PANIC!! 1L Fall Grade Waiting Thread - 2012 Forum

[stillwater]

another day, more silence.

one part of my mind, against my better judgment, has decided to boycott doing most of my work this first week.

[BuckinghamB]

I might be freaking out a little hiding under a blanket, with chocolate and Disney at the ready.

FTFM.

Nothing like getting an email from a prof that YOUR GRADE IS COMING.

I haven't even gotten that. I love how the "Y" grade for legal practice isn't even up yet.

[hyakku]

I might be freaking out a little hiding under a blanket, with chocolate and Disney at the ready.

FTFM.

Nothing like getting an email from a prof that YOUR GRADE IS COMING.

I would actually stab a small child (or a moderately sized teenager) just for this email.

Although I do think I know what you're talking about lol, a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed. Well at least you'll probably have at least one grade this week.

[BuckinghamB]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

[prezidentv8]

Off topic:

Somehow read the thread title as "1L GARLIC THREAD!"

Clicked, became confused, reevaluated, said "Ah-ha!" and decided to let you all know.

A garlic thread would be legit tho.

[UnamSanctam]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

I'm not in EFGH, so probably a different email.

[Tiago Splitter]

While I am pissed that someone trolled facebook and said grades are ready when they weren't, I am more focused on being hungry for this:


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Well done prezidentv8

[BuckinghamB]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

I'm not in EFGH, so probably a different email.

I see. I think I misunderstood.

[Bronck]

While I am pissed that someone trolled facebook and said grades are ready when they weren't, I am more focused on being hungry for this:


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Well done prezidentv8

I'm not in that class, but that was pretty lame.

[vissidarte27]

Just got mine. Three B+s (one in legal writing), an A-, an A. GPA is 3.575, school curves to 3.3. Won't have class rank until next week.

Am I right to feel okay about that?

[catholicgirl]

Median pwned.

[hyakku]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

My bad, I might have my sections wrong. Whatever section that had the retiring K prof is the one I think I'm referring to. I didn't really check much since I knew they weren't in my section, and I could be referring to something completely differently. Don't wanna out anyone by accident here but I don't want to have you freaking out either. My bad.

[hoos89]

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[vissidarte27]

Just got mine. Three B+s (one in legal writing), an A-, an A. GPA is 3.575, school curves to 3.3. Won't have class rank until next week.

Am I right to feel okay about that?

Does your school have previous grade cutoffs (e.g. top 10%, top 25%, top 33%) posted? If so that would probably a better way to evaluate how good you should feel than asking TLS.

Good point. After much searching, I found one and it looks like somewhere between top 20-25%. Woo.

[UnamSanctam]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

My bad, I might have my sections wrong. Whatever section that had the retiring K prof is the one I think I'm referring to. I didn't really check much since I knew they weren't in my section, and I could be referring to something completely differently. Don't wanna out anyone by accident here but I don't want to have you freaking out either. My bad.

IJKL, and you're correct.

[BuckinghamB]

a couple of people in EFGH went nuts on my FB feed.

I got no such email, and I'm in EFGH. Now I'm a little sad...

My bad, I might have my sections wrong. Whatever section that had the retiring K prof is the one I think I'm referring to. I didn't really check much since I knew they weren't in my section, and I could be referring to something completely differently. Don't wanna out anyone by accident here but I don't want to have you freaking out either. My bad.

No problem!

[jack duluoz]

3L here...

Don't stress too much, guys. To some extent law school grades are bullshit and arbitrary. You should definitely analyze your performance to improve next semester, but understand that sometimes a Professor just won't like your analysis when another Professor might have -- at least to the extent that one Prof would give you a B, while the other gives you the dreaded B- and singlehandedly ruins your gpa for a semester.

My theory after analyzing 5 semesters of grades is this: (my school has a B curve)

Generally speaking, the top 5% of the class just gets it and can consistently bang out A grades with the occasional B+.

Outside that small five percent, there's a group of students around the top 10% - 30% who are really solid but will find themselves generally getting good grades i.e. few As, lots of A-s and B+s, but with the random B- for whatever reason.

Then there's the median group who just kind of show up to class, read, but don't really worry about figuring out how to do really well.

Finally, there's the people below median who really just don't give an honest shit.

If you try hard and attempt to understand how to do well on a law school exam, it is likely that you'll fall in that 10%-30% category. It just sucks that employers think there's something magical about the student that squeaked into the top 10% compared to the student who didn't catch any breaks and landed in the top 25%, when in reality there's really not a big difference in the ability of the students.

Just look at it this way: When you graduate, you'll be working at Target or you won't

[SportsFan]

*GRADES*:

Grades are due in our office one calendar month after the date of the in-class exam; January 20 for takeaway exams and paper courses. 2L/3L/LLM students - we post your grades as they are received. We will post first-year grades over a three day window, January 23, 24 and 25.



This email (they sent back at the end of November) is the death of me.

[skers]

I really wish Uchi didn't use such a retarded grading scale.

[Moriarty]

Just look at it this way: When you graduate, you'll be working at Target or you won't

Nah, Target is for those at 25% - median. Walmart is for those below median, ITE.

(Kidding. Thanks for the words of encouragement!)

[catholicgirl]

I really wish Uchi didn't use such a retarded grading scale.

Um right? Now I get to try and explain to people what the fuck it means. "I got B+'s kinda?"

[Richie Tenenbaum]

3L here...

Don't stress too much, guys. To some extent law school grades are bullshit and arbitrary. You should definitely analyze your performance to improve next semester, but understand that sometimes a Professor just won't like your analysis when another Professor might have -- at least to the extent that one Prof would give you a B, while the other gives you the dreaded B- and singlehandedly ruins your gpa for a semester.

My theory after analyzing 5 semesters of grades is this: (my school has a B curve)

Generally speaking, the top 5% of the class just gets it and can consistently bang out A grades with the occasional B+.

Outside that small five percent, there's a group of students around the top 10% - 30% who are really solid but will find themselves generally getting good grades i.e. few As, lots of A-s and B+s, but with the random B- for whatever reason.

Then there's the median group who just kind of show up to class, read, but don't really worry about figuring out how to do really well.

Finally, there's the people below median who really just don't give an honest shit.

If you try hard and attempt to understand how to do well on a law school exam, it is likely that you'll fall in that 10%-30% category. It just sucks that employers think there's something magical about the student that squeaked into the top 10% compared to the student who didn't catch any breaks and landed in the top 25%, when in reality there's really not a big difference in the ability of the students.

Just look at it this way: When you graduate, you'll be working at Target or you won't

You might want to preface this analysis with the school you go to, because it seems somewhat school specific. The idea of grades boiling down to effort and trying to understand how to do well on a law school exam might be somewhat true, but it certainly does not seem to hold true in full at UT (and I'm sure a ton of other schools).

[shredderrrrrr]

Do these numbers seem low or is this similar for other schools?

[Richie Tenenbaum]

Do these numbers seem low or is this similar for other schools?

Yes, but it really depends on the school range. Grade inflation happens a lot more when you move up in the rankings.

[SportsFan]

Do these numbers seem low or is this similar for other schools?

Seems pretty low, but rank is still whats gonna matter.