School of Law at a Glance

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• Profile of the Class of 2008
• Feeder Schools
• Academic Opportunities
• Moot Court Program
• Grading System

Profile of the Class of 2008

Applications	3,464
First Year Students Enrolled	210
Total J.D. Students Enrolled	670
LSAT: Median 162; 75th/25th	163/160
UGPA: Median 3.40; 75th/25th	3.60/3.23
Women	50%
Minorities	24%
Students with advanced degrees	23%
Dean's Scholars	43%
Undergraduate majors represented	54
Undergraduate institutions represented	106
States and countries represented	24

Feeder Schools Include:

Boston College • Boston University • Bowdoin College • Brandeis University • Brown University • Bates College • Colby College • College of the Holy Cross • Cornell University • Dartmouth College • Georgetown University • Harvard University • Johns Hopkins University • Mount Holyoke College • Princeton University • Skidmore College • Trinity College • Tufts University • University of California, Los Angeles • University of Connecticut • University of Chicago • University of Notre Dame • University of Pennsylvania • Vanderbilt University • Wesleyan University • Williams College • Yale University

Academic Opportunities Include:

• Four student-edited journals:
  • Connecticut Law Review (60 students in total; 9 selected each year based on academic performance and 21 on writing performance)
  • Connecticut Journal of International Law (45 students in total; all members are selected through writing competition)
  • Connecticut Insurance Law Journal (55 students in total; 15 offered membership based on academic standing)
  • Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal (45 total students; 15 offered membership based on academic standing)
• Insurance Law Center offering specialized insurance curriculum and an LL.M.
• Certificate Programs in Intellectual Property and Tax Law
• Seven dual degrees, including masters' degrees in business, insurance law, public administration, public policy, public health, social work, and library science
• International curriculum and foreign study opportunities in Aix-Marseille, Berlin, Dublin, Exeter, Leiden, London, Mannheim, San Juan, and Tilburg
• Clinical Programs in civil rights, criminal law, appellate advocacy, disability law, children's advocacy, human rights/asylum, women's rights, judicial clerkship, legislative process, administrative law, and urban problems

Moot Court Program Includes:

• Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Program
• William H. Hastie Memorial Competition
• National Moot Court Competition
• Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
• Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition (devoted to Bankruptcy Law)

Grading System (based on 4.0 scale)

A = 4.0	Top 10% minimum grade = 3.613
A- = 3.7	Top 25% minimum grade = 3.468
B+ = 3.3	Top 33% minimum grade = 3.436
B = 3.0	Top 50% minimum grade = 3.340
B- = 2.7	Top 75% minimum grade = 3.187
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0	1st Quintile = 3.891-3.488
C- = 1.7	2nd Quintile = 3.486-3.399
D+ = 1.3	3rd Quintile = 3.394-3.288
D = 1.0	4th Quintile = 3.284-3.151
D- = 0.7	5th Quintile = 3.142-2.699
F = 0	(percentages and quintiles based on May 2005 day division graduating class)