Bored GULC 3L Taking Questions Forum

[Glasseyes]

Can happily say I'll be employed next summer. Still might do EIW though... What are the pros and cons (apart from the obvious not having to do EIW)?

Nice! And there probably aren't any big Pro's if you're at your clear #1 choice, but if you're interested to see what else is out there, there really aren't any cons.

Seeing as they all pay virtually the same, if I got an offer from any of my top firms I'd pull out of EIW in a heartbeat. Plus the intangible bonus of knowing you helped your classmates land something by freeing up slots, which feeds our employment numbers, which can be rationalized as sufficiently self-serving to satisfy even the worst of us. But mostly imagine coming into 2L after an actual summer break... Imagine being... relaxed. I forgot what relaxation feels like last September.

[EzraFitz]

Can happily say I'll be employed next summer. Still might do EIW though... What are the pros and cons (apart from the obvious not having to do EIW)?

Nice! And there probably aren't any big Pro's if you're at your clear #1 choice, but if you're interested to see what else is out there, there really aren't any cons.

Seeing as they all pay virtually the same, if I got an offer from any of my top firms I'd pull out of EIW in a heartbeat. Plus the intangible bonus of knowing you helped your classmates land something by freeing up slots, which feeds our employment numbers, which can be rationalized as sufficiently self-serving to satisfy even the worst of us. But mostly imagine coming into 2L after an actual summer break... Imagine being... relaxed. I forgot what relaxation feels like last September.

Yeah, that all sounds amazing. They're in my top 3, and I have callbacks with the other two of my top 3 within the next week... so even if I don't get either of those, I would pick this firm above all else from EIW... Yeah, I think I'm skipping EIW. WOOOOO!

[Glasseyes]

Can happily say I'll be employed next summer. Still might do EIW though... What are the pros and cons (apart from the obvious not having to do EIW)?

Nice! And there probably aren't any big Pro's if you're at your clear #1 choice, but if you're interested to see what else is out there, there really aren't any cons.

Seeing as they all pay virtually the same, if I got an offer from any of my top firms I'd pull out of EIW in a heartbeat. Plus the intangible bonus of knowing you helped your classmates land something by freeing up slots, which feeds our employment numbers, which can be rationalized as sufficiently self-serving to satisfy even the worst of us. But mostly imagine coming into 2L after an actual summer break... Imagine being... relaxed. I forgot what relaxation feels like last September.

Yeah, that all sounds amazing. They're in my top 3, and I have callbacks with the other two of my top 3 within the next week... so even if I don't get either of those, I would pick this firm above all else from EIW... Yeah, I think I'm skipping EIW. WOOOOO!

Enjoy the beach!

[TheSpanishMain]

Am I screwing myself by not taking the Writing Requirement and Professional Responsibility till my 3L year? I tried to register for each and didn't get either.

[chuckbass]

Am I screwing myself by not taking the Writing Requirement and Professional Responsibility till my 3L year? I tried to register for each and didn't get either.

I'm not going to do it until 3L year either so I hope the answer isn't a yes.

[TheSpanishMain]

Am I screwing myself by not taking the Writing Requirement and Professional Responsibility till my 3L year? I tried to register for each and didn't get either.

I'm not going to do it until 3L year either so I hope the answer isn't a yes.

I was really hoping to do a clinic 3L year and I was afraid that clinic+writing requirement would be awful. Zack, any thoughts?

[awoodard]

Am I screwing myself by not taking the Writing Requirement and Professional Responsibility till my 3L year? I tried to register for each and didn't get either.

My understanding is that it's convenient to take WR your 2L year for a couple reasons. 1, depending on if/which journal you join, you can sometimes use your WR paper as your submission for journal if you time it right during 2L year 2, you just get it out of the way and have more time to spend on a clinic or something 3L year. I'm sure it's fine to do them 3L year. I don't think theres anything wrong with it and you aren't screwed, just depending on your situation it might be easier to do it 2L.

I don't know of anyone doing professional responsibility 2L year, everyone I know is doing it 3L. Anecdata though.

[TheSpanishMain]

Am I screwing myself by not taking the Writing Requirement and Professional Responsibility till my 3L year? I tried to register for each and didn't get either.

My understanding is that it's convenient to take WR your 2L year for a couple reasons. 1, depending on if/which journal you join, you can sometimes use your WR paper as your submission for journal if you time it right during 2L year 2, you just get it out of the way and have more time to spend on a clinic or something 3L year. I'm sure it's fine to do them 3L year. I don't think theres anything wrong with it and you aren't screwed, just depending on your situation it might be easier to do it 2L.

