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Re: rant of the day
by: dresden doll on: July 4, at 16:40:48 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
[quote="dresden doll":1t844p56]I am about to burst with fucking anger. I am going to count from 10 down on 1 on here in hopes of preventing the worst. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Yeah, I'm still steaming with anger. Sorry, DD. I hope things get better. In other news.... My carne asada burrito is too salty. Thanks, OA. I hope so too. Is there a particular reason OA's ...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: rayiner on: July 4, at 16:40:45 in: Choosing a Law School
I consider top to be schools where you can graduate under the median and still get biglaw if you want, so i'm guessing that's only HYS/CCN right now? TITCR. Last year, I would've said T17 or so (below median at UT or Vandy was OK). ITE, I'm gonna say HYSCCN. Speculation, of course, but when some lower-T14 CSOs are saying "top 1/3 for biglaw"... Who said that other than GULC? And how...
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Re: Cornell vs. UVA deferral
by: puppins on: July 4, at 16:39:37 in: Choosing a Law School
Something to consider... If you move down to VA before the first day of classes and spend your year off there, you're eligible for in-state tuition. (http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/prospectives/va.htm). Seems like the financial savings combined with the better ranking alone will more than make up for the year in lost earnings, even without considering the (hopefully) improving trajectory of ...
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Re: September 2009 LSAT - Retakers Only!
by: tintin on: July 4, at 16:39:07 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
when is everyone going to start studying again? I cant bring myself to look at an lsat question right now...I'm giving it at least another week. Also I'm hoping I'll forget all the material in the next week or so, so I'll have something to study with. Hmm this really depends on if you think you did poorly before because of inadequate preparation or just small mistakes/ nerves/ unlucky/ etc... f...
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Re: rant of the day
by: OperaAttorney on: July 4, at 16:38:51 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
My carne asada burrito is too salty. That's racist. You got it. ...
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Re: 175/3.83 at Yale
by: excelsiorcaelo on: July 4, at 16:38:43 in: What are my chances?
T6 for sure, likely T3. Don't bother applying elsewhere unless you really want $$....
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175/3.83 at Yale
by: Atrain on: July 4, at 16:37:15 in: What are my chances?
Where am I going? Thanks....
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Re: what should I have learned in UG?
by: prezidentv8 on: July 4, at 16:36:38 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Plato's "Republic" Machiavelli's "The Prince" The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers Locke and Hobbes Rousseau and Marx Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" where did you go to UG and what was your major? lol these two for law school??? I don't quite think philosopher kings or tyrants are what aspiring lawyers need Ehh, I'm not so sure about that. I think at le...
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Re: I pay for PrepTest 39 - read this if you have one
by: goodolgil on: July 4, at 16:36:17 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Yeah they license all the PTs to the prep companies for like $3 apiece, so I assume everyone is available from LSAC in some form if you try hard enough. Also, apparently a new book of 10 is coming out once there are 10 PTs with comparative reading sections....
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Re: September 2009 LSAT - Retakers Only!
by: Comrade84 on: July 4, at 16:36:09 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
I got my 159 and am definitely retaking. Not because I had scored higher with PTs but because I felt that I could do better and just needed more time plus in countless academic endeavors my second try was significantly better than the first. My study schedule is as follows: to enhance my grasp of the LSAT theory I am going to peruse Powerscore bibles this time (previously I read Examkrackers boo...
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Re: Were you tricked by the "consecutive calendar day" question
by: redsox on: July 4, at 16:35:52 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
I was tricked for a couple minutes by that....
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Re: Why do so many transfer OUT of Boalt?
by: bamboozledbear on: July 4, at 16:35:03 in: Choosing a Law School
You guys think I can get OUT of my lease for Berkeley's on-campus housing if/when I transfer out? It seems kind of late......
