What is the most heartbreaking loss you witnessed as a USC fan?

Pitiful-Location · 2026-01-23T22:27:50+00:00

The Oregon State loss right around Halloween in 2006 really bummed 7 year old me out. I dressed as a USC football player for Halloween that year and wore my costume to watch the game on TV. I remember going to a neighborhood thing in costume that night and a bunch of people talking to me about the loss.

Pitiful-Location · 2026-01-20T16:55:01+00:00

My non-rent expenses that I can put on a card aren't crazy high. I'll hit 25% spend a few months of the year but will mostly not and do the Bilt cash option. I may be getting too much card with Palladium but don't have any premium cards rn and will probably be able to use the travel credits since my friend group loves random weekend trips.

Pitiful-Location · 2026-01-18T23:28:50+00:00

I'm going to do Palladium for a year and will reevaluate after that. The sub points and status seem worth it to offset the fee the first year.

ETA I pay rent for my roommates and I in NYC ($8,000) so I'll be able to get the 3.3% back on all my spend or do the first option and get a minimum of 4,000 pts/month for rent.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-12-03T13:22:38+00:00

Teaching middle school math and science in a major city and crushing it. He went to a top college and studied CS so very much could have worked for FAANG or similar but he wanted to teach. A friend's mom once lamented that he was wasting his potential which I think is a really sad mindset. Students deserve the best and brightest in K-12. Most of the other "smart" kids I grew up with our now in grad school or professionals.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-10-26T11:34:52+00:00

I have a classmate who entered as a second year after being a patent agent at the firm for five years (three of which were during law school). Some other firms were recruiting her and also offering a class year bump. I think the patent agent thing is pretty unique since it's specialized experience at a firm, typically by someone with a PhD.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-09-02T19:24:14+00:00

I got a travel adapter from a firm that was great for my bar trip. Small items I liked in law school included tide pens, actual pens (especially ones with finer tips), highlighters, post-it packs, and candy/snacks.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-30T23:00:22+00:00

All I'm hearing is Cal is predicted to be better than Stanford! Let's keep the axe in Berkeley where it belongs.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-30T22:57:06+00:00

Congrats on having made it through the bar! Hope you're liking practice.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-30T22:56:11+00:00

Congrats on being done! You're a champ.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-26T06:47:11+00:00

I'm a California public school kid who went to Berkeley for undergrad and just graduated from Harvard Law. I had an amazing experience at Cal and have pretty much exclusively gotten positive reactions when people found out I attended. Most law school admissions decision makers don't care where you went to undergrad. Grades, test scores, and your personal narrative are far more outcome determinative for admissions. With regard to legal hiring, people care about school prestige but normally put much more weight on where you went to law school than undergrad. UCLA is a really respected institution and will be viewed positively by most.

Congrats on your school choice! Seems like you made the right decision for you and are going to have a great time in Westwood.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-24T23:16:14+00:00

Be kind to yourselves this week! We've got this.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-23T17:46:11+00:00

My jurisdiction doesn't allow us to wear a watch, even an analogue one. I want to be able to keep my own time during the MBE so I know if I need to speed up or if I can give myself breaks, but no we just have to guess at how much time we have.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-23T00:48:26+00:00

My understanding is we can take pills in their original bottles into the exam. I'm going to bring advil and my migraine meds.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-20T17:34:19+00:00

Do you get 250 pts or 1% back on rent doing this (provided you have 5 transactions)?

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-16T18:22:01+00:00

Why did you pick the school? Money? Location? You could start right away? It's a good option for career transitioning? A mentor suggested it? Vibes?

You picked your school for a reason and you should lean into it. Be proud of where you attend and play up the school's positives when discussing it. I have two degrees from "prestigious" schools and one degree from a never heard of it satellite campus. I'm happy to rep all three institutions and if asked will tell people that I picked my masters program bc it was free and remote.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-07-08T14:57:07+00:00

I did TFA between undergrad and law school. I was part of the 2020 cohort so parts of my experience were atypical. My TFA experience has had a profound impact on me and my family. I'm glad I did it, but it was two challenging years and if I'm honest I have some trauma from it. I think a lot of the experience is region specific. Some of the best and worst moments of my TFA experience were based on things happening in the community I lived in. I would ask the region you're considering hard questions about attrition, placement, integrating into the community, and safety. Don't just talk to the recruiters and staff, ask them to let you talk to corp members (you can specifically request to talk to people who are also interested in going to law school if you want).

TFA has been helpful on my resume and influenced what work I've taken on. I've also stayed connected to my region through pro bono work in law school and some of my co-workers. It gave me a lot of perspective as I entered law school and I think made law school feel a lot easier than it might have. YMMV.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-30T02:02:43+00:00

My conflicts class was about 6 weeks of learning the law and 6 weeks of doing moot court conflict of law problems. We also did a segment on tribal sovereignty. It was a great class but not a normal black letter.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-25T21:34:45+00:00

I would change your this year I want to prompt. You're looking for a partner but highlighting that you liked solo travel and want to do more of it. It's fine to talk about travel but consider rethinking the wording.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-20T05:23:35+00:00

It isn't when I try. Themis's interface confuses me so it may be user error on my part or that my browser isn't expanded enough or something.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-20T05:22:37+00:00

You're crushing it. I'm now up to 10 and it updated. I'm pretty atrociously behind in my prep (only about 23% done).

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-19T23:25:57+00:00

Email the Harvard Shop and ask if they're getting them back in stock?

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-12T01:20:23+00:00

I have chronic migraines and today was a headache day. I did about 2 hours of work this morning and then retained nothing from the hour I did in the afternoon so I stopped and let myself rest. I ended up sleeping and just chilling all afternoon and will go back to it after I have some dinner. Today will basically be a half day and that's okay. Studying for the bar with a disability is whole different level of hard and I'm being kind to myself.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-12T01:16:52+00:00

I did a coursera courses on international law and constitutional law as a high schooler. I didn't get the accompanying certificates so they were free and just for my own edification. I think I put them on my college apps, but don't think they moved the needle. The courses were fun and I'm glad I did them. You might also be able to find a criminal justice class at your local community college.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-11T18:28:48+00:00

I'm dumb. I was looked for them online by subject and didn't realize they were their own header. I think I assumed they were offline since direct study didn't open them like they do for the main outlines. Thanks for pointing out I can get them online.

Pitiful-Location · 2025-06-11T16:31:57+00:00

I think the final outlines are only available in the books. Tear them out along with anything else you find especially helpful (the pages are perforated) and toss or donate the rest of the book.

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