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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by bjsesq » Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:42 am

But, dude. I can't... if he... WTF? YOU KNOW!?!?!?!?!?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:56 am

That exchange brightened my night of journal research.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Flips88 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:44 pm

Ok. so after round 1 I got First Amendment (DeSanto), Law and Social Change (Rubinowitz), and Torts II (Shapo). Got credit denied for 14th amendment (Hughes), Environmental Law (Barsa), and Employment Discrimination (Provenzano).

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I think I'm definitely keeping First Amendment. Up in the air on what to do with the other one

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Eugenie Danglars » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:12 pm

Flips88 wrote:Ok. so after round 1 I got First Amendment (DeSanto), Law and Social Change (Rubinowitz), and Torts II (Shapo). Got credit denied for 14th amendment (Hughes), Environmental Law (Barsa), and Employment Discrimination (Provenzano).

Suggestions?

I think I'm definitely keeping First Amendment. Up in the air on what to do with the other one
Wait...Employment Discrimination went for 1 point...

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Flips88 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:19 pm

Eugenie Danglars wrote:
Flips88 wrote:Ok. so after round 1 I got First Amendment (DeSanto), Law and Social Change (Rubinowitz), and Torts II (Shapo). Got credit denied for 14th amendment (Hughes), Environmental Law (Barsa), and Employment Discrimination (Provenzano).

Suggestions?

I think I'm definitely keeping First Amendment. Up in the air on what to do with the other one
Wait...Employment Discrimination went for 1 point...
Yeah I got denied because I got my top 3 first and you can't get more than 17 hours worth of classes. So two doctrinal + CLR = 8 hours. Getting the top 3 electives = 9 hours. So it auto-denied me from the other 3 I bid on.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by bdubs » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:21 pm

Flips88 wrote:
Eugenie Danglars wrote:
Flips88 wrote:Ok. so after round 1 I got First Amendment (DeSanto), Law and Social Change (Rubinowitz), and Torts II (Shapo). Got credit denied for 14th amendment (Hughes), Environmental Law (Barsa), and Employment Discrimination (Provenzano).

Suggestions?

I think I'm definitely keeping First Amendment. Up in the air on what to do with the other one
Wait...Employment Discrimination went for 1 point...
Yeah I got denied because I got my top 3 first and you can't get more than 17 hours worth of classes. So two doctrinal + CLR = 8 hours. Getting the top 3 electives = 9 hours. So it auto-denied me from the other 3 I bid on.
This was not at all clearly conveyed by the administrators. I was under the impression I could secure spots in classes now only to drop them later. Lameness totally screwed up my bidding strategy.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by bk1 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:29 pm

bdubs wrote:
Flips88 wrote:Yeah I got denied because I got my top 3 first and you can't get more than 17 hours worth of classes. So two doctrinal + CLR = 8 hours. Getting the top 3 electives = 9 hours. So it auto-denied me from the other 3 I bid on.
This was not at all clearly conveyed by the administrators. I was under the impression I could secure spots in classes now only to drop them later. Lameness totally screwed up my bidding strategy.
I agree that this was not really conveyed at all by the administration. But if a class only went for 1 point can't you just pick it up during round 2 very easily?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by bdubs » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:37 pm

bk187 wrote:
bdubs wrote:
Flips88 wrote:Yeah I got denied because I got my top 3 first and you can't get more than 17 hours worth of classes. So two doctrinal + CLR = 8 hours. Getting the top 3 electives = 9 hours. So it auto-denied me from the other 3 I bid on.
This was not at all clearly conveyed by the administrators. I was under the impression I could secure spots in classes now only to drop them later. Lameness totally screwed up my bidding strategy.
I agree that this was not really conveyed at all by the administration. But if a class only went for 1 point can't you just pick it up during round 2 very easily?
Yeah, provided that the mix of points allocated doesn't change a whole lot from R1 to R2.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:28 am

lol 1Ls

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Flips88 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:38 am

Holly Golightly wrote:lol 1Ls
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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Bumi » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:59 am