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: playhero on: July 4, at 16:34:27 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Clearly IP Lets sue a 13 year old because we have no losses or damages. God bless the man who invented punitive damages though. To be fair, they do have losses. Not anything even vaguely close to what they "estimate" (and I use that word very loosely) but they do lose some money. Simply because someone downloads a song does not imply a loss....
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Re: What classes are you going to try to take in 2L/3L?
by: biggamejames on: July 4, at 16:32:54 in: Forum for Law School Students
(4) do not load up on clinics. You'll have plenty of time to practice lawyering after you graduate. But clinics are more fun than normal law classes. Do you not think that's a good enough reason to load up on them?...
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Re: Sarah Palin's Press Conference
by: Spor on: July 4, at 16:32:50 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
TBMK, I made it up. Although, that joke kind of wrote itself, so I'm not shocked other people thought the same thing. Yeah, I saw it as easily being within the realm of possibility that you both came up with it. Which is why I asked instead of just accusing....
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Re: Were you tricked by the "consecutive calendar day" question
by: goodolgil on: July 4, at 16:31:17 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
Just did the strand of beads game today and I could see one of the rules doing something sorta similar. It said that if purple and yellow beads are adjacent to each other than red must come before and after the adjacent PY. But the wording subtly did not rule out the bead starting or ending with adjacent purple or yellow (and thus the beads not being bookended by reds). I can imagine a lot of p...
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Re: Cornell vs. UVA deferral
by: bamboozledbear on: July 4, at 16:29:55 in: Choosing a Law School
UVA. Ithaca is fucking freezing. And it's Ithaca is actually quite pretty and only cold about 4 months out of the year. That said, I'd probably go to UVA because the economy won't be in a decent place for another 5 years or so....
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Re: What classes are you going to try to take in 2L/3L?
by: LurkerNoMore on: July 4, at 16:29:52 in: Forum for Law School Students
Yes, what a waste of tuition money to learn to do what you came to school to learn to do... I know you are being sarcastic, but it actually is a waste of tuition money to go overboard on the bar review/clinic type classes. You are completely overestimating the utility of what you learn in law school for either a) bar prep or b) the "real world." In the real world you get paid for ...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: santdani on: July 4, at 16:29:12 in: Choosing a Law School
I'd definitely include Vandy/UT/UCLA in this list. I've read enough of observationalist's posts to agree that Vandy has decent placement along the east coast and in the south. UT places 1/3 out of state, and those aren't the top 1/3 either. UCLA, with a reputation like the other 2, can't be that far off. so, what s your verdict...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: f0bolous on: July 4, at 16:27:03 in: Choosing a Law School
I'd definitely include Vandy/UT/UCLA in this list. I've read enough of observationalist's posts to agree that Vandy has decent placement along the east coast and in the south. UT places 1/3 out of state, and those aren't the top 1/3 either. UCLA, with a reputation like the other 2, can't be that far off....
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PT 23, sect. 2 #26
by: goodolgil on: July 4, at 16:25:12 in: LSAT Prep and Discussion Forum
This is a weaken EXCEPT question. Now I see why choice D is credited, clearly that strengthens the claim rather than weakens. But man, some of the other answer choices seem rather dubious as weakeners. Does teenagers being less likely to use seat belts really weaken the claim that they lack basic driving skills? One could consider wearing a seat belt a driving skill and thus the answer could s...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 16:23:15 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
They haven't identified the woman yet, but she was reported to look like someone in their early 20s. Jamal Anderson spoke with sources close to the scene to cross out his wife as suspect....
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Re: Help for first time Mac Buyer
by: swheat on: July 4, at 16:22:07 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Which is better, Office 2004 or Office 2008? I have read many bad reviews for 2008 I would concur that Office 2008 is the biggest piece of shit ever Any experiences running OpenOffice on Mac? At least it's free....
