Stanford 1L taking questions Forum

[birkenstockmarket]

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, it's greatly appreciated.

I would love to hear any sense you might have as to how many Hs in one's first 3 quarters is the average (or median)?

[pride09]

Tagging so I can read answers now, maybe write some answers a year from now.

[pride09]

Ok, a question since a few of us were wondering: Do you remember when you found out your sections/professors for 1L?

[NikaneOkie]

This link says that around half of the spots in Munger are quads, with the remainder being mostly studios.

https://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/shs/g ... _chart.htm

I'd say a majority of 1Ls living in Munger are living in quads that they drew into with blind roommates, but, as BioEBear said above, we do not know much about the relative difficulty of drawing each option. You see more of a mix in the type of students 1Ls end up with. I live with 3 other 1Ls. Most 1Ls in quads have at least 1 roommate in a different program.

cool, thanks aldo! what would you pref and in what order?

+1
I'd like a little post hoc analysis on room selection for 0Ls please

[theadw]

Ok, a question since a few of us were wondering: Do you remember when you found out your sections/professors for 1L?

Mid-August.

[JeremyPaul]

Mid-August.

Oh my. That's a long ways away...

[DeepSeaLaw]

Not that actually seeing my loan totals for next year has anything to do with this, but I'm curious about academic-year opportunities to work at Stanford (RA, TA, etc.). I would assume that the first quarter (and maybe all of 1L year) is too important and stressful already to try anything like this, but how hard is it for, say, a 2L to get a substantive part-time job that would result in a slight tuition remission or income? Assume said student is comfortable with quantitative research (decent math/stats skills) but doesn't have an advanced degree or impressive work experience.

[BioEBear2010]

Not that actually seeing my loan totals for next year has anything to do with this, but I'm curious about academic-year opportunities to work at Stanford (RA, TA, etc.). I would assume that the first quarter (and maybe all of 1L year) is too important and stressful already to try anything like this, but how hard is it for, say, a 2L to get a substantive part-time job that would result in a slight tuition remission or income? Assume said student is comfortable with quantitative research (decent math/stats skills) but doesn't have an advanced degree or impressive work experience.

I know at least 7 1Ls (myself included) who are RAing right now, and two others who have been TAs outside the law school. Two other 1Ls are working part-time as patent agents, too, I believe. And an advanced degree/significant WE are usually not required for RAs (unless the professor's research requires an assistant with a strong stats background, which may happen).

1L year is as rough as you want to make it.

[SR_B]

Do most people sign up for full year or academic year housing contracts? The former obviously has some advantages, but I feel like it's difficult to commit myself when my 1L summer plans are still far in the distance.

[Kretzy]

Do most people sign up for full year or academic year housing contracts? The former obviously has some advantages, but I feel like it's difficult to commit myself when my 1L summer plans are still far in the distance.

Sign up for both as options. It doesn't matter; you can withdraw from the full-year contract up until April 29 (give or take a few days per year) if you get a job that makes you live off campus. By signing up for both, you almost double your chance to get placed in Munger, since certain apts are full year and certain apts are academic year.

[dkt4]

well damn i should've read that about munger earlier

[pride09]

My printer broke a while ago and I'm considering getting a new one for law school. Is this recommended? Do students get a quota of free copies at the library? Is it enough?
thanks

[birkenstockmarket]

I would love some current information about cell phone reception on campus. I found threads from ~2006 saying only ATT worked on campus. Is this still true? My family in considering switching to T-Mobile or Verizon. Thanks!

[z3201]

bump...in case you all happen to be taking a break from studying for finals. good luck with them!!

[BioEBear2010]

bump...in case you all happen to be taking a break from studying for finals. good luck with them!!

One more to go (tomorrow). Must say, I love SLS, but a ten month 1L year is a teeeeeny bit long.

[adameus]

bump...in case you all happen to be taking a break from studying for finals. good luck with them!!

One more to go (tomorrow). Must say, I love SLS, but a ten month 1L year is a teeeeeny bit long.

Are you guys seriously still in exams? WTF!!!

[BioEBear2010]

bump...in case you all happen to be taking a break from studying for finals. good luck with them!!

One more to go (tomorrow). Must say, I love SLS, but a ten month 1L year is a teeeeeny bit long.

Are you guys seriously still in exams? WTF!!!

Much to our dismay, yes. Exam season round 3 goes 'til next Tuesday. And some of us have papers due JULY 5th.

[adameus]

bump...in case you all happen to be taking a break from studying for finals. good luck with them!!

One more to go (tomorrow). Must say, I love SLS, but a ten month 1L year is a teeeeeny bit long.

Are you guys seriously still in exams? WTF!!!

Much to our dismay, yes. Exam season round 3 goes 'til next Tuesday. And some of us have papers due JULY 5th.

Wow! How do you have time for a summer job?

[theadw]

My printer broke a while ago and I'm considering getting a new one for law school. Is this recommended? Do students get a quota of free copies at the library? Is it enough?
thanks

If you're going to live in Munger, I doubt that you'll need a printer. The library is all of a few feet away, and, as far as I know, we have unlimited (or effectively unlimited) printing privileges (at least for b/w documents). If you plan to live in EV, Rains, or off-campus, it's probably worth buying something cheap for the few times a year you'll want one.

[BioEBear2010]

Are you guys seriously still in exams? WTF!!!

Much to our dismay, yes. Exam season round 3 goes 'til next Tuesday. And some of us have papers due JULY 5th.


Wow! How do you have time for a summer job?

Most of us start either next Monday (June 6th) or the following one (June 13th). With a 10 week summer, that gives us a weeklong vacation on either the front-end or the back-end of work. And then it's OCI time.

[abl]

OCI's a vacation

[MaxWeber]

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[tgir]

incoming 1L here---where do law students eat on campus? meal plan worth it?

also, anyone else on this board having trouble accessing SLSNavigator? i setup my SUNet ID and have access to Axess and the librarie ecatalog, but not SLSNavigator. i get a 401 authorization message when i try...

Tons of SLS web pages, including the SLSNavigator, are only available to current students. So until we actually formally enroll in the fall, our SUNet ID's have only partial access.

[sfxx]

Can anyone link me to or post the undergraduate representation at SLS?

[jonfen]

How many clinics does Stanford allow you to take? I assume not too many since they last for an entire quarter, but I am interested in two very different clinics, and was wondering if it was possible to take two before graduating?

Thank you.