UCLA School of Law

I love my school. ;) I have studied in abroad and in the US and the best campus ever is UCLA for me. I love anything about Law school except parking! Parking is so expensive. 1,5 hours is 5 dollars. Take the bruin bus. Or get the monthly parking. I used to walk to school it was so much fun to watch around i love the gym and pools. North pool and beach was my favorite. I will always miss studying here. I also love library its one of the best libraries i have ever seen. Oh its cold very cold you need to bring a jacket. ;)

I wanted to wait until I finished my last final to review this. The day has finally come. After 3 years here, I would say I had a life changing time here. I met a lot of great professors and worked harder than I have ever had in my entire life.
Food choices: Luvelle is the closest. They stop serving breakfast (or any kind of food at 10:30 AM). Then they start serving again at 11 AM. This is important to get food before 10:30 if you have a class soon, since I went hungry a couple of times. Luvelle closes at 4 PM on Friday so you either have to pack food or eat at the student store right beneath it. The food there is usually snack or frozen dinners, which is kind of nasty. You buy your textbooks in the basement as well… or Amazon.
Study places: Jimmy is usually crowded. Studying in the courtyard is nice but I never get any work done. I have never been a crazy library person so I never did the 24 hour library session so I cannot comment on how that is. However, I get so much work done in the library since everyone else is always working really hard (or at least appear to be). The wifi is bad on the 2^nd floor near the Mezzanine and near the no-​wifi part of the library. However, the tables before you get to the no-​laptop/​wifi part of the first floor is the best. The natural sunlight is the best light to study under. The second floor is also extremely cold as well. I like the 4^th floor but I rarely go up there because all the work it just takes to get to the 4^th floor. The reference/​checkout people are really nice.
The BEST study place is in the secondary journal/​club rooms on the second floor. They are super quiet and usually no one really goes there. There is a couch in there so you can nap if you get tired. So I really recommend being on a secondary journal just for this perk as well as it is good on your resume. I can’t comment on law review, since I was not on it.
The SECOND BEST study place is the clinical workroom also on the second floor in the clinical wing. You can also print stuff from the clinical computer lab located on the first floor of the clinical wing. This is a better alternative than going to the library because you have to go down to the basement. I’m super lazy and hate walking. The printer only prints one sided though.
Scanning: the scanner is in the basement and the room is usually locked so remember to bring your M70 key. The best time to scan a lot of stuff is super early in the morning. Even late at nights there can be lines. You can just scan and print from the computer lab. This is a lot better than using the copier, which costs money. This can add up if you are copying a lot.
I have no recommends on classes to take or not take. But I think taking the P/​NP clinical courses are always good since you get to learn without having to worry about how it will affect your grade. Always take seminar classes because there is no curve. Otherwise, people come to law school for different reasons, so I can’t say what classes to take or not take.

Great law school, top 20!

Why is this not a top ten school? East coast/​NorCal bias is ridiculous. The professors here are amazing, and the students just brilliant.

As an SC alum I am in a very awkward position of being biased towards UCLA. But UCLA Law has without a doubt exposed me to some of the smartest, most driven students and professors I have ever met.
And with 300 plus days of sun a year, why would you choose Cornell, Georgetown, or any other school hovering around UCLA’s top 15 ranking. Quality of life is important, and no other top law school can match UCLA’s. For instance, there is a good bar review EVERY single week, probably even during finals.
Also, at UCLA, students get all the benefits of an «elite» school but w/​o the usual snobbery and pretension.
Overall, I’m proud to say I go to UCLA Law, even though I’m not too comfortable about being a Bruin.