Michigan Class of 2013 Forum

[Shlonster]

Okay, it's totes offish- sent in my deposit, withdrew everywhere else, and getting psyched for Ann Arbor in the fall! I know this is discussed elsewhere in TLS, but are any fall starters doing any prep over the summer? I'm planning on spending 99% of my time wrapping up three years at a great job, traveling, resting my brain, etc., but just curious what I should do with that other 1%.

I will definitely be spending the summer preparing for this fall, mainly by hanging out on the beach and drinking some beers down in Nicaragua. It should be pretty intense and is about all I would recommend doing.


Honestly, I've heard that prepping yourself doesn't really help that much.

[holydonkey]

I read getting to maybe. It's a good light read on exams and doesn't take very long to get through. I've also been flipping through "The Stuff of Thought" by Steven Pinker, which has very little to do with law school, but is a good book overall on constructing and deconstructing arguments. A friend that graduated from law school last year recommended it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff_of_Thought That's probably going to be about it.

[roundabout]

Awesome. I'll be kicking things off with some champagne celebrations tonight, and hopefully I can keep things around that level for the rest of the summer. Book recommendations sound good, too, in between hanging out- cheers!

[tamlyric]

Okay, it's totes offish- sent in my deposit, withdrew everywhere else, and getting psyched for Ann Arbor in the fall! I know this is discussed elsewhere in TLS, but are any fall starters doing any prep over the summer? I'm planning on spending 99% of my time wrapping up three years at a great job, traveling, resting my brain, etc., but just curious what I should do with that other 1%.

Awesome. I'll be kicking things off with some champagne celebrations tonight, and hopefully I can keep things around that level for the rest of the summer. Book recommendations sound good, too, in between hanging out- cheers!

Cheers roundabout!

[ShibaDan]

Anyone bringing a dog with them to AA? If so, what kind of dog do you have? We will be bringing our two Italian Greyhounds. With all this talk about a support group for SO's/spouses, we need to set up a TLS doggy play date!

I'm bringing my Shiba from Japan! He's awesome.

[Reinhardt]

I don't know if everyone has seen it, but once you have a uniqname you can make use of some perks through the UM Computer Showcase. If anyone is thinking of getting an iPhone for instance, students are entitled to a 10% discount off their AT&T monthly bill. You can also get a very tiny discount at the Dell store, and a discount at the Apple store (which I think is easy to get regardless).

http://showcase.itcs.umich.edu/

[cardinalandgold]

Anyone bringing a dog with them to AA? If so, what kind of dog do you have? We will be bringing our two Italian Greyhounds. With all this talk about a support group for SO's/spouses, we need to set up a TLS doggy play date!

I'm bringing my Shiba from Japan! He's awesome.

Shiba's are pretty awesome! Did you get your dog while you were in Japan?

[tamago12]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

[Shlonster]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

[tamago12]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. The LC sounds very convenient, but I worry about being around law students 24/7, especially near finals time. That and I've been out of college for a few years, and am not looking forward to dorm living again.

Maybe I need to start some research on apartments. At least it looks like there lots of good info in this thread!

[03121202698008]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. The LC sounds very convenient, but I worry about being around law students 24/7, especially near finals time. That and I've been out of college for a few years, and am not looking forward to dorm living again.

Maybe I need to start some research on apartments. At least it looks like there lots of good info in this thread!

Go to Harbor House! Helm and I will be living there.

[Reinhardt]

Has anyone looked at Mill Creek? It has great reviews on apartment-ratings, is $700 a month for a 1-BR, and the Packard bus will take you right to the law school. It's a bit farther away than Woodbury and Harbor House, but if you're taking the bus anyway, that may not be so important...

Also, does Harbor House do 9 month leases?

[03121202698008]

Has anyone looked at Mill Creek? It has great reviews on apartment-ratings, is $700 a month for a 1-BR, and the Packard bus will take you right to the law school. It's a bit farther away than Woodbury and Harbor House, but if you're taking the bus anyway, that may not be so important...

Also, does Harbor House do 9 month leases?

I don't think they do.

[ShibaDan]

Anyone bringing a dog with them to AA? If so, what kind of dog do you have? We will be bringing our two Italian Greyhounds. With all this talk about a support group for SO's/spouses, we need to set up a TLS doggy play date!

I'm bringing my Shiba from Japan! He's awesome.

Shiba's are pretty awesome! Did you get your dog while you were in Japan?

Yeah! He'll be turning 1 right about the first week of classes. He loves other dogs, never barks or bites. He couldn't ever be a guard dog he loves everyone. I swear if I was being mugged he'd run up to the attacker with a ball in his mouth and want to play catch, or shake hands, or give a high five. Anyway, doggie play dates sound great. Where are you living?

[ShibaDan]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

I'm doing all this from Japan and have found it not too terrible to find a place. I think if you wanted you should be able to. I found a 1BR a 5 minute walk from campus utilities included for only $700 a month. Seems like a sweet place, the previous tenant highly recommended it.

[Shlonster]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

I'm doing all this from Japan and have found it not too terrible to find a place. I think if you wanted you should be able to. I found a 1BR a 5 minute walk from campus utilities included for only $700 a month. Seems like a sweet place, the previous tenant highly recommended it.

