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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
I think biglaw varies widely from school to school. Top-1/3 of the class at a school like GW or Fordham are having significantly better chances of getting biglaw than a school like Emory. In general though, top 10% or 15% of these schools are generally getting biglaw, while everyone else is just fighting for anything like the rest of the 40,000 law students that are graduating each year. Basically ITE, grades are everything, so study hard 1L year.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Top 1/3 isn't getting biglaw at Fordham without IP. Nor is Fordham ranked 20-30 at present.Sup Kid wrote:I think biglaw varies widely from school to school. Top-1/3 of the class at a school like GW or Fordham are having significantly better chances of getting biglaw than a school like Emory. In general though, top 10% or 15% of these schools are generally getting biglaw, while everyone else is just fighting for anything like the rest of the 40,000 law students that are graduating each year. Basically ITE, grades are everything, so study hard 1L year.
To OP: I have good (but not top-10%) grades at a lower T30, and will be working for a mid-sized firm in CA doing lit.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
I know quite a few unemployed, quite a few working in internships with parents supporting them and paying their loans (these people are 25-30 years old), know more unemployed than I know in midlaw, know as many small law as I know big law.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
A T30 that became a T30 because of shady gaming of the USNWR ranking system I keed, I keed...SBL wrote:Sup Kid wrote: To OP: I have good (but not top-10%) grades at a lower T30, and will be working for a mid-sized firm in CA doing lit.
When you say, "doing lit", I assume you mean literature review (or something?) - What does a position like that pay, ball-park?
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
I think he meant litigation..Aggiegrad2011 wrote:A T30 that became a T30 because of shady gaming of the USNWR ranking system I keed, I keed...SBL wrote:Sup Kid wrote: To OP: I have good (but not top-10%) grades at a lower T30, and will be working for a mid-sized firm in CA doing lit.
When you say, "doing lit", I assume you mean literature review (or something?) - What does a position like that pay, ball-park?
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Oh come now. It is pretty reasonable to infer that OP meant "strong regional schools" with the "T20-30" comment.SBL wrote:Nor is Fordham ranked 20-30 at present.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
This is a forum where people who want to work in DC choose WUSTL over GW because it's "T19." I never assume anyone is being less than retardedly literal when discussing USNWR rankings. But I hope no rational people would infer that I'm suggesting Fordham is any worse than any of the schools currently ranked 20-30.bk187 wrote:Oh come now. It is pretty reasonable to infer that OP meant "strong regional schools" with the "T20-30" comment.SBL wrote:Nor is Fordham ranked 20-30 at present.
And yes, "lit" refers to litigation, not document review.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
See, I don't think it makes sense to assume that both people are being insanely literal while they also are not inferring that from your statement. Though I do get your point.SBL wrote:This is a forum where people who want to work in DC choose WUSTL over GW because it's "T19." I never assume anyone is being less than retardedly literal when discussing USNWR rankings. But I hope no rational people would infer that I'm suggesting Fordham is any worse than any of the schools currently ranked 20-30.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Ah, so all hope is not abandoned! Very niceSBL wrote:bk187 wrote:SBL wrote: And yes, "lit" refers to litigation, not document review.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Seriously? Thats the silliest thing I've heard in a while.SBL wrote: This is a forum where people who want to work in DC choose WUSTL over GW because it's "T19."
And students at those schools vary insanely on what they end up doing.
I'm a 2L at BU and I know a few people with V5 offers and awesome DC gov jobs, and some people who may very well end up unpaid volunteering anywhere someone will take them. All in all, top of the class at these schools tend to do extremely well, median and lower not so much.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
MrAnon wrote:I know quite a few unemployed, quite a few working in internships with parents supporting them and paying their loans (these people are 25-30 years old), know more unemployed than I know in midlaw, know as many small law as I know big law.
