Investigation shows, more and more people American Chinese students apply for legal professional, how to apply to the ideal of the American University is everyone America students want to know about. This paper summarizes the main school choice to apply for American University law professional should pay attention to the problem.

　　1, School Rankings

The master American law is accepted rankings areUS NEWSThe law school rankings. As the main reference for the ranking for master American law at least in China students. If doubt the ranking authority, can refer to other institutions that rank, one of the main school difference. If you suspect the ranking does not reflectLLMThe teaching situation, may be appropriate to expand the scope of acceptable ranking school after school toLLMProject introduction. If you suspect the ranking does not reflect the specific subjects, seeUS NEWSAccording to the Academic Ranking, but online only list the top three of the discipline of the school.

The ranking is important but not the only choice of schools based on. Over the years in the final set school stage requires a combination of specific judgment actual get admission.

　　2The professional setting

USA Law SchoolLLMThe present desalination professional trend. All of the schools are basically isGeneral StudiesEven if the division, professional school also often allow students to choose the optional course mode. Some schools even though the name for some professional consistent with international and comparative law, international commercial law, but in fact only these professional enrollment of foreign studentsLLMThe curriculum, and want to be broad, so also not equivalent to the defined direction. But some schools do have a strong professional color items, such asNYUThe most professional, the most detailed division, but also set aside a certain space for students to cross course; StanfordOnly two professional company law and intellectual property law; NorthwesternHuman rights project and project jointly with business school is famous; GeorgetownInternational economic law is very characteristic. In addition, in spite of theLLMThere is no clear professional division, but from the historical origin and course setting is not difficult to find some features of the school, such asChicagoThe law and economics,Columbia/NYU/VirginiaInternational law,HarvardCompany law etc.. Research institutions they can be set up by the law school to analyze the professional power. Some schools to attract students to participate in the corresponding research institutions and organize many activities, theFellowshipAlthough there is no financial support, but to enrich the experience is beneficial, such asGeorgetownThe Institute of international economic law,NYUInternational Law InstituteLLM-JSDTrain project.

　　3Preference, School

American Law School ofLLMRequirements to be broad, but there are also some accepted and spread of preference. Such asYaleIn order to cultivate academic talents has been appointed, especially hope that those students committed to teaching and research; ColumbiaAndNorthwesternFor the actual work experience students especially favored;The school China method and the Asian law concerns more would be more friendly to Chinese students. Including the impact of relationship based on, some schools from the China specific college students may also have preferences.

　　4,LLMTurnJDPossibility

So-calledLLMTurnJDThere are mainly two kinds of situation, one is the testLSATAfter the success of the normal application,LLMDuring the credits that can be included in theJD;TwoLLMDuring the performance to meet certain requirements is not requiredLSATCan directly apply for transferJD.Columbia,Upenn,VirginiaOther schools have rules or precedent, applicationLLMCan confirm in advance.

　　5, the scale of enrollment

A small number of students natural admission opportunity, but also means that students can receive more attention and training, such asYale/Stanford/Virginiat/MichiganEtc.. Enrollment will enhance the chances of admission, such asNYUKeep400The enrollment scale(Although according to the professional division number not much),Harvard/GeorgetownEnrollment is more.

　　6, scholarship

Master America legal fees is not a small sum of money. The school tuition dollars, ranking the school in general35000To42000And the cost of living is, because of its geographical location has certain difference,15000To20000Unequal. Provide a full prize the school rarely, such asNYUTen a yearHauser (The site has over the years the prize winners, North Department more),Duke/MichiganThe school had the full prize. There are scholarships ranging from the number of other schools, or full tuition waiver, or1To2Million dollars. The top schools can provide better funding arrangements, even don't borrow trouble.