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Sentry · Post by **Sentry** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:01 pm

Muenchen wrote:
Sentry wrote:I'm making Rigor bracelets for everyone.
http://www.reminderband.com/index.php
Put me down for one.

If only someone could make us a spreadsheet....

Knock · Post by **Knock** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:01 pm

I think i'm coming for the ASW

4102011 · Post by **4102011** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Sentry wrote:
Muenchen wrote:
Sentry wrote:I'm making Rigor bracelets for everyone.
http://www.reminderband.com/index.php
Put me down for one.
If only someone could make us a spreadsheet....

I'm not making a spreadsheet until someone commits to getting this shit done. I am a very BUSY, IMPORTANT, and RIGOROUS person!

Knock wrote:I think i'm coming for the ASW

YAY!!!

rbarcelo9 · Post by **rbarcelo9** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Im assuming the font changers are TLSers. I'm also assuming LupeFiasco is nonchalant

alphamoose · Post by **alphamoose** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Dany · Post by **Dany** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:03 pm

dulcatis wrote:
WhatSarahSaid wrote:The fact that they're both in fairly long-lasting relationships (and that Kelsi had one last through law school), combined with Thomas' comment that "everyone ended up fine" is helping me drink the Chicago Kool-Aid.
Saaaame!! That and my bf telling me last night that he'd move to Chicago if I got a job there

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:03 pm

Sentry · Post by **Sentry** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:03 pm

good chat everybody.

@dulcatis:Yes, but were you BORN and BRED for SUCCESS and ACHIEVEMENT?

Knock · Post by **Knock** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:03 pm

Dulcatis wrote:
Knock wrote:I think i'm coming for the ASW
YAY!!!

Cue Justin Bieber teenage girl fan screaming by Sentry

Sentry · Post by **Sentry** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:04 pm

Knock wrote:
Knock wrote:I think i'm coming for the ASW
YAY!!!

Cue Justin Bieber teenage girl fan screaming by Sentry[/quote]
Only if you sing Baby to me.

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:04 pm

WhatSarahSaid · Post by **WhatSarahSaid** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:05 pm

So much rigor, we got rigor mortis.

Non-Chalant1 · Post by **Non-Chalant1** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:05 pm

I might be coming to ASW too...is to late to reserve?

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:06 pm

glitched · Post by **glitched** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:06 pm

I am going to make a shirt that says "Got Rigor?" with an arrow pointing down to my crotch if anyone is interested....

Sentry · Post by **Sentry** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:09 pm

I saw that Kili!

glitched · Post by **glitched** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:10 pm

Sentry wrote:I saw that Kili!

LOL me too.

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:10 pm

Non-Chalant1 · Post by **Non-Chalant1** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:11 pm

glitched wrote:I am going to make a shirt that says "Got Rigor?" with an arrow pointing down to my crotch if anyone is interested....

Nah, people are going to think rigor is an acronym for some rare east european disease.

Do I need to educate you on the art of being rigorous? It is not something you flaunt, it is a state of being.

That nerdy philosophy professor you had who was trying to hard to use words with 15+ letters. Not rigorous.

Mastering the lessons of Bill Nye the Science Guy?

Rigorous.

Calla Lily · Post by **Calla Lily** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:12 pm

duckmoney wrote:Duckmoney's experience at Chicago Day in the Life:

I went in to Chicago thinking that I would hate the place, the I couldn't take The Rigor, that the place was extremely competitive, and that everyone was a nerd who didn't know how to have fun. I was incredibly impressed by how many of these rumors were dispelled, and overall I was a huge fan of the place.

The weather: it sucks. I'm from the South, it's 75 degrees where I am now, and it was 35 and wet in Chicago and I almost slipped several times on the iced over sidewalks. If I go to Chicago, this will take some major adjustment.

Conversations with students: most of the students I talked to seemed like perfectly normal, sociable people. They were pretty diverse and a bit older, but nothing too out of the ordinary. This was generally true of the other students who were visiting as well. Everyone seemed to have a life, go to bar review, work out, etc. It's also a pretty social environment, and students can get free lunch pretty much every day by going to a speaking engagement on campus.

The Rigor: overrated. The students didn't study any more than at peer schools, and the classes were no more intense or intellectually stimulating than at peer schools. The Rigor is just a name that got attached to Chicago and everyone seems to embrace it, even though it's really no more rigorous than anywhere else. Also, they don't rank, and it's heavily ingrained in the culture that no one talks about their grades to one another. The extreme competitiveness just isn't there, other than people competing against themselves.

Placement: Wow. All the 3Ls I talked to had either a biglaw job or a federal clerkship (most of them appellate) lined up, all the 2Ls had summer positions, and the 1Ls had something lined up, including plenty of firm jobs. And these were people who weren't on law review / any journal at all. This is a much better situation than I gathered from peer schools, where the economy has people worried. No one at Chicago seemed to care about cost or crushing loans. Recent NLJ numbers confirm this.

The city / housing: seems perfectly livable. Females wouldn't want to walk around alone at night in Hyde Park, but other than that it seemed perfectly safe and surprisingly affordable.

Overall: loved it, incredibly impressed by, will be attending assuming HS rejections and no last-minute giant scholarship from another school. Feel free to PM me with any other questions.

Don't want this to get buried! Thank you for the write up duckmoney! Definitely helpful!

Non-Chalant1 · Post by **Non-Chalant1** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:12 pm

Kili wrote:WUT??!?

I saw it too LOL.

Ghost · Post by **Ghost** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:13 pm

Sentry · Post by **Sentry** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:14 pm

Kili wrote:Definitely one of the best chats!

Can we get a: "How can I be more rigorous today?" Meme Competition in this thread????

I'm at work but I'll have some submissions when I get home.

Non-Chalant1 · Post by **Non-Chalant1** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:19 pm

Are you all part of the facebook group? Just out of curiosity. I never check it or go to it.

4102011 · Post by **4102011** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:20 pm

Yeah I'm part of it, but I think it's quiet because it's all "official" and whatnot.

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