Statistics amassed during 2004 from students at public and private law schools of varying size revealed both "promising" and "disappointing" findings, according to the public report.
On the positive side:
• 82 percent of students rated their schools "good" or "excellent."
• 82 percent were encouraged to learn by applying classroom theory to practical problems.
• 96 percent posed questions to spark classroom discussion.
• 94 percent found campus library services satisfactory or better.
• 76 percent were satisfied with their schools' emphasis on law practice ethics.
On the negative side:
• 63 percent of students said they received scant support in job placement.
• 56 percent had not participated in pro bono or volunteer work.
• 56 percent incurred $60,000 or more in tuition debt.
• 32 percent never have substantive discussions with faculty outside of class.
• 18 percent said they "never" received prompt written or oral feedback from professors.
Some of the numbers make a lot more sense if you put the words, "Of those who responded," in front. So what can we take from this survey? A lot of brown nosing gunners took the online survey and expected a lot more from their brown nosing efforts. Seriously, 96% of students posed questions to spark classroom discussion?! Get outta here and take your survey with you.
By the way, I found out where part of that tuition increase is going.
Based on student enrollment, the law schools paid fees between $3,000 and $4,000 for the first annual "Law School Survey of Student Engagement."
Excuse me for a moment as I use inappropriate T9 language - Ducking duckers! Actually, I really do hope that SWLAW wasn't one of the schools that purchased this survey. But it wouldn't surprise me if they did.
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