@alexanderthegreat4558 @tristandesinor505 people are just completely off sometimes, when it comes to the rule or even issue of a case. I know people aren't idiots because this is a really good school but not everyone here is necessarily cut out for law school. There is a guy who sits right next to me that makes a comment when a specific person says something in legal writing. I just occasionally roll my eyes

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 it's just some of the things people say.

They seem so off-the-wall at times.

@combsni116 for instance, effort or other factors?

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 @combsni116 I just feel like I have done everything by the book and the right way. There's a chance that we start off in similar places and that's eye opening. Of course, I am happy for my friend (even if it doesn't seem like it".

@combsni116 Yeah he does

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 thanks man. We all find ways to perform in the clutch. I am just finally having my oh crap moment. I'm about to walk onto campus wear some of the very best will be and I count myself among them but that is still a tall order

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 yeah I believe you're only given 3 hours or so and I've heard 7 to 10 pages would be considered light

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 thanks bro. I am honestly nervous about starting. I am nervous about the exams because your don't really get a chance to proofread

What @gregoryalexanderdevine723 said

Thank you! So basically they will just send my updated academic summer report, upon receiving my transcripts?

With the exception of a few lower tier schools like Creighton, almost all of your Supreme Court clerkships come from schools in that range. For the most part, if you go to one of those schools it will be much easier to get into big law as well. Not that people from tier two and three schools don't make it into big law they do but it is much more difficult. That was one of the main things that swayed me towards attending the University of Chicago as opposed to Notre Dame, McKinney in Indianapolis, and other schools.

Thanks everyone!

@denis206 no problem.

@denis206 that's interesting information on mid law. I imagine that it depends a lot on the location of the firm as well. Michigan only has 4 schools, not including Cooley. So Wayne, Michigan State, and even Toledo have the ability to place people into firms that they otherwise wouldn't in cities like Chicago. Detroit is a weird city to be an attorney. You have more prestigious firms like Jones Day and Honigman that pay exceptionally and give pretty consistent raises. You have other places that are highly regarded like Miller Canfield and Butzel Long. I've met with people from each firm and I have to say, they were all fairly similar. Also in other firms, you have the "Jewish Dynamic" which occasionally trump's everything and gets a relatively unqualified person a job. I'm in no position to complain about nepotism but it adds to the negative vibes that some firms have.

Well... there have been rumblings that the GRE would eventually replace the LSAT

Rutgers made yuuuuge gains

@mheannarino27 I just grew up around a lot of businessmen. Though my mother alienated her wealthy family, I have been able to keep those connections. Naturally, a lot of these people are very anti going into debt. I am also very stubborn. I could easily take over a couple businesses and make the $400,000 or $500,000 year that a lot of people would dream of but I want to pave my own path. I am far more proud of my connections to Lotus and General Motors than any connection I have with my family and I do believe that I could use a lot of my professional connections to land some of these larger jobs. I have listed a lot of the reasons why I like Chicago Kent and schools like it. I have also seen people go for the Ivy Leagues / more prestigious schools and fall on their face. My cousin went to Yale and his career isn't exactly thriving in the financial industry. I still haven't made up my mind yet. I love the University Chicago and the culture there but I have my reservations.