June 2016 - Waiter's (+170 or bust) GRAY DAY HAS AWOKEN FROM ITS SLUMBER Forum

[Smallville]

160+ and I'm going to law school without looking back.

You mean 175 right...?
Who goes to ls with a score outside 170?


Jk that sounds nice, at least ya got a little idea of what a possible outcome for you looks like. You plan on taking over for him at all?

[Espadas]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

[Mikey]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

they suck, that's why

[momoyome]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

I hope nothing is wrong like last December's tests when all the UC Santa Barbara tests were lost.......but even then that didn't delay scores.

[Smallville]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

It's more fun for them this way

[BirdLawExpert]

JAG always interested me a lot. I have some family in it and it always sounded fascinating and very rewarding. From what I gather it's pretty selective, though, right? I haven't looked too closely into it, but do you know anything about the acceptance rates for any branch's JAG vs., say, biglaw? [Edit: or direct me towards any sources that I couldn't find on google, assuming I get off my ass?]

Also, I asked this earlier, but it's a lot quieter now. I'm patent bar eligible, but would taking it affect admissions/$$$ much? Or would it just be more of a tie-breaker if I'm on a wait list?

JAG is a weird animal because you have to take two things into consideration when comparing it to BigLaw statistics. First, the number of JAG officers commissioned varies wildly by both year and branch, and second, the data is necessarily less accurate than the data for BigLaw due to a much, much smaller sample size. This is a very thorough megathread on JAG selection and officer accessions in the Navy.

All that said, I treat JAG selection the same way I treated pilot selection: if you're the best person to apply, they can't say no. There are a million other things you can do and that thread talks about most of them, but the bottom line is that the military is a meritocracy at its core.

I can't really speak with any knowledge on the patent bar question except to say that, to me, it seems like a good feather in your cap. Would I delay an application cycle in order to secure that credential? Probably not, but if it's something that you don't have to restructure your life to achieve, then you should go for it. Maybe ask Spivey or Killoran? They're going to be the most knowledgeable people that you can reach out to relatively easily.

[Espadas]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

they suck, that's why

Big ones.

[Espadas]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

It's more fun for them this way

Sadistic little testmasters...

[pretzeltime]

Interesting. My uncle was in the Air Force, then went to Emory Law and practiced in Atlanta for a few decades before his stroke. He just recently passed away, but talking to his son about it, also a former law student, sort of inspired me and helped me realize that I could.

Sorry to hear about his passing, but great that he led an interesting life. It sounds like he made quite an impact on you and the rest of his family.

I enjoy seeing this other side of you BLE

Business hours are over, I clocked out of shitposting for the day. (Thanks.)

I respect that. I can appreciate somebody trying to get a reaction from the crowd. The key to forum life is to never take anything too seriously

Same. I totally respect devoting your day to being a scumbag of a troll and then occasionally revealing that you're human at night. What a guy we have on our hands!

[meeseeks]

Interesting. My uncle was in the Air Force, then went to Emory Law and practiced in Atlanta for a few decades before his stroke. He just recently passed away, but talking to his son about it, also a former law student, sort of inspired me and helped me realize that I could.

Sorry to hear about his passing, but great that he led an interesting life. It sounds like he made quite an impact on you and the rest of his family.

I enjoy seeing this other side of you BLE

Business hours are over, I clocked out of shitposting for the day. (Thanks.)

I respect that. I can appreciate somebody trying to get a reaction from the crowd. The key to forum life is to never take anything too seriously

Same. I totally respect devoting your day to being a scumbag of a troll and then occasionally revealing that you're human at night. What a guy we have on our hands!

I sense sarcasm...

[Keilz]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

I hope nothing is wrong like last December's tests when all the UC Santa Barbara tests were lost.......but even then that didn't delay scores.

How did u know they were lost? Did they email you?

[Smallville]

Interesting. My uncle was in the Air Force, then went to Emory Law and practiced in Atlanta for a few decades before his stroke. He just recently passed away, but talking to his son about it, also a former law student, sort of inspired me and helped me realize that I could.

Sorry to hear about his passing, but great that he led an interesting life. It sounds like he made quite an impact on you and the rest of his family.

I enjoy seeing this other side of you BLE

Business hours are over, I clocked out of shitposting for the day. (Thanks.)

I respect that. I can appreciate somebody trying to get a reaction from the crowd. The key to forum life is to never take anything too seriously

Same. I totally respect devoting your day to being a scumbag of a troll and then occasionally revealing that you're human at night. What a guy we have on our hands!

I sense sarcasm...

I like u, u get tls

[momoyome]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

I hope nothing is wrong like last December's tests when all the UC Santa Barbara tests were lost.......but even then that didn't delay scores.

