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Post by RockyIII » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:21 am

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Post by Sandro » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:04 am

Someone on fb said they were trying to finish their ps, and ave maria was one of their schools they were looking at. At first I though maybe I should warn her, then I realized if you are just now finishing your ps in march... I can't help you.

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Post by Intraining » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:38 am

Sandro wrote:Someone on fb said they were trying to finish their ps, and ave maria was one of their schools they were looking at. At first I though maybe I should warn her, then I realized if you are just now finishing your ps in march... I can't help you.


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Post by Sandro » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:58 am

Intraining wrote:
Sandro wrote:Someone on fb said they were trying to finish their ps, and ave maria was one of their schools they were looking at. At first I though maybe I should warn her, then I realized if you are just now finishing your ps in march... I can't help you.


Hahaha
Oh and her reasoning for getting back into the ls game so late after deciding not to earlier "the economy is so bad"

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Post by rman1201 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:01 pm

Sandro wrote:
Intraining wrote:
Sandro wrote:Someone on fb said they were trying to finish their ps, and ave maria was one of their schools they were looking at. At first I though maybe I should warn her, then I realized if you are just now finishing your ps in march... I can't help you.


Hahaha
Oh and her reasoning for getting back into the ls game so late after deciding not to earlier "the economy is so bad"
lmfao.

For all the crap people get on tls for making poor LS choices, we're still pretty ahead of the game compared to many non-tlsers

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Post by TOMaHULK » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:14 pm

rman1201 wrote:
Sandro wrote:
Intraining wrote:
Sandro wrote:Someone on fb said they were trying to finish their ps, and ave maria was one of their schools they were looking at. At first I though maybe I should warn her, then I realized if you are just now finishing your ps in march... I can't help you.


Hahaha
Oh and her reasoning for getting back into the ls game so late after deciding not to earlier "the economy is so bad"
lmfao.

For all the crap people get on tls for making poor LS choices, we're still pretty ahead of the game compared to many non-tlsers
But would you go to Ave Maria, Barry, Florida Coastal, Nova, St. Thomas, or Florida A&M on a complete scholly...with living expenses too? :D

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Post by rman1201 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:19 pm

TOMaHULK wrote:
But would you go to Ave Maria, Barry, Florida Coastal, Nova, St. Thomas, or Florida A&M on a complete scholly...with living expenses too? :D
No. The only FL schools worth it, even with a full scholarship, are UF/FSU/Stetson/Miami. Everything else isn't even worth the forgone wages, aside from the fact you'll probably lose your scholarship.

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Post by drummerboy » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:21 pm

agreed.

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Post by FeelTheHeat » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:29 pm

Its the opportunity costs, which is exactly why I am so vehement against sticker at UM and Stetson. 200k in debt plus, at the bare minimum, 3 years of 30k full time work...wow.

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Post by TheTopBloke » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:29 pm

None of them compare to St. Thomas.

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TheTopBloke wrote:None of them compare to St. Thomas.
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Post by incase2011 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:19 pm

Can I just say in all seriousness... or as much as possible: that hippo has a sweet goatee.

Also, pizza stigma is a running joke for ave maria - it's even funnier that it's a highly moral Catholic school at the same time.

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Post by rman1201 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:21 pm

incase2011 wrote:Can I just say in all seriousness... or as much as possible: that hippo has a sweet goatee.

Also, pizza stigma is a running joke for ave maria - it's even funnier that it's a highly moral Catholic school at the same time.
For anyone unfamiliar:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186202,00.html

Man, a fox news link (it was the first google result) and a resemblance of defending Catholic schools in my earlier posts... I don't like where my online persona is going.

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Post by romothesavior » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:23 pm

Ave Maria... number 1 in BIGPIZZALAW

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Post by FeelTheHeat » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:24 pm

incase2011 wrote:Can I just say in all seriousness... or as much as possible: that hippo has a sweet goatee.

Also, pizza stigma is a running joke for ave maria - it's even funnier that it's a highly moral Catholic school at the same time.
Even funnier than that is that a supposedly moral school would force its students to accumulate debt that they have little to no chance of paying off.

I also envy the hippo's goatee.

OP, if you aren't choosing between UF, FSU or a full ride at UM/Stetson, I beg you to search through TLS. There are hundred of posts detailing the hierarchy and realities of Florida schools. If you haven't already, I am sure you will find them hugely enlightening.

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Post by northwood » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:25 pm

with today being the first day of Lent- I guess there wont be as many meatlover pizzas being offered for sale at Ave Maria! I mean Dominoes

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Post by incase2011 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:55 pm

rman1201 wrote:
incase2011 wrote:Can I just say in all seriousness... or as much as possible: that hippo has a sweet goatee.

