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Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by mionilk » Mon May 26, 2014 12:15 pm

Looks like this may be my only option for the t14, any opinions?

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by DELG » Mon May 26, 2014 12:16 pm

lol

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Post by BigZuck » Mon May 26, 2014 12:17 pm

DELG wrote:lol
This

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Post by JustHawkin » Mon May 26, 2014 12:18 pm

I hope I'm not in your section.

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Post by phillywc » Mon May 26, 2014 12:19 pm

DELG wrote:lol

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Post by mionilk » Mon May 26, 2014 12:19 pm

ok...? can someone actually answer the question

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Post by uvauvauva » Mon May 26, 2014 12:23 pm

lmao

to even think that

there is your answer

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Post by phillywc » Mon May 26, 2014 12:23 pm

My favorite part about this is the "confidenc" in the title. Classic.

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by DELG » Mon May 26, 2014 12:25 pm

If I'm 100% sure I'll get a major role in a blockbuster, should I sell all my possessions and move to LA?

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Post by phillywc » Mon May 26, 2014 12:27 pm

If I'm 100% sure I'll win the lottery, should I quit my job and stay at home watching netflix and smoking pot?

ETA: actually that sounds kinda awesome nevermind

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Post by NYSprague » Mon May 26, 2014 12:27 pm

Why are you sure of top 10% ? Do you understand the mandatory curve? Why is GULC your only option?

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Post by gk101 » Mon May 26, 2014 12:29 pm

NYSprague wrote:Why are you sure of top 10% ? Do you understand the mandatory curve? Why is GULC your only option?
He wasn't 100% confident of top UG grades and LSAT score.

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Post by mionilk » Mon May 26, 2014 12:29 pm

Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.

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Post by WokeUpInACar » Mon May 26, 2014 12:30 pm

I'd say any T1 school would be worth this much if you could somehow guarantee top 10%. LJL at 100% "confidenc" though. You couldn't have 100% confidence of top 10% at Cooley, let alone a place like Gtown.

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Post by lhanvt13 » Mon May 26, 2014 12:30 pm

Wait, is OP serious?

I'll bite: why 100% confidenc?

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Post by Hutz_and_Goodman » Mon May 26, 2014 12:31 pm

In my class every single person who was confident of top 10% did not make it there. The top 10% were people who killed themselves working and/or happened to be really good at issue spotter exams and did not realize that they were beforehand.

Going in with the attitude that you will definitely be top 10% you are setting yourself up for failure.

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Post by DELG » Mon May 26, 2014 12:31 pm

mionilk wrote:Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.
Okay so you can style on the "average" law student

That puts you in the top 40% congrats

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Post by lhanvt13 » Mon May 26, 2014 12:34 pm

DELG wrote:
mionilk wrote:Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.
Okay so you can style on the "average" law student

That puts you in the top 40% congrats
Yeah this is everybody. Well,maybe you'll have an advantage over ~20% of the people.

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Post by HRomanus » Mon May 26, 2014 12:35 pm

mionilk wrote:Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.
What was your uGPA?

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Post by Hutz_and_Goodman » Mon May 26, 2014 12:35 pm

To answer your question: yes, Georgetown is worth 140k if you know you will be top 10%. You will have an excellent outcome and big law if you want it. But this is the equivalent of saying "Is it worth it to buy a lottery ticket if I know I will win the jackpot?"

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by smaug_ » Mon May 26, 2014 12:35 pm

god it's so easy to work TLS up into a frenzy

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DELG wrote:lol

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Post by NYSprague » Mon May 26, 2014 12:36 pm

So you don't understand the curve.

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by johnnyquest » Mon May 26, 2014 12:37 pm

mionilk wrote:Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.
Oh boy....

Why didn't you "outdo" everyone on the LSAT?

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by guano » Mon May 26, 2014 12:37 pm

mionilk wrote:Ok, obviously you guys don't know me, but I do whatever it takes to get whatever grades I have to get. I mean anything. I was notorious for this in undergrad and am absolutely confident I can outdo the lot of average law student.
You won't be in class with average law students. The T14 comprises roughly the top 20% of law students, so if you place yourself in the top 10% of all law students, you're about median at a T14.

If you're so confident, you should attend GWAmerican University for free and save yourself the debt.

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Re: Is GULC worth 140k debt w/ 100% confidenc oftop 10% clasrank

Post by johnnyquest » Mon May 26, 2014 12:38 pm

Troll?

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