and World Report noted Chapman’s law library as #4 in the nation, falling just one slot behind Yale’s library!
God is so merciful, and I am so unworthy. May I always remember to give Him all the honor.
Posted by jeremy stock at July 30, 2003 05:31 AMhaving just re-read these last two posts I realized there are numerous typos and various other mistakes.
I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled yesteray and have been on very strong Codine (pain killers) since. When I wrote the posts I was "flying high" on Codine. So please forgive poor writing.
Posted by: jeremy at July 30, 2003 11:39 PMSounds great, Jer. I'm proud of you, and may God bless you in your studies.
Posted by: Nikolai Toshikazu at August 6, 2003 07:49 AM