Also, pizza stigma is a running joke for ave maria - it's even funnier that it's a highly moral Catholic school at the same time.
For anyone unfamiliar:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186202,00.html

Man, a fox news link (it was the first google result) and a resemblance of defending Catholic schools in my earlier posts... I don't like where my online persona is going.
I'm telling you I've been to this town; it's pretty nice despite the fact that it's literally in the middle of nowhere (no one can hear you scream.... lol). Every there kind of acts like the children of the corn - a little too nice, "come stay with us... foreverrrr..." I dunno it was creepy for me. The law school is in North Naples, nice area, don't know the building.

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Post by Intraining » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:54 pm

Am I the only one who thinks skeptical hippo looks like Chris Bosh?

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Post by TOMaHULK » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:45 pm

FeelTheHeat wrote:
incase2011 wrote:Can I just say in all seriousness... or as much as possible: that hippo has a sweet goatee.

Also, pizza stigma is a running joke for ave maria - it's even funnier that it's a highly moral Catholic school at the same time.
Even funnier than that is that a supposedly moral school would force its students to accumulate debt that they have little to no chance of paying off.

I also envy the hippo's goatee.

OP, if you aren't choosing between UF, FSU or a full ride at UM/Stetson, I beg you to search through TLS. There are hundred of posts detailing the hierarchy and realities of Florida schools. If you haven't already, I am sure you will find them hugely enlightening.

I know you're just trying to be helpful and I thank you for that. :D

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romothesavior wrote:
drummerboy wrote:hence, miami is more expensive, but is that the only reason not to attend?
Here's a reason: Having $200,000 in loans with a $40,000 salary, or worse, no legal job at all.
How do you guys find the statistics for the typical salaries for Miami graduates?

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Post by FeelTheHeat » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:44 pm

NiccoloA wrote:
romothesavior wrote:
drummerboy wrote:hence, miami is more expensive, but is that the only reason not to attend?
Here's a reason: Having $200,000 in loans with a $40,000 salary, or worse, no legal job at all.
How do you guys find the statistics for the typical salaries for Miami graduates?
Law salaries are bimodal, there is next to no biglaw in Miami, and what there is is snatched up by T14 graduates who like sun and hot Cuban models.
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Post by rman1201 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:16 pm

FeelTheHeat wrote:
NiccoloA wrote:
romothesavior wrote:
drummerboy wrote:hence, miami is more expensive, but is that the only reason not to attend?
Here's a reason: Having $200,000 in loans with a $40,000 salary, or worse, no legal job at all.
How do you guys find the statistics for the typical salaries for Miami graduates?
Law salaries are bimodel, there is next to no biglaw in Miami, and what there is is snatched up by T14 graduates who like sun and hot Cuban models.
Law salaries aren't bimodal, they're bi-Winning.

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Post by incase2011 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:36 pm

FeelTheHeat wrote:
NiccoloA wrote:
romothesavior wrote:
drummerboy wrote:hence, miami is more expensive, but is that the only reason not to attend?
Here's a reason: Having $200,000 in loans with a $40,000 salary, or worse, no legal job at all.
How do you guys find the statistics for the typical salaries for Miami graduates?
Law salaries are bimodal, there is next to no biglaw in Miami, and what there is is snatched up by T14 graduates who like sun and hot Cuban models.
GD T14 jerks. Will there still be like D-list CSI Miami actresses running around for the rest of us?

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Post by NiccoloA » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:00 am

FeelTheHeat wrote:
NiccoloA wrote:
romothesavior wrote:
drummerboy wrote:hence, miami is more expensive, but is that the only reason not to attend?
Here's a reason: Having $200,000 in loans with a $40,000 salary, or worse, no legal job at all.
How do you guys find the statistics for the typical salaries for Miami graduates?
Law salaries are bimodal, there is next to no biglaw in Miami, and what there is is snatched up by T14 graduates who like sun and hot Cuban models.
I realize that T14 is the lion that eats before the rest, but I'm looking at the best statistics I had the time to find (--LinkRemoved--) and though the reporting is low, there is some reporting of graduates earning six digit figures. How does that reconcile?

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Post by NoleinNY » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:11 am

Here is a very good rule of thumb for Florida Law schools: the only ones worth going to are in BCS AQ conferences (UF = SEC)(FSU + UM = ACC).

9 times out of 10, you want a school that competes for the Governor's Cup (UF or FSU). If you a) have a good scholly, b) want to remain in Miami, and c) have connections, then Miami can also be added to the list. Stetson is a crapshoot, but still quasi respected in the NorthEastern quadrant of the state... Run like hell from all the others. FAST. And don't look back. Knock someone over to slow'em down if you have to.

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