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Where should I go next fall? / Re: If your not planning on attending« on: March 11, 2007, 05:00:55 PM »I think if you're 100 percent sure you won't attend a school, and you still do not have a decision from that school, withdrawing would be the NICE thing to do. What if they're your reach school. You might always wonder if you were good enough to get in? Just playing devil's advocate. 32
Where should I go next fall? / Re: If your not planning on attending« on: March 11, 2007, 04:54:48 PM »San Francisco, Pacific, Santa Clara, UC Davis, UC Hastings, Pepperdine, Loyola LA, San Diego; and you have been either accepted or waitlisted/deffered, but have also been admitted to a higher ranked school; why don't you do us a favor and just withdraw your application from there. Especially if your not from CA so some of us instaters who would like to stay in state can start hearing from these places. Actually I was going to post a new thread along similar lines, but I can work my question in here. I can understand why instate vs. out-of-state is different for public schools since instate tax dollars fund the majority of programs. So the programs should favor the children of the taxpayers. For private schools it makes no difference to me. But here is a question, say your status is still pending at a school but you know you are not going to attend there- should you withdraw immediately or can you satisfy your curiosity by waiting till the school gives you a decision. 33
General Off-Topic Board / Re: The Alabama Thread« on: March 11, 2007, 04:37:05 PM »im going for a school in a state i want to practice in. I agree. But seriously, what are you looking for in a city and what is it specifically about Atlanta that you don't like. After all if you are looking for the next Atlanta, but don't like Atlanta then won't you hate that other city too when it does become the "next Atlanta." Does that make sense? 34
Law School Applications / Re: honesty with applications..blowing the whistle?« on: March 11, 2007, 04:30:17 PM »Even if you knew first hand that he lied, if you report him you're a small, petty individual. Its a great comedy, but are you saying "Jesus couldn't hit a curve ball?" "Major League" is still my favorite. 35
General Off-Topic Board / Re: The Alabama Thread« on: March 11, 2007, 02:30:54 PM »im going for a school in a state i want to practice in. Oh, thats got to be New Orleans. See you at Tulane. 
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General board for soon-to-be 1Ls / Re: August can't come soon enough« on: March 11, 2007, 01:53:20 PM »true story I agree. Hard to say but I think Law school would actually be a vacation for me in a way...I'm in the midst of full time school, full time work, and full time wedding plans and 10 hours a week on a major research project- total about 80+ hours a week. At law school, I'm putting in 45ish hours a week and be happy with that. 37
General Off-Topic Board / Re: The Alabama Thread« on: March 11, 2007, 01:39:52 PM »I went to college in AL. The state motto is, "Thank God for Mississippi!" From numbers I have found Georgia grads make about $77500 starting salary while Bama is about 63k-ish. Again blanket statistics can be manipulated, but its something to keep in mind. Also Bama may be king in AL., but a Ga. degree has more pull regionally and from what I understand a great alumni network. Also, in Ga. the COL is similar but the degree makes a difference between the two schools- that's why I picked Georgia with 9k scholarship over Bama and it's $29,000. I don't know what your numbers are, but I'm just giving you the factors that made me decide what school to attend. But then I also assumed I wouldn't mind practicing anywhere in the South (meaning that region below the mason dixon line but outside of Florida) before reaching my decision. 38
General Off-Topic Board / Re: The Alabama Thread« on: March 11, 2007, 01:32:07 PM »I went to college in AL. The state motto is, "Thank God for Mississippi!" Very True, but I think they underestimate the COL. I attend two schools right now and one estimates the annual COL to be $8000- my yearly personal budget is about $18000, but then I am a non-traditional student. 39
Reviews, Visits, and Rankings / Re: 2008 US News Rankings REAL Launch Date« on: March 11, 2007, 01:29:12 PM »In case anyone wanted to know, the online edition launches March 30 and the mag comes out April 1st Yeah, I figured you were, but some people are thinking about a change due to the rankings, and they really are basing their career on a magazine...a magazine. I think you and I will be looking at the rankings for the same reason- simple curiousity. I think rankings are good for you to begin your law school search (to help you narrow it down from 170 to 10 or 12), but then you have to investigate each school and think about the career you want. Its hard to imagine there being complete equals after doing a little research. If you do have equal choices then you probably haven't considered all the factors. 40
General Off-Topic Board / Re: The Alabama Thread« on: March 11, 2007, 10:29:27 AM »I went to college in AL. The state motto is, "Thank God for Mississippi!" I love that. Mind if I use it? |
(again, sarcastic).