Is it okay to take easy classes in 2L/3L? Forum

[Anonymous User]

My 1L grades were piss poor, I have a job (at a firm, not biglaw) that I'm pretty happy with but will likely seek out more options in 3L recruiting (including but not limited to biglaw). The way I see it, I'd rather have a transcript of As and silly classes than a transcript of Bs and difficult classes. Also, I'm lazy and demotivated after studying extremely hard 1L year and having nothing to show for it, so I'm certainly not going to be the person that takes hard classes and also gets As...I tried to give a shit last semester and I just couldn't do it (took a moderate course load, still waiting on my grades).

Thoughts?

[smallfirmassociate]

It's always ok to take easy classes.

Some classes might scream the wrong thing on your resume for other reasons, but that's a different topic.

[Anonymous User]

does the firm that you're going to summer at give 100% offers? that's what it really comes down to. also, it's probably a good idea to avoid completely filling your transcript with classes called "Law and X."

[Anonymous User]

They don't have a 100% offer rate, but I think I have a good shot at making the cut due to the prestige of my school in comparison to the others who will be working at said firm and the fact that I did very well in my Legal writing/practices class.

That being said, nothing is certain and I'm hoping to look for alternate jobs anyway...so 3L OCI is still very much on the table for me. Which is why I'm trying to stock up with the GPA boosters instead of just more unimpressive Bs on my transcript.

[Anonymous User]

I'm going to take the opposite point of view and say it makes sense to take easy classes, GPA preservation is smart.

[Anonymous User]

I agree with the above poster. I think you'd be amazed at how little law firms look beyond the GPA itself. They don't have the time to figure out how each school grades which classes. If your school is anything like mine, you can probably take classes that look "substantive" but are graded quite easily.

Edit: Word change.

[Good Guy Gaud]

GPA preservation is smart.

[A. Nony Mouse]

They don't have a 100% offer rate, but I think I have a good shot at making the cut due to the prestige of my school in comparison to the others who will be working at said firm

GPA preservation absolutely makes sense, but this is probably not a good attitude to have.

[ballouttacontrol]

just pick classes that sound legit but are actually fuckin retarded easy. Every school has them.