UVA Law Students Taking Questions Forum

[Tom Joad]

Classes definitely start next Monday (1/21) right? For some reason, no classes are showing up for the 21st on my SIS weekly schedule and it's giving me false hope.

Pretty sure. Maybe you just don't have any Monday classes?

I saw an email that said classes officially start on the 21st, but there is some error on SIS.

[5ky]

Classes definitely start next Monday (1/21) right? For some reason, no classes are showing up for the 21st on my SIS weekly schedule and it's giving me false hope.

Pretty sure. Maybe you just don't have any Monday classes?

I saw an email that said classes officially start on the 21st, but there is some error on SIS.

An ERROR in SIS? The most sophisticated and modern educational system available? No, that simply can't be true.

[chem]

Should we be doing anything with the writing competitions that Ballenger emails us? Do people ever do those? Worthwhile?

[albanach]

Mitchell's evidence grades are up, for the 300 or so folk who seemed to be in that class.

[bluecrab5448]

Mitchell's evidence grades are up, for the 300 or so folk who seemed to be in that class.

Thanks for the heads-up! Three 1L sections and one huge evidence class and he still managed to get all of the grades in well before Fed. 1st. What a beast.

[5ky]

Mitchell's evidence grades are up, for the 300 or so folk who seemed to be in that class.

Thanks for the heads-up! Three 1L sections and one huge evidence class and he still managed to get all of the grades in well before Fed. 1st. What a beast.

132 people in that class? jesus christ, that's insane.

[UVAIce]

Mitchell's evidence grades are up, for the 300 or so folk who seemed to be in that class.

Thanks for the heads-up! Three 1L sections and one huge evidence class and he still managed to get all of the grades in well before Fed. 1st. What a beast.

132 people in that class? jesus christ, that's insane.

Big stairwell.

[memaha]

Mitchell's evidence grades are up, for the 300 or so folk who seemed to be in that class.

Thanks for the heads-up! Three 1L sections and one huge evidence class and he still managed to get all of the grades in well before Fed. 1st. What a beast.

132 people in that class? jesus christ, that's insane.

Big stairwell.

TITCR

[uvabro]

does mitchell grade easier than other professors? i know it's checklist but i mean is his curve >3.3?

[5ky]

does mitchell grade easier than other professors? i know it's checklist but i mean is his curve >3.3?

Before the new rules, all classes over 15/16/whatever students have to have a mean GPA between 3.25 and 3.35. So, no.

[vamedic03]

does mitchell grade easier than other professors? i know it's checklist but i mean is his curve >3.3?

No. If I recall correctly, he gives mostly B+'s, some B's, and a very small handful of A-'s and A's. Unless things have changed, he doesn't give below a B.

[dixon02]

WOAH curve change at UVA (mostly for our dearly departed who don't get emails anymore)

Grading Adjustment: The law school recently adjusted its grading policies for all courses where the incoming mean GPA of the students enrolled in the course is greater than 3.35. Starting in the spring 2013 semester, instructors for these courses are permitted (but not required) to have the mean of the grades for the course be as high as the average incoming mean GPA of the enrolled students. Prior to this revision, this policy only applied to courses with 16 or fewer students.

Where did this come from? Did we get an e-mail? Was it posted to the website? I can't find anything about it.

[danitt]

Does UVA have an OutLaw or any such organization?

[Tom Joad]

Does UVA have an OutLaw or any such organization?

http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/studen ... htm#lambda

[bluecrab5448]

WOAH curve change at UVA (mostly for our dearly departed who don't get emails anymore)

Grading Adjustment: The law school recently adjusted its grading policies for all courses where the incoming mean GPA of the students enrolled in the course is greater than 3.35. Starting in the spring 2013 semester, instructors for these courses are permitted (but not required) to have the mean of the grades for the course be as high as the average incoming mean GPA of the enrolled students. Prior to this revision, this policy only applied to courses with 16 or fewer students.

Where did this come from? Did we get an e-mail? Was it posted to the website? I can't find anything about it.

It's from an SRO email dated January 10.

[shibby]

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[5ky]

WOAH curve change at UVA (mostly for our dearly departed who don't get emails anymore)

Grading Adjustment: The law school recently adjusted its grading policies for all courses where the incoming mean GPA of the students enrolled in the course is greater than 3.35. Starting in the spring 2013 semester, instructors for these courses are permitted (but not required) to have the mean of the grades for the course be as high as the average incoming mean GPA of the enrolled students. Prior to this revision, this policy only applied to courses with 16 or fewer students.

Where did this come from? Did we get an e-mail? Was it posted to the website? I can't find anything about it.

It's from an SRO email dated January 10.

And the email today

[albanach]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

[005618502]

So does anyone have any insight on what it's like to be a gay female at UVA? I've seen some responses w/r/t gay guys, but I'm curious about the lesbian side of things. Friendly atmosphere? Visible presence in the law school? Openly gay relationships?

Thanks guys

Girl in my section is, dont think it makes a difference if you dont let it. I also think it is very rare.

[BruceWayne]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

It snows/gets very cold in Charlottesville quite frequently.

[jkpolk]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

It snows/gets very cold in Charlottesville quite frequently.

You've convinced me- I'm dropping out.

[albanach]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

It snows/gets very cold in Charlottesville quite frequently.

I've lived here for years. 6-10 inches of snow in a day would still be quite a lot, hence schools tend to close at the slightest mention of snow, and the supermarkets will be packed in the morn with folk doing the french toast run.

I was really complaining because Christmas week would be better timing than during J-term

[uvabro]

So does anyone have any insight on what it's like to be a gay female at UVA? I've seen some responses w/r/t gay guys, but I'm curious about the lesbian side of things. Friendly atmosphere? Visible presence in the law school? Openly gay relationships?

Thanks guys

nobody cares. i guess it can be an issue if you wore melissa etheridge tshirts every day but 4-5 times a week should be ok.

[StanleyF]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

It snows/gets very cold in Charlottesville quite frequently.

Not so sure about this. In my three years here, I can only remember two snowfalls that stuck. One was a less than two inches, the other was less than an inch. But the year before I got here, there was a big storm, so maybe it's an every-three-year phenomenon.

As for cold, if you are from a part of the country north of the Mason Dixon line, you won't think it gets cold in Charlottesville. If you are from Florida, you'll put on a parka and long underwear when the temperature dips below 40.

But if you are from a northern state, you will be shocked at the inability to cope with even a minor snowstorm. I think Charlottesville must have like one snowplow, and no one has really explained to the city how salt and sand work. Meanwhile, the pickup truck driving populace (which is rather large) thinks their 4-wheel-drive means they can drive 50 on a snow slicked road without consequences, right until they slide off the road.

[WhiteyCakes]

6-10 inches of snow tomorrow? They are kidding, right?

It snows/gets very cold in Charlottesville quite frequently.

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