Columbia students taking questions Forum

[White Dwarf]

Wonder how much of our tuition is going towards keeping the 3rd floor of the library at 117 degrees all the time...

[almondjoy]

Wonder how much of our tuition is going towards keeping the 3rd floor of the library at 117 degrees all the time...

Seriously. It's almost comically hot today.

[Nebby]

any 1Ls here interested in environmental law?

[GreenEggs]

any 1Ls here interested in environmental law?

Talked about you today and how you did PI job hunting right.

[Nebby]

any 1Ls here interested in environmental law?

Talked about you today and how you did PI job hunting right.

Also, spread the word that my organization has one spot left for a legal intern and we'll supplement GSF up to the max for 1Ls ($5340)

[GreenEggs]

any 1Ls here interested in environmental law?

Talked about you today and how you did PI job hunting right.

Also, spread the word that my organization has one spot left for a legal intern and we'll supplement GSF up to the max for 1Ls ($5340)

What? That's solid. I know a 1L who will be contacting you about it.

[dabigchina]

this probably should have been asked earlier, but who is a chill prof to do independent research with? gotta get that major writing req.

[GreenEggs]

this probably should have been asked earlier, but who is a chill prof to do independent research with? gotta get that major writing req.

Genty

[White Dwarf]

Anyone know what the curve is like on Shechtman's exam (criminal adjudication)?

Seems like it would be brutal. You have the time to look up pretty much any answer you didn't already know.

[FascinatedWanderer]

Super easy. I had 0 notes and swung an A with 2 days of studying. Don't underestimate how dumb your classmates are.

[jbagelboy]

Super easy. I had 0 notes and swung an A with 2 days of studying. Don't underestimate how dumb your classmates are.

Lol. They aren't dumb tho. They just stopped caring

[maroon175]

what's the workload like in the typical negotiations class? does it actually feel like 3 credits?

[smaug]

what's the workload like in the typical negotiations class? does it actually feel like 3 credits?

Light. Easy to swing an OK grade with little effort.

More importantly, it's a lot of fun. Think everyone should take it.

[Nebby]

what's the workload like in the typical negotiations class? does it actually feel like 3 credits?

Light. Easy to swing an OK grade with little effort.

More importantly, it's a lot of fun. Think everyone should take it.

yeah, from what I've heard of the class I am sorry that I never took it. Seems like a lot of fun

[White Dwarf]

3/4 grades not posted yet. It's been a fun day.

One of which is for an exam we took 32 days ago that was made up of 30 multiple choice (2/3rds of grade; done on a scantron) and two short answer questions with 300 word limits.

[clsturtle]

Zero (0) grades posted

[ugg]

My professor told me grades aren't going to be posted (for anyone) until Tuesday

[GoneSouth]

Always dangerous to extrapolate from one year (as a 2L), but 1L year I got my last grade on the first day of spring classes. This year I only have 1/4 right now. I know that under the previous administration CLS made a big deal about the grade "deadline", which was yesterday (threatening to fine professors who missed it). Makes me wonder whether that's starting to wear off under Dean Lester.

Either way, the delay on grades is not helpful for CLS's already poor clerkship stats.

[jbagelboy]

Always dangerous to extrapolate from one year (as a 2L), but 1L year I got my last grade on the first day of spring classes. This year I only have 1/4 right now. I know that under the previous administration CLS made a big deal about the grade "deadline", which was yesterday (threatening to fine professors who missed it). Makes me wonder whether that's starting to wear off under Dean Lester.

Either way, the delay on grades is not helpful for CLS's already poor clerkship stats.

Nah, its no different. Grades were never submitted on time. Previous deans never succeeded in forcing profs to be timely.

How would this impact clerkship placement? Lack of access to faculty as a 1L is the biggest obstacle for 1L students. Lack of staff support and the weakness of the clerkship office is the second biggest. But no one is not getting a clerkship because their fall 1L grades were submitted late. Most of the judges that regularly hire CLS students do so in the early spring of 2L. And the numbers aren't that poor considering (the full numbers)

[GoneSouth]

Always dangerous to extrapolate from one year (as a 2L), but 1L year I got my last grade on the first day of spring classes. This year I only have 1/4 right now. I know that under the previous administration CLS made a big deal about the grade "deadline", which was yesterday (threatening to fine professors who missed it). Makes me wonder whether that's starting to wear off under Dean Lester.

Either way, the delay on grades is not helpful for CLS's already poor clerkship stats.

Nah, its no different. Grades were never submitted on time. Previous deans never succeeded in forcing profs to be timely.

How would this impact clerkship placement? Lack of access to faculty as a 1L is the biggest obstacle for 1L students. Lack of staff support and the weakness of the clerkship office is the second biggest. But no one is not getting a clerkship because their fall 1L grades were submitted late. Most of the judges that regularly hire CLS students do so in the early spring of 2L. And the numbers aren't that poor considering (the full numbers)

I'm talking about late 2L fall grades hurting 2L applications for judges who are hiring in January. Also #anecdotal, but I felt like having to wait for a really late grade from 1L spring significantly hurt my clerkship chances last summer. A number of judges had already hired by the time I could even send applications.

Not saying it's the biggest factor, but it is a factor.

[RSN]

Shockingly I got all my 3 of my grades mid-last week, but feeling for everyone after not getting all of my fall grades last year until the end of the first week of spring semester.

[dabigchina]

3/4 grades not posted yet. It's been a fun day.

One of which is for an exam we took 32 days ago that was made up of 30 multiple choice (2/3rds of grade; done on a scantron) and two short answer questions with 300 word limits.

also sitting at 3/4 not posted.

One of mine is a seminar where the only graded components were short weekly response papers and a presentation we did in the middle of the semester.

[GoneSouth]

I'm missing 3/4 too. One is graded research credit that I haven't done anything for in two months.

[maroon175]

I'm missing 4/5 grades. Two are for CR/F courses, where I should definitely receive "CR"s.

Also, it's the day before classes and I still don't have the option of signing up for seats in any of my classes...

[almondjoy]

Also, it's the day before classes and I still don't have the option of signing up for seats in any of my classes...

Same here. We'll do it live.