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Aloha4 wrote: I am just an OL.

apper123 wrote:

Aloha4 wrote: I am just an OL.

Could you put this first in your post next time so I stop reading?

And you're wrong.

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

JPU wrote:The whole reason to transfer is for better job opportunities. It seems like securing a good job requires summering at a firm during your 2L year, the hiring for which is done before you have any 2L grades. As a transfer you will have old school grades only when interviewing at OCI. I have seen this discussed in a few other threads but since there seems to be a lot of people looking to transfer now, having the info on OCI results in one place would be beneficial. So if there are any 2L, 3L, or post-grad transfers out there please post how 2L OCI went so us hopefuls can get a picture of what awaits us if we decide to take the leap and transfer.

Mods - would it be possible to get a anonymous feature going so people wouldn't have to out themselves revealing how they did?

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

apper123 wrote:

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

But again, I am an OL.

Why do you keep hiding this in the bottom of your posts on me? Dammit!

mistergoft wrote:

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

Your 1L grades are extraordinarily important in terms of job prospects because they are essentially all that firms have to look at during OCI (besides your 1L summer gig, which is not unimportant but certainly no where near as important as your grades). How you do during OCI basically determines the trajectory of your career, especially if you want to be hired by a Biglaw firm. If you're not gunning for Biglaw (which practically everyone on TLS is, with noted exceptions) then your 1L grades may not matter quite as much, but they are still significant because they solidify your class rank; after 1L, the curve in most classes is relaxed significantly (at my school it goes from a 3.15-3.2 to a 3.6). This makes it much more difficult to compete for top grades if you performed poorly during your first year.

But honestly do your research before posting in the transfers thread, please, all of this information is readily available.

Aloha4 wrote:

mistergoft wrote:

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

Your 1L grades are extraordinarily important in terms of job prospects because they are essentially all that firms have to look at during OCI (besides your 1L summer gig, which is not unimportant but certainly no where near as important as your grades). How you do during OCI basically determines the trajectory of your career, especially if you want to be hired by a Biglaw firm. If you're not gunning for Biglaw (which practically everyone on TLS is, with noted exceptions) then your 1L grades may not matter quite as much, but they are still significant because they solidify your class rank; after 1L, the curve in most classes is relaxed significantly (at my school it goes from a 3.15-3.2 to a 3.6). This makes it much more difficult to compete for top grades if you performed poorly during your first year.

But honestly do your research before posting in the transfers thread, please, all of this information is readily available.

Could someone tell me exactly what OCI is and what it entails?

Aloha4 wrote:Could someone tell me exactly what OCI is and what it entails?

Desert Fox wrote: You tried to give OCI advice and you don't know what it is? What kind of Palin prodigy are you?

Aloha4 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote: You tried to give OCI advice and you don't know what it is? What kind of Palin prodigy are you?

Ok, exactly where did I give advice and why am I all of a sudden being compared to Palin lol? Is this some sort or TLS gunner attempt to put me down? I'm just a curious OL who wants to find out if transferring schools makes any difference when applying for jobs.

Aloha4 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote: You tried to give OCI advice and you don't know what it is? What kind of Palin prodigy are you?

Ok, exactly where did I give advice and why am I all of a sudden being compared to Palin lol? Is this some sort or TLS gunner attempt to put me down? I'm just a curious OL who wants to find out if transferring schools makes any difference when applying for jobs.

Desert Fox wrote:

Aloha4 wrote:

Desert Fox wrote: You tried to give OCI advice and you don't know what it is? What kind of Palin prodigy are you?

Ok, exactly where did I give advice and why am I all of a sudden being compared to Palin lol? Is this some sort or TLS gunner attempt to put me down? I'm just a curious OL who wants to find out if transferring schools makes any difference when applying for jobs.

Read don't post.

Big Shrimpin wrote:The evolving argument in this thread made me lol...also, I think 0L's should have to submit their posts to a review board before being allowed to write in the transfer forum...some of these threads are good at first, but become devoid of usefulness when some 0L's jump in...just my 2cents...anyone agree

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:

Aloha4 wrote:

apper123 wrote:And I don't mean to be rude, but it's kind of bad to give unsubstantiated (and ultimately incorrect) advice on a board like this (which people turn to for advice to make important life decisions, albeit while taking the advice with a grain of salt).

Well you are pretty rude. I never claimed that the information was correct or incorrect. All I saw was that I had been given that information from people that have recently graduated from law school. Before hearing this, I had heard that your 1L internship determines what job you ultimately got. So I asked the few friends that I had just mentioned, and they told me that this wasn't true at all. This information is not unsubstantiated, although it may be incorrect.

My reason for asking the was because I wanted to figure out what happened if I transferred. The reason I do somewhat believe this is because of the whole transferring process. What would be the point of transferring from a T3- T14 if it did not help your job prospects? But again, I am an OL. You seem to have some more experience with this so many you can elaborate... in a not so rude way.

But again, I am an OL.

Why do you keep hiding this in the bottom of your posts on me? Dammit!

Homosexual.... needs to come up with another joke to make himself feel better.