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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: Illinois 1L taking questions
« on: September 29, 2008, 06:55:26 PM »Go Blue!
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Is there really a significant variation in section sizes from school to school? I assumed every school would have sections of appx. 60-75 students, with schools varying only in the number of sections needed to accommodate their incoming classes. Are there schools with sections significantly below or above this number? I've never heard of section sizes varying b/t institutions to any significant extent, but I suppose it's a possibility.
2. Well, the Career Services office isn't really allowed to talk with us until Dec. But during orientation they did tell us unequivocally, "Dont stress about finding a job, each of you will have 10 offers." I'm not sure if she was referring to 1Ls/2Ls/or eventual career though. Personally, I plan on being proactive and sending out feelers in early December to a lot of firms in regional markets known for hiring 1Ls. I'm not worried though.
I really hope they didn't actually tell you that you will each have 10 offers. As much as the poster right above me is probably a troll, there is a point. The economy sucks. The legal market is not immune, and there has been a noticeable squeeze on hiring. Firms are hiring more conservatively, in part so that they won't have to be extra-conservative for your guys' classes. I don't think the hiring market will get much worse than it currently is (the legal market, that is), but it's certainly not what it used to be, and the old hiring numbers may be somewhat misleading.
Basically, just study hard.
I understand that. I was just quoting CS. That is why I added the caveat that I dont intend to rely on OCI, and plan on sending out resumes (and to firms in regional markets, not BigLaw!) as soon as the ABA rule allows.
2. Well, the Career Services office isn't really allowed to talk with us until Dec. But during orientation they did tell us unequivocally, "Dont stress about finding a job, each of you will have 10 offers." I'm not sure if she was referring to 1Ls/2Ls/or eventual career though. Personally, I plan on being proactive and sending out feelers in early December to a lot of firms in regional markets known for hiring 1Ls. I'm not worried though.
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Is anyone going to lavender law in Sept? I'm ridic. excited
as far as my LSAT, my first rough timed one was 160 on a kaplan, which is a compilation of actual previous LSAT questions. i've started studying now and my accuracy is improving. with arguments i'm rarely missing (1 of 25), and same with logic games, although i need to speed up. it's true that i need to keep my options open, but i plan on doing everything in my power to score AT LEAST a 170. go big or go home, right?
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