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Date: February 3rd, 2012 7:48 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo got into lawl school (t14) but kind of want to make some money (yeah, very little) and retake the LSAT for a shot at HYS. or just go to the t14 school.
dad thinks being a paralegal is TTT (it is) and that it's full of 2 year college TTTs getting paralegal certificates. he said me working as a paralegal and then going to law school is like a nurse becoming a doctor.
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 7:49 PM Author: vivacious step-uncle's house reading party youre dad is correct (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890527) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 7:53 PM Author: kink-friendly blue international law enforcement agency plenty of people do this and do well, i suppose. it's kind of overrated and fucking pointless, though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890538) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 7:59 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo i know it adds nothing of value to law school admissions. but does it give some boost for firms? like X GPA, Y law school straight from UG vs. X GPA, Y law school + 2 years paralegal in corp. assume worthless humanities degree (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890565) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:05 PM Author: hyperactive university Is dad paying? If so, listen up and go.
If not, who cares? |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:13 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo he's willing to pay half of the first year along with my mom (they're divorced). she doesn't want me to graduate with debt and will help pay for half of the rest of the years. that's really generous and i don't think i can accept it, especially for full sticker (50k per year) at a place like boalttt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890634) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:20 PM Author: hyperactive university Do you really think you have a shot at HYS if Boalt was the T14?
I dunno, sounds like you should probably just get on with it if you really think law school is worth the risk (and it probably is with a humanities degree unless you're good at math).
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:25 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo i feel like it's easier to retake the lsat than to roll the dice and try to transfer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890703) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:09 PM Author: bright halford Imo if ur gonna work before law school do it an field tangentially related to law but not law itself, like high tech or finance Makes it easier to become "specualized" later on |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:18 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo i would but have limited qualifications (humanittties major) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890662) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:23 PM Author: sable exciting circlehead mad cow disease lsat and GPA? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890691) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:27 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo something like 4.0 166 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890713) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:50 PM Author: Maroon state good idea b/c it will discourage you from biglaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890836) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 8:52 PM Author: sooty exhilarant theater This is actually tcr. Or it won't, which is also useful for you to know. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19890854) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 9:15 PM Author: Plum water buffalo shrine One year as a paralegal at a V5 Biglaw firm is TTT?
I know plenty of folks who took the paralegal route, even at midlaw firms, and they've ended up at T6 law schools (i.e., NYU).
If one spends a year or two at a place like Skadden, what's the problem? |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 9:20 PM Author: Yellow hell paralegals at big firms make very decent money. i think it's definitely good to have some work experience, wherever it may be, than just running off to law school.
and if you have a 4.0 then absolutely. don't waste a gpa like that on Boalt or GULC |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 9:56 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo is boalt really in the same league as GULC? just curious cuz I have no idea where it really falls in employers' eyes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19891231) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 9:23 PM Author: Bat shit crazy startled pozpig mexican I know several BIGLAW paralegal -> top LS people. i don't think it's anything special, but it seems to be a good option. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19891048) |
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Date: February 3rd, 2012 9:53 PM Author: pearl big-titted gaming laptop ceo thanks guys. it's for a v50 but top in a secondary market so I don't know. but it's pretty damn tough to find firms that will hire entry levels nowadays (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1864600&forum_id=2#19891217) |