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Re undergrad prestige: The only real numbers that matter to law schools are your GPA and your LSAT score. Your undergrad program's prestige/ranking may help on the very end of the margins (e.g., tiebreaker between you and an applicant with identical numbers), but not so much that you should really w...

Calling in Nony.

Clarifying question: are you trying to do a PhD in law on top of your JD, or a PhD in another subject entirely? I'm guessing the former since you mentioned Yale's program, but folks with your question often are trying to pair up other subjects with law, so want to confirm.

nony wrote:

Well I missed the work visa bit too, but I still feel like Cornell is pretty much going to ice your entertainment law dreams. It won't be impossible but it's still literally the opposite direction of what you want. So I guess you need to decide how comfortable you are with risking not finding a job ...

lannister wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:18 pm

Thanks everypne!Yea I know it's a unicorn goal....

Ok to have unicorn goals. Just good to know they are unicorn and be thinking smart about getting there. Glad you asked about Cornell vs USC.

"no option to retake" is false, unless your hands fell off, seeing as you can take the LSAT an unlimited number of times. USC is fine for your goals, but I understand landing a gig in entertainment law is pretty difficult, and you'll be competing with some classmates seeking the same. Do not go to ...

"no option to retake" is false, unless your hands fell off, seeing as you can take the LSAT an unlimited number of times. USC is fine for your goals, but I understand landing a gig in entertainment law is pretty difficult, and you'll be competing with some classmates seeking the same. Do not go to C...

Go to HK or Singapore. Definitely more valued than being an RA for the summer. Thanks! How applicable/transferable do you think the skills are in HK or Singapore as opposed to a RA position? The issue I see is that one of them was tdone abroad, albeit in a common law place and within an internation...

Go to HK or Singapore. Definitely more valued than being an RA for the summer.

certainly not 100% but the partners did say if we meshed well it was typical for there to be an offer at the end of the summer. I know the person who did my screener eas hired this way. Either way im taking it and if it turns into a good offer great, if not ill keep looking 3l and godforbid after t...

Why are you necro'ing a thread from August

Borges_and_barbells wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:58 am

In with 3.79/175. It looks like 3.7+/174+ is the magic ticket this year.

Congrats, but this is a random thread to share this in. Isn't there a general Harvard 2018-19 cycle thread?

It means you don't know how many questions you had to answer correctly to pass. The number moves depending on how relatively difficult a test was compared to previous tests, which is calculated through equating. Equating is basically a fancy statistical process to compare tests. It doesn't necessari...

Is your SO going to be working? Will your SO have good job opportunities there? I raise this because of the potential risk of having to take out more money than expected once you get there and are established. And you won't be able to change your mind at beginning of 2L year.

Just to clarify, you say $100k debt in tuition alone for UVA. How much more do you estimate your COL costs to be? And will those costs be debt financed?

I'm assuming your firm will let you take assignments from any practice group. If so, I don't think you should stress about your preferences too much and instead you should try to get exposed to any group you're interested in during the summer. That will inform your decision a lot more than whatever ...

It's not like you're picking between Harvard and Cooley here dude. Law schools are largely interchangeable, especially when comparing schools in the same large band of rankings (T1, T2, etc). It's not wildly different school to school, and at least not different enough to justifying turning your nos...

Ah, my b, I got completely confused.

Why deplete your savings? That money will be something you wish you had when you become a PI attorney. To avoid using PSLF-integrated LRAPs at those schools, probably Otherwise you’re taking about paying back the CoL loans on a standard repayment plan, which will deplete your savings with interest ...

Why deplete your savings? That money will be something you wish you had when you become a PI attorney.

Did you pick already or do you still need advice?

Darrow. Not a difficult call, imho.

What do you mean by race law?

Again, I really appreciate everyone trying to help me out! For starters, I did not apply to USC, UCI, or any other schools in California besides UCLA and Berkeley. Anywhere close to a full ride at UCLA would be my play, although I'm still holding out on NYU's Root. I have spent extensive time livin...

You should ENJOY YOUR SENIOR YEAR. That is a lot better than thinking about law school.

Got offered a Hamilton at Columbia but really want Harvard. Interviewed in November and missed two JS2 waves. Is there any benefit in sending in a supplement about the Hamilton and expressing my willingness to pick Harvard over the Hamilton? 174 / 4.0 if that's relevant. OP, considering your other ...

I mean there's always a chance. But if the needle doesn't actually move you off those waitlists, you shouldn't panic and you should feel comfortable applying next cycle.