Talk:UCLA School of Law

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As a graduate of UCLA Law School and, in fact, fan of the institution, I couldn't help but admit that this piece looked more like a recruiting brochure or alumni puff piece than an objective factual article, and was full of opinion. I mean, come on - statements like, among others, the school is in an "aging (but still beautiful)" building, that faculty are "well known" for publication (what law school professors aren't), that it is among the "most prestigious" law schools (so which top 25 ranking are we using) and that its the best law school in the So. Cal. area (fight a USC grad on that one) cannot credibly be claimed to be objective. I was not inclined to address the admittance rate issue, but even that is somewhat misleading.

Most of what you point it would be NPOV and inappropriate. However, each year UCLA is generally ranked around 14th-16th by US News & World Reports, and is usually a couple of places above USC. So "top-ranked" law school in LA or Southern California would be appropriate. Certainly one could make a strong case for USC in other areas, but UCLA is higher "ranked". It's probably a matter of interpretation whether this also translates as a "among the most prestigious" compared to other law schools. Lucky Adrastus 23:54, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Plus UCLA definitely has the best building. USC is housed in a disorganized Brutalist pigpen of a building whose library is so cramped that the librarians encourage the students to study in the main undergraduate library instead. --Coolcaesar 06:53, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I tried to edit this the main article but my change disappeared. UCLA is ranked 15th, not 16th by USNWR. And no, I don't go there (but am applying to do so). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.111.45 (talk) 00:19, 8 December 2007 (UTC)