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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 11:22 pm
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Neither of those schools are good for Cali. They are however pretty good for Philly
Did you get into any schools IN cali?
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Work the waitlists. That's your best option at this point aside from reapplying which is really what you should do. It's going to be hugely difficult to get back to CA from these two schools because they are so far down the food chain for CA hiring.Peace of Mind wrote:No, it's really not. I have already done both and just choke on the actual test. I'm suprisingly on some highly ranked waitlists and I am hoping and praying everyday that I will get off, one being my dream school. I would be happy at either of these schools just not as happy as if I went to some others.Moral_Midgetry wrote:Honestly neither of these are good options for work in CA, even with ties. Is retaking/reapplying not an option?
Will someone let me know if I will qualify for instate tuition after one year at Temple? Thanks!
I have talked to some people from these schools from Ca who made it back, they just said it was difficult(one in particular got back through connections). Anyone with any experience with this? Maybe not Ca, but another western state?
Moral_Midgetry wrote:Work the waitlists. That's your best option at this point aside from reapplying which is really what you should do. It's going to be hugely difficult to get back to CA from these two schools because they are so far down the food chain for CA hiring.Peace of Mind wrote:No, it's really not. I have already done both and just choke on the actual test. I'm suprisingly on some highly ranked waitlists and I am hoping and praying everyday that I will get off, one being my dream school. I would be happy at either of these schools just not as happy as if I went to some others.Moral_Midgetry wrote:Honestly neither of these are good options for work in CA, even with ties. Is retaking/reapplying not an option?
Will someone let me know if I will qualify for instate tuition after one year at Temple? Thanks!
I have talked to some people from these schools from Ca who made it back, they just said it was difficult(one in particular got back through connections). Anyone with any experience with this? Maybe not Ca, but another western state?
I was scoring in the 98th percentile on pt's then dropped a significant amount on the real thing mulitple times(I cannot take it again nor do I want to).Aqualibrium wrote:I never understand the "I suck at big tests/I just choke" justification for not retaking. Law school exams are "big tests," you could very well just choke" on them too. You don't get to study for, and retake law school exams 3 or more times. You do get to study for, and retake the lsat 3 or more times...
If you were really scoring 170+ on PTs under actual timed testing conditions (because that's the 98th percentile), then I'm afraid you'd be psychotic to attend either of these schools. Suck it up and send a request to a LS to sponsor you to take it a 4th time in October, if necessary.Peace of Mind wrote:I was scoring in the 98th percentile on pt's then dropped a significant amount on the real thing mulitple times(I cannot take it again nor do I want to).
Do NOT listen to Mr. Anon here. Plenty of students attend law schools far from the regions in which they intend to practice. Employers understand students' reasons for going far from home - good scholarships, good programs, highly ranked schools, chance to experience something different, etc. I am in CA and am going back to NY. I have a friend at Penn who are going to TX to practice. I could go on and on and on with examples.Peace of Mind wrote:I have wanted to live outside of California(I've never lived anywhere else) for law school from the beginning to get that experience since I was unable to do so in undergrad. I also told myself to go to the best school I get into and got so many fee waivers I figured why not apply?! However, I did only apply to schools that I could see myself at or in cities I could see myself living in. There is no common sense lacking here; I know if won't be easy, to think so would be lacking common sense.MrAnon wrote:Why would you go to these schools with the intention of practicing in california? If you show up at an interview in California and tell the employer it has always been your intention to work in california he/she will think you lack common sense in moving to Pennsylvania for law school. It isn't really an issue of whether you can break into the market or whatever. Anyone can break into any market if he/she is determined. But it just doesnt make much sense.
Wait, so because you know a few students at Berkeley and Penn who have offers in various parts of the country, Temple and Villanova make sense for California? How interesting.IzziesGal wrote:Do NOT listen to Mr. Anon here. Plenty of students attend law schools far from the regions in which they intend to practice. Employers understand students' reasons for going far from home - good scholarships, good programs, highly ranked schools, chance to experience something different, etc. I am in CA and am going back to NY. I have a friend at Penn who are going to TX to practice. I could go on and on and on with examples.Peace of Mind wrote:I have wanted to live outside of California(I've never lived anywhere else) for law school from the beginning to get that experience since I was unable to do so in undergrad. I also told myself to go to the best school I get into and got so many fee waivers I figured why not apply?! However, I did only apply to schools that I could see myself at or in cities I could see myself living in. There is no common sense lacking here; I know if won't be easy, to think so would be lacking common sense.MrAnon wrote:Why would you go to these schools with the intention of practicing in california? If you show up at an interview in California and tell the employer it has always been your intention to work in california he/she will think you lack common sense in moving to Pennsylvania for law school. It isn't really an issue of whether you can break into the market or whatever. Anyone can break into any market if he/she is determined. But it just doesnt make much sense.
Not to mention that NY is perhaps the easiest single market to reach without ties. Apples =/= oranges.IzziesGal wrote:Do NOT listen to Mr. Anon here. Plenty of students attend law schools far from the regions in which they intend to practice. Employers understand students' reasons for going far from home - good scholarships, good programs, highly ranked schools, chance to experience something different, etc. I am in CA and am going back to NY. I have a friend at Penn who are going to TX to practice. I could go on and on and on with examples.
Govt. is barely hiring in CA. Enjoy PA.Peace of Mind wrote:I want to do Public Interest, ADA, or work for the government.
Yes I really was scoring that high. I'm sure you can imagine how devastated I was when I got my scores. If I don't get in off the waitlist at the other schools I will take you advice into serious consideration. Thank you!sundance95 wrote:If you were really scoring 170+ on PTs under actual timed testing conditions (because that's the 98th percentile), then I'm afraid you'd be psychotic to attend either of these schools. Suck it up and send a request to a LS to sponsor you to take it a 4th time in October, if necessary.Peace of Mind wrote:I was scoring in the 98th percentile on pt's then dropped a significant amount on the real thing mulitple times(I cannot take it again nor do I want to).