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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by alpha kenny body » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:15 pm

Mr_Chukes wrote:
crookedsmile wrote:
fips tedora wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:
AJ1010 wrote:What are most of you guys planning to do for housing 1L year? on campus or off? alone or with roommate(s)?
My cat is going to be my roomate. I'm thinking of getting her registered as a stress cat by my doctor. That way I can take her anywhere.
I'm thinking about getting a pup
Down to be your roommate if you do. Pups=life
Where y'all going?
more than likely H unless Y quits playing around and lets me be a double dog

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by alpha kenny body » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:19 pm

brinicolec wrote:
fips tedora wrote:
brinicolec wrote:
S.Picquery wrote:
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S.Picquery wrote:Feeling kinda sad that I'm not up to the roommate stage yet. Gotta pick a school first but still, having severe decision envy lol
What are your top choices?
UVA, Emory, and Mich. Nothing's changed in months lol

ETA: You're down to NU and Mich, no?
Well, if we both decide on Michigan, MAYBE having a roommate doesn't sound like the worst thing - depending on if you're cheap about rent or nah lol. But also, for summer start, you can sublet and I looked over some of the list and they're pretty affordable. Some are kind of pricey though

And yeah. I thought it would be a relief and for awhile I had decided I didn't like Ann Arbor so I didn't want to go to Michigan and would go to NU but then I started thinking about it more and now I'm completely undecided again so... yeah... this is fun lol.
Where do you want to practice? Michigan is always going to be the higher ranked school of the two (if that matters to you), and while both are nationally known and accepted, your COA at Michigan is going to be cheaper overall, with similar employment outcomes.

Will start in BL, hopefully at a top firm, probably for about the average (3 years)... maybe longer if I can hold out lol (because the longer I'm in BL, the more I can pay down loans). Either DC, NYC, or Chicago would probably be fine with me - I like Proskauer Rose in NYC because they're pretty well-known for their sports law stuff. After my few years (or more) in BL, I want to transition into sports law, so I'm probably going to be pretty flexible on location and just go for the job I like most.

Naturally the sports law part of the plan may change. But, BL to help pay down loans will most likely never change lol
in order to specialize in a niche like that, you definitely need the prestige, grades, and network. It sounds like you're leaning more towards NYC than the rest, which if true, M is going to get you there much more than N.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by Mr_Chukes » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:56 pm

fips tedora wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:
crookedsmile wrote:
fips tedora wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:
AJ1010 wrote:What are most of you guys planning to do for housing 1L year? on campus or off? alone or with roommate(s)?
My cat is going to be my roomate. I'm thinking of getting her registered as a stress cat by my doctor. That way I can take her anywhere.
I'm thinking about getting a pup
Down to be your roommate if you do. Pups=life
Where y'all going?
more than likely H unless Y quits playing around and lets me be a double dog
Awesome, I'm glad. I know you were put on some waitlist to lower schools. That's awesome to get into H!

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by dg1090 » Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:04 pm

Anyone know the interview -> offer conversion rate?

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by crookedsmile » Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:20 pm

dg1090 wrote:Anyone know the interview -> offer conversion rate?
There isn't one. And if there was it would differ for every school since for some an interview is req'd for admission (e.g. HLS) while for others you can get in sans one (CLS).

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by dg1090 » Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:26 pm

crookedsmile wrote:
dg1090 wrote:Anyone know the interview -> offer conversion rate?
There isn't one. And if there was it would differ for every school since for some an interview is req'd for admission (e.g. HLS) while for others you can get in sans one (CLS).
I'm a fool + my iPad is faulty. Meant to ask this in the SEO thread. Cheers

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by dg1090 » Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:26 pm

crookedsmile wrote:
dg1090 wrote:Anyone know the interview -> offer conversion rate?
There isn't one. And if there was it would differ for every school since for some an interview is req'd for admission (e.g. HLS) while for others you can get in sans one (CLS).
I'm a fool + my iPad is faulty. Meant to ask this in the SEO thread. Cheers

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by renc56 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:04 am

Anyone considering work study in law school?

I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible for the first year of the law schools I applied to but I'm guessing it's not.

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Post by brinicolec » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:06 am

renc56 wrote:Anyone considering work study in law school?

I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible for the first year of the law schools I applied to but I'm guessing it's not.
Most law schools either don't let 1Ls work or limit the amount of hours you can work to like... 20 or less.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by renc56 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:12 am

brinicolec wrote:
renc56 wrote:Anyone considering work study in law school?

