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Re: Southwestern

Post by Mr. Matlock » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:35 pm

Danteshek wrote:
Mr. Matlock wrote:
Danteshek wrote:Lecture today on Nuremburg Trials by HLS scholar Noah Feldman
Fuck the lecture. Go down to admissions and tell them to start doling out some decisions ASAP!!!! Don't take NO for an answer.
if your numbers aren't above the medians, you should be grateful that they are considering you at all...
ummmmm..... yea. Thank you for that.

BTW... The just following orders defense didn't fly.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:44 pm

Mr. Matlock wrote:
Danteshek wrote:
Mr. Matlock wrote:
Danteshek wrote:Lecture today on Nuremburg Trials by HLS scholar Noah Feldman
Fuck the lecture. Go down to admissions and tell them to start doling out some decisions ASAP!!!! Don't take NO for an answer.
if your numbers aren't above the medians, you should be grateful that they are considering you at all...
ummmmm..... yea. Thank you for that.

BTW... The just following orders defense didn't fly.

Mr. Matlock! You are a funny guy (assuming you are a guy). You're alright in my book, lol! Thanks for the laughs.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by raperez129 » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:50 pm

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+1

My file has been "complete & in review" since 3/26. If I am going to relocate my a$$ 2,000 miles away, I'd kind of like to know sooner than later.... :roll:

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Mr. Matlock » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:56 pm

raperez129 wrote: +1

My file has been "complete & in review" since 3/26. If I am going to relocate my a$$ 2,000 miles away, I'd kind of like to know sooner than later.... :roll:
C & I since 3/8 here. There's quite a bit of people with decision "pending" on lsn as well. Couldn't have picked a worse year to rely on a February LSAT. :|

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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:12 pm

Mr. Matlock wrote:
raperez129 wrote: +1

My file has been "complete & in review" since 3/26. If I am going to relocate my a$$ 2,000 miles away, I'd kind of like to know sooner than later.... :roll:
C & I since 3/8 here. There's quite a bit of people with decision "pending" on lsn as well. Couldn't have picked a worse year to rely on a February LSAT. :|

Take LSN with a grain of salt, as I'm sure people sign-up with LSN and don't get a chance to update accordingly.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Norwood » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm

Geez i'm down to my last 3 schools to hear from out of 15. SW is one of them and i've been complete/in review since 2/26. The other two are complete 1/11 and in review 12/15/09! Talk about sloooow.

I'm just dying to hear from them just so I can call it an end to my cycle. I've deposited at USF, but big money from any of the remaining three would bring them into serious consideration.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:51 pm

raperez129 wrote:
Mr. Matlock wrote:--ImageRemoved--

+1

My file has been "complete & in review" since 3/26. If I am going to relocate my a$$ 2,000 miles away, I'd kind of like to know sooner than later.... :roll:

There is a girl from KU in our class.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by chango » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:03 pm

Danteshek wrote:
Mr. Matlock wrote:
Danteshek wrote:Lecture today on Nuremburg Trials by HLS scholar Noah Feldman
Fuck the lecture. Go down to admissions and tell them to start doling out some decisions ASAP!!!! Don't take NO for an answer.
if your numbers aren't above the medians, you should be grateful that they are considering you at all...


They show their gratitude by paying $120,000.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by shanoodle » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:09 pm

Does anyone know how feasible it is to schedule a visit to the school? How much advanced notice is required?

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Re: Southwestern

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Re: Southwestern

Post by raperez129 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:27 am

Danteshek wrote:
raperez129 wrote:
Mr. Matlock wrote:--ImageRemoved--

+1

My file has been "complete & in review" since 3/26. If I am going to relocate my a$$ 2,000 miles away, I'd kind of like to know sooner than later.... :roll:

There is a girl from KU in our class.
Indeed there is. :mrgreen:

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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:54 pm

SW!!!! This is for you!!!!

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Re: Southwestern

Post by jdhopeful2010 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:28 pm

Something tells me that "complete and in review" looks like this...

I think I see my application...

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:07 pm

Dean announced $6.1 million in scholarships next year just for continuing students. This is a huge increase from last year and also over the last five years. They expanded the eligible students from top 10% to top 30%. All students in the top 30% will receive scholarships.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:23 pm

Danteshek wrote:Dean announced $6.1 million in scholarships next year just for continuing students. This is a huge increase from last year and also over the last five years. They expanded the eligible students from top 10% to top 30%. All students in the top 30% will receive scholarships.

What's your opinion on the budget crisis facing the court system in relation to future lawyers employed by the courts?

If the court system is in trouble, will the prestige of your law school play a more important factor in securing employment, or will grades be a more important factor ?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100422/ap_ ... urt_crisis

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Mr. Matlock » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:29 pm

jdhopeful2010 wrote:Something tells me that "complete and in review" looks like this...

I think I see my application...

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I don't see mine. :cry:

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:53 pm

SwollenMonkey wrote:
Danteshek wrote:Dean announced $6.1 million in scholarships next year just for continuing students. This is a huge increase from last year and also over the last five years. They expanded the eligible students from top 10% to top 30%. All students in the top 30% will receive scholarships.

What's your opinion on the budget crisis facing the court system in relation to future lawyers employed by the courts?

If the court system is in trouble, will the prestige of your law school play a more important factor in securing employment, or will grades be a more important factor ?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100422/ap_ ... urt_crisis
No.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:44 am

Danteshek wrote:
SwollenMonkey wrote:
Danteshek wrote:Dean announced $6.1 million in scholarships next year just for continuing students. This is a huge increase from last year and also over the last five years. They expanded the eligible students from top 10% to top 30%. All students in the top 30% will receive scholarships.

What's your opinion on the budget crisis facing the court system in relation to future lawyers employed by the courts?

If the court system is in trouble, will the prestige of your law school play a more important factor in securing employment, or will grades be a more important factor ?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100422/ap_ ... urt_crisis
No.
Ok.
Thanks for that. Are you on the rag?

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:15 am

The main factor in securing employment is you. Asking dumb questions in interviews reflects poorly on you. Poor grades reflect poorly on you. If you are impressive enough, your school will not matter.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Norwood » Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:54 am

swollenmonkey asked a question that is a legitimate concern to people, however there isn't really a clear that answer. It is impossible to place a weight on which will matter more between prestige vs. grades. As Danteshek mentioned, all you can do is present your body of work as best as you can. But prestige does matter for certain employment such as biglaw or academia. It would be silly to say that school doesn't matter. Someone who is capable of placing in the top 5% at UCLA or Loyola will definitely have more doors open than top 5% at SW.

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:03 am

"Prestige" is not a concern for students considering Southwestern as an option. Obviously you would go to a prestigious school like Stanford if you could. Hard work, on the other hand, should be on everyone's mind. Grades more than anything else are a reflection of how hard you are willing to work.

The above is also true for Loyola.
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Re: Southwestern

Post by SwollenMonkey » Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:07 am

Danteshek wrote:The main factor in securing employment is you. Asking dumb questions in interviews reflects poorly on you. Poor grades reflect poorly on you. If you are impressive enough, your school will not matter.
Go to sleep dawg. Peace!

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Re: Southwestern

Post by Danteshek » Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:11 am

I'm making notecards for all my crim pro cases. I'm entering memorization phase of finals prep..

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