1L grade waiting thread Forum

[chicagolaw2013]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. And I likely won't be Law Review-ing anytime soon. Oh well.

[traehekat]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

What is your scholarship? Top third?

[JazzOne]

do you have any recommended external materials for LRAW? I definitely want to put a large emphasis on this class next semester.

damn it, why did I have to choose a school with a graded LRAW course

I wish I could be more helpful. There are some good writing books. Volokh's books are highly recommended. Garner's Red Book is good. But those aren't really what you're looking for. Honestly, the thing that really helped my legal writing was sitting down with a 3L TA and going over a memo. Of course, my particular TA turned out to be one of the top students in his class. I guess I just got lucky, but he really took the time to show me what I was doing wrong. I pretty much credit his help for the fact that I was selected for a legal research board at my school.

[RVP11]

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship

This sentence is a great way to say you go to a TTT.

[chicagolaw2013]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

What is your scholarship? Top third?

3.3 GPA. I'm at a 3.1....shitttttttt.

[chicagolaw2013]

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship

This sentence is a great way to say you go to a TTT.

It was an exaggeration. But I have no problem conceding your point. LOL way to be a douche though haha.

[random5483]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

What is your scholarship? Top third?

3.3 GPA. I'm at a 3.1....shitttttttt.

You need a bit under an A- average. Not quite as bad as "CALI"ing a class.

[IAFG]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. And I likely won't be Law Review-ing anytime soon. Oh well.

That sucks I am sorry. Awful that doing pretty well isn't doing good enough.

[chicagolaw2013]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

What is your scholarship? Top third?

3.3 GPA. I'm at a 3.1....shitttttttt.

You need a bit under an A- average. Not quite as bad as "CALI"ing a class.

I know...but I'd love to have that to make me feel better about myself.

[chicagolaw2013]

Checking back in. Above median for both Torts and legal writing, like I thought.

Median (thank you God) for Contracts, below median in Civ Pro.

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. And I likely won't be Law Review-ing anytime soon. Oh well.

That sucks I am sorry. Awful that doing pretty well isn't doing good enough.

Eh it is what it is. Thanks for the sympathy, though. Def appreciated.

[makebedidi]

Grades are in! Torts A, Contracts A-, Crim law A-, and Civ pro B+. Thankfully Civ pro was for 40% so hopefully i can do better this spring. Still waiting on LRW. Fingers crossed on that one.

[Helmholtz]

I think that giving us grades 2 days into spring semester is likely a violation of various human rights laws.

According to the registrar's office, It could be three to four weeks into the next semester's classes before we get all of our grades.

[jhawk4life]

My grades came out today. I am very relieved. I prepared for the worst, but I have no idea how it will transfer in to rank for jobs and possible law review. Some of the OCI for summer 1L internships are 20% preferred, top 1/3, ect. I am still waiting on 1 class, but I got an A in LARW (top final memo), A- Contract, A- Crim law, and B+ in Torts. My school is based on a 2.8 curve.


Any thoughts?

[JazzOne]

My grades came out today. I am very relieved. I prepared for the worst, but I have no idea how it will transfer in to rank for jobs and possible law review. Some of the OCI for summer 1L internships are 20% preferred, top 1/3, ect. I am still waiting on 1 class, but I got an A in LARW (top final memo), A- Contract, A- Crim law, and B+ in Torts. My school is based on a 2.8 curve.


Any thoughts?

Good job?

[romothesavior]

I basically need to CALI at least one class this semester to keep my scholarship. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Wait, what? Where do you go to school?

And that sucks, my sympathies. I hope you pull it together next semester and I'm sure with some help from your profs, you can.

[romothesavior]

Really hoping for some grades today. Maybe my profs were working hard on grading over the weekend and are turning them in as we speak?

[Grizz]

Really hoping for some grades today. Maybe my profs were working hard on grading over the weekend and are turning them in as we speak?

Haha that's rich.

[romothesavior]

Really hoping for some grades today. Maybe my profs were drinking beers and watching college football at their winter homes in Florida, laughing about how much grading they still had left working hard on grading over the weekend and are turning them in as we speak?

Haha that's rich.

FTFM

[Gamecubesupreme]

C+ in Civ Pro.

Don't really have any excuses at all...it was my favorite course and my favorite prof (who is highly respected at the school, so it's not like a WTF grade from a visiting professor). Really depresses me that I am only at a median level compared to my class for civ pro.

Still three other courses to cheer me up, but I am not really counting on it anymore.

[98234872348]

C+ in Civ Pro.

Don't really have any excuses at all...it was my favorite course and my favorite prof (who is highly respected at the school, so it's not like a WTF grade from a visiting professor). Really depresses me that I am only at a median level compared to my class for civ pro.

Still three other courses to cheer me up, but I am not really counting on it anymore.

Sounds like you might have misread a pretty significant question, or otherwise aren't able to apply the law to the facts sufficiently. Meet with your professor before you get too down on yourself.

[romothesavior]

Got my Ks grade just a minute ago. Oh. My. God. Blown away. I can't talk much about my grades on here since I am very much outted at my school, but I am very happy. Well, mostly shocked at this point, but I think I'll be happy once the shock wears off.

And this is not false modesty either. I left at least 1-2 of the short answer questions blank, and only wrote one sentence for a policy question. I was expecting to be at or near the bottom.

[keg411]

Waiting for CivPro to destroy my GPA in a matter of days . I really think my exam was awful and ridiculous.

Also, I second JazzOne's suggestion about talking to the TA's in Legal Research & Writing. I wasn't a fan of mine for the most part, but I went more than once and it was probably beneficial even if they told me one or two things that were wrong. You can also try and meet with your professor as mine was quite helpful.

And Romo, congrats! Looks like you are owning .

[stayway]

Sitting in contracts right now listening to prof rambling about some german court.

I need my grades damn it

[romothesavior]

I feel bad for those of you back in classes already. We still have another week, although this week we have a career services seminar all week.

[Citizenlawyer]

Is emailing professor asking when grades may be posted kosher? I just wanted to say I had potential employers on standby expecting the grades to be considered further.