Maximum Number of Bids and Credits:
You may submit bids for up to 10 classes. The bidding system will stop placing you in classes or on wait lists when to do so would give you more than 17 semester hours of credit. Seventeen credits is the ABA maximum. If you are denied a class because you have exceeded the 17 credit limit, you will see the message “CRED”.
I think that made it pretty clear. Why do you need to bid on six classes anyway? You can only take two, and I personally assure you that Employment Discrimination isn't going to fill up in case you want to change your mind totally and pick it up in round two.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by splitmuch » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:29 pm

I'm assuming its not a big deal, but do any of the 2Ls know if it is "bad" to only take 13.5 hrs? Corporations is only 2.5 and that plus having a class called "narrative structures" (to fulfill the perspective requirement) could possibly come off as a weak-sounding schedule. Does that at all matter OCI wise or is it all about GPA?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by D-hops » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:33 pm

splitmuch wrote:I'm assuming its not a big deal, but do any of the 2Ls know if it is "bad" to only take 13.5 hrs? Corporations is only 2.5 and that plus having a class called "narrative structures" (to fulfill the perspective requirement) could possibly come off as a weak-sounding schedule. Does that at all matter OCI wise or is it all about GPA?
It doesn't matter other than the fact that you will have to make up 0.5 credits at some point in the next two years. Hell, I am taking 12 credits right now so I have to make up two credits over the next three semesters. Firms care about GPA. You will probably get more questions about what classes you are taking 1st semester of 2L than about the decision to take certain electives 1L year.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:42 pm

However, if you're interested in PI/gov, they might care a little more. For example, government places loved that I had taken State & Local Govt, and a few PI orgs specifically asked about 1st Amendment.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by D-hops » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:59 pm

Holly Golightly wrote:However, if you're interested in PI/gov, they might care a little more. For example, government places loved that I had taken State & Local Govt, and a few PI orgs specifically asked about 1st Amendment.
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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:40 pm

D-hops wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:However, if you're interested in PI/gov, they might care a little more. For example, government places loved that I had taken State & Local Govt, and a few PI orgs specifically asked about 1st Amendment.
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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by bdubs » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:25 pm

Any feedback on whether interviewers for litigation would prefer evidence or civ pro II?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by D-hops » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:26 pm

bdubs wrote:Any feedback on whether interviewers for litigation would prefer evidence or civ pro II?
Take whatever is uncurved if that is an option.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:34 pm

D-hops wrote:
bdubs wrote:Any feedback on whether interviewers for litigation would prefer evidence or civ pro II?
Take whatever is uncurved if that is an option.
They're both going to be curved next semester (except maybe the 8:45 Evidence...LOL).

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by D-hops » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:34 pm

Holly Golightly wrote:
D-hops wrote:
bdubs wrote:Any feedback on whether interviewers for litigation would prefer evidence or civ pro II?
Take whatever is uncurved if that is an option.
They're both going to be curved next semester (except maybe the 8:45 Evidence...LOL).
Then take neither...?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Flips88 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:13 pm

So Pfander up and decided to add an hour of multiple choice to his final so anyone have suggestions of places to find MC CivPro questions?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:23 pm

Flips88 wrote:So Pfander up and decided to add an hour of multiple choice to his final so anyone have suggestions of places to find MC CivPro questions?
Read the Glannon Guide cover to cover in the days right before your exam.

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Flips88 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:27 pm

Holly Golightly wrote:
Flips88 wrote:So Pfander up and decided to add an hour of multiple choice to his final so anyone have suggestions of places to find MC CivPro questions?
Read the Glannon Guide cover to cover in the days right before your exam.
I have the Glannon E&E. Close enough?

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Re: Northwestern Law Class of 2014

Post by Holly Golightly » Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:44 pm

Flips88 wrote:
Holly Golightly wrote:
Flips88 wrote:So Pfander up and decided to add an hour of multiple choice to his final so anyone have suggestions of places to find MC CivPro questions?
Read the Glannon Guide cover to cover in the days right before your exam.
I have the Glannon E&E. Close enough?
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