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Hi All,
I wanted to start a discussion for those who currently live in the SF Bay Area/Silicon Valley. Those who have plans/dreams to attend law school in the SF Bay/Silicon Valley are welcome to join too! #NorCal
I’m curious to see out of those who currently live in the Bay Area, if you plan to attend a local law school or venture on to a new locale. I currently live in the heart of Silicon Valley and will be applying to some of the local law schools, as well as some out of the area/state.
Local Bay Area Schools: Santa Clara Law, Stanford, Berkeley, UC Hastings, Golden Gate, and USF.
Please feel free to share your thoughts. Looking forward to connecting!
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Haha! I asked about what they're looking for in an applicant but we mainly discussed the law school and its various programs. I asked about clinics, internships, student diversity, clubs, the atmosphere, etc. I mainly focused on law school-specific questions. Just be yourself!
I’m weirdly nervous like this is an interview lol. What else did you do on your visit? I’m going to sit in on a class for sure
I've noticed that they don't ask too many questions of you, but rather expect you to be prepared with questions.
Woooof you are right and that was awkward. I am great at interviews but I have never interviewed someone which is essentially what was expected of me. I wasn’t told who I would be meeting with and I ended up meeting with someone with a really high up position...which I didn’t know until the end of the meeting...and I was like wow shit I so did not present myself as intelligent and articulate and passionate about the school. I didn’t have a prepared set of questions bc I thought that it would be more conversational and interactive like I would ask a couple questions and we would end up chatting. I thought upon sitting down it would be like hi how are you how is your visit but it was immediately “what are your questions.” I ended up just blasting them w a ton of random questions bc I couldn’t really get them to open up and a lot of the answers were just “it depends...”
The applicant who had an appointment before me actually walked out of the meeting 10 minutes early...looking pale faced and spooked as hell... I’m glad I managed to keep the convo going past my allotted 20 min at least...
I was really excited to sit in on this class with this professor who I am a huge fan of especially since they emailed that they would talk to me after class. they ended up not having time to talk and I just got like a 2 minute convo during the class break. Loved the lecture tho.
Meeting with a couple students was a highlight it was awesome that club leaders took an hour+ out of their day to chat with me and show me around. I learned a lot from them.
Haha wow, sounds like you had fun! I’m sure you did great though — sometimes we are our own worst critics. ;) You could also write a “thank you” email to the advisor :) Now you know for any future visits to other schools. Love the “it depends” responses - hilariously law school! Great that you were able to connect with students and sit in on a class, I think that is really important and gives you a taste for the school. Wish you the best!