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botolo86

Joined: 03 Dec 2007
Posts: 15
UC Hastings
Fri Apr 18, 2008 09:46 AM
Dear All,

How is the admission rate to the LLM Program of the above university?

Many thanks!
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pedrinus

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 95
UC Hastings
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:02 AM
Well,

I got admission !! Apparently the class is very small, like 20 students

It is a really good school and very well known in the bay area.!!

Are you applying?
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botolo86

Joined: 03 Dec 2007
Posts: 15
UC Hastings
Wed Apr 23, 2008 04:18 AM
Yes, I applied and I am waiting for the decision. Let's cross our fingers!!
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botolo86

Joined: 03 Dec 2007
Posts: 15
UC Hastings
Sun Apr 27, 2008 09:53 PM
Yes! I have been admitted! Pedrinus, where are you from?
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pedrinus

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 95
UC Hastings
Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:22 AM
Hey Congrats!!!!

very good indeed!! I am from Portugal !

and you?
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outlawCA
Joined: 19 May 2008
Posts: 4
UC Hastings
Tue May 20, 2008 08:42 AM
Congratulations botolo86 & pedrinus,

I'm a '08 LLM student/alumni and I can say that Hastings is a good school with some outstanding professors (Diamond, Wegstaffe, Dodge, Levine). The LLM program assistant is also very nice and helpful.
But, watch your backs! Hastings is pretty though in grading and the LLM program director is a tactless jerk (regarding to 14 students out of 20, me included).
Good luck!
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pedrinus

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 95
UC Hastings
Tue May 20, 2008 11:57 AM
what you mean about the program director?
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botolo86

Joined: 03 Dec 2007
Posts: 15
UC Hastings
Tue May 20, 2008 06:19 PM
I am interested too in having more details about this.

Pedrinus, what did you decide, are you coming?
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pedrinus

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 95
UC Hastings
Tue May 20, 2008 06:22 PM
I haven't decided yet.. I am hesitating not because of this, but this might also help my decision..

I have offers in the UK and in Houston so I am considering all of them..

Have you decided yet?
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adlsad

Joined: 07 Jun 2008
Posts: 1
UC Hastings
Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:45 PM
Pedrinus,

I am a recent graduate of the LLM program at UC Hastings (Class of 2008) and I hope I can answer some of your inquiries.

You are correct that 20 students are admitted to the LLM program each year. You will take one Legal Research and Writing (LWR) class with the other LLM students. However, the rest of the courses you take will be with the regular JD students. And, as outlawCA hinted above, classes are very good, very tough, and some of the professors are experts in their field.

I also want to mention that I am preparing to take the CA State Bar Exam, and the classes I had at UC Hastings thouroughly covered the material tested on the Bar Exam.

A note about the program director. I had no problems with Professor Paul. He was always nice to me. He also did a lot of "behind the scenes" work on our behalf where he worked with the administrators and the California Bar Association. Including, but not limited to: getting LLM students admitted to certain classes, making it easy for LLM students to be admitted to the JD program, and helping us design our programs. I am really appreciative of all the work that he has done for us.

Anyway, good luck with your studies and have a good LLM year in the United States (if you choose to go that route).
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