Law School - Page 8

GeekyPenguin · #**106** 07-18-2004, 11:25 AM

deadbear thanks for taking the time for a long response - I did a few points worse than you did, but my academic record is really not so hot - my GPA took a big digger last year due to some very unfortunate circumstances and so I'm hoping that a higher LSAT score will reflect that I am not in fact a moron. I'm mostly applying to the 75-100 schools and a few tier 3s - I got fee waivers already from a few schools that surprised me so I'm thinking that if I get my LSAT score up even 4 points more it will help.

APhiRattlerGal · #**107** 08-02-2004, 11:25 AM

ok i have a question....how mant schools should one apply to? What would ya'll recommend??

GeekyPenguin · #**108** 08-02-2004, 11:32 AM

Most people say 2-3 far reaches, 3-4 reaches, 2-3 safeties. I think I'm applying to about 15, plus whoever gives me fee waivers.

kddani · #**109** 08-02-2004, 11:38 AM

It really depends on if you know what you want and what you know you'll get into. I only applied to 2 1/2 schools... lol. Pitt (knew i'd get in), American (figured i'd get in, and I did) and Wake Forest (didn't finish my app- forgot the Dean's letter thingy, and by the time I found out didn't want to go there anymore). But if you don't know what you want or aren't sure if you'll get into schools, they it's probably best to apply to more. Though the app fees can make you go broke.....

GeekyPenguin · #**110** 08-02-2004, 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by kddani
It really depends on if you know what you want and what you know you'll get into. I only applied to 2 1/2 schools... lol. Pitt (knew i'd get in), American (figured i'd get in, and I did) and Wake Forest (didn't finish my app- forgot the Dean's letter thingy, and by the time I found out didn't want to go there anymore). But if you don't know what you want or aren't sure if you'll get into schools, they it's probably best to apply to more. Though the app fees can make you go broke.....

Which is why you get fee waivers - I have fee waivers at 5 schools already, all of which were on my list.

APhiRattlerGal · #**111** 08-02-2004, 02:45 PM

ok this may be a dumb question but i'm new at this...how do you get fee waivers? Just contact the schools?

GeekyPenguin · #**112** 08-02-2004, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by APhiRattlerGal
ok this may be a dumb question but i'm new at this...how do you get fee waivers? Just contact the schools?

I started getting them in the mail after LSAT scores came out.

SigmaChiCard · #**113** 09-06-2004, 10:37 PM

say goodbye to me...i'm starting week 3, so not that i popped in here too frequently anymore, but life as a law student is very unlike life as an engineering student...should be good times...hard time though, very hard

Cory

CarolinaDG · #**114** 09-06-2004, 11:59 PM

Question: Do they look down on you if you only apply to one?

I ONLY want Emory. My dad went there, it's in Atlanta, it has organizations in both Intellectual Property Law AND Entertainment Law (my two big interests), and it's one of the top schools in the nation. I know that getting in is a long-shot, but I just plan on applying every year until I get in. But I'm just wondering when they see how many other schools you're applying to (i.e. ZERO) they'll think you're not serious enough about law.

Does anyone know for sure?

CarolinaDG · #**115** 09-07-2004, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by Mz Destiny
GeekyPenguin...I love your sig! Are you a "Grease" fan as well???

I've taken the LSAT and I bombed. I have my paralegal certification, yet I can't even get into a law firm or the law department at my company. I had an interview at a satellite office of a firm in my area today, and he actually told me that I am over-qualified in what he was looking for,he can't afford me, and that I should shop my resume to some of the larger firms in Philly. Good idea, but it's already been done.

I've always dreamed of going to law school and practicing entertainment law, but I am now really starting to believe that Law isn't for me.

Question #2: I'm trying to get a job as a clerk or assistant at a law firm... how much money should I look for in, say, Charlotte? He said he couldn't afford you... What exactly was he looking into paying?

deadbear80 · #**116** 09-07-2004, 12:19 AM

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Originally posted by CarolinaDG
Question: Do they look down on you if you only apply to one?

I ONLY want Emory. My dad went there, it's in Atlanta, it has organizations in both Intellectual Property Law AND Entertainment Law (my two big interests), and it's one of the top schools in the nation. I know that getting in is a long-shot, but I just plan on applying every year until I get in. But I'm just wondering when they see how many other schools you're applying to (i.e. ZERO) they'll think you're not serious enough about law.

Does anyone know for sure?

Law Schools have no idea where else you are applying. For all they know, you're applying to 20 other schools! No application should ask where else you are applying and the only time I was ever asked was when I told Law Schools that I was turning down their offer of admission for another school (and then it was only which school I was going to). It's fine if you just want to go to 1 Law School...but you may find what you are looking for at another school. IP and Entertainment Law are popular anywhere you go, to be quite frank and honest. If you choose to limit yourself that's your choice, but it may help you to also see if there is something else out there, IMO (from one sister to another

).

#**117** 09-08-2004, 04:56 PM

Please don't flame me for this question because I am known as the GC ignoramus.

Question:

Let's say I was licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and I wanted to have a license in, say, New York State. Would I have to take the bar exam for NYS? Or would I just have to take a few CLE classes and, then, provide proof upon applying for my new state license that I took the CLE classes?

WCUgirl · #**118** 09-08-2004, 05:08 PM

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Originally posted by CarolinaDG
Question #2: I'm trying to get a job as a clerk or assistant at a law firm... how much money should I look for in, say, Charlotte? He said he couldn't afford you... What exactly was he looking into paying?

I'm a paralegal in Charlotte!

With just a bachelor's degree, no experience and no certification, you could start anywhere from $27,000-$33,000/year. Depending on the firm, those raises could come quickly (more than one per year) as you learn and gain more experience w/ the firm.

valkyrie · #**119** 09-08-2004, 05:10 PM

It's not a dumb question, so don't feel bad.

The answer is it depends on the state -- some have reciprocity with other states and some don't. If you're admitted to the bar in South Carolina, you'd want to check with their board of admissions to the bar (they should hopefully have a website) to see with which other states, if any, there is reciprocity. Illinois, for example, has reciprocity with several other states, so if you're admitted to the bar in Illinois, you can apply for a license in another state without taking the bar. Reciprocity requirements vary, and some require that you've been practicing for X number of years -- 5 years is typical as far as I know -- so if you want to move to a state that has reciprocity with your state and you meet the qualifications, you're all good and just have to fill out the application and pay the $$$.

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Originally posted by ztawinthropgirl
Please don't flame me for this question because I am known as the GC ignoramus.

Question:

Let's say I was licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and I wanted to have a license in, say, New York State. Would I have to take the bar exam for NYS? Or would I just have to take a few CLE classes and, then, provide proof upon applying for my new state license that I took the CLE classes?

kddani · #**120** 09-08-2004, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by ztawinthropgirl
Please don't flame me for this question because I am known as the GC ignoramus.

Question:

Let's say I was licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and I wanted to have a license in, say, New York State. Would I have to take the bar exam for NYS? Or would I just have to take a few CLE classes and, then, provide proof upon applying for my new state license that I took the CLE classes?

Honestly, unless you find a firm that really has a lot of practice in those two states, its not the most practical for those two particluar states. You have to pay money every year to upkeep your license as well as CLE hours in those states.

You'd have to take the exam for both states. After you practice awhile, you can get what is called "reciprocity" and get a license w/o having to take the exam, but that varies from state to state. Mr. Kddani practices in WV and is looking to possibly get into the OH bar. But he's been practice for 8 years. Of course, his firm in WV is 5 minutes from the Ohio border.

I wouldn't even begin to worry about that stuff now. You have no idea where life is going to take you