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Frank wrote:Bored. Shoot. 2L.

Frank wrote:

Knockglock wrote:

Frank wrote:Bored. Shoot. 2L.

How is living in NYC? what did you grow up in (big city, suburbs, etc.)?

I like NYC. It is pretty busy, of course, and there are a lot of people, but Columbia is in a decent area, and I enjoy the people that live around here. NYC is pretty diverse, so there is really no one way to define the city's culture.

I grew up in the suburbs. Small suburbs.

Frank wrote:

Knockglock wrote:What is one thing that you wish someone had told you about 1L that you didn't know until you went through it yourself?

What is one (or more things) that TLS seems to be incorrect or conflict with your experience about the application cycle, 1L, exams, etc.?

I would have been a lot less anxious if I knew I could still get to work at a firm my 2L summer with mediocre grades. But, that was largely unknown until very recently, and it was certainly nothing to bank on. I guess I also would have liked to have spent less on the study guide books--I really didn't know which to buy.

Ug, well, to be honest, I haven't been on TLS in a while. I am only using it recently for the OCI stuff in the employment section of this. One thing this site often gets wrong are the rosy opportunities that people have by going to law school. It is ugly, to be quite frank. Even at my school, there are plenty of people faced with 200k+ loans who will not have a firm job post-graduation. Going to law school is a serious, serious investment, and people really do have to understand that. I didn't understand it as well as I do now, and I am lucky I can, at least, work at a firm next summer. Nothing is guaranteed in this economy, and TLS gets that wrong (especially this idea that if you go to a 'top' school, you will get a high-paying job, guaranteed. I know many current 3Ls who did not get to work at a firm due to the economy, and, will likely not get to work at a firm, and I know 2Ls who did not get callbacks, so they will not get to work at a firm this upcoming summer). If you don't get a summer firm offer from OCI, it is pretty much impossible to work at a firm in the near future. That's just how they recruit.

Frank wrote:

lennonist wrote:How would you rate the kids? A friend of mine (a 3L at CLS) said that for some reason the law school kids aren't particularly friendly. Do you get a sense of that? Is there a campus feel, do people hang out in groups or do they generally keep to themselves?

Thanks a lot!

The students here are fine. You get the oddball or two, but, on a whole, everyone is fairly normal, if a bit dorky at times. I have a nice group of friends I tend to stick with most of the time, about ten total, but five or so that are the normal 'go to' friends I do stuff with on a normal basis. I feel that a lot of students have their own little groups and that is how it goes.

Not so much a campus feel. It isn't like college.

Frank wrote:Ug, well, to be honest, I haven't been on TLS in a while. I am only using it recently for the OCI stuff in the employment section of this. One thing this site often gets wrong are the rosy opportunities that people have by going to law school. It is ugly, to be quite frank. Even at my school, there are plenty of people faced with 200k+ loans who will not have a firm job post-graduation. Going to law school is a serious, serious investment, and people really do have to understand that. I didn't understand it as well as I do now, and I am lucky I can, at least, work at a firm next summer. Nothing is guaranteed in this economy, and TLS gets that wrong (especially this idea that if you go to a 'top' school, you will get a high-paying job, guaranteed. I know many current 3Ls who did not get to work at a firm due to the economy, and, will likely not get to work at a firm, and I know 2Ls who did not get callbacks, so they will not get to work at a firm this upcoming summer). If you don't get a summer firm offer from OCI, it is pretty much impossible to work at a firm in the near future. That's just how they recruit.