NYU Class of 2014 Forum

[spacepenguin]

Has this worked for anyone?

It worked for a bunch of us previously, so I think the server is just having issues right now.

[re-applicant]

Has this worked for anyone?

It worked for a bunch of us previously, so I think the server is just having issues right now.

Ah I see. Thanks!

[incompetentia]

For the third time: Call ITS at (212) 998-3333 and ask them for your university ID and your netID and they will give it to you so that you can set all this up

[glitched]

so anyone know what kind of law they want to do? who is gunning for biglaw? is it pretty much assumed everyone wants to try to go for a3 clerking? i know a lot of you want to do public interest. what kind of public interest?

for me, i kind of want to do tax law. it seems interesting to me. and also nyu supposedly has the best tax program so that's a plus. but who knows.

edit: i came into law on the idea that i wanted to do patent for biotech... but it's been a while since then i suppose.

[spacepenguin]

so anyone know what kind of law they want to do? who is gunning for biglaw? is it pretty much assumed everyone wants to try to go for a3 clerking? i know a lot of you want to do public interest. what kind of public interest?

for me, i kind of want to do tax law. it seems interesting to me. and also nyu supposedly has the best tax program so that's a plus. but who knows.

edit: i came into law on the idea that i wanted to do patent for biotech... but it's been a while since then i suppose.

I'm interested in either IP (non-patent) or your basic M&A, securities, corporate law. A3 clerking of course would be preferential, but I'm going in with the assumption that I'll probably/hopefully graduate around median.

I'm really flexible though, I plan on going to as many PI events, the law & economic colloquium, public speaker events, etc. and hopefully I'll have it fully figured out by the end of 1L.

[Dayan114]

I'm going to move in on Wednesday, most likely. Just easier than dealing with any early move-in issues.
For what it's worth, I tracked down the 2010 orientation sched...the Wednesday itinerary looked something like this:


9:00-5:00 Move in
6:00-8:00 Movie Night

Mind sharing that schedule (post/PM)? Trying to shoehorn in a late summer getaway with the wife before orientation starts in earnest...

[incompetentia]

Last year's schedule is here. (LinkRemoved) I'd imagine that it would be similar this year, although perhaps not identical.


(I'm looking to go into PI, but coming from a relatively unrelated field, I'm not sure exactly what yet. A3 is of course on the table, but I have no idea how I'm going to do, so...we'll see how it goes.)

[birdlaw117]

I'm planning on going into tax law, but I'm open to changes...

[Ratchet Jackson]

I'm planning on going into tax law, but I'm open to changes...

Corporate or entertainment, but also open to changes.

[thegrayman]

tax law as well, but who knows, that might change once I get into the actually coursework

[incompetentia]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

[spacepenguin]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

Is D'Ag really that terrible?

[incompetentia]

Proximity was a downside for me. I know how lazy I can be.

[re-applicant]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

I'll be putting down D'Ag too. I was a bit horrified by the size of the rooms there, but I'd rather have a small room and more money to spend on food/drink.

[spacepenguin]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

I'll be putting down D'Ag too. I was a bit horrified by the size of the rooms there, but I'd rather have a small room and more money to spend on food/drink.

I pretty much came to the same conclusion. If you get two roommates, you're looking at $830 of spending money per month

[glitched]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

I'll be putting down D'Ag too. I was a bit horrified by the size of the rooms there, but I'd rather have a small room and more money to spend on food/drink.

I pretty much came to the same conclusion. If you get two roommates, you're looking at $830 of spending money per month

can you share the room with campus housing?

[incompetentia]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

I'll be putting down D'Ag too. I was a bit horrified by the size of the rooms there, but I'd rather have a small room and more money to spend on food/drink.

I pretty much came to the same conclusion. If you get two roommates, you're looking at $830 of spending money per month

can you share the room with campus housing?

Not officially.

[shanemahsa]

Just put in my housing application. Thought I would have at least one of four choices at Mercer, but with costs I won't really mind nine months at Dag, really.

I'll be putting down D'Ag too. I was a bit horrified by the size of the rooms there, but I'd rather have a small room and more money to spend on food/drink.

I pretty much came to the same conclusion. If you get two roommates, you're looking at $830 of spending money per month

can you share the room with campus housing?

Negative.

[law_monkey]

Bumping because it is the middle of the night and this thread lacks excitement.

[thecilent]

Bumping because it is the middle of the night and this thread lacks excitement.

[spacepenguin]

Bumping because it is the middle of the night and this thread lacks excitement.

Yeah, the Columbia thread is seeing way more action. COLUMBIA!

[Lisi]

I plan to go into PI. I didn't leave academia to be a corporate slave! I'm not completely sure what kind of PI -- I'm going to let my experiences at NYU guide me when it comes to specific opportunities or ideas.

[spacepenguin]

I plan to go into PI. I didn't leave academia to be a corporate slave! I'm not completely sure what kind of PI -- I'm going to let my experiences at NYU guide me when it comes to specific opportunities or ideas.

Just out of curiosity, how were you involved in academia?

I was considering doing that for a long while and decided that being a corporate slave fit me better.

[GinaTheresa]

When you say corporate slave - what kind of daily work is that exactly? This is meant as a serious question. When they tell you you'll need to work 70-80 hours a week, with no days off for months at a time - what kind of work are you doing? Is it challenging and interesting? Or is it just tedious and repetitive paper-pushing that any office-drone with a law degree could do? If I had to do a boring job for 70 hours a week, I'd kill myself. But 70 hours of non-stop awesomeness . . . is a different story.

[ahduth]

When you say corporate slave - what kind of daily work is that exactly? This is meant as a serious question. When they tell you you'll need to work 70-80 hours a week, with no days off for months at a time - what kind of work are you doing? Is it challenging and interesting? Or is it just tedious and repetitive paper-pushing that any office-drone with a law degree could do? If I had to do a boring job for 70 hours a week, I'd kill myself. But 70 hours of non-stop awesomeness . . . is a different story.

I think it really depends on the firm, whether you're doing litigation or transactional work, how good you are (or how the partners view you more specifically), etc. That's why it's important to do your homework before EIW.

I'm probably going to do corporate. It almost feels like I know too much accounting at this point not to.