Earlier today I posted the winner of the "Why My Law School Sucks" contest. Apparently, this caused a bit of an uproar at that school, and someone from the school wrote us about the contest winner. To be fair to everyone, I am posting the school's response:
A response from the "anonymous law school":We here at the lowest ranked law school in the borough felt that it was necessary to respond to the accusation made by a student, that we are the "worst" law school around.To answer the first gripe made by the ungrateful student, we are proud that our school is the most expensive around. Additionally, the student was actually incorrect in stating that this is a $39,000/yr education. This student forgot to include the astronomical cost of books in our (damp basement) bookstore, not to mention the extreme cost of living in this city.
Although it is true that we have consistently allowed more students to enter each year than we actually have room for, we haven't heard that many complaints about the folding chairs in classrooms. Students seem to enjoy sitting in the aisles, or on laps. It gives them a sense of closeness that many schools dont have. Additionally, we feel that argumentation skills are an important part of the JD program, and therefore a few brawls here and there (in class, in the library) are actually beneficial and key to developing skills that lawyers need.
Additionally, regarding the exam proctors: The school has gone out and recruited the finest proctors that no money can buy. Not only are these men and women untrained in the field, they are also hard of hearing and flatulent. We feel that this is a winning combination and we strive to keep our standards continuously low.
In regard to the "short-bus" as the students lovingly refer to the remedial classes - We realize that this is the best way to keep students in school that might otherwise fail out. That would be another $20K loss for the school... Not something we care to think about, and we feel that we are justified in keeping them around.
Finally, although the student didn't mention it in his/her letter, we feel that the library is an important subject to address. There seems to be growing concern over the fact that we have sold our library. It's true - we sold the school's only library in August (we managed not to tell the students until just last week - sneaky, sneaky). We knew they wouldn't notice as we packed up each and every single book over the past 4 months. And even if they noticed, to be honest, it's not as if anyone even uses these books. Anway, the building has been sold, and we've considered renting out The Intrepid, allowing students to study on the deck... We will keep you in the loop re: these developments.
We thank you for taking the time to read this letter. (It is more than we would do for you, or for our students.)
Best Wishes for a Cheery Holiday Season!
