Snobs in law school Forum

[schoolisfun]

For those who are attending t14 schools, how common is the snobby/elitist attitude among your fellow students? What about t25 schools? T50 schools?
Thanks!

[star fox]

It's common

[krads153]

I thought people in law school were awesome, albeit TONS of rich kids....

People I work with are generally not nearly as awesome...

[jbagelboy]

What does this even mean

[TLSModBot]

I think GULC kids internalize the fact that we're barely clinging on to the T14 by our fingernails and suppress feelings of elitism accordingly.

[Serett]

What does this even mean

[Biglaw1990]

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[BasilHallward]

You're gonna have to qualify "snobs". If it's a proxy for well-heeled rich kids, okay, but then it's more of a quantitative observation. As someone who comes from parents that barely ever made 30-50% above minimum wage, it's annoying to be around so many rich kids who are going to St. Thomas over Spring Break. But, I find most generally tolerable/cool. At least that's the case at UT.

[lymenheimer]

I think GULC kids internalize the fact that we're barely clinging on to the T14 by our fingernails and suppress feelings of elitism accordingly.

T14 no longer exists. Read the memo.

Retake, then apply to an actual ivy, bro.

[Biglaw1990]

I think GULC kids internalize the fact that we're barely clinging on to the T14 by our fingernails and suppress feelings of elitism accordingly.

T14 no longer exists. Read the memo.

Retake, then apply to an actual ivy, bro.

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[TLSModBot]

I think GULC kids internalize the fact that we're barely clinging on to the T14 by our fingernails and suppress feelings of elitism accordingly.

T14 no longer exists. Read the memo.

Retake, then apply to an actual ivy, bro.

Retake a 4.00/170?

Oh shit we got us a bigdick 170 here guys

[krads153]

You're gonna have to qualify "snobs". If it's a proxy for well-heeled rich kids, okay, but then it's more of a quantitative observation. As someone who comes from parents that barely ever made 30-50% above minimum wage, it's annoying to be around so many rich kids who are going to St. Thomas over Spring Break. But, I find most generally tolerable/cool. At least that's the case at UT.

Just make rich friends and ride their coattails - that's the only way to success in the modern US of A. (I'm completely serious.) The American dream is dead for pretty much everyone except the top 1%.

[jrass]

You're gonna have to qualify "snobs". If it's a proxy for well-heeled rich kids, okay, but then it's more of a quantitative observation. As someone who comes from parents that barely ever made 30-50% above minimum wage, it's annoying to be around so many rich kids who are going to St. Thomas over Spring Break. But, I find most generally tolerable/cool. At least that's the case at UT.

Just make rich friends and ride their coattails - that's the only way to success in the modern US of A. (I'm completely serious.) The American dream is dead for pretty much everyone except the top 1%.

a decent number of your classmates will be in the top one percent 10 years out. It's only about $450k.

[TheRealSantaClaus]

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[somethingElse]

You're gonna have to qualify "snobs". If it's a proxy for well-heeled rich kids, okay, but then it's more of a quantitative observation. As someone who comes from parents that barely ever made 30-50% above minimum wage, it's annoying to be around so many rich kids who are going to St. Thomas over Spring Break. But, I find most generally tolerable/cool. At least that's the case at UT.

Just make rich friends and ride their coattails - that's the only way to success in the modern US of A. (I'm completely serious.) The American dream is dead for pretty much everyone except the top 1%.

a decent number of your classmates will be in the top one percent 10 years out. It's only about $450k.

I go to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School (North Pole campus). Is that still true for my classmates?

Alaska has a lawl school??

[Hikikomorist]

You're gonna have to qualify "snobs". If it's a proxy for well-heeled rich kids, okay, but then it's more of a quantitative observation. As someone who comes from parents that barely ever made 30-50% above minimum wage, it's annoying to be around so many rich kids who are going to St. Thomas over Spring Break. But, I find most generally tolerable/cool. At least that's the case at UT.

Just make rich friends and ride their coattails - that's the only way to success in the modern US of A. (I'm completely serious.) The American dream is dead for pretty much everyone except the top 1%.

I've been trying this approach for years, but I don't think I've been very successful.

Rich TLSers, please be my friends.

[kaiser]

Yeah, lots of snobs, though many were still cool people and were friends of mine. I just felt way out of my element at times. One time, someone asked me "where did you prep?" and I had no clue what he was talking about. And then i realized that I was the only one at the table who didn't go to prep school. And lots of people would start chatting about sailing and my eyes would just glaze over.

[somethingElse]

Serious Q: What is the difference between a prep school and a private school?

[Smc1994]

Serious Q: What is the difference between a prep school and a private school?

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

[kaiser]

Serious Q: What is the difference between a prep school and a private school?

lol beats me. public school kid here and proud of it.

[somethingElse]

EXCUSE ME. I went to the ST JUDE'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS, TYVM.

That is my response to smc1994.

[pittsburghpirates]

Serious Q: What is the difference between a prep school and a private school?

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

beat me to it

[Smc1994]

EXCUSE ME. I went to the ST JUDE'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS, TYVM.

That is my response to smc1994.

...I sincerely hope that's not triDelts St. Jude's.

[somethingElse]

EXCUSE ME. I went to the ST JUDE'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS, TYVM.

That is my response to smc1994.

...I sincerely hope that's not triDelts St. Jude's.

Have you not seen GOSSIP GIRL??

[pittsburghpirates]

EXCUSE ME. I went to the ST JUDE'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS, TYVM.

That is my response to smc1994.

Honest response is that prep schools have post grads whereas standard private schools don't. Also could be boarding vs. day school