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Old 02-13-2008, 12:58 AM
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A word to the not 3Ls out there, keep really good track of the following items for the bar exam:

Everywhere you have lived in at least the last 10 years
Every job you have had (paid or unpaid) for at least the last 10 years
Every volunteer experience you have had during the last 10 years

I'm filling out my bar application right now and luckily I kept pretty good notes (thanks to my boyfriend's advice) but I don't remember who my supervisor was when I was frosting cakes in 1998 or who any of my various managers were when I went through five in two years when I sold shoes in high school.

You will thank me for this later!
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Old 02-13-2008, 01:27 PM
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Good luck GeekyPenguin! If your Bar App in your state is anything like mine was, it is a project that is best worked on during several weekends rather than all at once. I actually had to supplement mine after I turned it in to get court records over traffic tickets I'd been given when I was 18-19.

The question that bothered me the most on our bar app was they wanted us to list every college and law school to which we'd been denied admission and explain why we thought we'd been denied admission. I wanted to put on there "WTF, why don't you ask them!"

We also had to have four personal references of people (without relation) that had known us continuously for at least 5 years. My references were all sorority sisters, as I honestly hadn't "continuously" known anyone else since my sophomore year of college. Oh, and you had to send these people forms that basically asked them to swear that you weren't a communist or substance abuser. It was awesome.

To all you 3Ls out there, I feel for ya. It'll all be over soon, though :-)
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Old 03-18-2008, 02:46 PM
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i've written one rec for the Exam and i felt honored that i was asked!
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Old 03-18-2008, 10:31 PM
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Any ideas on how to fund myself over the summer? I have one internship offer (unpaid) so far in another state-- can't get any money from school or family. I will prob end up getting a PT job, but I was wondering if there are any pvt school loans I can take out or scholarships? Most deadlines for public svc scholarships seem to have passed. Thanks!
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Old 03-18-2008, 11:08 PM
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Any ideas on how to fund myself over the summer? I have one internship offer (unpaid) so far in another state-- can't get any money from school or family. I will prob end up getting a PT job, but I was wondering if there are any pvt school loans I can take out or scholarships? Most deadlines for public svc scholarships seem to have passed. Thanks!
Some schools will let you get class credit if you do a minimal amount of additional journaling, etc. Once you get a certain amount of credits approved, you can get a student loan for the summer. It certainly isn't as good as a public interest stipend (what I did my first summer when I worked for legal aid), but it is better than starving and living out of your car (or spending late nights with a PT job in addition to trying to impress someone at an internship).

Another option: stay in contact with your career services office and let him/her know that if any contract legal work comes across his/her desk you'd be very interested. It can make for some good extra cash in your off-hours.
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Old 08-08-2008, 02:02 PM
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Job search, eh?

That must be stressful
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Old 08-08-2008, 02:17 PM
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Job search, eh?

That must be stressful

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Old 08-08-2008, 03:53 PM
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His father is an attorney, and he works in his father's firm. So, he's not stressing out quite so much about the job search.

I can't say I'm in too terrible of a position myself. I think there's a really good chance my company would hire me when I graduate. The only issues are, 1) I don't think I want to stay in CT after graduation, and 2) I think I may want to practice with another employer.
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Old 08-28-2008, 04:29 PM
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:43 PM
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Does anyone else's law school give a lengthy disclaimer when the Armed Forces come on campus to recruit (i.e. for JAG, etc.)? I'm just asking out of curiosity, but my school gives an approximately paragraph long disclaimer about the school's views on the Department of Defense's "discriminatory practices."
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:49 PM
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Does anyone else's law school give a lengthy disclaimer when the Armed Forces come on campus to recruit (i.e. for JAG, etc.)? I'm just asking out of curiosity, but my school gives an approximately paragraph long disclaimer about the school's views on the Department of Defense's "discriminatory practices."
Yup, they post signs in the hallway stating such.
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:21 PM
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Now, I have jumped on the Law School bandwagon. I am taking the October LSAT. I am a little nervous, but not really.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:23 AM
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Now, I have jumped on the Law School bandwagon. I am taking the October LSAT. I am a little nervous, but not really.
Good luck! In hindsight the LSAT wasn't too bad, but I remember how stressful it was in the time leading up to the test.

If you have any questions about the application process, feel free to shoot me a PM.
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Old 09-13-2008, 11:59 PM
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I ended up transferring to another law school. I've been pleasantly surprised at how receptive and friendly the students have been at my new school.

OCI is over... my first callback is this week. Wish me luck!
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Old 11-03-2008, 12:24 AM
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I made the quarterfinals of the big moot court competition on campus! There were 37 of us competing, I made the top 8!
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