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The 鈥済reat鈥 faculty members here 鈥済enuinely like teaching鈥 and 鈥渕ake an effort beyond the classroom to reach out to students.鈥 There is 鈥渟upportive academic advising in every aspect of learning,鈥 and 鈥減rofessors are very interested in helping their students excel.鈥 Research opportunities are also readily available. Many of the first year professors use the Socratic method, but this becomes less and less frequent as a student advances, and the legal writing course was recently changed to being graded instead of pass/fail, which means that 鈥渋f you let it, it will consume much more of your time.鈥 Some of the more popular classes 鈥渁re really hard to get into, especially if a particular professor is good.鈥 Several professors are practitioners in the San Diego legal community, and offer 鈥渃urrent, pertinent information necessary to 鈥榮urvive鈥 in the legal world today.鈥 The Legal Research and Writing Department is a standout here among students, as it 鈥渢eaches us legal research and writing during our 1L year, and is a great program.鈥 Students also appreciate the legal clinics on campus that service low-income families in a variety of legal areas. A few students do wish that there was a 鈥渂ar course integrated into the education,鈥 as the post-graduate bar prep courses can be pricey.
The administration is 鈥渇lexible and willing to change with the times and adapt to unsuccessful programming, classes, or past precedent.鈥 A staff that 鈥渒nows you by name鈥 proves to be 鈥渉ighly desirable as a law student,鈥 as many here are paying a great deal of money and 鈥渄on't want to just be another number.鈥
The 鈥渟ervice-oriented鈥 administration at USD may be 鈥済reat,鈥 but the office of career services is a mixed bag. Some say it is 鈥渧ery helpful鈥 and 鈥渞un very well,鈥 while others wish it could do more. 鈥淚 go there every few weeks but never really get much out of them,鈥 says one student. It definitely helps that the 鈥渟mall market of San Diego yields constant opportunity to network and build your personal brand.鈥 鈥淢y school is well-ranked within the city, which allowed me to work at the ACLU and the IRS. If I went to a school of a similar ranking in LA, I doubt I would have had the same opportunities. Or if I went to Iowa, neither of those organizations have offices there,鈥 says a student.
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The school also has a good understanding of the need for creature comforts and stress-relieving practices: it 鈥減rovides coffee and snacks during finals,鈥 鈥渢here is candy in every office, [and] the Dean's mixers are well attended and delicious.鈥
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Asst. Dean of Admissions, Diversity Initiatives & Financial Aid
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110