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Does anyone know if it is possible to ask for your name not to appear on the Dean's list? Or is sandbagging on exams the only way?

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FeuerFrei wrote:How would sandbagging get your name off the dean's list

Because you wouldn't be in the top of the class?

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FeuerFrei wrote:

disco_barred wrote:

FeuerFrei wrote:How would sandbagging get your name off the dean's list

Because you wouldn't be in the top of the class?

Sandbagging: Deceiving someone by pretending to be weak, or (in cards) to have a weak hand.

Pretending to be unprepared and then excelling. Thus, landing you on the dean's list.

If you mean tanking exams, then that's something else.

Congratulations, you can only read one line at a time on Wikipedia.

The very next item: "Sandbagging (racing), a driver deliberately drag races or qualifies slower than what the car can actually perform"

The question here is why is the world don't you want to appear on the Dean's list?

The very next item: "Sandbagging (racing), a driver deliberately drag races or qualifies slower than what the car can actually perform"

And this is the sandbagging to which I am referring.

The question here is why is the world don't you want to appear on the Dean's list?

A couple of reasons... First, when you are on the Dean's list other people in Law School bother you. Either to target you, or to ask you to carry them. Second, things like Class Rank, Law Review, CALI awards and Dean's Lists form the backbone of the elitist pretentious garbage that I hate the most about law school and lawyers.

I don't want to be a part of it.

Thus, if it is not possible to be removed from the Dean's list, perhaps it would be better to sandbag on the finals to make sure that one was not on it again.

All that said, I'd pose the following question back to you... Why in the world would you want to be on the Dean's list?

Excelling at what you are doing is elitist pretentious garbage?

You sound like a straight up communist

i think that saying something along the lines of "the only way i'm not going to make dean's list is to purposely bomb the final" is more pretentious than actually excelling in the class

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Excelling at what you are doing is elitist pretentious garbage?

You sound like a straight up communist

Excelling is good. Rubbing your excellence in the face of others is not. Sandbagging is not in my nature, and is not my first choice but why would a school have a problem with removing someone's name when asked?

This is probably a question best answered by the school you are currently or will be attending.

i think that saying something along the lines of "the only way i'm not going to make dean's list is to purposely bomb the final" is more pretentious than actually excelling in the class

Absolutely not. No one is saying to bomb the finals, only to scale things back just a bit to for assurance. That's it. Nothing more. Of course there is no guarantee that doing one's best will put you on the Dean's list, but doing less might ensure that you do not.

Silliest conversation I have ever seen on TLS.

GrapeApe wrote:

Excelling at what you are doing is elitist pretentious garbage?

You sound like a straight up communist

Excelling is good. Rubbing your excellence in the face of others is not. Sandbagging is not in my nature, and is not my first choice but why would a school have a problem with removing someone's name when asked?

Ok John Galt.

You aren't doing it. You have been recognized for distinction. Runners get put on a podium. Scholarship recipients go to awards banquets. Successful businessmen are in the Wall Street Journal. Authors are published.

Or you could purposely fail at everything so as to never distinguish yourself.

Yeah this is really stupid. Do your best, be proud you're on deans list, and if anyone gives you trouble or wants you to carry them, tell them to eff off. Or better yet: help them.

GrapeApe wrote:

The question here is why is the world don't you want to appear on the Dean's list?

A couple of reasons... First, when you are on the Dean's list other people in Law School bother you. Either to target you, or to ask you to carry them. Second, things like Class Rank, Law Review, CALI awards and Dean's Lists form the backbone of the elitist pretentious garbage that I hate the most about law school and lawyers.

I don't want to be a part of it.

Thus, if it is not possible to be removed from the Dean's list, perhaps it would be better to sandbag on the finals to make sure that one was not on it again.

All that said, I'd pose the following question back to you... Why in the world would you want to be on the Dean's list?

Dude, get over yourself. We get it, you're not "main stream." You don't need a pat on the back or for society to tell ya you done good. The obvious answer is to contact ANYONE in your school's administration and ask them... how any of us would know your schools procedure is beyond me. IMO, you are just sooooo cool for doing this though.

When I'm a practicing attorney, and I'm litigating a case, I don't want to be known as the best attorney around. Nah, I'm going to pull my punches, and do just enough to show that I'm not the best. Hopefully I'll still manage to win for my clients, but if not, whatever. I'll know that no one knows that I'm the best attorney around, and that is priceless to me.

GrapeApe wrote:

The question here is why is the world don't you want to appear on the Dean's list?

A couple of reasons... First, when you are on the Dean's list other people in Law School bother you. Either to target you, or to ask you to carry them. Second, things like Class Rank, Law Review, CALI awards and Dean's Lists form the backbone of the elitist pretentious garbage that I hate the most about law school and lawyers.

I don't want to be a part of it.

Thus, if it is not possible to be removed from the Dean's list, perhaps it would be better to sandbag on the finals to make sure that one was not on it again.

All that said, I'd pose the following question back to you... Why in the world would you want to be on the Dean's list?

Ooooh so the only reason you made this post is to brag about being on the Dean's list. Well, then I retract my question.

bitlrc wrote:i think that saying something along the lines of "the only way i'm not going to make dean's list is to purposely bomb the final" is more pretentious than actually excelling in the class

+100

My brain is having a difficult time comprehending how fucking absurd this post is. Dear OP: DIAF.

The funny thing is the version of sandbagging that you didn't intend to use works much better as related to this topic.

Ultimate flame.

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why are you in law school if you don't want to do well?

My brain is having a difficult time comprehending how fucking absurd this post is. Dear OP: DIAF.

I understand that the egotistical pretentious blowhards that infest the legal profession might not understand my motivations, but that is ok with me.