I call bullshit on this.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Thats true to an extent. But grades aren't always super arbitrary, and they aren't the only factor in hiring (although a big one). It isn't super hard to be a median student.androstan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Knowing the law and being able to apply it well are two different things. We are in law school to learn a thought process, not to memorize laws.androstan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Or you could not borrow $200,000 without learning the risks beforehand.androstan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Man SBL, why are we always there to lay down the law around here?SBL wrote:Or you could not borrow $200,000 without learning the risks beforehand.androstan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Depends on the school. While outside of the "T14" (19 and on) rankings don't matter much, there are stronger schools in that band, e.g., BC, BU, GW, Fordham, ND, UIUC.HelltotheNo wrote:MrAnon wrote:I know quite a few unemployed, quite a few working in internships with parents supporting them and paying their loans (these people are 25-30 years old), know more unemployed than I know in midlaw, know as many small law as I know big law.
I call bullshit on this.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
This is true. I picked UCD over BU and GW because I wanted to work in SF. While I ended up lucking out, I barely got a job despite being well ranked. From everything I've heard, with the same rank at BU/GW I would have been fine, assuming I was willing to work on the East Coast.Blindmelon wrote:Depends on the school. While outside of the "T14" (19 and on) rankings don't matter much, there are stronger schools in that band, e.g., BC, BU, GW, Fordham, ND, UIUC.HelltotheNo wrote:MrAnon wrote:I know quite a few unemployed, quite a few working in internships with parents supporting them and paying their loans (these people are 25-30 years old), know more unemployed than I know in midlaw, know as many small law as I know big law.
I call bullshit on this.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
I'm interested in this. All the schools I'm looking at are t19(lol)-t30 and come with varying degrees of cost. While I acknowledge the outlook is grim right now I'm having a hard time believing the notion on TLS that outside of the top 15% at these schools you are screwed and would be better off working at burger king for the rest of your life - that in general the remaining 85% of the class is just wallowing in self pity and resigned to unemployment/unpaid/doc review.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Step 1: abolish curveandrostan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
Step 2: everyone gets a 4.0
Step 3: everyone gets biglaw!
Why didn't anyone think of this before??
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
No, but outside the top third you're pretty screwed if you're going $200,000 into debt for a JD from one of these schools, and this is coming from a guy who goes to (and loves) one such school. There are a lot of good options for folks at T30s, but go into this shit eyes open.Sandro wrote:I'm interested in this. All the schools I'm looking at are t19(lol)-t30 and come with varying degrees of cost. While I acknowledge the outlook is grim right now I'm having a hard time believing the notion on TLS that outside of the top 15% at these schools you are screwed and would be better off working at burger king for the rest of your life - that in general the remaining 85% of the class is just wallowing in self pity and resigned to unemployment/unpaid/doc review.
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Awesome.ogurty wrote: Step 1: abolish curve
Step 2: everyone gets a 4.0
Step 3: everyone gets biglaw!
Why didn't anyone think of this before??
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
Other grad programs don't need a curve to prevent everyone from getting a 4.0.ogurty wrote:Step 1: abolish curveandrostan wrote:What a wonderful system. Curved grading that insures half of entering students can pay tuition for 3 years but will be lucky to ever find gainful employment.
My wife is finishing up pharmacy school in May. Nothing was graded on a mandatory curve but plenty of people still manage to do poorly. At least with them we can feel confident they just didn't know the material (or they did other stupid things that reflect poorly on their ability to be a competent professional i.e. late night drinking before exam). You either know the subject matter, prepare adequately, take things seriously and get good grades or you don't.
Not in LS. You can know the subject matter extraordinarily well, but as long some argument can be made for why the grader likes 50 other students' responses better than yours, you're SOL.
Step 2: everyone gets a 4.0 who earns it
Step 3: everyone gets biglaw! who earns it
Why didn't anyone think of this before??
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Re: What are t-20-30 grads doing?
I'm really curious about this as well. I'm going to W&M and will probably be only taking about 5-8k per year in loans due to scholarship and some savings, but I'm horrified of what I'm going into.
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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