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2007 Survey of Cornell Alumni in Law School

     
    
Dear Cornell Alum:

Your opinions and experience as a law student will be highly valued by other Cornellians as they decide where to apply to law school and determine which school to attend. We would appreciate your providing information about your law school experience by completing this survey. Responses will be printed and compiled in notebooks, which will be available in the Cornell Career Services library; responses will not be accessible via the Internet. Please contact me by e-mail at JEL2@cornell.edu if you have any questions about the survey. Thank you for taking time to help Cornellians make good decisions concerning their legal education. 

Best wishes,
Jane Levy
Senior Associate Director
Cornell Career Services
 
Name of Law School:
 
1.
What are your opinions concerning the school's location and size?
If the school is affiliated with a university, what are the benefits?
 
2.
Describe the quality of the law school's facilities, including the library.
 
3.
Rate the quality of teaching at the law school:
poor      fair        good      very good      superior
 
4.
How accessible are faculty members?   
 
5.
How would you rate your workload at the law school? How does it compare
with your workload as an undergraduate at Cornell?
   
6.
How does the school demonstrate its commitment to women and minorities?
Please describe programs, attitudes, interactions of faculty with students, etc.
   
7.
What are the opportunities for practical experience (e.g., internships, clinical
education, work experience, etc.) for students attending the school?
 
8.
 How helpful is the career office? Are students finding jobs they want?
Where do most graduates locate–in the local area or nationwide?
 
9.

Describe the overall atmosphere of the school and your classmates. Are they friendly?
Overly competitive? Other? Is there much interaction with your fellow students outside
the classroom?
 
10.
How easy is it to find housing and what housing options would you recommend for
first-year students? What should a single student expect to pay per month?
 
11.
What advice would you give to potential law students about choosing the right school?
   
12.
What skills do you feel are most necessary for an undergraduate to develop to be
successful in law school? What Cornell courses have been most helpful to you in
law school, and/or what do you regret not taking as an undergraduate?
 
13.
Did you take a year or more off before law school and would you recommend that
others do the same? What are the benefits of taking time off before law school?
 
14.
What work experience, if any, did you have following your graduation from Cornell
and prior to attending law school?
 
15.
What message(s) would you like to send back to prelaw students?
 
16.
 Would you be willing to speak with Cornellians interested in your school?    
yes      no
If yes, should they contact you by    phone     e-mail ?
 
First
Last
  
Name:
 
1st yr.      2nd yr.      3rd yr.     
Phone:
E-mail:
College at Cornell:
Major at Cornell:
Degree from Cornell:
  Date received:
  
     
 
 
    
    
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