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Fares 
Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 1 |
Sydney and ANU (JD)
Hello,Thu Aug 06, 2009 06:10 PM How would you rate the LLB and JD programs at Sydney and ANU, respectively? Which one has a better national reputation? Globally, is any of these universities reputable? Thanks |
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rollypolly 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 12 |
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Within Australia I would say Sydney, ANU and Melbourne are the top law schools. Sydney probably has the best reputation within New South Wales. Internationally ANU is the highest ranked university on account of its strong research e.g. it is ranked 16th in the world by The Times Higher Education and Sydney is something like 38th. Rankings are not everything though. The JD at ANU is a new program. I went to ANU and found that overall it was a good school.
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| cindy1986
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 3 |
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I dont think Sydney Uni has a JD program. its LLB for graduate law. I am currently doing LLM in Sydney law school, It has been a sensational learning experience for me. They have the best lecturers who they can source in the world. I had awesome visiting lecturers from Cambridge University and Georgetown University law centre to teach our courses. Even the local lecturers are the best in the country. The intensive teaching model and the teaching method have been absolutely awesome, u can feel that u have learnt a lot by the end of the semester and be surprised how far you have come after your studies.
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| Gregor2009 Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 548 |
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Personally, I think Sydney Uni and ANU are both great schools.Fri Aug 21, 2009 02:10 PM What you should be looking at would be which school offers courses which interest you more. Also, your preferences in terms of living in the city or in a less busy area etc etc. Also, in terms of cost (ANU is cheaper than Sydney..) Cheers, Greg |
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| susie2007
Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 1 |
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UNSW is offering JD from 2010. www.law.unsw.edu.au/future_students/jd/index.asp
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| pericles
Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 1 |
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1. the cost of living as btw sydney and canberra is roughly equivalent and any one that tells you that sydney is more expensive is lying. Canberra is the most expensive city for rent in Australia. Food is more expensive in canberra, the quality is terrible, the variety worse. But, because you do less (because there is less to do, the costs works out roughly the same). I've lived in both cities now as a student, so i've first hand experience.Mon Nov 02, 2009 03:59 AM 2. ANU has the best reputation internationally. Within Australia it's probably tied with Melbourne. Sydney is up there as well. However, for local jobs, you probably should go to the uni that is best tailored to your interests. eg. ANU has a public law focus whilst sydney is more corporate commercial. My feeling is if the person interviewing you is neutral toward law school it will not matter. If your interested in an international career, it's anu. 3. BE WARNED. ANU is hard. it is very very hard. do not be fooled by the lower UAI. part of the reason for that is because the ANU is located in CANBERRA (and nobody wants to live here, with very good reason - it is a boring city). the UAI IS NOT A GOOD INDICATOR of the quality of the law school. it is ONLY an indicator of how many people want to go to that law school. 4. ANU has huge classes in ALL of the compulsory subjects. Even in the grad program (where compulsories are taken with undergrads) up to 300 people in a class. Often times only 100 will show up. but you are still competing against 300 people. I can't speak first hand of sydney. I do however have friends who go to NSW (probably 4th or so - and class sizes in the graduate program are much smaller there - around 70-90) 5. The larger the class the harder it is to do well. Larger classes will necessarily be marked by more than one teacher. often times grad students will mark papers. this is not a good thing. it results in inconsistent marks. sometimes huge inconsistencies. |
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| cindy1986
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 3 |
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Sydney has up to 40 people per course I think. There is a limitation of enrollment on each course. If the course is full, you cannot enroll in that course in that semester. Mon Nov 02, 2009 04:56 AM Just wanted to know. How about Bond JD? It can be finished in 2 yrs time instead of 3. I have been struggling coz I wanna finish it earlier however, I have been worrying the teaching quality and school reputation. What do people think about Bond JD? |
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| slowbutsure Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 51 |
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Cindy 1986Mon Nov 02, 2009 09:24 AM From what you said...you sound like someone who specializes in Tax...maybe even Asian...or likes to play games...?? |
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| Gregor2009 Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 548 |
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 01:23 PM Cindy 1986 LOL! That is not very nice. |
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| cindy1986
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 3 |
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Gregor2009 Mon Nov 02, 2009 01:26 PM roflmao. we will see. rofl |
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