UVA Law Students Taking Questions Forum

[sundance95]

No worries, was 99% sure that was the case but didn't want to miss out on a ninja-style way to be able to choose if one existed.

[thesealocust]

Next year I definitely plan to do libel show.

Good life choice!

and my secondary journal. .

Well, we all have our crosses to bear.

I'm also on trial ad and extramural moot court..

Oh. Well.

I've already scheduled a moot court tournament, it's in November (dangerously close to finals, but that's life). I may do a trial ad tournament depending on how things shake out.

Jinkies.

If I did one extramural tournament in the fall, plus Lile, plus cite checks, plus OGIs, would my head explode? .

Yes. (NB: happens to a lot of 2Ls, you won't stand out for having your head explode 2L fall)

Do employers care at all about Lile? .

No.

Has it helped anyone at any point in life after OGI? .

No.

Was it rewarding for those who competed? .

Probably, it's theoretically a fun sort of thing to do.

Keeping with advice I've received on this forum, I'm not going to put Lile on my OGI resume so that I will have more time to decide. .

Prudent!

However, I'd like to get some input ahead of time.

That's why we're here.

[gladiator]

If you include the Spring professors, I'd say:

Best sections: A, L
Middle sections: C, D, F, G, H
Worst sections: B, E, I, J, K

[Doritos]

Section C has the best profs by far. Coughlin & Heytens? #winning

[5ky]

If you include the Spring professors, I'd say:

Best sections: A, L
Middle sections: C, D, F, G, H
Worst sections: B, E, I, J, K

Tacking on Schauer to C for Spring should move them to near the top, imo.

[Stringer Bell]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

[barry]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

not a big deal to miss one class, just have someone send you notes...

btw when do 2L's sign up for classes?

[gladiator]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

not a big deal to miss one class, just have someone send you notes...

btw when do 2L's sign up for classes?

Whenever Cary Bennett feels like doing work.

[bgdddymtty]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

not a big deal to miss one class, just have someone send you notes...

btw when do 2L's sign up for classes?

Whenever Cary Bennett feels like doing work.

It's funny because it's true!

[jawsthegreat]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

Not a big deal. Missing one class will matter 0. Hell, I probably attended less than 75% of classes in the fall and did just fine. Get the notes and don't worry about it.

[Doritos]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

not a big deal to miss one class, just have someone send you notes...

btw when do 2L's sign up for classes?

Whenever Cary Bennett feels like doing work.

It's funny because it's true!

[dgouzoul]

How crucial is being at class every single day? I have a pretty important conflict on a Monday in September. Is it a big deal to miss class and have someone to take notes?

Not a big deal. Missing one class will matter 0. Hell, I probably attended less than 75% of classes in the fall and did just fine. Get the notes and don't worry about it.

can we turn this thread into another how-many-cold-calls-did-jaws-bomb-and-still-do-okay LULZ

[billyez]

The remaining all-stars are, in my opinion, Coughlin, Nelson, Abraham, and Geis.

<---Had two of those professors first semester last year

I know I've asked you about Abraham, but what did you think of Geis? PM away if you prefer.

[bgdddymtty]

The remaining all-stars are, in my opinion, Coughlin, Nelson, Abraham, and Geis.

<---Had two of those professors first semester last year

I know I've asked you about Abraham, but would did you think of Geis? PM away if you prefer.

Geis is bomb. Entertaining, clear, funny. In Contracts, he gave us both a review session with accompanying PowerPoint (no need for an outline!) and two practice exams with scoring rubrics. Other than a better performance on the final, I couldn't have asked for more out of that class.

Oh, and he's dreamy. But you already knew that.

[Va L Rev Stud]

Well if it doesn't fit than don't do it. But I think a common style of PS is to end with a paragraph about why you want to go to law school. If that's how yours is, then make the paragraph specifically about UVA rather than law school in general.

Why did you want to go to UVa, friend?

Because they would admit me?

Oh, what a scholar?

[thesealocust]

Well if it doesn't fit than don't do it. But I think a common style of PS is to end with a paragraph about why you want to go to law school. If that's how yours is, then make the paragraph specifically about UVA rather than law school in general.

