Chicago Class of 2014 Forum

[vegenator]

Oh no I'm already in there. I meant when is ASW? I just figured it out though thanks to Shane...oh wait that's Day in the Life, whatever. I'll probably be more likely to do that anyway.[/quote]

Gotcha. ASW is April 7-9

[Non-Chalant1]

Rigorous fun >>RIGOR>>>>>FUUUUUN

<3

You are not alone in those fears LOL. But Kili answered that pretty well.

[Non-Chalant1]

This kid Jack keeps asking the most random questions. Which one of you is it?

[Sentry]

Post if you'll be in the chat on Tuesday and I'll come up with a TLS name for you to use.

I'm thinking maybe TerrenceLeroyStamp.

[rundoxierun]

This kid Jack keeps asking the more random questions. Which one of you is it?

Haha if I were them I would boot him.

[arism87]

I just want to say, I can't believe I'm sitting on a law school forum AND reading a chat for admitted students right now.. compared to college apps where I turned in a few pieces of paper (actual paper!), waited for snail mail, and that was that.

[vegenator]

Nice to meet you, Terrence.
I'm Tabitha Leverne Schneider

[rundoxierun]

I just want to say, I can't believe I'm sitting on a law school forum AND reading a chat for admitted students right now.. compared to college apps where I turned in a few pieces of paper (actual paper!), waited for snail mail, and that was that.

psht.. better than me. I only applied to schools that were within a 4 hr radius of my house and sent me an application. I still cant believe how much I wasted being a national achievement scholar.

[Non-Chalant1]

I'll be at work but I'll try. I'm going for

Theodore Lorenzo Simpson

[glitched]

lol you guys are funny.

[trudat15]

I just want to say, I can't believe I'm sitting on a law school forum AND reading a chat for admitted students right now.. compared to college apps where I turned in a few pieces of paper (actual paper!), waited for snail mail, and that was that.

psht.. better than me. I only applied to schools that were within a 4 hr radius of my house and sent me an application. I still cant believe how much I wasted being a national achievement scholar.

Eh. Knowing now that I'm applying to law school, I wish I had gone to a cc for two years and transferred to the easiest four year school available.
I dont think it would be much of a waste if it netted me a higher gpa for law school. No one cares where you went for ug anyways.

[Non-Chalant1]

I just want to say, I can't believe I'm sitting on a law school forum AND reading a chat for admitted students right now.. compared to college apps where I turned in a few pieces of paper (actual paper!), waited for snail mail, and that was that.

psht.. better than me. I only applied to schools that were within a 4 hr radius of my house and sent me an application. I still cant believe how much I wasted being a national achievement scholar.

Eh. Knowing now that I'm applying to law school, I wish I had gone to a cc for two years and transferred to the easiest four year school available.
I dont think it would be much of a waste if it netted me a higher gpa for law school. No one cares where you went for ug anyways.

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

[rundoxierun]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

Yep. BYU, Utah, Utah State, Berkeley and Michigan I noticed a lot. Plus, contrary to TLS belief, I have it on good authority (i.e. personal experience) that the grading difficulty between schools isnt as linear as people would expect.

[arism87]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

A lot of this would presumably be explained by differences in LSAT scores

[Non-Chalant1]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

A lot of this would presumably be explained by differences in LSAT scores

Are you saying some undergrads necessarily produce individuals with better LSAT scores? They also seemed to have their own undergrad school and Illinois decently represented as well if I remember right tk.

[trudat15]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

[rundoxierun]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

LOL.. someone is going to get offended at this

[trudat15]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

LOL.. someone is going to get offended at this

Eh. Some state schools are easier. Some are not. I guess I can amend the statement to say : any easy school. But there's a few schools in my state system that were a joke.
Maybe I'm just bitter and jealous of high GPAs. I only have myself, and Johnny Walker, to blame.

[Non-Chalant1]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

I can hear that and I have that said to my younger cousin as well. But my undergrad was one of those "public ivies" (I think this distinction is stupid). And I've had a better cycle than my friends at "worse" public undergrads or liberal arts schools with higher GPAs, URMs or not. But I know what you mean.

[alphamoose]

HAHAHA this thread is so great now! I can't wait for the transcript of today's chat.. it sounds even more entertaining than the refrigerator discussion.

[trudat15]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

I can hear that and I have that said to my younger cousin as well. But my undergrad was one of those "public ivies" (I think this distinction is stupid). And I've had a better cycle than my friends at "worse" public undergrads or liberal arts schools with higher GPAs, URMs or not. But I know what you mean.

You have a higher LSAT?
I mean, in the end, LSAT trumps all. But higher GPA gets you into schools a good LSAT alone cant, as well as money.

[trudat15]

Looking at LSN, it looks like Chicago was really holistic this year.

WL to a few Harvard, Columbia accepts/auto admit numbers.

[Non-Chalant1]

I don't know, there are some UGs that seemed fairly common in every class when I flipped through UChicago's viewbook.

I'm just saying, I'd much rather have gone from a cc to "easy" state school and gotten a 3.9 than gone to an Ivy and gotten a 3.4. My friend did a similar route (super easy public school to good public school) and for his trouble got a Gates Scholly for UG.

In terms of LS admissions, that 3.9>3.4 every time.

I can hear that and I have that said to my younger cousin as well. But my undergrad was one of those "public ivies" (I think this distinction is stupid). And I've had a better cycle than my friends at "worse" public undergrads or liberal arts schools with higher GPAs, URMs or not. But I know what you mean.

You have a higher LSAT?
I mean, in the end, LSAT trumps all. But higher GPA gets you into schools a good LSAT alone cant, as well as money.

You have a point with the LSAT

[sarahlawg]

checking in and tagging this thread. YAYYY CHICAGO!

[Sentry]

Terry L Suman

For our dyslexic history buffs.