Well, I should mention a couple things - one, I'm traveling in Central America, so the internet will be rare, and I don't want to spend my time down there reading craigslist anyway. Second, I am pretty lazy and whatever. Third, I don't mind them not having a kitchen, as I can't cook, and will just have to suffer foodwise for a year.

Anyway, it's cool you can do it all long distance and find a place you like, you're now officially my off campus friend that serves as my escape - thanks

[cardinalandgold]

Anyone bringing a dog with them to AA? If so, what kind of dog do you have? We will be bringing our two Italian Greyhounds. With all this talk about a support group for SO's/spouses, we need to set up a TLS doggy play date!

I'm bringing my Shiba from Japan! He's awesome.

Shiba's are pretty awesome! Did you get your dog while you were in Japan?

Yeah! He'll be turning 1 right about the first week of classes. He loves other dogs, never barks or bites. He couldn't ever be a guard dog he loves everyone. I swear if I was being mugged he'd run up to the attacker with a ball in his mouth and want to play catch, or shake hands, or give a high five. Anyway, doggie play dates sound great. Where are you living?

One of my dogs just turned two and she is still such a puppy (though she's calmed down a LOT! Thank god!). Hopefully your dog isn't as crazy as mine. I might just have to do all of my studying at the library. In terms of where I'll be living, I'm not sure yet. I'll be bringing the wife to be, so the Lawyer's Club is out, and since she won't have a job right away we will be trying to slum it for a year and go with the cheapest decent place we can find.

[cardinalandgold]

Officially sent in the deposit! Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to live. The Lawyer's Club sounds...intense.

Congratuations

I'll be at the LC, but my situation is a lil diff from other peoples -- i'm outta the country all summer and haven't been able to make a trip to AA -- so, the LC, while expensive, will be the easiest for me, and i'm not looking for any extra challenges. Hopefully it'll be alright. Someone living off campus needs to be my friend so I can escape.

I'm doing all this from Japan and have found it not too terrible to find a place. I think if you wanted you should be able to. I found a 1BR a 5 minute walk from campus utilities included for only $700 a month. Seems like a sweet place, the previous tenant highly recommended it.

Well, I should mention a couple things - one, I'm traveling in Central America, so the internet will be rare, and I don't want to spend my time down there reading craigslist anyway. Second, I am pretty lazy and whatever. Third, I don't mind them not having a kitchen, as I can't cook, and will just have to suffer foodwise for a year.

Anyway, it's cool you can do it all long distance and find a place you like, you're now officially my off campus friend that serves as my escape - thanks

[03121202698008]

Anyone bringing a dog with them to AA? If so, what kind of dog do you have? We will be bringing our two Italian Greyhounds. With all this talk about a support group for SO's/spouses, we need to set up a TLS doggy play date!

I'm bringing my Shiba from Japan! He's awesome.

Shiba's are pretty awesome! Did you get your dog while you were in Japan?

Yeah! He'll be turning 1 right about the first week of classes. He loves other dogs, never barks or bites. He couldn't ever be a guard dog he loves everyone. I swear if I was being mugged he'd run up to the attacker with a ball in his mouth and want to play catch, or shake hands, or give a high five. Anyway, doggie play dates sound great. Where are you living?

We should have a TLS meetup at a dog park or something. My dog loves other dogs as well.

[ShibaDan]

One of my dogs just turned two and she is still such a puppy (though she's calmed down a LOT! Thank god!). Hopefully your dog isn't as crazy as mine. I might just have to do all of my studying at the library. In terms of where I'll be living, I'm not sure yet. I'll be bringing the wife to be, so the Lawyer's Club is out, and since she won't have a job right away we will be trying to slum it for a year and go with the cheapest decent place we can find.

He's pretty calm. If I need to do something he'll stay out of my way or entertain himself with one of the millions of toys I bought him. But, he does like to play and if I ignore him all day he's not amused. 10 minutes of play time placates him though.

Shlonster - I love cooking and will have a backyard, so you are more than welcome.

[e_ticket]

Welcome to Michigan, everyone!

Just finishing up my 1L year, and I love the school. I think you guys have many great things to look forward to. That said, make sure you have a chill summer before you turn into the dreaded law student!

[Alexandria]

We should have a TLS meetup at a dog park or something. My dog loves other dogs as well.

You should check out Swift Run Dog Park at the corner of Platt and Packard, about 3 miles from campus. It's a large, off-leash, fully fenced in dog park. I have two nearly-two-year-old Golden Retrievers, and they looooove the open space to run in. Plus, of course, there are lots of dogs to play with.

[ShibaDan]

We should have a TLS meetup at a dog park or something. My dog loves other dogs as well.

You should check out Swift Run Dog Park at the corner of Platt and Packard, about 3 miles from campus. It's a large, off-leash, fully fenced in dog park. I have two nearly-two-year-old Golden Retrievers, and they looooove the open space to run in. Plus, of course, there are lots of dogs to play with.

This sounds so amazing because I love dogs that I will probably end up just staying there all day playing with them all. But yeah I'm down with a doggie play date.

[JRMjr]

Anyone going to be in AA next week? I'm officially making the move to MI and have a down week to unpack and mill around AA while the SO works in DC. If anyone wants to grab a beer, lemme know!

[bees]

Has anyone who has completed all the financial aid stuff gotten any sort of confirmation?

I've filled out and signed everything and double checked it all, but it would still be nice if Michigan would send me something that says my schooling will be paid for and I won't have any nasty surprises.