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鈥淩eal-world experience鈥 is one of the hallmarks of the professors at Santa Clara Law. 鈥淪ome are brilliant savants, but you just can鈥檛 learn from them.鈥 On the whole, though, faculty members are 鈥渢op-notch,鈥 鈥渄edicated to teaching,鈥 and 鈥渙bviously committed to their students.鈥 Professors are 鈥渁pproachable鈥 as well. They 鈥渞eally engage students鈥 outside of class鈥 鈥渁bout their past experiences and future hopes.鈥 Administratively, lower-level staff can be 鈥渟omewhat surly,鈥 and sometimes the decisions of the top brass 鈥渓eave much to be desired,鈥 but the general consensus is that management is 鈥渆xtremely accommodating鈥 and 鈥渧ery concerned with student feedback.鈥 鈥淚t would be difficult to find another law school that cares so much about [its] students and actually does something about it,鈥 beams a 1L.
Santa Clara鈥檚 lush, 鈥減eaceful鈥 campus is 鈥渟imply gorgeous and kept very nicely.鈥 It鈥檚 also home to some 鈥済reat facilities.鈥 The law school facilities are pretty mundane, though. 鈥淭he classrooms are classrooms,鈥 says a 3L. The law library is 鈥渃ertainly adequate,鈥 but it鈥檚 鈥渇airly depressing.鈥 It鈥檚 鈥渄ark, and the temperature controls suck.鈥 On the bright side, the undergrad library 鈥渞ight next door鈥 is 鈥渋ncredibly awesome,鈥 and it鈥檚 a regular haunt for law students.
Santa Clara has a stellar reputation in the Bay Area, and career prospects are solid. More than 80 percent of all newly minted graduates head off to the private sector, where median starting salaries are very impressive. Quite a few students take jobs in Silicon Valley. San Francisco is another common destination. Santa Clara Law鈥檚 鈥渧ery accessible, passionate, successful, and helpful alumni network鈥 is a huge advantage when students are looking for work. They are 鈥渧ery willing to give back to the school and provide advice and opportunities to current students.鈥 鈥淪ometimes it feels like the entire community of attorneys in the South Bay graduated from Santa Clara,鈥 explains a 3L, 鈥渆specially when it comes to district attorneys, public defenders, and judges.鈥 The alumni base and the SCU brand name aren鈥檛 as strong nationally, though. 鈥淣obody knows about it outside of the San Francisco area,鈥 laments another 3L.
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鈥淪tudent life is collaborative.鈥 鈥淭here鈥檚 a club or society for everything under the sun.鈥 鈥淪timulating鈥 speakers including local corporate bigwigs are frequent, and 鈥淭he school makes a real effort to engage its alumni and host events where students can meet them.鈥 鈥淪ocial activities and opportunities for students to get together鈥 are also commonplace. 鈥淲e study hard, but we also go out a lot on the weekends and form some close-knit friendships,鈥 says a 3L. The cost of living in Silicon Valley is very high, and the city of Santa Clara is 鈥渄ecidedly not a college town.鈥 The locale is 鈥済reen and sunny most of the year,鈥 though, and the Bay Area offers quite a bit to do. When students need a break from their casebooks or law school in general, heading up to San Francisco is pretty common.
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Santa Clara, CA 95053-0435