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ITT: DESCRIBE xo pre-ITE

Because I'm new here. Were people here high in the idea of g...
chestnut 180 site
  09/10/10
Yes conventional wisdom was that only aspie morons at t14 di...
Unhinged titillating immigrant
  09/10/10
top half of GULC was way good. bottom half had a chance if g...
Cerebral flatulent goyim
  09/10/10
So what was the mood around here? People deciding how to spe...
chestnut 180 site
  09/10/10
people talked about how biglaw was miserable. everyone was l...
Cerebral flatulent goyim
  09/10/10
To be fair, This was a perfect and haunting description, ...
vermilion cheese-eating sanctuary
  09/10/10
Models and Bottles. Even T25 was landing almost 50% in B...
Contagious boiling water fortuitous meteor
  09/10/10
any talk of working for the govt was laughed at, unless it w...
bull headed theater
  09/10/10
What a shit profession to be able to plummet so exponentiall...
chestnut 180 site
  09/10/10
It was kind of like the internet bubble -- it was too good t...
Narrow-minded parlor
  09/10/10
It was flying high, and now we're in a low. Law is not uniq...
Puce submissive yarmulke university
  09/10/10
yeah the entire profession pretty much jumped the shark
bull headed theater
  09/10/10
a bunch of aspies giving each other high-fives over raise a...
Puce submissive yarmulke university
  09/10/10
no one worked at firms outside of the v10 (and weil and skad...
buck-toothed spruce idea he suggested
  09/10/10
There were lots of threads comparing the prestige levels of ...
Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry
  09/10/10
People were pissed off if their firm wasn't leading the rais...
irradiated impressive orchestra pit
  09/10/10
At the summer program of a 2004 graduate that I know, they g...
Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry
  09/10/10
Man, it was crazy-ass times. I pegged spending per SA at som...
irradiated impressive orchestra pit
  09/10/10
Wow, that's completely idiotic.
Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry
  09/10/10
haha what a shitty flame. you misspelled "50k"...
bateful adulterous church ratface
  09/10/10
:D lived in a 5th Avenue duplex and had a place in the Hampt...
floppy aquamarine address
  09/10/10
145K Milwaukee Midlaw from T25 was worst case scenario
Low-t excitant public bath
  09/10/10
took my big ass lower t14 scholarship because i'll walk into...
galvanic coral hissy fit abode
  09/10/10
3.7/174 gave you a 50/50 shot at HLS and good shot at $$ at ...
appetizing pungent wrinkle
  09/10/10
pre-ITE will come again. I'm thinking c/o 2013
Beady-eyed sapphire jap mother
  09/10/10
In Asia, maybe.
bistre balding puppy
  09/10/10
People would laugh heartily if you STROOOOOOCK OUT, but then...
abnormal spectacular roommate property
  09/10/10
There was far more elitism, and less of this bullshit of bei...
house-broken lavender principal's office
  09/10/10
it was still 95% aspie virgins.
Charismatic garnet lay
  09/10/10
Bankers came here and bragged about their superior paychecks...
Ungodly Violet Point Antidepressant Drug
  09/10/10


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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:45 AM
Author: chestnut 180 site

Because I'm new here. Were people here high in the idea of going to a lower T-14, graduating at median, and getting multiple market-paying offers? I can't even picture it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008728)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:46 AM
Author: Unhinged titillating immigrant

Yes conventional wisdom was that only aspie morons at t14 did not get biglaw and they were right. A Weil offer was considered the pinnacle of shame. Latham to 190 was said in seriousness.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008732)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:52 AM
Author: Cerebral flatulent goyim

top half of GULC was way good. bottom half had a chance if good interview/ivy ug/etc. basically everyone else was good to go.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008752)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:53 AM
Author: chestnut 180 site

So what was the mood around here? People deciding how to spend their absurd bonuses?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008760)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:10 AM
Author: Cerebral flatulent goyim

people talked about how biglaw was miserable. everyone was looking for a plan to get out, be it a midlaw firm, boutique, whatever. nevertheless, mandy found herself looking forward to biglaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009782)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:34 PM
Author: vermilion cheese-eating sanctuary

To be fair,

This was a perfect and haunting description, ty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010425)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:57 AM
Author: Contagious boiling water fortuitous meteor

Models and Bottles.