How did u know they were lost? Did they email you?

http://www.independent.com/news/2015/de ... o-missing/ It was well documented. They were never found, everyone got a free retake.

[bmathers]

160+ and I'm going to law school without looking back.

You mean 175 right...?
Who goes to ls with a score outside 170?


Jk that sounds nice, at least ya got a little idea of what a possible outcome for you looks like. You plan on taking over for him at all?

I'm not opposed to it, but I'm not sure I want to settle down in that area.

[Mikey]

So what takes these people so long?! It's a scantron test.....

It's more fun for them this way

I seriously believe that they lurk waiter threads and feed off of our anxiously waiting/release day predictive souls. They laugh at us while they make bets on which TLS member will get a 140, 150, etc. when/if we publicly share our scores.. "HAHA I told you Gerald! ____ got a 140! You owe me my 100 bucks".

[Sarastro]

JAG is a weird animal because you have to take two things into consideration when comparing it to BigLaw statistics. First, the number of JAG officers commissioned varies wildly by both year and branch, and second, the data is necessarily less accurate than the data for BigLaw due to a much, much smaller sample size. This is a very thorough megathread on JAG selection and officer accessions in the Navy.

All that said, I treat JAG selection the same way I treated pilot selection: if you're the best person to apply, they can't say no. There are a million other things you can do and that thread talks about most of them, but the bottom line is that the military is a meritocracy at its core.

I can't really speak with any knowledge on the patent bar question except to say that, to me, it seems like a good feather in your cap. Would I delay an application cycle in order to secure that credential? Probably not, but if it's something that you don't have to restructure your life to achieve, then you should go for it. Maybe ask Spivey or Killoran? They're going to be the most knowledgeable people that you can reach out to relatively easily.

I appreciate the detailed response. That's kind of what I figured, and that link will be useful, thank you. I don't hear people talking about JAG that much, but maybe I'm not listening to the right people. Seems like an excellent way to make a living and make a difference at the same time, even if it is extremely selective. I had the opportunity to talk to a higher ranking recruiter for the Army JAG and he basically said the same thing. Summer internship with them is basically an in, but otherwise, better get good grades. Curious about other branches/perspectives.

And I've taken TLS's advice and gotten kind of drunk, so I apologize for the clumsiness of my phrasing, but I didn't mean to imply you should know about patent applications, I meant that as a more general question for the thread. That said, that seems like good advice. I'm not planning on applying until the next cycle, so it would definitely be doable, but if it's only going to be a tie-breaker it seems like a pain to study for and go through with. I'll try and catch those guys when they pop in next time.

[meeseeks]

I sense sarcasm...

I like u, u get tls

I appreciate that. Turns out if you are a sarcastic ass in real life, TLS feels just like home (no sarcasm in that comment)

[benwyatt]

Same. I totally respect devoting your day to being a scumbag of a troll and then occasionally revealing that you're human at night. What a guy we have on our hands!

sorry you got your feelings hurt on the internet beb maybe next time try this place

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[UltimateSplitter]

I had 5 oz of vodka and then found a 30% off sale at the local outdoors store. I'm feeling good again. Can't wait for round 2 of possibly 4

[R. Jeeves]

I've missed like the last 30 pages of the thread and I can't distinguish between kayfabe and reality.

I guess maybe that's the point though.

[pretzeltime]

Same. I totally respect devoting your day to being a scumbag of a troll and then occasionally revealing that you're human at night. What a guy we have on our hands!

sorry you got your feelings hurt on the internet beb maybe next time try this place

[+] Spoiler

Are you trying to prove yall arent assholes? Because I'm not sure how well it's working

There's a difference between having my feelings hurt and calling him out for being a piece of shit to me

I can't really hang with the double act.

[Sarastro]

Hope you're enjoying your trip. We haven't met, but we can be friends if you've had at least two meals comprised of at least 50% dönner kebab.

[meeseeks]

I had 5 oz of vodka and then found a 30% off sale at the local outdoors store. I'm feeling good again. Can't wait for round 2 of possibly 4

Talk about a win win! Your day hasn't been all bad then

[EnfieldTennisChamp]

if BLE is Trump, I'm trying to figure out who Wyatt is. I just don't think there is anyone in American politics as old and irrelevant as Wyatt who nuzzles his way into the current political scene and feeds into and inspires the Trump talk. Maybe Pat Robertson if he liked hookers?

[pretzeltime]

I've missed like the last 30 pages of the thread and I can't distinguish between kayfabe and reality.

I guess maybe that's the point though.

You have missed less than nothing beb. Much much less. Keeping drinking!