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Re: 166, 4.0, Military what are my chances?
by: bamboozledbear on: July 4, at 16:21:31 in: Choosing a Law School
I think you can get into Berkeley with your current stats and ECs. I know a military guy who got in with a 3.7 (from community college too) and a 167. I do however think you should retake and aim for Harvard. You might be good with a 172. If I had a 4.0, I would have definitely retaken the LSAT and aimed a lot higher than Berkeley....
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: schrutebeetfarms on: July 4, at 16:21:20 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
according to jamal anderson (via i think eddie george): his wife was not the person who shot him They have yet to indetify the women yet. According to http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4306275 I imagine that if it was his wife or someone close to him that they would have been able to identify her somewhat easily....
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: IDILL_E on: July 4, at 16:21:05 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
^^^Did he even have a wife? There is so much speculation out there, I heard it was a 20 yr old chick then I also heard it was his wife who killed him and then turned the gun on herself. Who knows I guess we will know soon enough...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: puppins on: July 4, at 16:19:34 in: Choosing a Law School
Top 10. There are under 200 ABA accredited schools; saying that half, or a quarter, are "top" schools is ridiculous. When you tell someone you go to the 29th best ranked school, or the 16th best ranked school, you sound like a tool. Top ten lists are ubiquitous. Top ten schools are not even in the 95 percentile of schools; for LSAT scores, being in the top 5% causes calls of "reta...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 16:19:32 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
according to jamal anderson (via i think eddie george): his wife was not the person who shot him...
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: leobowski on: July 4, at 16:16:34 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Other runners up: criminal defense attorneys , corporate lawyers for corporations like Altria Group, and tax specialists. Does this include public defenders? Yes. Just as there are some private criminal defense attorneys who will willingly accept money to get the obviously guilty off , at the other end of the spectrum there are the public defenders who would rather encourage a person whose...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: schrutebeetfarms on: July 4, at 16:15:28 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Fuck. From what I can tell he was one of the good guys. Always a great teamate and had incredible work ethic. He was tough as nails and played much beyond his talent. This sucks. RIP Air McNair...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: bamboozledbear on: July 4, at 16:15:07 in: Choosing a Law School
Top 14, because you can realistically work in more than one primary market from those schools. The others just don't have the reach. UCLA, Texas....even Notre Dame Not really. Blah blah self-selection, but something like almost 90% of UCLA grads work in California. ( I think it's around 85% or so.) Plus UCLA only places less than 1/3 in biglaw in a really good economy and only 6% in clerkship...
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Re: W&L is really making themselves look bad
by: lloydchristmas on: July 4, at 16:14:50 in: Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists
i cant believe pat robertson went to W and L....I just found that out........
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: santdani on: July 4, at 16:13:57 in: Choosing a Law School
Top 14, because you can realistically work in more than one primary market from those schools. The others just don't have the reach. UCLA, Texas....even Notre Dame...
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Re: George Mason versus U Maryland
by: schrutebeetfarms on: July 4, at 16:13:24 in: Choosing a Law School
bivons, at the end of the day, both schools aren't bad. I am openly trolling for maryland, and I am excited to be going there. i feel that GMU was a bit over-hyped in recent years, but is still a solid school. I just think Maryland was a better choice for me. But you were rejected from George Mason, so you didn't really have the choice right? Correct. I did not get in. But even if it was a ch...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: bamboozledbear on: July 4, at 16:12:03 in: Choosing a Law School
Top 14, because you can realistically work in more than one primary market from those schools. The others just don't have the reach....
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: santdani on: July 4, at 16:11:06 in: Choosing a Law School
I voted for top 20 for two reasons, the first is that I shall be attending no. 19, and the second (and a tentatively less subjective one) is that schools below no.20 change A LOT from one year to the other, e.g. Indiana, Illinois, etc. and those 6 right outside of the T 14 are somewhat consistent throughout the years and if their reach is not "national" it isn't a strictly regional one e...
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Re: What happens with the LSACGPA if your school doesn't giveA+?
