The Law School Advice Thread

[tina11]

Originally posted by eponine07
spanish is not a requirement. ako nga i took up french as a language elective (12 units of it). you can take any course as pre-law (kahit engineering or science), but you have to have at least 18 units of english, 18 units of social sciences, and 6 units of math. i have friends from law school who are doctors, nurses, ECEs, biology graduates, and even a math major.

i don't have 18 units of english... i only have 12. what do i have to do then?

[tina11]

Originally posted by Shaft
to arima_keichi and others planning to go to law school:

I have a question for you guys. Is going to law school something you've always wanted to do (even before entering college or during your early college years) or is it a recent development (perhaps because of the impeachment trial)? I'm just curious...

uhmmm... i think my fixation with this profession started with LA Law. i would watch it with the older members of my family and though i didn't understand it, i loved the logic and the lengthy arguments involved in the courtroom process.

[Archimedes]

tips naman o magtetest ako sa up law this november

[Archimedes]

oo nga pala
nakita ko na may Rizal course na requirement sa entrance
sa UP law , kailangan pa ba talaga yun?
E sa Ateneo inalis na nga nila yung Rizal course na yan?
Pakisabi naman optional na lang ang Rizal course na yan sa
UP.

[ricey]

Originally posted by tina11
i don't have 18 units of english... i only have 12. what do i have to do then?

you will have to take remedial english courses. they offer it during the summer in ateneo law school.

[tina11]

i see... thanks ricey

[Oscar01]

Originally posted by ricey

Originally posted by tina11
i don't have 18 units of english... i only have 12. what do i have to do then?

you will have to take remedial english courses. they offer it during the summer in ateneo law school.

Funny, but a classmate who got into Ateneo Law said that they don't require the 18 units since he had 15 but didn't need remedial units? (Well, that was according to him.)

And Ateneo still has the Rizal course. That is, Fr. Arcilla still has a job, last I heard.

[Archimedes]

Originally posted by Oscar01

Originally posted by ricey

Originally posted by tina11
i don't have 18 units of english... i only have 12. what do i have to do then?

you will have to take remedial english courses. they offer it during the summer in ateneo law school.

Funny, but a classmate who got into Ateneo Law said that they don't require the 18 units since he had 15 but didn't need remedial units? (Well, that was according to him.)

And Ateneo still has the Rizal course. That is, Fr. Arcilla still has a job, last I heard.

OSCAR1> How about Rizal course do they also offer that during summer in law school

[ricey]

oscar,

this requirement is only waived for ateneo college graduates i think.


ricey

[Archimedes]

EPONINE07> About Rizal course
Is it possible to be accepted in up law school and then just take up rizal course on my 1st yr of studies there?

Is is true na marami din daw ang nakapasok sa UP kahit
wala silang Rizal Course?
Lastly, dapat daw may connections ka daw sa mga frat o kaya
sa UP para daw makapasok sa UP LAW

Thanks Eponine07

[nicomachus]

Originally posted by Archimedes

EPONINE07> About Rizal course
Is it possible to be accepted in up law school and then just take up rizal course on my 1st yr of studies there?

Is is true na marami din daw ang nakapasok sa UP kahit
wala silang Rizal Course?
Lastly, dapat daw may connections ka daw sa mga frat o kaya
sa UP para daw makapasok sa UP LAW

Thanks Eponine07

Actually, the Rizal course is a CHED requirement for college (tertiary level education). I know that ADMU and UP have Rizal courses.

In Ateneo Law, Fil 14, Survey of Philippine Literature (taken in ADMU college), is considered a literature course yata, so I think that is used to fill up the remaining 3 units. Also, you're allowed to enroll in Ateneo Law even if you haven't completed 18 units, provided that you take up the lacking units before you graduate. Ateneo Law does not offer a Rizal course. And I don't think there are remedial English courses offered in the Ateneo law school.

It's not true that you can only get into UP Law if you have connections. I got in UP without connections. But then, I chose to go to the Ateneo for law.

[eponine07]

Originally posted by Archimedes

EPONINE07> About Rizal course
Is it possible to be accepted in up law school and then just take up rizal course on my 1st yr of studies there?

