LawSchool.Life

motherofdragons wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:04 pm

Is it possible to live in Gerwitz for all 3 years?

Anyone else moved to GULC with their significant others?

Theoretically, but it's tough to do/unlikely (have to get picked in a lottery or something once all the 1Ls who want a spot get one). And you can't do it with your s/o.

lol that's not the place to go. I ended up with at least one per class via some combo of peer advisor, 2/3Ls I met through student orgs, and the outline bank. I don't recall if I asked anyone for outlines, but I definitely didn't ask for "A" outlines or anything (bc who does that), but IME that's us...

IIRC on average the average GULC hire's GPA is like .1 higher for firms' DC offices vs NYC (so the average GULC hire at X firm's DC office has a 3.5 but only a 3.4 in NY). That's a big generalization. The bigger issue is just that there's so many fewer spots in DC.

Money was no object to me (I was PSLF/LRAP bound), so I can't give an informed answer on the money thing. At any rate that's just a personal choice - you can run the numbers and make a calculation to your own personal debt/risk tolerance. I'm not a biglaw guy, but I'm pretty confident that unless yo...

If you have a realistic gov/PI ambition you should be able to do it (though not necessarily the *fancy* version of it) from GULC if you are strategic and work hard. I think that advice probably holds true for big law as well, although I wouldn't feel comfortable choosing GULC for big law over any T1...

BearCat wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:17 pm

Who else has been hemorrhaging money?

*raises hand*

Gray wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:23 pm

How long until everyone starts work?

2-3 weeks (hopefully)

Gray wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 04, 2018 2:43 pm

If you metro every weekday though I think the unlimited monthly pass is a bit cheaper than just the one way rates

There's an unlimited metro pass option?

What should we wear for orientation? Short and flip-flops? Ideally. Does anyone drive to school? Thinking of driving my car from CA to DC and commute to school. I'll be living with my partner so I won't be staying in the dorms. Pretty sure this has been asked an answered on here. It's doable if you...

goldenbear2020 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:35 pm

notorious_rbg wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:49 pm

Is there anything you wish you knew before starting at GULC? Do you have any advice/stories/comments about orientation?

Don't be that guy who wears a suit to orientation.

Or to the first day of class. Or to subsequent days of class.

urmlaw18 wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:33 pm

How did y'all get used to the cold. I'm coming from CA.

I mean I came from PA but just buy a jacket and find other californians and southerners to commiserate with.

Do the JD and LLM students interact very often? For example, I'd really like to play some intramurals this year (particularly the UVA softball tourney), but the LLM class doesn't come off as having tons of people looking to play. If you're a JD student whether or not you interact with LLMs will dep...

Gottesman is awesome and his exams are fairly straightforward.

ThatOneAfrican wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 30, 2018 5:58 am

Any info on section 5?

Section 5 has the best LRW profs.

Depends on the exam. You avoid the stress and boredom of all the in-class exam rigamarole, so that's nice. On the other hand, a lot of profs will be like "I gave you 8 hours but this is really a 3 hour exam." You can bet you will be working nonstop for 8 hours. I didn't find either to be better or w...

Lawyer21 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:03 pm

How difficult is it to get DC biglaw?

Difficult difficult lemon difficult.


(idk but the conventional wisdom is that a DC-only strategy is playing with fire IIRC. but plenty of people get it even with meh grades)

I'm at 11% you gunners.

Kodokushiest wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:34 pm

I'm still on torts.

Still on property.

LaLaLaw wrote: ↑

Wed May 23, 2018 2:17 pm

So, uh, how is this going for everyone?

To the extent I've started... yikes.

Gray wrote: ↑

Fri May 25, 2018 11:00 am

another day of doing nothing and ignoring my responsibilities!

Checking in.

Wait, you get to pick which section you're in? That seems new.

urmlaw18 wrote: ↑

Thu May 17, 2018 6:11 pm

Should I have class on Friday? LOL

IME its terrible in the fall b/c you have so much time but no way to use it productively, but great in the spring b/c you have so much more to do and can spread it out more easily over 5 days vs 4.

m052310 wrote: ↑

Mon May 14, 2018 6:52 pm

I realize all bets are off with the registrar, but what ballpark is "on time" for the spring?

IIRC I think each *class* (e.g. Property) is released as a batch (all sections), but they drop at different times.

rockathon wrote: ↑

Tue May 08, 2018 2:38 pm

Hi! Besides having organizations that hosts events, does Georgetown have socials/events for students and/or faculty often or at all?

Yes. If you want free alcohol you will have options at a regular clip.