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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by Thelaw23 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:52 pm

So what's the usual process of TA'ing? Do we email the professor if we got a good grade or wait for the professor to contact us?

I was assuming the Profs contact us in a few months when they start getting ready for Fall 2018 classes.

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Post by RSN » Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:03 pm

Thelaw23 wrote:So what's the usual process of TA'ing? Do we email the professor if we got a good grade or wait for the professor to contact us?

I was assuming the Profs contact us in a few months when they start getting ready for Fall 2018 classes.
Seems like this was pretty well answered 3 posts above, but usually you wait for the professor to reach out. Some do it right after they post grades, some wait until later in the semester/summer. If you got an A or an A+ and you'd be interested TA'ing, it doesn't necessarily hurt to reach out and ask, but my understanding is that generally if they want you they'll come to you.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by ticket » Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:19 pm

Has anybody ever had success in negotiating up from a Butler to a Hamilton? (If stats are relevant - 177/3.92)

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Post by bleepbloop11 » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:25 pm

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by TheoO » Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:22 am

ticket wrote:Has anybody ever had success in negotiating up from a Butler to a Hamilton? (If stats are relevant - 177/3.92)
I don't think you can negotiate up for these.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by Foodz » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:04 pm

Anyone have an past midterms/finals for corporate finance with Fox?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by BrainsyK » Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:26 am

Does anyone know when interview add/drop time/date is?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by GoneSouth » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:12 pm

What happened to Victor Caldwell?

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Post by BrainsyK » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:17 pm

GoneSouth wrote:What happened to Victor Caldwell?
Asked some classmates who are looking to clerk, no one knows. I'm gonna guess it took him about 5 minutes to see that the whole situation was a dumpster fire and stayed a respectable amount of time before getting out.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by dabigchina » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:27 pm

BrainsyK wrote:
GoneSouth wrote:What happened to Victor Caldwell?
Asked some classmates who are looking to clerk, no one knows. I'm gonna guess it took him about 5 minutes to see that the whole situation was a dumpster fire and stayed a respectable amount of time before getting out.
Holy crap, he's gone? I remember people hoping he was going to turn it around.

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Post by BrainsyK » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:30 pm

dabigchina wrote:
BrainsyK wrote:
GoneSouth wrote:What happened to Victor Caldwell?
Asked some classmates who are looking to clerk, no one knows. I'm gonna guess it took him about 5 minutes to see that the whole situation was a dumpster fire and stayed a respectable amount of time before getting out.
Holy crap, he's gone? I remember people hoping he was going to turn it around.
I... think so...? Either that or he's on the way out. That's what I've heard from 2 people who are interested in clerkships. I know nothing about clerking so I'm not the best source. I assumed that that was the original question about him was about.
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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by dabigchina » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:33 pm

BrainsyK wrote:
dabigchina wrote:
BrainsyK wrote:
GoneSouth wrote:What happened to Victor Caldwell?
Asked some classmates who are looking to clerk, no one knows. I'm gonna guess it took him about 5 minutes to see that the whole situation was a dumpster fire and stayed a respectable amount of time before getting out.
Holy crap, he's gone? I remember people hoping he was going to turn it around.
I... think so...? Either that or he's on the way out. That's what I've heard from 2 people who are interested in clerk. I know nothing about clerking so I'm not the best source. I assumed that that was the original question about him was about.
Meh I got no skin in the game either. I just think it's funny because there was so much buzz around him coming in to shake up the Clerkship program.

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Post by GoneSouth » Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:10 am

Complete speculation, but I think there's a non-zero chance he was let go. I've heard uniformly negative things about him from students who were looking for clerkship advice, and the current dean of SJI didn't hire him.

I'm also not sure why there was so much buzz about him shaking up the clerkship program. He had no experience in the field other than clerking himself several years ago.

I'm not sure why Columbia can't hire throw a Brinks truck at clerkship director from a lower-ranked school (maybe a place like UC Irvine? They seem to have decent success placing clerks). Or someone who's worked in the clerkship office at a school like Harvard or Yale. The value of a clerkship office is having there who has relationships with judges and can put in a bug in their ear about students who would be a good match, or who at least can get a handle on when they're hiring.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by Foodz » Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:52 am

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by tomstp » Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:55 am

Can anyone share their experience taking Criminal Adjudication with Shechtman?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by riptide123 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:35 pm

tomstp wrote:
Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:55 am
Can anyone share their experience taking Criminal Adjudication with Shechtman?
Schectman is a really good guy and the class is not hard. Be aware that ur entire grade is based on a single 80-100 multiple choice question exam. The amount of cheating (rumored) is prolly high as u need like a 98%+ to get an A

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by wh23glntz » Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:21 am

Anyone had (or can connect me to someone that had) Prof Barenburg for 1L Constitutional law that can recommend hornbooks and study supplements for his class? Would very much appreciate it. Thanks

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by jackshunger » Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:39 pm

wh23glntz wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:21 am
Anyone had (or can connect me to someone that had) Prof Barenburg for 1L Constitutional law that can recommend hornbooks and study supplements for his class? Would very much appreciate it. Thanks
I had Barenburg. The only hornbook you might need is Chemerinsky's supplement.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by wh23glntz » Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:33 pm

jackshunger wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:39 pm
wh23glntz wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:21 am
Anyone had (or can connect me to someone that had) Prof Barenburg for 1L Constitutional law that can recommend hornbooks and study supplements for his class? Would very much appreciate it. Thanks
I had Barenburg. The only hornbook you might need is Chemerinsky's supplement.
really appreciate that. any other tips for succeeding in his class/exams?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by jackshunger » Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:04 am

wh23glntz wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:33 pm
jackshunger wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:39 pm
wh23glntz wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:21 am
Anyone had (or can connect me to someone that had) Prof Barenburg for 1L Constitutional law that can recommend hornbooks and study supplements for his class? Would very much appreciate it. Thanks
I had Barenburg. The only hornbook you might need is Chemerinsky's supplement.
really appreciate that. any other tips for succeeding in his class/exams?
He has a seven-layer framework that he'll go over in excruciating detail. Pay attention to it and how he conceptualizes all of the cases fitting into it. His exam is always an eight-hour take-home with a very long issue spotter and a policy question.

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Post by wh23glntz » Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:29 pm

Anyone have Krauss for Contracts or Sturm for Civpro that could recommend hornbooks/supplements for their course? Much appreciated.

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by NeverEverGiveUp » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:05 pm

Anyone took evidence with Capra or Shechtman, please?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by NeverEverGiveUp » Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:17 am

Anyone lives in graduate student housing (IAH) on 113, 114? How do they compare with the law school housing, specifically kitchen and bathroom? I heard they are older and you bring your own kitchen appliances. Do they come with microwave and refrigerator?

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by BrainsyK » Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:31 am

NeverEverGiveUp wrote:
Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:17 am
Anyone lives in graduate student housing (IAH) on 113, 114? How do they compare with the law school housing, specifically kitchen and bathroom? I heard they are older and you bring your own kitchen appliances. Do they come with microwave and refrigerator?
I did but on 118. Both were disgusting, but it's way cheaper and definitely the better deal. Yes on the fridge and microwave (either that or every apartment has had someone who brought a microwave and has never taken it).

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Re: Columbia students taking questions

Post by TheNavigator » Fri Mar 04, 2022 6:38 pm

What’s the sense on how difficult it is to get D.C call backs and offers from CLS? I’m really hoping to practice international trade law.

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