Is is true na marami din daw ang nakapasok sa UP kahit
wala silang Rizal Course?
Lastly, dapat daw may connections ka daw sa mga frat o kaya
sa UP para daw makapasok sa UP LAW

Thanks Eponine07

i think that you must have finished the rizal course before you get into up law. and yes, rizal is indeed a required subject in college here.

no, you don't need to have a frat or any sort of connection. i got into up law without having joined any sorority or without having connections with any fraternity. all you need is to pass the LAE and to have good grades, as well as ace the interview.

good luck.

[eponine07]

Originally posted by humin
when do they give the qualifying exams and the results? kase i'll be graduating by 2nd week of june pa pero *** classes eh mag-eend na by april. (ewan ko ba kung ba't june pa *** ceremonies)
oh well, i just want to know if it is still possible for me to go to law school by june kahit june din *** graduation. is it true that we still have to take at least 12 units of Spanish?
thanks!

UE Law accepts freshmen for the second semester.

[Archimedes]

Nakakainis na man yung uptowngirl na yon sinarado
yung thread ko!!!

So guys TIPS NAMAN DYAN SA UP/ATENEO LAW ENTRANCE EXAMS OH

1. May synonymns and antonyms ba?
2. Problem Solving?
3. Science?
4. Essay? bukod doon sa Assess the human rights situation
in the Phils.

OO nga pala nakakainis daw yung test 2 sa Ateneo L.E.
kasi ang haba daw pero kapos namn ang oras yung daw assumptions, conclusion na mga questions. Do u guys have a remedy how to answer that!

THANKS GUYS!!!

[Cerberus]

No amount of technical preparation will ensure that any student of law will turn out to be a good lawyer---or a disciplined and principled one even. Having a little-more know-how than the next person because of forehand instruction will only take you so far. What's needed is the basic desire and sincerity to pursue Law by heart. With this in mind, one also needs a genuine Love for Learning, The Love of Reading and a sincere appreciation for things as profound and intellectual as the study of Law itself: Literature, Philosophy, History and Religion. Those who possess such qualities need not fret in poring over inch-thick books or jargon-laden material. He will look forward to it as a challenge, an opportunity to apply his knowledge and sharpen his wits when the day should come that he be called upon to use them. A student armed with "naked" technical skills alone may also perform well, but it is the student with the wisdom infused by having broader horizons who will have the edge later on as professionals. Moreso in a field that requires its practitioners to not only uphold the truth, but to uphold themselves in a way that would reflect the nobility of their profession.

[nicomachus]

1. May synonymns and antonyms ba?

synonyms yata. i'm not really sure. Alpha Phi Beta has a very good reviewer/sample exam. Try to get a copy of that.

2. Problem Solving?

yup, math.

3. Science?

nope. buti na lang.

4. Essay? bukod doon sa Assess the human rights situation
in the Phils.

When I took the LAE (for SY 2000-2001), wala pang essay sa LAE. The essay part is taken after you pass the LAE, together with your interview. Pero I heard nga may essay na ngayon sa LAE. I think kung may essay, it will be about a novel issue of law. My essay topic was whether or not illegitimate children should have same rights as legitimate children.


OO nga pala nakakainis daw yung test 2 sa Ateneo L.E.
kasi ang haba daw pero kapos namn ang oras yung daw assumptions, conclusion na mga questions. Do u guys have a remedy how to answer that!

ako, I studied the GMAT reviewer, yung logic part. You can also take Logic as an elective. You will need to take Logic in Ateneo Law, but if you have taken it in the undergrad, you can credit it. So that's shooting two birds with the proverbial one stone.

[eponine07]

try using the princeton LSAT reviewer. it's a bit difficult than the LAE, but it helps you deal with time pressure.

i think it's now available at national bookstore.

[vertigo]

nicomachus
alin yung may essay-ateneo or up? kasi i took the exams sa Ateneo pero wala kaming essay.

oo nga, gahol sa oras yung entrance test sa Ateneo Law, kailangan mabilis kang magbasa, at saka you should brush up on logic.

[Archimedes]

Wow Thanks Guys for the help
Talagang mahirap ang test
magfrafrat na lang yata ako dito para makapasok sa Law
School. May maiirefer ba kayong Frat diyan na pwedeng
pasukin para matanggap sa law school

[Archimedes]

Originally posted by eponine07
try using the princeton LSAT reviewer. it's a bit difficult than the LAE, but it helps you deal with time pressure.

i think it's now available at national bookstore.

Yung Princeton may correct explanations to the questions ba ito sa likod ng libro?
By the way eponine san ka naglalaw?