I don't know of anyone doing professional responsibility 2L year, everyone I know is doing it 3L. Anecdata though.

Makes sense. A lot of clinics satisfy the WR too though, looks like.

[TLSModBot]

PR is super easy. If anything you'll be fresher for the MPRE if you do it third year.

[chuckbass]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

[TLSModBot]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

Yes.

[chuckbass]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

Yes.

Ok perfect. I don't like this system but at least we don't have to wake up at some strange hour and race to type in classes and hope your computer doesn't mess up.

[TLSModBot]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

Yes.

Ok perfect. I don't like this system but at least we don't have to wake up at some strange hour and race to type in classes and hope your computer doesn't mess up.

You can do that too, especially if you really want to popular classes that fill up.

[chuckbass]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

Yes.

Ok perfect. I don't like this system but at least we don't have to wake up at some strange hour and race to type in classes and hope your computer doesn't mess up.

You can do that too, especially if you really want to popular classes that fill up.

I'm hoping people aren't really gunning for all these tax classes but idk. I honestly just don't care what I'm in.

[TLSModBot]

Ok, so how does registration work? I preregistered for everything (for transfers the deadline is this Friday).

So once the results come out, what happens if I didn't get enough credits? Does registration completely open up so you can just add and drop classes at will from that point on or what?

Yes.

Ok perfect. I don't like this system but at least we don't have to wake up at some strange hour and race to type in classes and hope your computer doesn't mess up.

You can do that too, especially if you really want to popular classes that fill up.

I'm hoping people aren't really gunning for all these tax classes but idk. I honestly just don't care what I'm in.

Ew. Tax? You'll be fine. You just take all the tax classes you want bud.

[chuckbass]

See, my plan worked

ETA: 3.0 here I come!

[Glasseyes]

See, my plan worked

ETA: 3.0 here I come!

I hear P/F was created for tax classes. Not really, but that's supposedly how everyone uses it.

[chuckbass]

See, my plan worked

ETA: 3.0 here I come!

I hear P/F was created for tax classes. Not really, but that's supposedly how everyone uses it.

Oh right we get 7 credits of that... Hmmm

[TheSpanishMain]

How do we designate something as P/F? On MyAccess, everything is noted "This is not a Pass/Fail Course".

[Glasseyes]

How do we designate something as P/F? On MyAccess, everything is noted "This is not a Pass/Fail Course".

It doesn't work for any 1L classes; doesn't work for stuff like PR or other required upper class stuff; might be some other exceptions. This page has a link where you can choose your p/f classes, alongside all the other annoying details. My impression was you can do it within the first week or two of starting a class (i.e., feel it out and see if it seems horrible).

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-se ... policy.cfm

[BmoreOrLess]

Very meaningless question, but do they seriously keep Fall LRW as "IP" on transcripts for every year, or are they just being especially lazy this year? The registrar told me they're not going to change it, which seems really dumb.

[Hand]

Very meaningless question, but do they seriously keep Fall LRW as "IP" on transcripts for every year, or are they just being especially lazy this year? The registrar told me they're not going to change it, which seems really dumb.

Listing a full-year course on a transcript with "IP" for the first semester's grade even after someone graduates is a very common practice.

[TLSModBot]

Very meaningless question, but do they seriously keep Fall LRW as "IP" on transcripts for every year, or are they just being especially lazy this year? The registrar told me they're not going to change it, which seems really dumb.

Going into my 4th year it's still on there. So no, they don't change it.

[EzraFitz]

Very meaningless question, but do they seriously keep Fall LRW as "IP" on transcripts for every year, or are they just being especially lazy this year? The registrar told me they're not going to change it, which seems really dumb.

Going into my 4th year it's still on there. So no, they don't change it.

This is funny, because when I emailed about it a few weeks back, I was told they were "working to remedy it as soon as possible." Yeah right...

[GULCPerson]

Very meaningless question, but do they seriously keep Fall LRW as "IP" on transcripts for every year, or are they just being especially lazy this year? The registrar told me they're not going to change it, which seems really dumb.

Going into my 4th year it's still on there. So no, they don't change it.

This is funny, because when I emailed about it a few weeks back, I was told they were "working to remedy it as soon as possible." Yeah right...

I graduated, and my final transcript still says "IP", so... not so much.