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Dear undergrads, there is no such thing as "Pre-law"
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:33 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford There is no fucking "pre-law". The term is used by indecisive undergrads who have no clue what to do with their lives so they call themselves "Pre-law" so they can sound important and justify their degree in Poli Sci or Criminal Justice.
"But, but, I'm taking classes like 'Law & Society' or 'Law & Business', I even took 'Law and the Constitution' "
It's bullshit. You aren't learning the law. You are learning vocabulary words.
Be honest with your parents and yourself and say you are a Liberal Arts major. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:34 PM Author: Anal Sound Barrier tbf, you don't really learn the law until day 1 of your barbri class (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133188) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:37 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford Well, I would say you don't learn the law until day 1 of your first summer internship.
I learned so much working for a Judge after my 1L year that I wanted to go punch my 1L Professors who tried to make this crap so complicated. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:38 PM Author: khaki bull headed roommate stage why are so many of you're words capitalized are you german (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133216) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:12 PM Author: Cocky Exhilarant Garrison Queen Of The Night 177 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133426) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 11:21 PM Author: insanely creepy honey-headed stage athletic conference wow
178 |
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Date: July 2nd, 2009 12:12 PM Author: claret den lettuce 178 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12141170) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:54 PM Author: Anal Sound Barrier yeah, but honestly, you learn more in 2 months at barbri than in 3 years at ls (at least at the top law schools) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133308) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:27 PM Author: marvelous meetinghouse I regret not getting a judicial internship -- I heard the same thing from many sources.
Can you explain what you learned? I know an intern who drafted a memo about whether they should have a new trial. It taught him more about Civ Pro, he said, than anything he learned in class. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:36 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford Working for a Judge gives you a birds-eye view of the case. There are no bullshit arguments from the Judge's point of view.
What does the Plaintiff say
What does the Defendant say
They both are full of shit, so what does the Law say.
The Judge does not have a client to satisfy, so if there is a negative fact in the case, the Judge doesn't have to try to cover it up with bullshit equivocation.
Plus, when you make a phone call from the Judge's chambers, you are speaking with the authority of the Judge. Lawyers JUMP to answer the phone and to answer your question directly.
Plus, if your Judge is connected and they like you, then your network will greatly expand. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:01 PM Author: Twisted onyx dysfunction *bam* *pow* *baff* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133910) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:38 PM Author: mustard cracking set feces "tbf, you don't really learn the law until day 1 of your barbri class"
Complete nonsense.
And I've sat in on Northwestern classes, so don't lie to me, bitch. |
Date: July 1st, 2009 2:33 PM Author: khaki bull headed roommate stage what was you're major (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133186) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:36 PM Author: Chestnut ceo cruise ship "Date: July 1st, 2009 2:33 PM Author: pteradektyl
what was you're major" |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:37 PM Author: khaki bull headed roommate stage sup (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133208) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:40 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford Not cool dood.
He made a typo and used "you're" instead of "your". Not a big deal.
123, dooder. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:38 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford English, sir.
I never bragged about being a "Pre-law" major. I always told people that I'm majoring in English, I don't want to be a teacher, and I am going to law school. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:40 PM Author: khaki bull headed roommate stage your like john mccain with you're integrity (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133236) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:04 PM Author: naked lake university becky lol, n00b (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133939) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:39 PM Author: bat shit crazy trailer park sweet tailpipe LOL....who started this "pre-law" thing anyway? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133231) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:41 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford I blame the Admissions Office. They probably got tired of people asking, "What can i do with a liberal arts degree?" So they cooked up this title so students would feel special about themselves. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133243) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:15 PM Author: Elite Lodge Azn Friends of pre-med students. Protip: Pre-med doesn't exist, either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133446) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:06 PM Author: Soul-stirring library pre-med is real. it is the pre-requisites most states have for med school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133970) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 8:11 PM Author: Elite Lodge Azn Taking prereqs doesn't give you a right to call yourself pre-med anymore than taking real analysis entitles you to call yourself pre-PhD-in-math. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12136295) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:43 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford The only thing worst than a undergrad student who calls themselves a "Pre-law" major is someone who never went to law school in the first place.
I met a stripper once and she said, "Yeah, ya know, I was a pre-law major when I was in school, I even worked for a law firm too. But then I just needed a break from school and stuff. I might still go back and then go to law school." |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:56 PM Author: Very tactful resort degenerate lulz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133318) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:03 PM Author: Twisted onyx dysfunction sadly, owing to the mad stripper skillz, she prbly stands a better chance of landing a paying law firm job after graduation than anyone she would be in school with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133935) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:14 PM Author: passionate massive goal in life school cafeteria you sound like an insufferable douchebag (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12134705) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:16 PM Author: Blue travel guidebook years ago i worked in retail and we had some regulars. one was this mom with two kids who would dron on how both were planning on going to harvard and duke. i saw her at my gym recently and asked about her kids.
the son would go harvard and work on wall street (he went to sfa and is now a financial advisor).
the daughter planned on doing pre law at duke. she is soph. at local community college |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:06 PM Author: Twisted onyx dysfunction but there is such a thing as my asshole. don't just stare at it. EAT IT. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12133961) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 8:16 PM Author: rose shrine always appreciate american psycho references. too bad quotes like that can't be worked (non-awkwardly) into more routine conversations. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12136347) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:10 PM Author: splenetic ticket booth wagecucks Actually, at many universities offer "pre-law" as a major, if not a specialty curriculum/concentration. Some schools even have a "pre-law" department. Your school clearly does not have such offerings, but for those that do, it's perfectly fine for them to say they are "pre-law". (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12134002) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:17 PM Author: Spectacular cumskin selfie how do you land a lucrative pre-law tenured position? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12134735) |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 11:19 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford "lucrative pre-law tenured position"
lolwut?
Most Pre-law advisers are just Professors in the Poli Sci department that never practiced law and their sole job is to answer the same three questions:
1. What do I need to major in to go to law school?
2. What's the LSAT
3. What are good law schools to apply to?
Anything outside of those three questions and they are stumped. |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 11:17 PM Author: Hairraiser bespoke dilemma halford You are exactly why I made this thread.
In your attempt to "prove me wrong" you missed the entire fucking point.
JUST BECAUSE YOUR SCHOOL CALLS SOMETHING PRE-LAW DOES NOT MAKE IT PRE-LAW, JACKASS!
You are not learning the law, you are learning vocabulary words.
If you were actually taught the law, then you would've learned critical-thinking skills and wouldn't have made such a stupid reply ITT.
hth |
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Date: July 1st, 2009 8:17 PM Author: Motley Bearded Point Mad Cow Disease what kind of TTT admits s/he is pre-law? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031459&forum_id=2#12136357) |