This is pretty much right on. You can make it to the airport in an hour as long as you drive aggressively and you have a good route.
Chicago is a straight 4 hour drive that is pretty easy.
For NY and Philly: you'll have more flight options for NYC (airlines and airports), but it won't be cheaper or shorter than Philly. For Philly, its pretty much just US Air flight, but it is never too expensive. Your total time in transit may actually be better for PHL depending on how far you would live in NYC from JFK, LGA, or EWR.

If you are the one coming in to Bloomington, then that would mean that someone would have to pick you up from the airport (whereas if you were in Chicago, you could presumably drive directly to Bloomington). There is a shuttle, but it takes way too long and doesn't run often enough.
That pain when it comes to the airport would make me favor Chicago.
It is one thing for someone who goes to school here to drive to the airport (it only adds an hour to the trip, and airport security is always very quick, so I don't mind the tradeoff). But for people coming in to Bloomington, it will be tougher.



The HPER is a 10 minute walk and is not what I would call "the best gym." The SRSC is a 25 minute walk (or 5 minute drive) and is the better of the 2 IU gyms.
There is definitely a private gym on College Ave, but that wouldn't be a quicker walk than the HPER.
I drive to the SRSC and just accept it as one the few places that I drive to in this town.

Anyone selling E&E's or 1L books? (will be doing Summer Start torts)

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The HPER is a 10 minute walk from the law school, has male/female locker rooms. Lifting/cardio in the basement. That's where I go.

Here's a quick question...I'm wondering which cell phone provider is best in Bloomington? Verizon? AT&T? Is 4G data service accessible in Bloomington? I've been out of the country for awhile, so I don't know what's "standard" in the American Midwest...

Also: earlier in this thread, I read something about the IU bookstore selling affordable copies of Windows. I didn't see Windows listed in the online inventory, but I don't know whether they post everything they sell. Does anyone know whether I can obtain a cheap copy of Windows at one of the bookstores, or whether I should just order it online? (I'll be bringing my Macbook to law school.)

I suppose I could just e-mail the bookstore. But maybe someone here has insight?

Verizon has had LTE for a while now, and it works quite nicely.
AT&T has apparently just launched their LTE network in Bloomington: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/3/292275 ... ge-station
I don't know what Sprint has in Bloomington
T-Mobile obviously just has HSPA+

You can get the Windows copies at the tech part of the bookstore in the basement of the Union. You don't need Windows to run Examsoft, so I don't know why you would buy it.

I personally user virgin mobile. $35 a month will get you unlimited text and 3G internet, and 300 mins a month talk time. Can upgrade to unlimited for a bit more. The catch is you have to buy their phone. For me (didn't care about 4G), it was by far the best deal.

You would think 0Ls would have more substantive questions beyond cell phones and gyms. Like the school's 30 percent 3L employment rate or the 2L OCI slaughter.

I just got in from WL status today and couldn't be more excited. As a second look acceptance, though, I'm not expecting any aid from the school. I would be turning down a full ride to the University of Louisville but I believe it's worth it.

Any thoughts?

I think it depends where you want to work and what you want to do. If you KNOW you want to work in Louisville, you might really consider that full ride. Sometimes a second-tier school like that can be really well connected in the local market, and people there won't care that you didn't go to a better school. Something to at least consider. On the other hand, if you're not sure where you want to work, or if you really, really wanna work in biglaw, you might consider the jump to IU.

Just my two cents. Maybe call an attorney in the Louisville area and ask what they think, too. Hope that helps.

The employment situation at the schools is probably about the same. There is no "BigLaw" at IU. You are nuts to turn down the full ride.

Can you clarify what you mean by OCI slaughter?

Are you really bored enough at Fordham that you need to interrupt another school's thread? You really think we didn't do any research before we applied?

I go to IU- merely giving advice to people that think the school is a real T30 (hint: its not). Louisville is a peer school employment wise.

Why do you go to IU then?

Made a mistake. Only saving grace is I don't pay to go here.

For what it's worth, I got callbacks from firms as a 1L and secured a summer position on the West Coast despite having no prior ties there. IU has served me very well. It's a wonderful place with a great atmosphere and good academics. I have no complaints beyond some minor annoyances.

All this talk about IU being some kind of job dystopia are greatly exaggerated.

Even at TTTs, things aren't so bad if you are Top 5-10%. I knew people at Pacific (a real TTT) that got jobs in that range. It doesn't change the fact that Indiana isn't in anyway a T30.

You sound like fun.

Rising 3L here. I have a Biglaw job and I'm happy to take questions from 0Ls or 1Ls about the job search. Or, I can put you in touch with a number of my classmates who also have Biglaw jobs.

I'm a rising 2L and my experience at IU has been excellent. I am not looking for a biglaw job, so I can't speak to that. But I have been overwhelmingly impressed by the caliber of the faculty and student body. I especially like the fact that people treat each other nicely here. That goes a long way.

Where did you fall in your class after 1L? Did you get the job through OCI? What city?

At the end of 1L I was near the top of the class. I didn't get my job through OCI, and I'd rather not offer the city.

What does "near the top of the class" mean? Is the city one of NY/Chi/DC? Did you have some sort of connection? What was your job search strategy?

I don't want to come across as a jack-ass, but I'd rather answer by private message because this information would almost certainly compromise my anonymity.