<p>Does UVA Law give preference to UVA undergrads? According to its website, the greatest numbers of admitted students are from UVA and Willliam and Mary.</p>
<p>I think law schools tend to favor their undergrad students. In general, UVa just wants the best students, and within the in-state pool, most of them attended UVa and William & Mary. I believe 40% of the Law</a> School is comprised of in-state students.</p>
<p>Teddy and Bobby Kennedy went there. I would assume that UVA gives preference to in-state students and the best students in the state. The best students in the state probably go to UVA or W&M. That's what I would attribute it to. It doesn't say where they get the most applicants does it?</p>
<p>UVA law gives preference to instate applicants, but it's unclear whether or not they give preference to UVA UGs. It is far and away the best law school in VA, so the large number of UVA UGs represented in each class is probably a result of many being from UVA and self-selection.</p>
<p>Not all W&M and UVA undergrads at UVA law are necessarily VA residents. Also, does anyone know the in-state/out of state break down now that the law school is essentially self-sufficient?</p>
<p>I'll try to dig it up, but was hoping someone already knows the answer.</p>
<p>it's 40/60</p>
<p>Thanks! I couldn't remember. I really should pay more attention to the alumni materials I get.</p>
<p>Ha, no prob. Don't worry, you're not the only one...my stepdad is an alum ('97), and he thought it was 51/49. Just out of curiosity, do you know what the breakdown was in '87?</p>
<p>You're probably in a great position to get into UVA law if you do well at any undergraduate school, but the biggest boost is probably from being a Virginia resident. If you're from VA, you really can't go wrong with UVA, W&M or W&L for UG...</p>
<p>I think the breakdown was around 60/40 then, too.</p>
<p>clas84, what was the breakdown like in the late 80s for where UVA grads headed after graduation? Currently it looks like UVA has great placement in DC and the high-paying/low-COL southern markets.</p>
<p>Hmmm, here's a question I'm surprised I've never thought of...</p>
<p>Does the law school provide in-state consideration to out of state legacies, just as they do for UG? (Children of law school alums, of course.)</p>
<p>Most people from my class headed to big firms in NYC and DC. Atlanta, Texas and California were also popular. It sounds like is hasn't changed a great deal. Of course, it is the alums who do most of the recruiting, so it makes sense.</p>
<p>I know so little about how law school admissions decision are made. It seems to be much more numbers driven--GPA and LSATS. Although I do recall having an optional admissions interview.</p>
<p>Did you work in DC after graduation, clas84? As I understand it, getting a market-paying job in DC is a good bit more competitive than getting on in NYC, and at UVA I imagine there's a lot more interest in DC per capita than at a peer school like Michigan.</p>
<p>Yes, I worked for the DC of a Wall Street firm after graduation. The big DC firms are very popular with UVA students, especially the ones considered top tier. </p>
<p>There are more NYC firms, the offices tend to be bigger, so they always seemed to looking for more warm bodies. Plus, burn out/turnover is a big concern.</p>
<p>If you want to work in DC, I think UVA is a great choice, because all the firms recruit there. There are tons of alums in this area who know the program and so like to hire UVA grads. I would imagine that many DC firms recruit at Michigan also, but ALL of them recruit at UVA.</p>
<p>Is it true that to practice in D.C. you can decide between taking either the Virginia or Maryland bar exam? (I may be totally confused here, I just remember something weird like that.) Or is there a seperate exam specifically for D.C.?</p>
<p>Most people don't take the DC bar because you can waive in with a minimum score on the multi-state portion of the bar exam. So you take VA or MD or your home state and then waive into DC, and you get two bar admissions with only taking one exam. Of course, that was the way it was 20 years ago--I have no idea whether it has changed.</p>
<p>Oh okay, that must be what I was thinking of. Thanks for this little impromptu Q and A session.</p>
<p>You are most welcome! </p>
<p>I really wish that some sort of grad school counseling had been available when I was an undergrad. I believe that at least one of the schools that we visited with my daughter last summer did have law school counseling and they boasted that a great percentage of their undergrads did make it into law school. I think another had a smilar program for med school counseling. Does UVA provide anything like this now?</p>