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is it rude to bet on who is gonna tank

It's that time again, so I'm going to post what I've found of the Class of 2019 employment data. Michigan - 68.1% (+0.4%) Duke - 79.6% (+2.3%) Vanderbilt - 61.9% (-2.3%) Boston University - 49.0% (+1.2%) Fordham - 48.7% (-4.1%) Boston College - 49.8% (+3.3%) Illinois - 39.3% (+11.8%) That'll get us...

Stranger wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:39 pm

do you want OP of this?

I don't think the employment/good undergrad will matter much. That your race/nationality is underrepresented will matter some but I'm not sure how much.

I'd like your odds a lot better if you had 2 more points on the LSAT and/or a GPA of 3.4 or better. But you're in the ballpark for UCI.

I'm of the mindset that you can ask practically whatever the hell matters to you as long as you do it diplomatically. All of the questions you mentioned are probably alright to ask in some form--i.e., what do associates actually bill on average (because every firm advertises what, a 1900 or 1950 bi...

potential follow-up questions I did not ask in my interview what did you bill last month how much do you hate your life when was the last time you saw your children is your air mattress in your office comfortable no but actually this is a serious post, what do I ask after I receive an offer but befo...

Just a quick thank you for this. It's perfect for my timeline. Slowing down to work purely on PT's, and my weaknesses up front feels like a game changer. Last time I studied (a few years back) I was focused on everything evenly, and I knew it wasn't working, but had no alternative theories to chang...

Do you know your LSAC GPA? That 3.8 might not be a 3.8 in the eyes of law schools if you have an old undergrad record from years ago hanging out that is worse--LSAC counts all grades from all colleges that show up on your transcript, even if they aren't calculated into your degree GPA. If I were you...

This is legit. Would have saved me hours with spreadsheets during my cycle.

Echo above. You can retake the LSAT -- but you can't retake undergrad. Focus on college now, plan on taking a year or more off between college and law school to work or volunteer and study for the LSAT.

More or less same. Got some interviews lined up through the school and some applications out. Trying not to stress too much

whats up nerds

Mikey wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:54 am

I would like this as well pls! Did u ever find it, bro?

nooooope

Stranger wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:46 pm

Anyone else cash in any Lexis points?

dude I love seikos
that's a legitimately good reward, I'm impressed lexis

Sorry for being so absent from OP, I was busy dying of law school

I remember seeing a pdf guide to different legal markets, including regional and secondary markets, but I can't for the life of me find it now. IIRC it discusses which practice areas are strong / growing in each market and one of the markets is Salt Lake City. I am going to keep scouring the interne...

I'd suggest finding someone who went to your undergrad or has some other connection to you if you're going to cold e-mail. E-mail is better than linkedin. The e-mail should be short and sweet--what your connection is, you have a few questions, do they have time for a 20 minute phone call or coffee. ...

OP, there are people with full rides at my school who are at the bottom of the class and vice versa. If you're taking 3 years of your life you should probably ask what happens if you're in the bottom third or worse at any of these schools and if you're okay with that outcome

*work visa required* I am not an expert but this is the only thing that would make me lean more into Cornell. I don't know how hard it is to get a work visa outside of big law, someone else will have to chime in. If it's pretty much "big law or leave the country" Cornell is a MUCH more risk averse o...

Great advice, Rowdy. What process would you recommend for the questions that you cannot get to in 35 minutes. Say I am doing an LR section and I can't get to the last 2-3 questions in the time allotted. Should I continue on to those questions and make note of the additional time it took me to finis...

I'm not here to shit on Oregon law schools but it's a tough, tough market and there are half as many jobs for new grads as there are new grads every year. The state would be better off if one of those schools closed.

I interviewed on Feb. 6th and got an email today that I’m on the waitlist. Does anyone know the chance of possibly being admitted before the fall semester? I would appreciate any advice! This is not the advice you asked for, but I'd be really hesitant to pay full price for L&C, which is what you'll...

Once you’re at the firm, your quality and body of work is essential ― Harvard or not. Annually, when the partnership committee confers to review the candidates and makes it’s selections, being a Harvard grad is a big plus. If you can’t get your head around that, check out Stranger’s easy-to-underst...

Please only answer if you are associated with H.

quiver wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:36 am

Would you rate the number of H partners at Skadden

A) MUCH better than expected
B) Better than expected
C) Slightly better than expected
D) As expected
E) No change from last year

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