Fall 2008 Admissions Questionnaire
Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law

To help the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law (Morin Center) better serve the needs of students, we would appreciate your completing this questionnaire. This reply will be kept anonymous.

I. Decision to Attend BU Law LL.M. Program

Please indicate the importance of the following factors in your decision to attend the Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law by selecting the appropriate number (1 being not at all important, 5 being the most important).

Factor Extremely important Generally important Neutral Not very important Not at all important Not Applicable
Academic reputation of BU Law 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Academic Reputation of Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Concentrations 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Fellowship & internship opportunities 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Advice of BU Law alumni 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Advice of a former professor 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Advice of a work colleague 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
New career direction 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Enhance career in financial services 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Employment potential 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Location 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Own research on law schools 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Other please explain below 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
             

If you answered "other" above, please explain:

II. Other LLM Programs

Please list the other LL.M. programs to which you applied.

Please list the other LL.M. programs to which you were admitted.

III. Admissions Process

Please evaluate the following aspects of the admissions process by selecting the appropriate number.

LL.M. Admissions Process Extremely helpful Generally helpful Neutral Not very helpful Not at all helpful Not Applicable
Correspondence with the LL.M. Admissions Office 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Correspondence with the Morin Center 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Admissions Interview 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Contact with BU's International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Contact with BU's Office of Rental Property Management 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Boston University School of Law's Web site 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
             

Did the admissions/recruitment process at Boston University School of Law differ in any way from other schools? If so, please describe.

IV. Quality of Information You Received

Please evaluate the quality of information you received about the following areas relating to the Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law by selecting the appropriate number (1 being unsatisfactory and 5 being excellent).

Quality of Information Received about Program Components Excellent Very good  Good   Poor  Unsatis-
factory
Not
Applicable
The admissions process 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Academic programs 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Courses 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Concentrations 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Fellowships & Internships 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Faculty 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Financial Services Basics 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Orientation 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Extra-curricular activities 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Student Life 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
The Boston Area 5 4 3 2 1 n/a

V. School of Law Web Site

Please evaluate the helpfulness of the School of Law's Web site.

Evaluation of School of Law Web Site Excellent Very good  Good   Poor  Unsatis-
factory
Not Applicable
Ease of access 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Ease of navigation 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Quality of information on the Prospective Students section of the BU Law Web site 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
Quality of information on the Admitted Students section of the BU Law Web site 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
             

Please offer any suggestions for content to be added to the BU Law Web site that would aid new students.

VI. Additional Comments

We appreciate and value any comments you would like to share about improvements to our admissions process.