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 16:07:11 in: Law School Admissions Forum
If I am going to miss out on the A+s because my school doesn't give them out, is there anything I can do about that? Yeah. Deal with it. Crying to his momma is always an option too. If I were his momma it wouldn't be....
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Re: What happens with the LSACGPA if your school doesn't giveA+?
by: rayiner on: July 4, at 16:04:17 in: Law School Admissions Forum
If I am going to miss out on the A+s because my school doesn't give them out, is there anything I can do about that? Yeah. Deal with it. Crying to his momma is always an option too....
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Re: The Ideal Law School Laptop
by: djshack on: July 4, at 16:03:44 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Not to mention the fact that you can just close a macbook pro without having to shut it down ... thus leaving your system in an almost instant on setting ... that is totally cool! Unlike my old Dell laptop, which would still run very hot doing the same thing in Windows and it would not boot right up in a second or two once I reopened the laptop. My T400 sleeps JUST fine. You do need to make s...
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Re: GULC '12
by: gilchristh on: July 4, at 16:02:53 in: TLS Class of 2012 Forum
Hey fellow future Hoya Lawyas (Jschuyler and Splitt3r, in particular): Can we, like, make a list of all the GULC haters and PUH-LEASE make a pact to check in with them once in a while? ... ya know, to see how all of their infinitely wise 0L prognostications about 1L OCI and Biglaw cutoffs and clerkships are working out, see how they're all doing, and ask how happy they are with the way their scho...
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Re: What happens with the LSACGPA if your school doesn't giveA+?
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 16:02:45 in: Law School Admissions Forum
If I am going to miss out on the A+s because my school doesn't give them out, is there anything I can do about that? Yeah. Deal with it....
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Re: UVA Class of 2012
by: vanwinkle on: July 4, at 16:01:47 in: TLS Class of 2012 Forum
No JP Morgan/Chase within a 50 mile radius. Yeah, this is my current bank and why I'm looking to change. I'll never bank with BoA again after a fiasco with a "Student VISA card" I had in college and their abysmal customer service. At this point I'm thinking Wachovia is the way to go for me....
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Re: What happens with the LSACGPA if your school doesn't giveA+?
by: A'nold on: July 4, at 16:01:24 in: Law School Admissions Forum
I have a friend who goes to a private uni and their grading is beyond fucked up. 95%+ is an A, 90% is A-, 80% = B-, B and B+ are somewhere in between. So if you have an 88% average, that should be a 3.7-3.9 depending on your school (3.9 at my school), there it is around a 3.3. Then the school whines about they aren't represented very well in graduate programs at top schools. Huh? That is the w...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: jayzon on: July 4, at 16:00:15 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Is Vince Young in custody yet? VY was competing with Kerry Collins, not McNair Umm, yeah...McNair wasn't even in the league anymore. Either way that sucks, he was always fun to watch. One of the most badass quarterbacks I've ever seen. still better than VY. RIP, guy I loved to watch play ball. RIP....
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Re: Best Summer Internships for Law School?
by: rayiner on: July 4, at 15:59:24 in: Law School FAQ
My brother just finished his freshman year at Yale, and he's spending this summer doing nano-tech research at a major defense contractor. One more summer there and he'll likely get something publishable in an IEEE journal. is a soft factor an adcom might remember. A law firm internship, not so much, unless maybe you win a case while you're there... If you've got a perfect GPA at an Ivy, you've ...
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: jayzon on: July 4, at 15:58:44 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Clearly IP Lets sue a 13 year old because we have no losses or damages. God bless the man who invented punitive damages though. To be fair, they do have losses. Not anything even vaguely close to what they "estimate" (and I use that word very loosely) but they do lose some money. By losses, do you mean people who are choosing not to spend $13 on a shitty CD that might have one h...
