Golden Gate University

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I live in the San Francisco bay area and I just graduated from San Jose State. I’m thinking about going to law school but I am wondering what types of positions I would be looking at if I went to a school like GGU. What is the reputation of this school?</p>

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<p>I’ve heard its the brooklyn of the west. If you’re going to stay in the area, its a good school.</p>

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<p>GGU is a tier 4 school. It doesn’t have much of a reputation anywhere, including San Francisco. Those who attend GGU are more likely to drop out before graduating (37% attrition rate), fail the bar (60% pass rate) or fail to get a job (77% employed after 9 months) than actually secure a decent paying job ($65,000 average starting salary in private sector). </p>

<p>If you go there, you most likely will have to start your own practice, do doc review, or try to join a small firm after law school if you want to go into the private sector (only 8 firms do on-campus interviewing at GGU). You could also try to work for less prestigious low-paying non-profits or maybe city government jobs.</p>

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<p>IMO, if you can’t get into anything better than GGU, you are probably better off retaking the LSAT or forgoing law school altogether.</p>

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<p>Yeesh. I’m just gonna do the math on tran’s numbers here. For every 100 entering students… 37 will fail out, leaving 63.</p>

<p>Of the 63, 25 will fail the bar, leaving 38 licensed attorneys. (Of course, there will be some retakes.)</p>

<p>Of the 38, 8 will be unemployed, leaving 30 people who are actually working as attorneys.</p>

<p>Wow. Those are not good odds.</p>

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<p>Its not always about numbers. I would say it is more about you and your internal motivation. If your dream is to be a lawyer, then go for it. If you are simply thinking it might be a good job because they seem to get paid well, then those numbers are more likely to catch up with you. I am sure there are plenty of successful lawyers who are alumni of that school. I would definitely try and aim higher if possible, however if that is the only option available, then go for it.</p>