Even T25 was landing almost 50% in Biglaw back then in some circumstances.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008784)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:04 AM
Author: bull headed theater

any talk of working for the govt was laughed at, unless it was fed clerking or SEC type gigs. Anything less than a V10 or V20 was laughed at. There was no talk about taco trucks, working for best buy, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008819)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:06 AM
Author: chestnut 180 site

What a shit profession to be able to plummet so exponentially in a matter of 3 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008822)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:08 AM
Author: Narrow-minded parlor

It was kind of like the internet bubble -- it was too good to last. Everything was done in excess and it was only a matter of time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008833)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:09 AM
Author: Puce submissive yarmulke university

It was flying high, and now we're in a low. Law is not unique in this regard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008840)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:10 AM
Author: bull headed theater

yeah the entire profession pretty much jumped the shark

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008841)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:08 AM
Author: Puce submissive yarmulke university

a bunch of aspies giving each other high-fives over raise after raise.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008828)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:08 AM
Author: buck-toothed spruce idea he suggested

no one worked at firms outside of the v10 (and weil and skadden weren't even part of the v10). people at v10s were the underachievers would couldn't get banking or PE. models served bottles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16008829)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:14 AM
Author: Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry

There were lots of threads comparing the prestige levels of different firms and schools. People made minor distinctions in this regard that seem risible now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009790)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:16 AM
Author: irradiated impressive orchestra pit

People were pissed off if their firm wasn't leading the raise from $125K to $135K, or $135K to #160K.

You'd take a bunch of callbacks for teh lulz, then come to XO and talk about the best restaurants you went to for lunch, and the quality of the hotels for the callbacks.

Summer associate programs were boozefests with massive lulz and hookups. 3-hour lunches with unlimited purchases were the norm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009797)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:19 AM
Author: Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry

At the summer program of a 2004 graduate that I know, they gave out credit cards and told people to have a good time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009806)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:23 AM
Author: irradiated impressive orchestra pit

Man, it was crazy-ass times. I pegged spending per SA at something over $500K.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009816)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:26 AM
Author: Metal wonderful whorehouse dingle berry

Wow, that's completely idiotic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009823)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 11:03 AM
Author: bateful adulterous church ratface

haha what a shitty flame.

you misspelled "50k" - even then probably no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009983)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:18 AM
Author: floppy aquamarine address

:D lived in a 5th Avenue duplex and had a place in the Hamptons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009805)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 10:20 AM
Author: Low-t excitant public bath

145K Milwaukee Midlaw from T25 was worst case scenario

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16009810)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 11:20 AM
Author: galvanic coral hissy fit abode

took my big ass lower t14 scholarship because i'll walk into the v10 even at median.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010063)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 11:35 AM
Author: appetizing pungent wrinkle

3.7/174 gave you a 50/50 shot at HLS and good shot at $$ at T6.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010117)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:12 PM
Author: Beady-eyed sapphire jap mother

pre-ITE will come again.

I'm thinking c/o 2013

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010291)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:31 PM
Author: bistre balding puppy

In Asia, maybe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010754)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:17 PM
Author: abnormal spectacular roommate property

People would laugh heartily if you STROOOOOOCK OUT, but then again, no one ever admitted to taking an offer there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010321)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 12:18 PM
Author: house-broken lavender principal's office

There was far more elitism, and less of this bullshit of being accepting of more types of jobs. Also, far less economic populism.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010326)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:21 PM
Author: Charismatic garnet lay

it was still 95% aspie virgins.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010690)



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Date: September 10th, 2010 1:25 PM
Author: Ungodly Violet Point Antidepressant Drug

Bankers came here and bragged about their superior paychecks. XO denizens (mostly lawyers) and bankers ripped on each other... lawyers noting that the bankers were untalented, mindless Excel-monkeys, bankers noting that biglawyers were bankers' bitches.

Lehman Brothers, for a time, did pwn law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419375&forum_id=2#16010719)