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Re: What happens with the LSACGPA if your school doesn't giveA+?
by: Mal on: July 4, at 15:57:50 in: Law School Admissions Forum
At Simon Fraser in my faculty we are curved at a ~2.85. It is similar at UBC. Not sure at UVic. As I said it does not help you to have a lower % for a grade. Canadians aren't getting a particularly good deal....
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
by: stab master arson on: July 4, at 15:57:40 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Another 4th of July ... ruined. ...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: SteelersandGators on: July 4, at 15:57:04 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
This happened about 5 min. from my house..... weird You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?...
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Re: George Mason versus U Maryland
by: hoffb86 on: July 4, at 15:56:37 in: Choosing a Law School
bivons, at the end of the day, both schools aren't bad. I am openly trolling for maryland, and I am excited to be going there. i feel that GMU was a bit over-hyped in recent years, but is still a solid school. I just think Maryland was a better choice for me. But you were rejected from George Mason, so you didn't really have the choice right? Correct. I did not get in. But even if it was a ch...
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: zettsscores40 on: July 4, at 15:56:28 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
People suck and would still be shitty individuals and put their kids through hell with or without divorce attorneys. Divorce attorneys just help with the legality of it. What do you propose to do? Make divorce illegal. It's a messy thing to go through. Get over yourself....
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Re: rant of the day
by: playhero on: July 4, at 15:55:34 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
My carne asada burrito is too salty. That's racist....
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:55:02 in: Financial Aid
but I highly doubt it....
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Re: rant of the day
by: OperaAttorney on: July 4, at 15:54:43 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
[quote="dresden doll":39jolv1y]I am about to burst with fucking anger. I am going to count from 10 down on 1 on here in hopes of preventing the worst. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Yeah, I'm still steaming with anger. Sorry, DD. I hope things get better. In other news.... My carne asada burrito is too salty. ...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 15:53:21 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
This happened about 5 min. from my house..... weird...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:52:58 in: Choosing a Law School
Top 100. it makes sense for somebody to choose the best school in their state if they are sure they want to work there or need to be there for 3 years. like Lewis & Clark for Oregon More than half the law schools in the US are top schools? I think not. HYS CC. NYU is overrated. I would also like to push for T12 + 14. I think this should be a new category. Cornell is so cold and let...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: SubmarineChaser on: July 4, at 15:52:51 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Is Vince Young in custody yet? VY was competing with Kerry Collins, not McNair Umm, yeah...McNair wasn't even in the league anymore. Either way that sucks, he was always fun to watch. One of the most badass quarterbacks I've ever seen....
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: zettsscores40 on: July 4, at 15:52:31 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
[quote="Bama Law 2012":2m6jdsd5] yeah, you're right they did one thing that's not evil, so defending people who put out manuals describing how to kidnap children is excused some religious individuals go too far, so the aclu running around the country trying to quite literally destroy or cover-up anything remotely linked to religion in tradition or reality and doing so with money the e...
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Re: George Mason versus U Maryland
by: KristaLyn on: July 4, at 15:51:51 in: Choosing a Law School
bivons, at the end of the day, both schools aren't bad. I am openly trolling for maryland, and I am excited to be going there. i feel that GMU was a bit over-hyped in recent years, but is still a solid school. I just think Maryland was a better choice for me. But you were rejected from George Mason, so you didn't really have the choice right?...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 15:51:25 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Thoughts are the 20 year old women also dead had something to do with it....
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: SteelersandGators on: July 4, at 15:51:09 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Is Vince Young in custody yet? VY was competing with Kerry Collins, not McNair...
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Re: Best Summer Internships for Law School?
by: thecynic69 on: July 4, at 15:50:36 in: Law School FAQ
You need a Pulitzer or/and Nobel Prize to have anything jaw dropping. I have a friend who cycled across Canada and back raising money for a childrens hospital in the area, that would be a pretty neat soft I suppose, and another friend who did the pole to pole trip. http://www.poletopole.ca/ Those are probably softs that ad comms don't see all that often and are kind of neat/memorable. Edit: ...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: SubmarineChaser on: July 4, at 15:49:51 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Is Vince Young in custody yet?...
