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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by midwest17 » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:59 am

beepboopbeep wrote:
FinalFour wrote:
Regulus wrote:Hahaha you also are good with the ninja delete, midwest17. :wink: I really want to post that thing because of how derpy it was, but I am also afraid of the repercussions it might have. It is almost ATL worthy.

Also, please post the full letter mentioned above. And wtf is this speech you have to write? Do you all actually have to give speeches during orientation? Need details!
We have to give a 5 minute speech without any notecards or visual aids/powerpoint because having notecards would not permit our natural "style" to come through (according to UChicago).
Like... to the whole rest of your class? Or just to some OCS person?

Jesus Christ I would totally just not do this. What are they going to do. "No, we don't want your $70,000 for each of the next three years."
I think it's in front of our section?

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by 20141023 » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:15 am

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by eliminatorjr » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:51 am

There are suggested topics along with background material for each of the topics. This really doesn't seem like a big deal. I can see it totally sucking for people who are moving closer to the start of orientation, though.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Crowing » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:03 am

Yeah whatever I'd rather just wing 5 minutes of talking about random shit than have to do any actual work for orientation

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Mal Reynolds » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:06 am

We had to do second city improv class but that at least required no prep.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Mal Reynolds » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:17 am

You're a keystone gunner? :lol:

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Crowing » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:43 am

Regulus wrote:I had been to enough lunch talks that I figured I might as well get it, and orientation alone was over half the points anyway.

I actually regret getting it though because 1) that ceremony was boring as hell, and 2) I think it actually hurt me during interviews because like five firms asked what it was and even with a proper explanation, it still sounded like a derpy thing to have.
Lol that's funny. Not a single person asked me about that--I guess I should be happy about that.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by c0llegeStUd3nt » Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:13 pm

Anyone have any clue how to set up direct deposit for loans? Did I miss that in one of the letters?

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by adpc » Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:20 pm

c0llegeStUd3nt wrote:Anyone have any clue how to set up direct deposit for loans? Did I miss that in one of the letters?
my.uchicago.edu > Finances > Direct Deposit of Refunds

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by 2014 » Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:22 pm

c0llegeStUd3nt wrote:Anyone have any clue how to set up direct deposit for loans? Did I miss that in one of the letters?
my.uchicago.edu --> "Finances" Tab --> "Direct Deposit of Refund"


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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by c0llegeStUd3nt » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:53 pm

2014 wrote:
c0llegeStUd3nt wrote:Anyone have any clue how to set up direct deposit for loans? Did I miss that in one of the letters?
my.uchicago.edu --> "Finances" Tab --> "Direct Deposit of Refund"


Try not to groan at the tuition bill most likely hanging out there :roll:
too late :lol: thank you for the help though!!

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by dm1919 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:13 pm

Section assignments are out. Strauss for Elements, Buss for CP, Baird for Contracts, and Henderson for Torts. how did I do?

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Post by DetectiveStabler » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:18 pm

dm1919 wrote:Section assignments are out. Strauss for Elements, Buss for CP, Baird for Contracts, and Henderson for Torts. how did I do?
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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by beepboopbeep » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:15 pm

dm1919 wrote:Section assignments are out. Strauss for Elements, Buss for CP, Baird for Contracts, and Henderson for Torts. how did I do?
You should go fellate whatever god of fortune gave you that lineup. It's beautiful.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by omzster67 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:43 pm

I got:
Elements: McAdams
CivPro: Buss
Contracts: Omri
Torts: Levmore
Research/Writing: Doerfler

Does anyone know anything about these professors?

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Post by Gryffindor » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:55 pm

Im in section 2- So Stone, Buss,Baird, Henderson, and then for Legal writing Nadia Nasser

Comments? Anything I should be concerned about?

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Robb » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:58 pm

Gryffindor wrote:Im in section 2- So Stone, Buss,Baird, Henderson, and then for Legal writing Nadia Nasser

Comments? Anything I should be concerned about?
Henderson's exam. Still have nightmares.

But seriously (not that the above is not serious) they're all pretty good professors.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Crowing » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:59 pm

Everybody is great. Seriously. Although Helmholz may destroy your GPA; idk we didn't have him.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Rahviveh » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:58 pm

While studying for Baird's class I enjoyed reading the amazon reviews of his casebook for comic relief:


http://www.amazon.com/Henderson-Contrac ... +contracts
Overall: The book is borderline useless for its advertised purpose. The cases are poorly edited, not just the cases from pre-US either, modern cases are edited in such a way that you will read pages and pages and page trying to figure out what the judge is trying to say only to realize they really didn't say anything because the editors edited out the important bit. Even a simple case like Nichols v. Raynbred (a case it which the contract is dead simple, a cow for 50 shillings) is edited so poorly you'll be confused as to what the agreement was until you read a supplement. During the course you'll find the book more useful as a paperweight. After the course (assuming you haven't thrown it off a cliff or burned it at the stake by then) you'll find it most useful to put on your bookshelf to make yourself look smarter when friends and relatives visit.
Lol
just skim the cases and read chirelstein and farnsworth. this casebook is an absolute joke and will teach you more about the market for whaling oil in nantucket (seriously - see the section on gardner v gray) than the law of contract, whatever that may in fact be
^ sums up my feelings about his class as well

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Mal Reynolds » Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:00 pm

You take that back about Baird.

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by nedstarksbastard » Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:38 pm

Where are you all planning on getting your books?

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Re: Chicago Law Class of 2017

Post by Crowing » Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:59 pm

nedstarksbastard wrote:Where are you all planning on getting your books?
Buy them from us off the Bookserv.

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

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