Is dropping out at the end of 2L ever credited? Forum

dead head · Post by **dead head** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:11 pm

BigRob wrote:This thread is a scathing indictment of affirmative action.

Because of his race, OP was admitted to a school with lower credentials than the rest of the student body. Then -- shocker -- he didn't get good grades on curved exams. He feels inferior to his classmates, depressed, and miserable, and his job prospects have suffered.

How any other result could be expected is beyond me.

Since when is OP a URM? Pretty sure she isn't.

A. Nony Mouse · Post by **A. Nony Mouse** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:18 pm

BigRob wrote:This thread is a scathing indictment of affirmative action.

Because of his race, OP was admitted to a school with lower credentials than the rest of the student body. Then -- shocker -- he didn't get good grades on curved exams. He feels inferior to his classmates, depressed, and miserable, and his job prospects have suffered.

How any other result could be expected is beyond me.

user has been outed and banned for anon abuse and debating affirmative action outside the AA thread. user also needs to learn to read as OP has never identified as URM, and was admitted with a merit scholarship which suggests OP's credentials were just fine. user also needs to learn not to insult people he doesn't know.

QFNP

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:07 pm

BigRob wrote:This thread is a scathing indictment of affirmative action.

Because of his race, OP was admitted to a school with lower credentials than the rest of the student body. Then -- shocker -- he didn't get good grades on curved exams. He feels inferior to his classmates, depressed, and miserable, and his job prospects have suffered.

How any other result could be expected is beyond me.

user has been outed and banned for anon abuse and debating affirmative action outside the AA thread. user also needs to learn to read as OP has never identified as URM, and was admitted with a merit scholarship which suggests OP's credentials were just fine. user also needs to learn not to insult people he doesn't know.

OP here. WTF? I'm an ORM (Asian American), with # well above my school's 75th %ile. So, if anything, AA would've hurt me, admissions-wise. Nice try, troll.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:09 pm

What's QFNP, Nony?

rpupkin · Post by **rpupkin** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:11 pm

Anonymous User wrote:What's QFNP, Nony?

I wondered about that as well. It's the first time I've seen the acronym. But given the context, I guessed it was something like "Quoted For New Page".

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:23 pm

rpupkin wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:What's QFNP, Nony?
I wondered about that as well. It's the first time I've seen the acronym. But given the context, I guessed it was something like "Quoted For New Page".

Yeah, that makes sense. Perhaps it's just a TLS thing because I Googled it and got "Quad Flat Non-Leaded Package" and was like wut.

A. Nony Mouse · Post by **A. Nony Mouse** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:26 pm

sorry, it is quoted for new page.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:18 pm

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:OP, you're not alone. Even some of use who "made it" couldn't stand being around law students for three years. The bad news is that it doesn't get any easier after law school. The same people who you found incredibly annoying during law school become even worse after law school, if you can imagine that.

really? i find this hard to believe. I have interned/volunteered in exclusively legal aid/PD type settings and have genuinely liked being around the people i work with. honestly, like i said earlier, direct client services has been the only redeeming and rewarding aspect of my law school experience. maybe your biglaw slant colors your perception?

spleenworship · Post by **spleenworship** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:48 am

Yeah, I've found PI people to be pretty cool.

Of course, opposing counsel always has some people who are douchey.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:26 pm

OP again. Speaking of race, should I highlight my ORM status on the resume (i.e. Asian Law Students Association, South Asian Law Students Association etc.)? Or it doesn't really make any difference at all? I am not active in those clubs, just a member, lol.

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:31 pm

Anonymous User wrote:OP again. Speaking of race, should I highlight my ORM status on the resume (i.e. Asian Law Students Association, South Asian Law Students Association etc.)? Or it doesn't really make any difference at all? I am not active in those clubs, just a member, lol.

If you've got space to put a single line with one of those orgs on your resume I say there's not reason not to. Will it matter? Probably not but at least give yourself the chance that it might help a bit.

Total Litigator · Post by **Total Litigator** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:46 pm

Also - do the reading!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:41 pm

Total Litigator wrote:Also - do the reading!

lolwut? i did just fine last semester despite very sporadic reading.

of course, at this point IDGAF if i cop dat gentleman's B.

FattyMcFatFat · Post by **FattyMcFatFat** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:54 pm

OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:35 pm

FattyMcFatFat wrote:OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.

Don't even ask. My prep for that class was identical to classes I got "normal" (B+ish) grades for. Let bygones be bygones.

sparty99 · Post by **sparty99** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:21 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
FattyMcFatFat wrote:OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.
Don't even ask. My prep for that class was identical to classes I got "normal" (B+ish) grades for. Let bygones be bygones.

Don't worry, OP. Keep your head up. I know people who were below 50% and got firm jobs from a T50.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:27 pm

sparty99 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
FattyMcFatFat wrote:OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.
Don't even ask. My prep for that class was identical to classes I got "normal" (B+ish) grades for. Let bygones be bygones.
Don't worry, OP. Keep your head up. I know people who were below 50% and got firm jobs from a T50.

thanks sparty. you get shit on a lot in the Vale thread, but you've been helpful and supportive here. best of luck to you, sir.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:50 pm

sparty99 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
FattyMcFatFat wrote:OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.
Don't even ask. My prep for that class was identical to classes I got "normal" (B+ish) grades for. Let bygones be bygones.
Don't worry, OP. Keep your head up. I know people who were below 50% and got firm jobs from a T50.

sparty, how were they able to swing those jobs with below 50th %ile rank? IP background? Exceptional connections?

sparty99 · Post by **sparty99** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:24 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
sparty99 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
FattyMcFatFat wrote:OP, how did you fail your 1L class? I'm just trying to figure out how much longer I can postpone finals prep before I should worry about failing.
Don't even ask. My prep for that class was identical to classes I got "normal" (B+ish) grades for. Let bygones be bygones.
Don't worry, OP. Keep your head up. I know people who were below 50% and got firm jobs from a T50.
sparty, how were they able to swing those jobs with below 50th %ile rank? IP background? Exceptional connections?

work experience plus persistence. Never stopped applying.

worldtraveler · Post by **worldtraveler** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:31 pm

Can you do externships for credit? Spend a semester working and away from law school since you really hate it.

sparty99 · Post by **sparty99** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:49 pm

worldtraveler wrote:Can you do externships for credit? Spend a semester working and away from law school since you really hate it.

yes

duckpunchingmaniac · Post by **duckpunchingmaniac** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:07 pm

Desert Fox wrote:Stop hanging around at school. Skip as many classes as you can and just show up the rest and leave right after. If you hate the social aspects, don't be involved in the social aspects of law school.

The kind of direct service PI stuff you want to do doesn't really care about grades. So your terrible record isn't a huge problem.

Hell, if you aren't paying anything for it, just take C's in all your classes and don't show up anymore. Find classes with no attendance policy. Go home, show back up for finals.

This is credited. 1L, I felt like I lived in the law school and it was impossible to avoid getting sucked into high school-esque cliques. 2L, show up right before class and leave right after, hang out with law school friends exclusively outside of campus. Easy.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:18 pm

worldtraveler wrote:Can you do externships for credit? Spend a semester working and away from law school since you really hate it.

Yeah, both my current school and the one I want to visit offer credit externships.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon May 05, 2014 6:48 pm

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:22 pm

UPDATE: So, I was able to get my GPA above a 3.0. Is this a game-changer in terms of public interest jerbs? Should I even bother putting it on the resume? STILL at the bottom of the class doe.

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