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Q1. Hi Anne，thank you for your time to be here. Could you please tell me something about the situation of LLM graduates' OPT work? Thanks indeed~ A：Hi and thanks for your question. We have an extensive Career Development program. We have a specialized LLM career advisor who works in our office and her job is dedicated 100% to LLM career support. I think you will find that is unheard of in most U.S. law schools. As part of our program, we put on career workshops (how to write a resume, how to interview, etc.), we are part of two nationwide LLM job fairs (in NYC and in LA), we put on networking events, and provide lots of individual counseling. The long-term job prospects for LLM students in the U.S. is very tough, but for the short-term OPT period, there are plenty of opportunities so long as you work hard to find them and you are open to unpaid and part-time work. I hope that helps! Hi Annie,Thank you for your detailed introduction.From the past statistics, how many LLM graduates joined law firms to work as Attorney immediately after completion of USC LLM program and passing of Bar Exam each year? A：Hi and thanks for your question. LLM statistics are extremely difficult for schools to track because graduates go all over the world. Job placement stats are also not super helpful for students because there is such a wide variety of graduates - some already have jobs they return to (their work has sponsored their studies), some seek additional education after the LLM, many stay in the U.S. for the one-year Optional Practical Training visa extension in which case they are doing internships as opposed to full-time positions. I'm sorry that we simply cannot track these stats, but I can assure you that most LLM students do very well and tell us that they use their LLM degree to leverage their careers. Our bar pass rates are slightly higher than the national averages. About 15% of international applicants pass the CA Bar and about 40% of international applicants pass the NY Bar. USC students pass at a slightly higher rate. They are still very difficult exams though! Thank you for your prompt answer.Then from your experience or observation, how many USC LLM Graduates stayed in the US to work as Attorney in law firms each year following completion of LLM program ? A：I would guess that normally about 75% of our students stay in the U.S. during the Optional Practical Training 1-year visa extension after the LLM program. Those students do internships and other part-time work. Because the OPT visa extension is flexible and easy for employers to utilize, most students find some kind of work. However, after that one year, I would guess 90% of students return to their home countries. The 10% of students who remain in the U.S. permanently are often times U.S. permanent residents so their work authorization is simpler. It's unfortunately not easy or desirable for employers to expend the resources to employ an international graduate who needs work sponsorship. Of the 10% who stay in the U.S., all have passed a U.S. bar exam as well. I hope that helps clarify a bit! Q2. Hi Anne,Thanks for your time to be here and usul information. I want to know what is the order of importance for your evaluation of one applicatant: GPA, TOEFL, School fame, personality. I know that some law school provide conditional admission of LLM program. From my point of view, English is very important for the lawyer. Does the conditional admission mean the weakness of this kind of program? Look forward to your reply. A：Hi and thanks for your question. We consider all aspects of the application. We consider our admission process "holistic" in nature. So honestly, all parts of your application are equally as important. Of course, English skills are important to help you succeed in law school classes, but all other parts of your application are important too. We do not offer English conditional admission. The only conditional admission we offer is for students who have not yet earned their LLB degrees but will soon - we admit them "conditionally" until they complete the LLB degree and submit those final transcripts to the university. Q3. Hello, I am a Chinese lawyer with 5 years litigation experiences.However, my GPA is below 3.0 band, I wonder if my working experiences can make up over the GPA, or people with work experiences are more qulified to apply the LLM in your school? many Thanks ! A：Hi and thanks for your question. While work experience is not required, it can dinitely support your application, especially if other areas are not as strong, such as your GPA. There is no guarantee that it will be enough to outweigh your GPA, but it will dinitely help. I would encourage you to bring this up in your personal statement - mention how you acknowledge your lower GPA but that you have all this great work experience that you feel is really strong for your application. Q4. Hello Anne，I am so glad that GTER made it to invite you to answer interested applicants' questions. A：It is said USC is known for its high enrollment of and support for international students, so could you please give us more details about these?Thanks a lot. Hi and thanks for your question. Our general university has the 2nd highest number of international students in the country. Because of this, we fortunately have lots and lots of support for international students. We have central university services, such as a great Office of International Services, as well as more specific services such as our Graduate & International Programs office. Our "G&IP" office within the law school, where I work, has 10 full-time staff members - all of those people are 100% dedicated to our LLM students. If you ask other U.S. law schools, you will find that this is incredibly high, almost unheard of! This means that our level of support services is extremely high. We provide a lot of individual support as well as a lot of group programming. As you can tell, I am very proud of our staff and the support we provide to our LLM students! Q5. Thank you for your time, Anne.I'd like to know whether there is any possiblity about the transfer from LLM to JD.If there is, could you introduce the policy and requirements about it?Thanks again~~ A：Hi and thanks for your question. We do indeed have a LLM-JD transfer program! Each year, about 12-15 USC LLM students apply to transfer to our USC JD program. Of those, usually 1-4 are admitted. Those who are admitted have strong backgrounds, and very, very strong LLM grades. The LLM coursework and performance is dinitely the most important part of the application, so people considering the LLM-JD transfer program should be prepared to study very hard during the LLM program! Of the students we have admitted over the years, many of them have been Chinese. Please feel free to email us (gipadmissions@law.usc.edu) if you'd like to be connected to any of them. This coming year, we are also opening our LLM-JD transfer program up to LLM graduates from other U.S. law schools - those applicants will need to have also done really well in their respective LLM programs.

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