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goodlife5071 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:07 pm

In today! Got the call earlier. Hooray!!

In-state, RD, no interview.

Congrats!

What everyone else has said. Is it possible to get in with a 3.75? Yes. But everything else needs to be absolutely stellar to pull it off.

UT:
160/167/168
3.47/3.74/3.88

Hi friends. 2015 grad here. AMA.

Stranger wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:37 am

My back of the envelope math says you should be over the GPA floor. Now you just need an elite test score to go with it.

Agreed. If you took a similar number of hours each semester, should be around 3.75 - 3.8. But as others have said, you'll need a stellar test score, too.

hi all, this is my second time applying to HLS. i filled out the application and sent it last year, but wound up not being able to send my CAS report. i received a rejection in the spring and was told that in this app i need to indicate that this is my second time. i am currently at Harvard Graduat...

Thank y'all. This is helpful.

Also: did a 1L Texas SA. AMA.

Also if you're in the Houston area and want to meet for coffee for a mock interview, shoot me a PM. I'd be happy to help.

I had a friend ask me about Houston receptions for firms. I work for a boutique and have no clue. Anybody know how to score an invite to one? Or where to find a list?

rok wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:12 pm

Any info on how quickly interview invites will go out after OSCAR app opens?

Totally dependent on the judge. Some only keep the OSCAR app open a few days, some for several months.

Nope, I would not.

Also a reminder: no disclosing of questions. General things: "Dang RC was really hard" is fine. Discussing specific questions is not.

Bumping this for today.

Good luck today yall!

Whoa. I honestly thought it'd be at least 2 more years before there was another bump.

For cover letters? Yes. I agree with you - that's pretty much how any cover letter for any job should work. Resumes they had several different formats/modes of organization as samples.

Y'alls career service made you use a standardized format? Ours did not. They offered feedback, etc. But there was no standard template or formatting rules or anything everyone was required to use. Hmm, I suppose it wasn't "required," but counseling on formatting and editing was conditioned on using...

Also want to echo the thoughts above about Texas. Many, many Texas firms hire non-diverse 1L SAs.

That being said, ties to Texas are important for snagging one. The firms guard against people who just want a 1L SA and then plan to head to NYC/SF/DC 2L summer.

Y'alls career service made you use a standardized format? Ours did not. They offered feedback, etc. But there was no standard template or formatting rules or anything everyone was required to use.

Agree with Stranger. If you want the south, pick Vanderbilt. Anywhere else, pick Georgetown.

This is tough because I don't have much insight into how Vandy or WUSTL place in Maryland. If it were me, I'd probably pick Vandy. That debt figure is about what I had from UT and paying it off has not been terrible. A drag, for sure, but doable.

If it were me, I would probably pick not Bama. You aren’t sure yet what you want to do, and it gives you least options of the four/is the most limiting.

Are these your only two schools or just the two at the top of your list?

I don't have any advice on the character and fitness issues, other than to say I agree with the above. But I will say this guy seems like a bit of a loose cannon. I would encourage you to file a police report of your own about the incident, so that you have documentation in case there is a future in...

Would you go to a law school that has nothing to offer in your areas of interest if it was $0 cost of attendance? I mean absolutely NO courses, clinics, or externships offered in your preferred legal specialty. Granted, the school does place well into your preferred geographic location. I am findin...