Law School

Kevin · #1 12-21-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I STILL HAVE AN EXAM LEFT AND IT'S TAX.

Damn. I hope I never take that class...

I met the prof at last year's law prom... He was a nice enough guy.. but still -- tax.

GeekyPenguin · #2 12-21-2006, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Damn. I hope I never take that class...

I met the prof at last year's law prom... He was a nice enough guy.. but still -- tax.

It's mandatory at our school and I'm the director of our VITA program so I felt like I should get it over with sooner rather than later...kind of kicking myself for that now that it's 11:33 and I'm wrapping Christmas presents instead of studying. :P

KSigkid · #3 12-21-2006, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

It's mandatory at our school and I'm the director of our VITA program so I felt like I should get it over with sooner rather than later...kind of kicking myself for that now that it's 11:33 and I'm wrapping Christmas presents instead of studying. :P

VITA is a great program - we had it at the bar association I worked for prior to law school, and I'm trying to get involved with the program here at my school. My advisor is the head of the tax clinic, and our most well-known professor is a tax expert, so I'm guessing I'll be taking it at some point.

Good luck though, and hope the exam goes well.

GeekyPenguin · #4 12-21-2006, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

VITA is a great program - we had it at the bar association I worked for prior to law school, and I'm trying to get involved with the program here at my school. My advisor is the head of the tax clinic, and our most well-known professor is a tax expert, so I'm guessing I'll be taking it at some point.

Good luck though, and hope the exam goes well.

VITA is awesome - I'd really recommend getting involved with it. It's so cool to see the people's faces when you tell them what big refunds they are getting.

KSigkid · #5 01-11-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AXiD670

Phi Alpha Delta vs. Phi Delta Phi. Any opinions? Anybody here in either? Is there really a difference b/w the two? What things do these orgs do? Or are they just for the law school nerds?

I was wondering about that as well. For those of you who were in either, did it help you out in school or professionally?

OtterXO · #6 01-11-2007, 06:44 PM

I was never a member of either of those organizations. I had friends who were and they rarely talked about it, nor do I recall them participating in a ton of events/projects/etc. I think if you're into being involved in student orgs and want to continue that into law school then go for it. One piece of advice I received from an attorney who does recruiting for my old firm was that if you're in bunch of organizations in law school, they know you're just doing it to pad your resume. It's not going to effect your job prospects unless you are super involved and even then.....actual work experience is the most important thing. The time would be better spent volunteering at a legal clinic or something equally related to your long term career goals. Hope that helps.

adpiucf · #7 01-12-2007, 12:01 PM

One of the schools to which I have applied has been super about sending out regular updates, like a bi-weekly enewsletter to prospective students. It is definitely helping keep their school top-of-mind... I know my application is "under review" with them... I wish my status would change from "prospective" to "admitted!" Everytime I see an email from them, my heart skips a beat!