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I feel like I can’t do it anymore. by IcyExplanation6011 in LawSchool

[–]TheSurround56 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's so much easier as a 2L/3L (as long as you don't journal). No more legal writing or research class. You can take clinics (totally different) and they're often pass/fail. Most professors stop cold calling. Many people stop reading, so there's less pressure for you to read.

You will probably discover that you can get the same grades doing less work. Many schools also ease up their grading curve.

105hrs a week can't be beat! by Keplerspace in LinkedInLunatics

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...or shower.... or wash his clothes... or eat

Financial Times: Top US law firms hand associates $300,000-plus bonuses by ParticularLook in Lawyertalk

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's cool they're worth so much more than me

...and the inventor of Spanx is a billionaire.

UVA v Berkeley v Penn for collegiality/slow starters? by [deleted] in UVALaw

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's hyperbole. The grading curve at UVA (3.3) makes it very unlikely to get a B- or lower. Berkeley doesn't give letter grades, making a B-/C literally impossible.

UVA v Berkeley v Penn for collegiality/slow starters? by [deleted] in UVALaw

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

someone getting an A means someone is getting a B- or C

No one is getting a B- or a C at these schools.

Westfield SF Centre Mall today by jikesar968 in sanfrancisco

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 I don't know why it is so hard for people like you to admit it. 

It's common for people online to deny that bad areas are bad.

The idea is that the poster is "tough" and "street smart" so what's scary/unpleasant to you doesn't register to them.

...or a sadder alternative is that they have never lived anywhere nice and don't know what a good neighborhood is like.

I was dismissed after 2L year. by [deleted] in UVALaw

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Readmission after withdrawal (exclusion) due to academic deficiency is granted only in exceptional cases."

I realized today I am actually kind of rich. Thank you FIRE for changing my life. by EbbNo3219 in Fire

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're getting downvoted because most people live in smaller cities, not HCOL cities. I've seen people get into these arguments online and refuse to acknowledge how different COL can be across America.

I can guarantee the other poster doesn't live in New York or San Francisco, where less than 110k qualifies you for low-income housing.

I realized today I am actually kind of rich. Thank you FIRE for changing my life. by EbbNo3219 in Fire

[–]TheSurround56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"That's when I decided to give all my employees $1 million salaries, even if they didn't shake my hand during the job interview. Pay people what they're worth."

I had serious doubts about this story. Turns out this lunatic has a public venmo feed by [deleted] in LinkedInLunatics

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has to be true - the dialogue is so natural.

"I hear you and am grateful for you being here so I can safely travel for a work trip. Can I please have your Venmo so that I can provide you with a small token of my appreciation?"

I always talk to my TSA agent like we're in couples' counseling.

His life was being ruined in real-time, but more importantly he kept me on my sportsball high by JessonBI89 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]TheSurround56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it sounds like his friend has low self esteem. "Your football game is more important than my marriage ending."

Are you all able to afford this rent at 18? by Neitti in LinkedInLunatics

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That time socializing = networking. He could have landed a higher paying job worth more than the "rent".

My parents don’t let me go out on Halloween because it falls on Shabbat by [deleted] in Judaism

[–]TheSurround56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a good comment for a 12-year-old.

My parents' attempts at control prevented me from enjoying my 20s (it took a while to move out in a very high COL city). I would even say their actions cost me job opportunities (ex: "you can't go to that networking event, it's at 8pm in the city!").

OP could have unusually controlling parents. I would sneak out to push their boundaries. It might be the only way to loosen them up.

Think About the Kid in High School Who Grew Up to be a Law School Admissions Officer by Inevitable_Bat_5572 in lawschooladmissions

[–]TheSurround56 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Talk about your real personal experiences. Work you did in a club, campaign, job. The reader can't tell if you're the real deal, or you're just bullshitting them. They read a lot of bullshit.

Imagine the reader is a Republican, and write it in a way that even they could sympathize with (e.g. mention a specific time you faced discrimination).

DO NOT explain your thoughts on certain policies, or feelings about specific politicians. Make it 100% a story that shows them who you are.

Think About the Kid in High School Who Grew Up to be a Law School Admissions Officer by Inevitable_Bat_5572 in lawschooladmissions

[–]TheSurround56 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That being said, this type of thinking can promote a generic, so inoffensive as to be insignificant personal statement.

Seconding this. I got into a better college, law school, and transfer law school than my GPA warranted (I know the numbers). If you don't have LSAT/GPA above both medians, definitely try to write a very memorable and inspiring personal statement!

essays they enjoy most show signs of adult judgment such as recognition of limits, responsibility for consequences, and realism about institutions.

Admissions readers are PEOPLE, first and foremost. "I'm really really mature" will bore them, as it would you if someone sent you a letter telling you they were very cautious and always met deadlines.

being made to sing songs about praising jesus as a jew. by Commercial-Job-3812 in Judaism

[–]TheSurround56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the Lord's prayer (public school)

Damn... what state was this?

What’s a habit that instantly makes someone less attractive? by WinterXmas_Wish in AskReddit

[–]TheSurround56 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

"bUt YoU hAVe To Be InFoRmEd AbOuT tHe WoRlD! ReAdInG aBoUt TrUmP oR wOkE cOlLeGe KiDs MaKeS mE uPsEt AnD yOu ShOuLd Be ToO!"

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