(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048654)

i know several people who finished residency in their 40s

plus u got a sugar momma rite

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048265)

you have to stay for 6 years for her anyway...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048278)

ITE, you don't think he's already got people lining up to do that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17134316)

Can your judge really not help out at all?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048377)

anecdotally, i know a fed magistrate clerk who is leaving to do biglaw and then has an appellate clerkship lined up. Not sure if she is just lucky or what.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048521)

But now, certain districts -- especially ones near the border -- are flooded with fed cases. To help deal with the caseload, the corresponding USAO offices will often take on several "volunteer" AUSA for a year to help prosecute these cases. I've seen these positions posted for Sacramento, Baltimore, etc.

I think you are a good candidate because (1) you have prior USAO experience; (2) you are in a border state; and (3) you have good creds (clerkship is clutch for USAO) but don't have a job. Most of your competition will suck because you can't practice law outside the USAO while you work there, and they won't take deferrals.

I applied to several of these in the past and received "callbacks" but they were always skeptical (and rightfully so) that I'd give up my current job to work for free.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048579)

It's also a good idea to exercise the AUSA connections. If you can work them in, you have a way better chance than the average joe.

The S-AUSA interviews are no joke -- had one with seven fed prosecutors firing off questions at me for several hours, all at the same time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048717)

I'd poke around their website to see if they have any interesting cases you can learn about. Also, it helps if you express enthusiasm for "boring" areas of AUSA work, like forfeiture, immigration violations, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048775)

I took the GMAT and applied to several b-schools, god I hope I get in. I saved all my biglaw money so I would not have to take on too much debt for the MBA. This is the my current fall back plan.

I hate this fkn profession, seriously, did people 10 years ago have to jump through as many fucking hurdles to land a decent law job and career. Law has become the worst decision of my life. I posted a fake ad on Craigslist to see how many people were applying to the same jobs that I was, I recieved over 300 resumes in 2 days. I was fucking SHOCKED!!!! Panic mode took over and I decided to start studying for the GMAT. Getting a law job is like winning the dam lottery! Fuck this shit!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048709)

also, how difficult is the gmat?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048963)

also, did it pay off? did u make bank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049009)

GMAT- I thought it was harder than the LSAT, the verbal section on GMAT is almost identical to LSAT, the reading comp is identical, the logical reasoning is easier on GMAT. There are no logic games on GMAT. There is sentence correction on GMAT which can be a bitch if you are not a grammer horr.

The math section on the GMAT was tough because of the time factor. It is really easy math, but the time makes it tough. Plus, there is a lot of mental things you need to block out, because the test gets easier or harder depending on how you are doing. So it is kind of hard to block out how you think you are doing in the middle of the test based on the types of questions you see. If you see really easy questions, you might think, fuck I'm bombing this exam.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049004)

2)Ivy league undergrad, dont know GPA, minimal work experience, 700s gmat.

3)good ug gpa, decent w.e., minority, 700 gmat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049107)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049152)

Oh the guy saying he bought the big book and got a 780, I don't know, I spent 1g on the private course, I thought the big book questions were WAY easier than the actual test.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049207)

It shouldn't have been at the end, generally after the first 10 questions, you should receive the hard math questions if you are doing well, the test will readjust within 3 or 4 questions. I don't know. Crazy though, I finished the verbal section with like 25 minutes left. haha, blew through it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049352)

when i took the test 99th percentile started at 750, and i think it has moved to 760 in the last 2 or 3 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049425)

Yea 720 was only 94%, I hated the computer adaptive shit, It really messed with my head during the test, i kept thinking whether the problems i was getting would be considered hard or easy, hard to block that aspect.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049460)

Don't killself yourself, brother. You have a lifetime ahead of you to do something with yourself. You're intelligent; you'll do well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048769)

Market matters; I'd expect e.g. a SDNY magistrate clerk or NY court of appeals clerk could find at least some midlaw firm in NYC

edit: so ur in Texas. Yeah, it's a smaller market, though supposedly the economy there is doing better

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17048925)

Unfortunately admissions to PhD programs are absurdly competitive right now, and the admissions process is largely a crap shoot. It often comes down to the vagaries of the committee (or member of the committee) that reviews your file. In general, though, I have a hard time believing that many places would autoding you simply because you went to law school. If anything, it indicates that you can withstand the stress of an advanced degree program. I would say the most important factors are grades (particularly grades in advanced math courses), recommendations, research experience, and GRE scores, in roughly that order.

A stat MS might be a viable option as well. Typically the admissions standards for MS programs are much lower. The biggest downside is that your earnings will most likely top out in the high six figures and you'll probably be a SAS monkey the rest of your life. But at least it's a job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049044)

i did a ton of stats in undergrad even though i technically have a poli sci degree

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049439)

Caveat: The only stat MS people I have known got their degrees at highly-ranked schools. I have no idea what the job market is like if you get an MS in stat at a TTT. As with any graduate program, one should do one's homework before buying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17053904)

Unfortunately, I have not had "Fortune" on my side ever. I graduated Computer Science in 02', and the tech bubble burst!

Graduated law skool in 08' and guess what...yep! I'm going to graduate with my MBA in a few years, and America will no longer be on a map. haha. At least i'm super fit, being unemployed is not all that bad, I go on my road bike 30 miles a day, go the gym at night, am in the greatest shape of my life. I'm doing well with the ladies, haha. I'm actually really happy. But fuck, I need a job too!!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17049236)

not only is this demonstrably false from anecdotes like this, there have also been reports that those who graduate in recessions have long-lasting depressed salaries as compared to those who graduate when times are flush (like in 2002)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1535190&forum_id=2#17052248)