I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible for the first year of the law schools I applied to but I'm guessing it's not.
Most law schools either don't let 1Ls work or limit the amount of hours you can work to like... 20 or less.
So far, I've seen about 10 hours required for law students of whatever year, with no explicit mention of 1Ls. I would prefer to work at a firm during the fall/spring semesters of fall and spring than rely on work study, but it's something I was curious about for 1L and as a last resort of a sorts for employment for the summer of 2018.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by Mr_Chukes » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:03 am

Who told Drake that this Giggs dude is hot lol.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by brinicolec » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:04 am

Mr_Chukes wrote:Who told Drake that this Giggs dude is hot lol.
Someone that ain't loyal lol

Edit: is he the one that said something about Batman and was like "da na na"? Lol

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by Mr_Chukes » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:07 am

brinicolec wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:Who told Drake that this Giggs dude is hot lol.
Someone that ain't loyal lol

Edit: is he the one that said something about Batman and was like "da na na"? Lol
Yesss! That dude lol.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by brinicolec » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:10 am

Mr_Chukes wrote:
brinicolec wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:Who told Drake that this Giggs dude is hot lol.
Someone that ain't loyal lol

Edit: is he the one that said something about Batman and was like "da na na"? Lol
Yesss! That dude lol.
:roll:

I prefer Quavo's skrt skrts lol

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by USayinBoalt » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:16 am

lol, KMT and No Long Talk are the only songs I like on the whole album. Lyrics are wack but the beats are flames

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by 2000andBeyond » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:19 am

USayinBoalt wrote:lol, KMT and No Long Talk are the only songs I like on the whole album. Lyrics are wack but the beats are flames
...and Passionfruit of course!

Hats off to Drake's producer(s). I'm over Drake's shenanigans otherwise lol

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by USayinBoalt » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:31 am

2000andBeyond wrote:
USayinBoalt wrote:lol, KMT and No Long Talk are the only songs I like on the whole album. Lyrics are wack but the beats are flames
...and Passionfruit of course!

Hats off to Drake's producer(s). I'm over Drake's shenanigans otherwise lol
Facts, dude is having an identity crisis

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by Mr_Chukes » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:54 am

brinicolec wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:
brinicolec wrote:
Mr_Chukes wrote:Who told Drake that this Giggs dude is hot lol.
Someone that ain't loyal lol

Edit: is he the one that said something about Batman and was like "da na na"? Lol
Yesss! That dude lol.
:roll:

I prefer Quavo's skrt skrts lol
Love quavo lol. My favorite on the albums are glow, sacrifice, and do not disturb.

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by OnlyHumean » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:40 pm

In at Harvard!

I wanted all my fellow URMs to know. Thanks for the support along the way!

And congrats to everyone else on their amazing cycles!

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by renc56 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:47 pm

OnlyHumean wrote:In at Harvard!

I wanted all my fellow URMs to know. Thanks for the support along the way!

And congrats to everyone else on their amazing cycles!
Congratulations!

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Post by HarvardHopeful95 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:49 pm

OnlyHumean wrote:In at Harvard!

I wanted all my fellow URMs to know. Thanks for the support along the way!

And congrats to everyone else on their amazing cycles!
Congratulations! Can you post your stats? I'm on the edge of my sanity waiting to hear back from Harvard

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Post by 20171lhopeful » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:52 pm

OnlyHumean wrote:In at Harvard!

I wanted all my fellow URMs to know. Thanks for the support along the way!

And congrats to everyone else on their amazing cycles!
major congrats!!!!

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Post by dietcoke1 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:57 pm

OnlyHumean wrote:In at Harvard!

I wanted all my fellow URMs to know. Thanks for the support along the way!

And congrats to everyone else on their amazing cycles!
congrats!!!!!!!!

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by crookedsmile » Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:15 pm

Also in at HLS this morning!

This thread is the reason I come to TLS bc y'all are such a supportive bunch, thank you!

And as OnlyHumean said, congrats to EVERYONE on everything we've all accomplished this cycle!

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Re: URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

Post by dietcoke1 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:16 pm

crookedsmile wrote:Also in at HLS this morning!

This thread is the reason I come to TLS bc y'all are such a supportive bunch, thank you!

And as OnlyHumean said, congrats to EVERYONE on everything we've all accomplished this cycle!
congrats crooked!!

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