The write-on thread Forum

[jkay]

Holy shit, it's the footnoter ghost of David Foster Wallace reincarnated.

[HOPEFORCHANGE]

So, I was reading through some of this and a lot of people were saying that write-on wasn't worth it, etc. One thing - if you're on law review at most law schools (except maybe Cooley), you're getting a job afterwards unless you're a complete f-tard in general. Sure, chances are vastly against you to make it by either grades or write-on, but at least you'll know you did everything you could. It's worth it. Have a nice day.

[ndirish2010]

So, I was reading through some of this and a lot of people were saying that write-on wasn't worth it, etc. One thing - if you're on law review at most law schools (except maybe Cooley), you're getting a job afterwards unless you're a complete f-tard in general. Sure, chances are vastly against you to make it by either grades or write-on, but at least you'll know you did everything you could. It's worth it. Have a nice day.

I cited the Cooley Law Review in a memo I wrote for my judge the other day (on an off topic assignment, not for a case). Never thought I would see the day...

[Helmholtz]

So, I was reading through some of this and a lot of people were saying that write-on wasn't worth it, etc. One thing - if you're on law review at most law schools (except maybe Cooley), you're getting a job afterwards unless you're a complete f-tard in general. Sure, chances are vastly against you to make it by either grades or write-on, but at least you'll know you did everything you could. It's worth it. Have a nice day.

I cited the Cooley Law Review in a memo I wrote for my judge the other day (on an off topic assignment, not for a case). Never thought I would see the day...

http://lawreview.tmc.cooley.edu/Resourc ... 0Board.JPG

successsssss

[ndirish2010]

So, I was reading through some of this and a lot of people were saying that write-on wasn't worth it, etc. One thing - if you're on law review at most law schools (except maybe Cooley), you're getting a job afterwards unless you're a complete f-tard in general. Sure, chances are vastly against you to make it by either grades or write-on, but at least you'll know you did everything you could. It's worth it. Have a nice day.

I cited the Cooley Law Review in a memo I wrote for my judge the other day (on an off topic assignment, not for a case). Never thought I would see the day...

http://lawreview.tmc.cooley.edu/Resourc ... 0Board.JPG

successsssss

Hahaha wow.

[Kilpatrick]

What is this fantastic picture? and why is it so huge?

[Helmholtz]

What is this fantastic picture? and why is it so huge?

It's Cooley Law Review's Board of Editors. Obviously.

[Kilpatrick]

Welp this made my day. Is the old lady the faculty adviser or one of the students?

[Helmholtz]

Welp this made my day. Is the old lady the faculty adviser or one of the students?

I can only assume student

[Heartford]

Third from the right in the back row is photoshopped, for some reason. Also, not a lot of books on those shelves...

[SeymourShowz]

That is so mean but so funny.

[beach_terror]

Just wanted to come here and bitch because I missed grading on, officially, by 5 spots. Fuck you law school.

[missinglink]

Made law review. And my secondaries.

But I transferred.

[Corwin]

So, I was reading through some of this and a lot of people were saying that write-on wasn't worth it, etc. One thing - if you're on law review at most law schools (except maybe Cooley), you're getting a job afterwards unless you're a complete f-tard in general. Sure, chances are vastly against you to make it by either grades or write-on, but at least you'll know you did everything you could. It's worth it. Have a nice day.

I cited the Cooley Law Review in a memo I wrote for my judge the other day (on an off topic assignment, not for a case). Never thought I would see the day...

http://lawreview.tmc.cooley.edu/Resourc ... 0Board.JPG

successsssss

For some reason I find it hilarious that the bookshelf is only like 5% full.

[JollyGreenGiant]

original link:

http://lawreview.tmc.cooley.edu/Default ... eId=146705

[w_c_l2013]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

[Helmholtz]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

Get the Volokh book, follow the advice, and work hard. I'm not sure there's that much more to it.

[romothesavior]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

They will give you sample notes. Use those as your guide and follow their writing style closely.

[Helmholtz]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

They will give you sample notes. Use those as your guide and follow their writing style closely.

I would say closely, but not too closely

[Kilpatrick]

.

[Helmholtz]

So if there are 4 sections in your school and one section has twice as many people that made law review as any other section, what could that mean? Rampant cheating in that section or just a coincidence?

From what I've seen, coincidence and/or awesome 1L LRW prof (I think there's one prof at Michigan who pretty much always has twice as many of his students write onto LR than the other LRW profs).

[romothesavior]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

They will give you sample notes. Use those as your guide and follow their writing style closely.

I would say closely, but not too closely

I dunno... this was the advice I got, and I followed it and wrote on. YMMV I suppose.

[Helmholtz]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

They will give you sample notes. Use those as your guide and follow their writing style closely.

I would say closely, but not too closely

I dunno... this was the advice I got, and I followed it and wrote on. YMMV I suppose.

I just feel like if you follow it too closely, you end up losing your unique writing voice. (I guess this depends a lot on how confident you are in the correctness and appeal of your own writing style.)

[SeymourShowz]

Can anyone who had a successful experience with write-on share some of what they think really contributed to them doing well (besides the standard - getting the volokh book).

It's hard to say exactly why I was able to make law review, but my main strategy (besides simply writing a solid paper) was to footnote the living shit out of it. I often used multiple sources per footnote, lots of textual footnotes, comparisons, anything I could think of that could be used as support for damn near every sentence, and numerous clauses as well. Do lots of footnotes necessarily equal a better paper? Obviously not. But I think it gives the grader an initial impression that the paper is well researched and thought out, giving you edge over your peers.

[keg411]

I just feel like if you follow it too closely, you end up losing your unique writing voice. (I guess this depends a lot on how confident you are in the correctness and appeal of your own writing style.)

I fell victim to this and writing competition failed . But I tried to track the analysis of the samples too closely as well, and in retrospect, that was a poor idea.

Kind of happy I get another shot at it, even if it's next-to-impossible to get on as a transfer.