What do you know about Yale University or the types of law degree?

Question

I want to go to Yale University to earn a degree in Yale, but since I am a brand-new immigrant, I'm a little clueless about the system. If I am a high school student and want to get a bachelor degree in law, then I should apply to Yale College, not Yale University, correct?

I also did research and see that there are J.D. , LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. I guess I should only keep in mind about J.D. and LL.M. . If I get a BA, can I use that degree to study LL.M. ? Or do I have to get a JD in order to get a LLM?

I am a high school student. So do you advice me to apply for the early action - early decision program?

And does anybody know how much Yale Financial Aid Office would offer you?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Yale is the #1 Law School in the country. Harvard is #2. Harvard has 5 times the number of students, but they have the same number of students in Federal Clerkships which is supposed to be the most prestigegious thing you can do right out of law school.

To get into Yale, you need to get a bachelor's degree from a top university. If you are going to a state University, try to go to the best one in your State (ie. Berekeley or UCLA in California, SUNY Stonybrook in NY, U of Michigan in Michigan, etc) rather than one of the regional schools (like Cal Poly, CUNY, or Michigan State). If you can, go to one of the top private schools like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or Princeton.

Then get good grades. No, just get "A"s. No A-minuses, no Bs, jujust "A"s.

Then take a course to make sure you score in the top 1 percent of students who take the Law School Admissions test. Seriously, Yale takes very few students who don't score in the top 1 percent.

Try to have a balanced resume including a summer internship at a law firm and a couple of leadership positions in activities in college, but mostly, focus on your grades.

About your question as to what the letters are. First you get your bachelors. You need this to get into an accredited law school. Then you get your J.D. which stands for Juris Doctorate. This is considered the first professional degree and it is all you need to practice law in any state. There are "advanced" law degrees like the LL.M. (Master of Laws) etc. that you mentioned. You get them after you get your J.D. and usually only if you are going into academic law.

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Answer 2

truthfully Stanford!! have you ever considered their campus?? Its surprising! between the most suited campuses ive ever considered. not in common words that, Stanford has large activities communities, compared to Yale. (have you ever even HEARD of Yale's basketball crew? precisely.) the elements's also way extra valuable at Stanford, as you could imagine. the in common words element Yale has thats extra valuable than Stanford is status, & even then its fantastically close. there is absolute self assurance, if I had the alternative b/w both, i'd visit Stanford