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Re: UVA gaming?
by: vanwinkle on: July 4, at 15:49:39 in: Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists
[quote="dresden doll":swy06ucl]I don't understand how YP charges continue to fly about in the face of solid evidence of 1) significant overenrollment that took place last year and 2) 20 percent app increase that occured this cycle. (FWIW, I certainly think UVA helped the increase along as much as it possibly could - when I visited Chicago law school forum at the beginning of my cycle, UV...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: yesofcourse on: July 4, at 15:49:03 in: Financial Aid
I don't even want to think about what's going to happen if OP in a polite manner, since the consequences of merely thinking about asking are so grave. yes I corrected my post. However, like I said OP may already be in trouble for other reasons...
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Re: UVA Class of 2012
by: extragnarls on: July 4, at 15:48:00 in: TLS Class of 2012 Forum
Going with Suntrust myself, since it's present in both Charlottesville and D.C. (home)....
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Re: what to do over summer?
by: biggamejames on: July 4, at 15:47:53 in: Law School Admissions Forum
You could always incorporate studying into messing around. Sexytime can be contingent on your partner's ability to answer questions on your courses. Damn straight. If I had known a girl that would be in to it, that woulda been perfect. Instead, I was messin' with some chick that just got mad and pouted because I had to study all the time instead of talking to her ...
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Grad_Student on: July 4, at 15:47:19 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Oh my god. Steve McNair? C'mon, not this guy....
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: JSUVA2012 on: July 4, at 15:46:59 in: Choosing a Law School
I consider top to be schools where you can graduate under the median and still get biglaw if you want, so i'm guessing that's only HYS/CCN right now? TITCR. Last year, I would've said T17 or so (below median at UT or Vandy was OK). ITE, I'm gonna say HYSCCN. Speculation, of course, but when some lower-T14 CSOs are saying "top 1/3 for biglaw"... Who said that other than GULC? And how...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:46:39 in: Financial Aid
ITT we find out OP is a sexual predator....
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: biggamejames on: July 4, at 15:45:33 in: Law School Admissions Forum
OP: your school is probably not good enough to write your ticket for you (HYP do provide some boost, although the level of said boost is debatable), but it certainly shouldn't give you the kind of problems I had. (I loved my school, but these are the facts.) What kind of problems did you have?...
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Re: Best Summer Internships for Law School?
by: thecynic69 on: July 4, at 15:45:31 in: Law School FAQ
[quote="Mr. Matlock":3d9yqscb] [quote="Mr. Matlock":3d9yqscb] The PD and DA are both very good ideas, but I can't help but think that there are some jaw dropping opportunities out there? Feel free to mention even the hardest to get summer internships. Ideally, they should somehow relate to law, but I'd rather get a bunch of choices that don't work for me than have a viable opt...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: Whatisthis on: July 4, at 15:45:22 in: Financial Aid
why the hell would you bind yourself to Gtown with a 174 and a 3.7? and how didn't you get into NYU before July? did you murder someone? Oh, I didn't notice your numbers. In that case, I urge my advice more strongly. 174/3.7 will still get you a T10 next year, and probably one of CCN. Ask GULC to let you off the hook, and if they do not, withdraw your apps and apply again next year. One woul...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: Always Credited on: July 4, at 15:44:59 in: Financial Aid
[quote="dresden doll":2z84dztu] Is someone really going to call ray out on his advice? Which part seems sketchy, the 'it was a binding agreement' or 'you have a shot at wiggling out of it if you ask nicely' bit? his advice is great. What other option do you have than to "handle it maturely and act politely yada yade". Well no shit. I called ray out because he said........
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: rayiner on: July 4, at 15:44:55 in: Choosing a Law School
HYS CC. NYU is overrated. I would also like to push for T12 + 14. I think this should be a new category. Cornell is so cold and let's anyone in with a pulse. NOICE....
