1L Fall Grade Waiting Thread Forum

[kristinmarieUA]

Where will you guys be happy if you end up in the class?

If I get median I'll be totally satisfied.

Before finals, I felt that I would only be happy being in the top 1/3. Finals have crushed my soul and I'd be happy at median.

What they said....

I have gone from being a straight-A only or I'll kill myself type of girl to please don't let me fail type of girl

[bostonlawchick]

At this point, I would really be happy if just one of my grades was above a B+. It's really going to suck only having three grades, because just one bad one= median or below. Buh. I'm trying really hard not to hope for anything at all.

[crit_racer]

I'll be legitimately happy if I'm at median. Won't be too pissed if I'm a little below so long as it's salvageable. 2/3 finals were totally unexpected and nightmarish.

[homestyle28]

tagged for now...torts tomorrow is last exam, then the sweet cold embrace of waiting (oh and mailing out summer apps like a madman).

[thegrayman]

law school has definitely humbled me...

I will still keep up the Alpha routine back home, but in the exam room I'm a bumbling toddler that didn't absorb a goddamn thing all semester

[ilovesf]

at your schools when grades are put online do they e-mail you, or do you just have to check obsessively?

[Gamecock227]

at your schools when grades are put online do they e-mail you, or do you just have to check obsessively?

Check Obsessively. Its like pressing F5 on the LSAT page all over again

[MrPapagiorgio]

at your schools when grades are put online do they e-mail you, or do you just have to check obsessively?

Check Obsessively. Its like pressing F5 on the LSAT page all over again

Possibly a stupid question but do all grades get posted at the same time? In UG I had professors who had exams graded and posted within a day and others took until the last day for grades to be posted, meaning that grades came in class by class. Do we get them all in one shot on the same day or one by one?

[sidhesadie]

Is it a bad sign that I actually read "Fail Grade Waiting Thread" at first glance?

Possible FML in progress.... hopefully not, but who knows with this ridiculous law school 3 hour essay exam nonsense. As I've stated before, I'm much rather take 3-4 exams for each course throughout the semester - that way we'd at least have some feedback insofar as what the profs would like to see on an exam. Knowing the material isn't enough... knowing your professor's preferred style seems to be what LS is all about. To me, that seems like an arbitrary method of grading.

I agree, and I think it's ridiculous (I am aware I am preaching to the choir here) that the majority of my profs have said things like "the people who understand the material the best often don't get the best grades" and "the people who make the best lawyers often don't get the best grades". Well, shouldn't finding out those two things probably be the point of the exams? I mean, if the goal is to end up with good lawyers who understand the law, it seems like a system that purposefully tests something else is completely idiotic.

[jess]

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[Richie Tenenbaum]

at your schools when grades are put online do they e-mail you, or do you just have to check obsessively?

Check Obsessively. Its like pressing F5 on the LSAT page all over again

Possibly a stupid question but do all grades get posted at the same time? In UG I had professors who had exams graded and posted within a day and others took until the last day for grades to be posted, meaning that grades came in class by class. Do we get them all in one shot on the same day or one by one?

Depends on the school. Some schools wait until all grades are submitted by your professors before releasing grades to you, some do it grade by grade, whenever the professor submits. Ask a 2L/3L at your school, they should know.

My advice--Forgot about exams and forget about grades for at the very minimum the next couple of weeks. It's usually a long wait at most schools, so better to try and concentrate on other things--like finding a 1L summer job and enjoying the time off.

[Gamecock227]

Ok, I understand "forget about it for now" and "don't think/worry about it" that is absolutely wonderful advice.

But how many people really find it possible?

This. Is. Amurrica.

[WSJ_Law]

1-5= Shocked
top 10%- estatic
top 10-20%- content
below 20%- upset
below median- /kills self

+1

[johansantana21]

Median -- Content
Above Median -- JUMP WITH JOY
Below Median -- Drop out

[NoleinNY]

2L, but dropping by to wish y'all good luck.

*Walks away*

[bostonlawchick]

Median -- Content
Above Median -- JUMP WITH JOY
Below Median -- Drop out

this is pretty much where my standards have fallen now.

[crossarmant]

Top Quarter is good for me. I, as with anyone else, would love to be near the top, but if I can do better than 3/4 of my class then I will feel vindicated in all my efforts this semester. As a life-long procrastinator and someone who never did homework, this was the first time I've put more than like 30% effort into anything and I feel pretty good about my efforts. It think the biggest hit will be if I do poorly because it'll say "Hey, you may have never really put forth effort, but when you do, you kinda suck." I think I may have some serious life questioning if I fall below median.

[johansantana21]

What are my chances of getting median/above?

I'm probably bottom 10% in work put in.

[shock259]

I feel like I rarely see people that post on TLS below median. Maybe there are a lot and they just don't talk about it. Let's hope that TLSers always get above median, and we are TLSers, therefore we will all get above median.

*crosses fingers*

[johansantana21]

I feel like I rarely see people that post on TLS below median. Maybe there are a lot and they just don't talk about it. Let's hope that TLSers always get above median, and we are TLSers, therefore we will all get above median.

*crosses fingers*

I have more posts than you so does that mean I have a higher chance of being median than you?

[Gecko of Doom]

I feel like I rarely see people that post on TLS below median. Maybe there are a lot and they just don't talk about it. Let's hope that TLSers always get above median, and we are TLSers, therefore we will all get above median.

*crosses fingers*

This is what I hope. However, I also feel like more of a slacker than most of TLS. I don't think I can compete with the excessive type-A-ness

[BEAST_mode]

All I want for Christmas is top third.

[thelaststraw05]

I just took my... first exam today. Just one more week of exams.

[bostonlawchick]

I feel like I rarely see people that post on TLS below median. Maybe there are a lot and they just don't talk about it. Let's hope that TLSers always get above median, and we are TLSers, therefore we will all get above median.

*crosses fingers*

This is what I hope. However, I also feel like more of a slacker than most of TLS. I don't think I can compete with the excessive type-A-ness

I guarantee you that you are not a bigger slacker than I am, haha. So don't feel too bad. I think the type-A people are just more vocal than the more apathetic types.

I'm definitely banking on the fact that I've never really tried before and always managed to do well for myself. I know this will probably not get me very far, but I'm happy to keep deluding myself until grades roll in.

[thelaststraw05]

I'm definitely banking on the fact that I've never really tried before and always managed to do well for myself. I know this will probably not get me very far, but I'm happy to keep deluding myself until grades roll in.

I went the other way. I figured, I've done well not trying... let's see what a little trying can get me. I'm hoping the results are favorable.