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JDizzle2015 wrote:

Sherwood2014 wrote:Pretty cool. . .I would think!

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... slreturn=1

Tight. Thanks!

Yeah, I'm loving that. How long until it's CNP instead of CCN?

iamrobk wrote:

JDizzle2015 wrote:

Sherwood2014 wrote:Pretty cool. . .I would think!

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... slreturn=1

Tight. Thanks!

Yeah, I'm loving that. How long until it's CNP instead of CCN?

I don't see it ever being CNP unless Columbia were seen to be in a tier of itself. Possibly CCP although more likely CCNP.

Although I think NYU and Penn are peer schools in many ways, though each has distinguishing factors, I think the most people will continue to see NYU as a better school than Penn, relying on ingrained traditional views.

Texas is probably the easiest market to target if you have ties.

XxMVPxX wrote:How do the new renovations look. The only thing I've been able to see is this rendering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KifZt5MW ... r_embedded

Oh, hey, this is where I took the LSAT and will be taking it again come June. And hopefully spending a lot of time here come fall of 2013.

Veyron wrote:Texas is probably the easiest market to target if you have ties.

Do you know if they like hipster skinny ones down there?

Did any of the current students ITT defer? Does anyone know how strict Penn is with granting deferrals?

No13baby wrote:Did any of the current students ITT defer? Does anyone know how strict Penn is with granting deferrals?

Liberally.

r6_philly wrote:

No13baby wrote:Did any of the current students ITT defer? Does anyone know how strict Penn is with granting deferrals?

Liberally.

SWEET.

4th to 1st . . . good as it gets!

The data below compares this year's ranking to last year, while the link below provides more data.



http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... slreturn=1

Have any of you Penn attendees lived in or do you know anyone who has lived in Sansom Place? if so how did you/they like it?

r6_philly wrote:

Veyron wrote:Texas is probably the easiest market to target if you have ties.

Do you know if they like hipster skinny ones down there?

No, I'm pretty sure its Bolo only.

Veyron wrote:Texas is probably the easiest market to target if you have ties.

Would you mind elaborating on this?

sn20 wrote:

Veyron wrote:Texas is probably the easiest market to target if you have ties.

Would you mind elaborating on this?

What do you want to know. 1Ls from Texas have been known to land 1L SAs at BIGTEX with average grades and no particularly relevant work experience. Actually, I feel like everyone I knew from Texas got a 1L SA and certainly a 2L SA if they went for Texas. And if you have anything resembling an oil or gas background you'll have more offers than you know what to do with, grades be dammed.

The Texas economy never really experienced the full force of the recession and legal hiring never slowed down as much as it did in a lot of other places.

XxMVPxX wrote:Have any of you Penn attendees lived in or do you know anyone who has lived in Sansom Place? if so how did you/they like it?

It's horrifically overpriced given the Soviet-style quality. Seek elsewhere. You have been warned.

HeavenWood wrote:

XxMVPxX wrote:Have any of you Penn attendees lived in or do you know anyone who has lived in Sansom Place? if so how did you/they like it?

It's horrifically overpriced given the Soviet-style quality. Seek elsewhere. You have been warned.

You should apply to be an RA next door to the school. That place looks nice.

XxMVPxX wrote:

Sounds like you have a pretty nice setup lol, did you guys meet at Penn?

Yep, met on journal, great life choice

Georgiana wrote:

XxMVPxX wrote:

Sounds like you have a pretty nice setup lol, did you guys meet at Penn?

Yep, met on journal, great life choice

Sorry I'm still an undergrad and not quite familiar with the lexicon, what exactly is "journal" lol?

XxMVPxX wrote:

Georgiana wrote:

XxMVPxX wrote:

Sounds like you have a pretty nice setup lol, did you guys meet at Penn?

Yep, met on journal, great life choice

Sorry I'm still an undergrad and not quite familiar with the lexicon, what exactly is "journal" lol?

boooo

PARTY wrote: boooo

XxMVPxX wrote: Sorry I'm still an undergrad and not quite familiar with the lexicon, what exactly is "journal" lol?

Basic overview of law reviews/journals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_review

XxMVPxX wrote:

PARTY wrote: boooo

jean-luc was better.

Georgiana wrote:

XxMVPxX wrote: Sorry I'm still an undergrad and not quite familiar with the lexicon, what exactly is "journal" lol?

Basic overview of law reviews/journals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_review

Thanks!

PARTY wrote: jean-luc was better.

Yeah but it didn't really make any sense or apply to the situation at all.

Hi everyone:

Can anyone comment on how rigorous the 1L curriculum is by semester? I'm wondering whether having two electives in the second semester makes things a bit easier (in addition to the familiarity you'd have because of the first semester).

I ask because I might be doing a joint degree at Penn, and the other department's curriculum consists of four courses per semester, meaning that if I substitute one of my 1L electives to take a seminar over there, I'm concerned that I won't be able to devote as much time to that course due to the 1L load.

Thanks!

johnkim1982 wrote:Hi everyone:

Can anyone comment on how rigorous the 1L curriculum is by semester? I'm wondering whether having two electives in the second semester makes things a bit easier (in addition to the familiarity you'd have because of the first semester).

I ask because I might be doing a joint degree at Penn, and the other department's curriculum consists of four courses per semester, meaning that if I substitute one of my 1L electives to take a seminar over there, I'm concerned that I won't be able to devote as much time to that course due to the 1L load.

Thanks!

Since pretty-much any course is less rigorous than a 1L course, that would actually free up your schedule. But you might want to check and see if Penn Law will even allow you to substitute the course at another school for one of the electives, I don't necessarily think they would even if you are working on a joint degree.

Veyron wrote:

johnkim1982 wrote:Hi everyone:

Can anyone comment on how rigorous the 1L curriculum is by semester? I'm wondering whether having two electives in the second semester makes things a bit easier (in addition to the familiarity you'd have because of the first semester).

I ask because I might be doing a joint degree at Penn, and the other department's curriculum consists of four courses per semester, meaning that if I substitute one of my 1L electives to take a seminar over there, I'm concerned that I won't be able to devote as much time to that course due to the 1L load.

Thanks!

Since pretty-much any course is less rigorous than a 1L course, that would actually free up your schedule. But you might want to check and see if Penn Law will even allow you to substitute the course at another school for one of the electives, I don't necessarily think they would even if you are working on a joint degree.

The 2 electives in the Spring only meet twice a week (one less meeting per class per week from the Fall). The classes also require a lot less reading. So Spring is a bit easier. But since they are dropping Property, your first semester might be a little less vigorous than we all had.


As for substituting a non-law class, I remember reading about it somewhere in the policies but you have to petition it. Maybe they will let you sub the perspective class, I don't think they would let you not take a regulatory one.