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:44:16 in: Financial Aid
I don't even want to think about what's going to happen if OP in a polite manner, since the consequences of merely thinking about asking are so grave....
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Re: Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 15:44:04 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10643962...
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Steve McNair shot to death
by: Slash2049 on: July 4, at 15:43:19 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
In downtown Nashville today...
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Re: The Cut Off: Top Law Schools Are....
by: Wahoo1L on: July 4, at 15:43:07 in: Choosing a Law School
HYS CC. NYU is overrated. I would also like to push for T12 + 14. I think this should be a new category. Cornell is so cold and let's anyone in with a pulse....
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: Contrarian on: July 4, at 15:42:43 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
I would have to say family lawyers, specifically those specializing in divorce who feed off the lost love and misery off of others. Once happy couples in bliss, bitterly arguing over who gets possession of the Paul Anka albums, and the poor children caught in between watching their parents savagely attack each other. While in between both parties are two attorneys collecting their $150 an hour ...
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Re: what should I have learned in UG?
by: Always Credited on: July 4, at 15:42:08 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Everyone at my college was required to read the Allegory of the Cave before coming. It came up at some point in 80% of the classes I took. Other things everyone had to read at my college, regardless of major: Arabian Nights Oedipus Cycle Dante's Inferno Plato's Five Dialogues Hamlet Pride & Prejudice The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass The Communist Manifesto - Marx & Enge...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: yesofcourse on: July 4, at 15:41:15 in: Financial Aid
[quote="dresden doll":3v8odruv] Is someone really going to call ray out on his advice? Which part seems sketchy, the 'it was a binding agreement' or 'you have a shot at wiggling out of it if you ask nicely' bit? his advice is great. What other option do you have than to "handle it maturely and act politely yada yade". Well no shit. I called ray out because he said..... ...
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: OperaSoprano on: July 4, at 15:40:36 in: Law School Admissions Forum
OP: your school is probably not good enough to write your ticket for you (HYP do provide some boost, although the level of said boost is debatable), but it certainly shouldn't give you the kind of problems I had. (I loved my school, but these are the facts.) Lawlover, you had no problems! ...
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: Contrarian on: July 4, at 15:39:37 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
Clearly IP Lets sue a 13 year old because we have no losses or damages. God bless the man who invented punitive damages though. To be fair, they do have losses. Not anything even vaguely close to what they "estimate" (and I use that word very loosely) but they do lose some money. By losses, do you mean people who are choosing not to spend $13 on a shitty CD that might have one h...
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:38:32 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
I would have to say family lawyers, specifically those specializing in divorce who feed off the lost love and misery off of others. Once happy couples in bliss, bitterly arguing over who gets possession of the Paul Anka albums, and the poor children caught in between watching their parents savagely attack each other. While in between both parties are two attorneys collecting their $150 an hour ...
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Re: what should I have learned in UG?
by: Other25BeforeYou on: July 4, at 15:37:27 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Everyone at my college was required to read the Allegory of the Cave before coming. It came up at some point in 80% of the classes I took. Other things everyone had to read at my college, regardless of major: Arabian Nights Oedipus Cycle Dante's Inferno Plato's Five Dialogues Hamlet Pride & Prejudice The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass The Communist Manifesto - Marx & Engel...
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: lawlover829 on: July 4, at 15:37:20 in: Law School Admissions Forum
OP: your school is probably not good enough to write your ticket for you (HYP do provide some boost, although the level of said boost is debatable), but it certainly shouldn't give you the kind of problems I had. (I loved my school, but these are the facts.) +1...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: lawlover829 on: July 4, at 15:36:53 in: Financial Aid
Invoking common sense. I've spoken with the admissions folks at GULC (I was deposited there until recently), and they're not a bunch of petulant children. Trust me, this isn't the first time this has happened. Common sense is a great tool in these situations because people on message boards tend towards hysterical reactions like "YOUR FUCKED", or "THEY ALL GONNA REJECT YOU"....
