South Texas 2011 Forum

[jacketman03]

I use my LSU email address for my lsac stuff or whatever so the only stuff that goes to that email is LSU alumni garbage and law school info so i as well freak everytime i see 1 new email (typically lsu asking me for money, just spent 5 years paying these turds and ive been out for a year and they already want my money lol)

Haha, I am not looking forward to the Association emails asking me to help our poor little Texas A&M once I graduate.

[txadv11]

If you don't mind me asking, what is wrong with tech? I used to place it pretty high, but lately I hear people say bad things about it, makes me kinda rethink things!

It's not so much Tech, since I like the school itself, but rather Lubbock. I lived there for a couple years when I was a kid, and I have no desire to ever live there again. I really only applied there since it would be free if they had admitted me.

Oh, ok, I guess I can agree. I sure wish I could stay in Dallas, but SMU wasn't gonna happen, and TX Wesleyan would have to give me a really good $$$ offer, to persuade me away from STCL or one of the current $$$ offers.

[jacketman03]

Oh, ok, I guess I can agree. I sure wish I could stay in Dallas, but SMU wasn't gonna happen, and TX Wesleyan would have to give me a really good $$$ offer, to persuade me away from STCL or one of the current $$$ offers.

I'd like to go to law school in Dallas, as I'm from around there, but at this point the only way that I don't wind up going to STCL is if UH decides to admit me.

[txadv11]

Oh, ok, I guess I can agree. I sure wish I could stay in Dallas, but SMU wasn't gonna happen, and TX Wesleyan would have to give me a really good $$$ offer, to persuade me away from STCL or one of the current $$$ offers.

I'd like to go to law school in Dallas, as I'm from around there, but at this point the only way that I don't wind up going to STCL is if UH decides to admit me.

By the way, you are an Aggie, right?

What's the relationship between STCL and A&M? I know they tried to actually print "A&M, South Texas College of Law" on the degree a few years ago, but someone shit a brick and they stopped that.
They offer a 3+3 BS/JD, but besides that is there anything I'm missing?

[Tonio]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

[jacketman03]

By the way, you are an Aggie, right?

What's the relationship between STCL and A&M? I know they tried to actually print "A&M, South Texas College of Law" on the degree a few years ago, but someone shit a brick and they stopped that.
They offer a 3+3 BS/JD, but besides that is there anything I'm missing?

Yes, I'm an Aggie, and I know there's a nice connection between the two schools, and the JD/MBA thing is with A&M's Mays School of Business. I remember something about A&M trying to buy it, but some people (most Ags will say t-sips in Austin) said no to it.

[jacketman03]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

At STCL you don't have to learn the civil code, which I would think would be a bit less stressful and all.

[Tonio]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

At STCL you don't have to learn the civil code, which I would think would be a bit less stressful and all.

ya but ultimately ill prolly have to learn it anyways, cuz if i go to south texas ill get a job in houston just cuz it will be easier but eventually ill return to the motherland Lousiana (even though ironically i was born in texas just never spent anytime there)

[Tonio]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends at oyola who say its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

[txadv11]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

At STCL you don't have to learn the civil code, which I would think would be a bit less stressful and all.

+1, I actually asked the LSU rep about this and she said they offer the "napoleonic law/code" along with the typical JD, and I think she mentioned you get two certifications or something like that. Either way, ultimately, I chose not to apply to LA schools (applied to every school in OK, AR, MS, and most of TX) because of the portability of the code scares me away.

On a side note, I went to school near the border of TX/LA, and took many trips to Shreveport and Bossier City. Mmm, daiquiris.

[txadv11]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends and loyola who says its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

Shit, are you serious? I was thinking of transferring IF things didn't work out...

[Tonio]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

At STCL you don't have to learn the civil code, which I would think would be a bit less stressful and all.

+1, I actually asked the LSU rep about this and she said they offer the "napoleonic law/code" along with the typical JD, and I think she mentioned you get two certifications or something like that. Either way, ultimately, I chose not to apply to LA schools (applied to every school in OK, AR, MS, and most of TX) because of the portability of the code scares me away.

On a side note, I went to school near the border of TX/LA, and took many trips to Shreveport and Bossier City. Mmm, daiquiris.

Lol i got a lot of boys from portcity they actually coming in tonite for some mardi gras parades. The napoleonic code is hyped like its this big deal and so different, its really more the name than anything the laws are essentially all the same

[jacketman03]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends and loyola who says its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

Shit, are you serious? I was thinking of transferring IF things didn't work out...

That's the first I've heard of this, I've always heard that it wasn't that competitive for a 3rd tier school.

