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Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:47 pm
by CaptainCrunch
Hey all, I'm new to the forum here. I've been enjoying the breadth of wisdom in these forums, and I have a few questions of my own.
I'm curious what kind of dress to expect at law school. May seem like a stupid question, but should I expect to wear a suit every day? Tie? Can people dress casually at law school, or does this depend on the school?
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Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:51 pm
by nickwar
Suit and tie. Every day. Make sure they're nice. No Mens Wearhouse garbage.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:52 pm
by Leeroy Jenkins
nickwar wrote:Suit and tie. Every day. Make sure they're nice. No Mens Wearhouse garbage.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:53 pm
by gdane
Hahaha. Dont be an ass.
Crunch, Nickwar's just messing with you. You dont have to wear a suit and tie everyday. You dress whatever way you want to dress. A word of advice, search for this topic. Its been asked a million times on here. You might find all your answers.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:54 pm
by CaptainCrunch
Haha, thank you gdane.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:30 am
by flyingpanda
Holy crap dude. Going from Liberty for UG to Catholic for law school....
... wow
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:35 am
by RVP11
CaptainCrunch wrote:Tuition at Catholic is fairly steep, not too mention living just outside of D.C. How and where can I cut costs? Any and every pearl of wisdom is greatly appreciated here.
My suggestion is:
CaptainCrunch wrote:I'm going to Catholic.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:41 am
by Cupidity
Leeroy Jenkins wrote:nickwar wrote:Suit and tie. Every day. Make sure they're nice. No Mens Wearhouse garbage.
Hey, I <3 my men's wearhouse suits. Just don't buy their cheap shit, stick to the designer labels.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:44 am
by LoyolaLaw2012
His question has nothing to do with his choice in law school.
You do not have to wear a suit and tie. Dress as you did in UG.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:46 am
by Patriot1208
I never understand why people worry what to wear in law school. I'm sure there will be days i'm decked out in a t-short and shorts. And i'm positive that won't hurt my biglaw chances.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:07 pm
by Bosque
Patriot1208 wrote:I never understand why people worry what to wear in law school. I'm sure there will be days i'm decked out in a t-short and shorts. And i'm positive that won't hurt my biglaw chances.
I think I worried about this briefly when I was a 0L. If I remember correctly, my fear stemmed from a combination of the promotional material of some schools showing the students in suits all the time, a general lack of knowledge about
law school culture, the public perception that lawyers
always wear suits, the feeling that law school was so substantively different from the rest of my education that a change in wardrobe was required, and that subtle but ubiquitous permeating fear most everyone has that somehow there is a way you are going to screw this up.
Of course, by this point in the summer I had already visited a few law schools (as hopefully y'all did before you picked one), so I already knew what law students wear. I am not optimistic about the OP liking Catholic if he did not do the same.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:10 pm
by romothesavior
Loyola, you have turned into the TTT police.
OP, dress like you normally would. I usually am a polo and golf shorts kinda guy, and I plan to be that way in law school too. I may take it up a notch in law school, but that is more personal preference than anything else. Most students I've seen on LS visits were wearing anything from semi-dressy to t-shirts and flip flops.
And as for living frugally, just remember to live like a student and not a lawyer. Although coming from Catholic, I'm not sure there will be much difference.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:19 pm
by 09042014
flyingpanda wrote:Holy crap dude. Going from Liberty for UG to Catholic for law school....
... wow
Liberty is accredited?
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:19 pm
by asdfff
Cupidity wrote:Leeroy Jenkins wrote:nickwar wrote:Suit and tie. Every day. Make sure they're nice. No Mens Wearhouse garbage.
Hey, I <3 my men's wearhouse suits. Just don't buy their cheap shit, stick to the designer labels.
You're doing it wrong.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:57 pm
by AJRESQ
Whatever you wore in college is fine.
Assuming, of course, you even go to class. I pretty much stopped showing up by 3L.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:01 am
by Grizz
Only the finest suits money can buy. Dress for success. Those who appear successful are successful.
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Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:02 am
by kk19131
Which do you hate more gays or foreigners?
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:40 am
by romothesavior
kk19131 wrote:Which do you hate more gays or foreigners?
Took me a minute to get it but then I let out a hearty chuckle. Well played.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:01 am
by 20160810
You will need to wear chaps every day. Also, it is prudent to invest in a sturdy 10-gallon hat.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:11 am
by bk1
kk19131 wrote:Which do you hate more gays or foreigners?
I'm curious in knowing the answer to this as well.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:51 am
by AngryAvocado
kk19131 wrote:Which do you hate more gays or foreigners?
False dichotomy. Gay foreigners.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:03 am
by CG614
AngryAvocado wrote:kk19131 wrote:Which do you hate more gays or foreigners?
False dichotomy. Gay foreigners.
So basically, the French.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:05 am
by AngryAvocado
Touchè.
Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:27 am
by VA LawDog
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Re: Class dress and other queries...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:54 pm
by CaptainCrunch
I've enjoyed reading these replies.