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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by bjsesq » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:23 pm

homestyle28 wrote:
IAFG wrote:If I based my opinion on the grades I hear about, I would assume NU curved 1L to a 3.7.
That low? You must have humble friends
Ain't that the fucking truth.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by CreativityKing » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:41 pm

Samara wrote:While we're on the topic, any thoughts on State and Local Government or Estates and Trusts?
I took State and Local. Enjoyed it. Not a ton of work. Did not hurt my GPA. So 3/3 on things I look for in classes.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by IAFG » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:06 pm

bjsesq wrote:
homestyle28 wrote:
IAFG wrote:If I based my opinion on the grades I hear about, I would assume NU curved 1L to a 3.7.
That low? You must have humble friends
Ain't that the fucking truth.
My friends are great. It's the acquaintances that will get you.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by homestyle28 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:15 pm

IAFG wrote:
bjsesq wrote:
homestyle28 wrote:
IAFG wrote:If I based my opinion on the grades I hear about, I would assume NU curved 1L to a 3.7.
That low? You must have humble friends
Ain't that the fucking truth.
My friends are great. It's the acquaintances that will get you.
You mean Rayiner, right?

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by IAFG » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:17 pm

homestyle28 wrote: You mean Rayiner, right?
Anyone with the honors document knows how he did.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Samara » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:44 pm

CreativityKing wrote:
Samara wrote:While we're on the topic, any thoughts on State and Local Government or Estates and Trusts?
I took State and Local. Enjoyed it. Not a ton of work. Did not hurt my GPA. So 3/3 on things I look for in classes.
Sweet. And it's relevant to my interests. 4 for 4.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Blumpbeef » Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:45 pm

Samara wrote:
CreativityKing wrote:
Samara wrote:While we're on the topic, any thoughts on State and Local Government or Estates and Trusts?
I took State and Local. Enjoyed it. Not a ton of work. Did not hurt my GPA. So 3/3 on things I look for in classes.
Sweet. And it's relevant to my interests. 4 for 4.
Same. Is it usually curved?

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by franklyscarlet » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:36 pm

has anyone taken remedies with Lupo? good/bad impressions?

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Post by Icculus » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:38 pm

franklyscarlet wrote:has anyone taken remedies with Lupo? good/bad impressions?
I didn't, but I had several friends who did and they all loved it. From what I was told there was no curve and he was not too hard with grades. They all highly recommended I take it this year.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by bjsesq » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:30 pm

franklyscarlet wrote:has anyone taken remedies with Lupo? good/bad impressions?
Is it Dean Lupo that teaches it? If so, he is the fucking man.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by franklyscarlet » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:36 pm

bjsesq wrote:
franklyscarlet wrote:has anyone taken remedies with Lupo? good/bad impressions?
Is it Dean Lupo that teaches it? If so, he is the fucking man.
yep. I've heard nothing but good things about him, but not much about the class itself.

While i'm here: BA with Eigen or Litvak?

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Georgia Avenue » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:50 pm

franklyscarlet wrote:
bjsesq wrote:
franklyscarlet wrote:has anyone taken remedies with Lupo? good/bad impressions?
Is it Dean Lupo that teaches it? If so, he is the fucking man.
yep. I've heard nothing but good things about him, but not much about the class itself.

While i'm here: BA with Eigen or Litvak?
I have Litvak for BA right now and love it. I'm probably going to get curve-pwned since there are 45ish people, but second semester last year I believe it was uncurved, with all the 1Ls falling all over themselves to take it with Reed.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Georgia Avenue » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:53 pm

To those looking for a really interesting class with no curve, not much reading, and (relatively) easy grading: Torts II with Shapo, Torts II with Shapo, Torts II with Shapo.

It helps tremendously to be used to his style if you had him first semester, but not having him shouldn't discourage you. Even if you don't take it, make sure to find out when the last day of class is and sit in on his lecture. Trust me.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by rinkrat19 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:19 pm

How about Environmental with Barsa?

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Blumpbeef » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:27 pm

rinkrat19 wrote:How about Environmental with Barsa?
hard as fuck, curved, he's really cool though

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by rinkrat19 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:33 pm

Blumpbeef wrote:
rinkrat19 wrote:How about Environmental with Barsa?
hard as fuck, curved, he's really cool though
:? If I'm gonna take something hard as fuck, I might as well take CivPro II. Ick.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by bk1 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:34 pm

BA - A lot of people I know disliked Litvak's BA. I had Reed and loved him. I think that you will often have to choose between an uncurved class with a disliked prof or a curved class with a liked prof. I'd probably take a 65 person curved BA with Reed over uncurved with Litvak but that's me (with the benefit of hindsight).

Barsa - Really interesting guy but I don't know how hard his tests are.

Lupo - People generally say he's awesome.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Icculus » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:41 pm

bk187 wrote:BA - A lot of people I know disliked Litvak's BA. I had Reed and loved him. I think that you will often have to choose between an uncurved class with a disliked prof or a curved class with a liked prof. I'd probably take a 65 person curved BA with Reed over uncurved with Litvak but that's me (with the benefit of hindsight).

Barsa - Really interesting guy but I don't know how hard his tests are.

Lupo - People generally say he's awesome.
I managed to get Reed for BA over the summer with zero bid points b/c Lutz couldn't teach it and I loved it. Reed is one of the best profs I've ever head, clear in his expectations and just an all around nice guy. Worth taking him even curved.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Georgia Avenue » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:15 pm

Echoing Enviro with Barsa: great prof, absolutely brutal test, likely curve-pwning.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by franklyscarlet » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:21 pm

Icculus wrote:
Instead of CirPro II take employment discrimnation. My friend took it second semester last year, loved it, and did really well (it usually only as 20-30 students). I am taking it now and love it, plus Provenzano is just amazing overall.
I've heard that's awesome, but I don't see it on our list :-/

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by rinkrat19 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:25 pm

franklyscarlet wrote:
Icculus wrote:
Instead of CirPro II take employment discrimnation. My friend took it second semester last year, loved it, and did really well (it usually only as 20-30 students). I am taking it now and love it, plus Provenzano is just amazing overall.
I've heard that's awesome, but I don't see it on our list :-/
Provenzano teaches Employment Law, so maybe that's what he means?

ETA: nope, I'm just confused. nm

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by Icculus » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:55 pm

rinkrat19 wrote:
franklyscarlet wrote:
Icculus wrote:
Instead of CirPro II take employment discrimnation. My friend took it second semester last year, loved it, and did really well (it usually only as 20-30 students). I am taking it now and love it, plus Provenzano is just amazing overall.
I've heard that's awesome, but I don't see it on our list :-/
Provenzano teaches Employment Law, so maybe that's what he means?

ETA: nope, I'm just confused. nm
She teaches both, maybe employment discrimination is only offered this semester. I heard good things about employment law too and I plan on taking next semester. You can take both.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by pah1664 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:00 pm

How well do NU grads break into midsize Midwestern markets without family connections?

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by CardozoLaw09 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:09 pm

How much does work experience matter to Northwestern for admissions? Or, how much favorably do admissions view a splitter that has solid work experience over one that doesn't? Just trying to gauge how much of a factor work experience is to Northwestern when assessing splitters.

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Re: Northwestern 3Ls Taking Questions and Challenges

Post by dolfan0516 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:10 pm

Is there a reason to take BA over corporations?

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