[Tonio]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends and loyola who says its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

Shit, are you serious? I was thinking of transferring IF things didn't work out...

ya you can look it up thats the perception i got from it. Lot of people going there cuz its only place they could get in and killing to be in the top
(my sis works for a King kong firm in H-town and thats what she was telling me (she graduated second in her class at tulane, goody two shoes))

[txadv11]

Its gonna be between loyola and south texas for me, im thinking i will get into both. And i have to decide if i wanna stay near home and go to loyola and pay the outrageous tuition, or go to houston pay less money and go to school in a location with a much better job market.

At STCL you don't have to learn the civil code, which I would think would be a bit less stressful and all.

+1, I actually asked the LSU rep about this and she said they offer the "napoleonic law/code" along with the typical JD, and I think she mentioned you get two certifications or something like that. Either way, ultimately, I chose not to apply to LA schools (applied to every school in OK, AR, MS, and most of TX) because of the portability of the code scares me away.

On a side note, I went to school near the border of TX/LA, and took many trips to Shreveport and Bossier City. Mmm, daiquiris.

Lol i got a lot of boys from portcity they actually coming in tonite for some mardi gras parades. The napoleonic code is hyped like its this big deal and so different, its really more the name than anything the laws are essentially all the same

Not to get into a political discussion, but after seeing Spike Lee's "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise", about post-Katrina conditions, I thought about applying to schools there.

[txadv11]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends and loyola who says its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

Shit, are you serious? I was thinking of transferring IF things didn't work out...

That's the first I've heard of this, I've always heard that it wasn't that competitive for a 3rd tier school.

Same, and it is actually 4th tier . But supposedly one of the best trial ad and legal writing schools around.

[Tonio]

Louisiana is a great place to live, if its not to late it wouldnt hurt you to apply to lsu and loyola

[jacketman03]

my understanding is that South Texas is very stressful, and its one of the most cut throat schools in the country. Like with people clawing their way to the top fo their class not caring who they leave in the dust, and i got friends and loyola who says its real chill. So thats also something for me to consider

Shit, are you serious? I was thinking of transferring IF things didn't work out...

That's the first I've heard of this, I've always heard that it wasn't that competitive for a 3rd tier school.

Same, and it is actually 4th tier . But supposedly one of the best trial ad and legal writing schools around.

3rd tier, 4th tier, is there really a difference once USNWR stops numbering them? Although, when I think of 4th tier, I think Texas Southern, Cooley, etc, and I think STCL is better than those.

[Tonio]

ya thats the worst, south texas is ranked with ave maria, florida coastal, cooley etc etc. and its miles ahead of those places

[jacketman03]

Louisiana is a great place to live, if its not to late it wouldnt hurt you to apply to lsu and loyola

I would have applied to LSU, but they don't give fee waivers for LSAC fee waivers.

[Tonio]

Louisiana is a great place to live, if its not to late it wouldnt hurt you to apply to lsu and loyola

I would have applied to LSU, but they don't give fee waivers for LSAC fee waivers.

LSU is wicked hard to get into as well, really good law school

But let me tell you from 5 years of experience BATON ROUGE BLOWS, big time. NOLA is 50 times better

[jacketman03]

ya thats the worst, south texas is ranked with ave maria, florida coastal, cooley etc etc. and its miles ahead of those places

All I know is that you can apparently get a decent job with a STCL degree, whereas its more dicey at some of those other schools.

[roarthur]

Ya im at a 151. That makes me feel slightly better! I just wish I would hear back from them already

fingers crossed we find out at the sametime. Not sure i can stomach another day of "yay im in" no offense quite happy for everyone actually but the hearing nothing is horrible

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(scroll to bottom chart) Hopefully that will take some of the guess-work out of things.

Wow, I dont know where you found that but it is awesome. It gave me back the glimmer of hope that I lost as the days go by haha it says they admin 100/115 in my range. 86%. I'd say the odds are in my favor! Thanks!

[txadv11]

Honestly, I've done too much research and know at least someone from almost every TX school. At the moment MY rankings are:
1. UT
2. SMU
3. Houston
4. Baylor
5. Tech
6. STCL
7. St. Mary's
8. Texas Wesleyan
9. TSU-Thurgood Marshall

note- SMU-Houston-Baylor can flip flop when you compare market, cost, specialty etc
also St. Mary's and Wesleyan are pretty close IMHO.

But for what I want to do (again, litigation, criminal, appellate), I'd say Baylor and STCL are the obvious choice.

[Tonio]

ya thats the worst, south texas is ranked with ave maria, florida coastal, cooley etc etc. and its miles ahead of those places

All I know is that you can apparently get a decent job with a STCL degree, whereas its more dicey at some of those other schools.

Ya i just want a job in the DA's office (sadly thats not that easy anymore). I wanna work prosecution for a few years then once i get the ropes of how the prosecution works etc etc ill start private practice criminal law and ill know how they work and know how to go at them. thats the dream (tell yall how it works out in 9 years)