Why did you want to go to UVa, friend?

Because they would admit me?

Oh, what a scholar?

Misuse of meme; yellow card.

[RVP11]

Geis is overrated. Nowhere close to the caliber of Abraham, Nelson, Collins, Coughlin, etc. He plays some hide-the-ball in both Contracts and Corporate Finance. People like him because he's attractive and entertaining, but entertainment =/= learning.

[desertlaw]

We got some e-mail from Carey Bennett today. So it looks like 2L lottery for classes and OGI bidding ends at the same exact time. Except OSC let us see/play with ours for a few months. Bennett only gives us a few days. Comments? Thoughts?

Also missing from UVa's website is anything about Yared Getachew, public service dean. Anyone know why he left? Looks like they already filled his position.

[dgouzoul]

We got some e-mail from Carey Bennett today. So it looks like 2L lottery for classes and OGI bidding ends at the same exact time. Except OSC let us see/play with ours for a few months. Bennett only gives us a few days. Comments? Thoughts?

Also missing from UVa's website is anything about Yared Getachew, public service dean. Anyone know why he left? Looks like they already filled his position.

I heard he went biglaw

[itsirtou]

We got some e-mail from Carey Bennett today. So it looks like 2L lottery for classes and OGI bidding ends at the same exact time. Except OSC let us see/play with ours for a few months. Bennett only gives us a few days. Comments? Thoughts?

Also missing from UVa's website is anything about Yared Getachew, public service dean. Anyone know why he left? Looks like they already filled his position.

he's at the Hague

[5ky]

We got some e-mail from Carey Bennett today. So it looks like 2L lottery for classes and OGI bidding ends at the same exact time. Except OSC let us see/play with ours for a few months. Bennett only gives us a few days. Comments? Thoughts?

Also missing from UVa's website is anything about Yared Getachew, public service dean. Anyone know why he left? Looks like they already filled his position.

Of all his transgressions, this one isn't all that bad. The first lottery period is only for those professional skills and ethics type classes, the other part of the lottery happens later.

[vamedic03]

We got some e-mail from Carey Bennett today. So it looks like 2L lottery for classes and OGI bidding ends at the same exact time. Except OSC let us see/play with ours for a few months. Bennett only gives us a few days. Comments? Thoughts?

Also missing from UVa's website is anything about Yared Getachew, public service dean. Anyone know why he left? Looks like they already filled his position.

he's at the Hague

This is correct.

[joeshmo39]

OK someone here needs to explain this black box lottery to me, a 2L. All I have to do is rank the classes that I want to take which are one of the 3 requirements right? I want to take PRE but I have a conundrum. Cohen is supposed to be hard but his class is in the afternoon. Hylton is supposed to be cool but his class is hella early. Balnave I know little about, but his class also fits the requirement. It will be full of world-savers like Billyez, but I don't think that there is any reason not to take it right?

[Cavalier]

OK someone here needs to explain this black box lottery to me, a 2L. All I have to do is rank the classes that I want to take which are one of the 3 requirements right? I want to take PRE but I have a conundrum. Cohen is supposed to be hard but his class is in the afternoon. Hylton is supposed to be cool but his class is hella early. Balnave I know little about, but his class also fits the requirement. It will be full of world-savers like Billyez, but I don't think that there is any reason not to take it right?

Yes, just rank the classes that are graduation requirements (ethics, skills, and writing) that you want to take. As far as PR goes, Cohen requires by far the most work, and a lot of his course is focused on securities fraud, which you may or may not find interesting. I wouldn't take Cohen unless you have a serious reason (e.g. clerkships) to try and maximize your GPA. He gives out a fair number of A+ and A grades, but you'll have to put in a lot of work; he will not hesitate to give a C or C+ to a bad exam, so be careful. The other PR classes are largely a joke; if you're avoiding Cohen, just take whoevever fits best with your schedule.

[joeshmo39]

OK just to reiterate how totally lost I am, and a bit overwhelmed, can anyone point me to a list of the classes which fit the requirements? Also, should I just take PRE this semester from that list anyway and be done with it? I assume "skills" can be met by a clinic and "writing" by advanced LRW or some sort of seminar.