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:34:55 in: Financial Aid
[quote="Always Credited":30og33fn] His advice seems more reasonable than the consensus preceding it, which is something along the lines of "Both NYU and Georgetown will rescind your offers of admission and then, for good measure, LSAC will come to your house in the dead of night and rape and murder your entire family while you watch in horror for even so much as about breaking t...
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: Always Credited on: July 4, at 15:34:17 in: Financial Aid
His advice seems more reasonable than the consensus preceding it, which is something along the lines of "Both NYU and Georgetown will rescind your offers of admission and then, for good measure, LSAC will come to your house in the dead of night and rape and murder your entire family while you watch in horror for even so much as about breaking this binding agreement that you signed in you...
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Re: Dresden, Booya and you trade drunken banter in English?
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:34:16 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
you have the power to become smashed....
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:33:10 in: Financial Aid
His advice seems more reasonable than the consensus preceding it, which is something along the lines of "Both NYU and Georgetown will rescind your offers of admission and then, for good measure, LSAC will come to your house in the dead of night and rape and murder your entire family while you watch in horror for even so much as about breaking this binding agreement that you signed in your o...
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Re: Are all GradPLUS loans @ 8.25% interest rate
by: frank_the_tank on: July 4, at 15:32:50 in: Financial Aid
8.5%, actually. And if your school is a direct lender, you will know....
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Re: The most evil & disgusting area to practice law?
by: Bama Law 2012 on: July 4, at 15:32:20 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
[quote="Bama Law 2012":2gikqrtf] [quote="Bama Law 2012":2gikqrtf]aclu = pure evil I wish you didn't hate freedom. I love freedom, but unlike the aclu, I favor supporting everyone's freedom The aclu only stands for the freedom of a select few who generally seek to impose their views on the rest of society, thus infringing on their freedom (i.e. not just atheists right to be...
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: OperaSoprano on: July 4, at 15:31:30 in: Law School Admissions Forum
OP: your school is probably not good enough to write your ticket for you (HYP do provide some boost, although the level of said boost is debatable), but it certainly shouldn't give you the kind of problems I had. (I loved my school, but these are the facts.)...
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: rayiner on: July 4, at 15:30:17 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Well T50 could be a top school. If it's in the top 10 of the top 50 Top 50 probably means 40-50. So not a top UG. None of those schools are making hearts race or eyebrows raise. UW gives me a stiffie....
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Re: Dresden, Booya and you trade drunken banter in English?
by: dresden doll on: July 4, at 15:30:04 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
God, I wish I was smashed....
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Re: Dresden, Booya and you trade drunken banter in English?
by: booyakasha45 on: July 4, at 15:29:37 in: Lounge - Social Networking - Off Topic
On the way home from apartment shopping my mom stopped at the liquor store to get wine, and they had free vodka tasting... and a ridiculously cheap bargain. I got a free shot of vodka, a bottle of Imperia, a martini glass and two Russian Standard shot glasses for $19.99. I figure this is an appropriate venue in which to brag about my awesome alcoholic bargain. ....
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Re: withdrawing from georgetown with $$
by: dresden doll on: July 4, at 15:27:56 in: Financial Aid
I am surely not saying you are wrong (b\c I really don't know), but how the hell do you know this?? Are you just speculating, invoking common sense, or what?? he appears to be invoking common sense/his past experiences in interacting with other humans in a polite manner. if so, his claim appears much too bold to be based merely on common sense And so it was written: common sense may never ...
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Re: How much does you UG matter?
by: JSUVA2012 on: July 4, at 15:27:51 in: Law School Admissions Forum
Well T50 could be a top school. If it's in the top 10 of the top 50 Top 50 probably means 40-50. So not a top UG. None of those schools are making hearts race or eyebrows raise....
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