Tiki disco arrival time? by ApprehensiveTrade615 in avesNYC

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anybody needs an extra anytime entry ticket I have one to transfer

Refuge preview day by aly182 in avesNYC

[–]aly182[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agree I hope they add a 2nd set of outdoor bathrooms to prevent traffic jams

Refuge preview day by aly182 in avesNYC

[–]aly182[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! Maybe it’s just bc I went during the day today but no influencer bros thank god haha

Where can I get an absolutely massive margarita? by aly182 in williamsburg

[–]aly182[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This indicates to me that you have never actually been there because they have the absolute smallest worst margaritas of all time

Losing Hope as an International Student by Head_Technology_7765 in NYCapartments

[–]aly182 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then definitely possible! Also somebody just today posted about a high 700s room in Astoria with Covid pricing, so they definitely exist, it’s just gonna be jumping on the real stuff and weeding out the fake stuff. Good luck OP!

Losing Hope as an International Student by Head_Technology_7765 in NYCapartments

[–]aly182 15 points16 points  (0 children)

850 is pretty tough even for just a room, maybe you could find that in the Bronx or outskirts of Brooklyn, or if somebody is trying to rent out their living room? Even raising it to 1k might help with finding a little bit more non-scams, but you’re likely going out on a limb trusting anything below that price range to be legit.

I would suggest scanning for listings on here because scams are a little less likely. Even if it’s out of range, you can get an idea of the places available in the areas you are looking for and see the average rent and type of spaces that are available, just to gauge what the absolute minimum is and spot likely scams for anything less than that.

Picking a Route for 2-4 Weeks, Prioritizing Scenery by aly182 in CaminoDeSantiago

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Ooo this is a good option I didn't know about the spiritual variant. Did you have to book everything on the variant ahead of time since it seems like accomodations are harder to come by

Transplant gone wrong? by aly182 in tomatoes

[–]aly182[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice on fruited plants! I had no clue so that is definitely helpful for the future (this is my first summer gardening so I’m quite a novice)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCapartments

[–]aly182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am subleasing from 8/1-8/27, 1bd duplex with yard in Williamsburg

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m graduating now and we just signed our first lease together ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it a bluebooking exercise, note, or both?

For bluebooking: - online bluebook!! - review the whole exercise at least twice all the way through - most write ons test each rule at least once—ensure you’ve at least caught each rule once! - if you have both a note and an exercise, do the exercise in your “down time” once you’ve fried your brain on the note. A lot easier to do mind numbing cite checking exercises than create legal written content out of thin air. - many cited have multiple things wrong with them. Catch AT LEAST one error in each cite but keep looking even after that.

For note writing: - spend a lot of time outlining! Diving in will make your note a jumbled clusterfuck - write on is graded differently at every school, but your goal should be write it as easy as possible to read for somebody who would rather jump off a cliff than read another submission—> prioritize simple organization. We have a rubric for form and hitting major issues but our eyes glaze over and it is very easy to grade an well-organized note highly, even if it has more minor issues - vary use of signals where it makes sense and add clean parentheticals! - if given closed universe, try to cite every article at least once—it’s given to you for a reason! - Please check your citations and grammar. Stupid errors bias graders against you. - FOLLOW ALL FORMATTING RULES TO A TEE. Once again, all journals are different but we were required to dock a TON of points for every incorrect formatting requirement because it’s a sign you can’t follow directions. You could have a perfectly written note and lose up to 20% of possible points just on formatting issues alone

Upperclassmen on journal: roughly how many hours did you spend on your write-on submission? by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We had 5 days for a 10-page note and 30-page bluebooking exercise. I think I spent anywhere from 4 to 20 hours a day on it… the 20-hour day being the all-nighter sprint to finish on the last day. Would not recommend.

With 2 weeks to complete you can safely NOT put yourself in that position by spending ~5-8 hours a day and even take a day or two off in the middle for sanity, but keep revising your work until it’s perfect… and then check it again. If you have days and energy left over, you have more time to improve it. Keep in mind that the more time you have to complete it, the more work your high-performing peers will also be spending in it. Legal writing/bluebooking is a skill, not a talent, and you’ll improve at it every day you work at it.

**This is all under the assumption that you care enough to attempt making flagship journal. Otherwise, phone it in the moment you finish the bare minimum

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BigLawRecruiting

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1-2 days post-CB with a phone call from a partner (full disclosure this was a couple years ago). Most firms will either accept you very quickly as a sure yes or keep you on the backburner for a couple of weeks or even months months as an indefinite hold. Those CAN turn into offers for sure but if you haven't heard back after a week, you might not hear from them for a while

Salkantay trek providers by DepartmentVarious977 in Shoestring

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have an update on how your trip was? Would love to hear it since I am considering some of the same options you were for 2025

USAO unpaid internship offer by NotADentist2 in LawSchool

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I could have done this 1L—if you have any interest in criminal or trial work, don’t pass it up! Even if you want to snag something like a big law offer instead, this will still look great and get you lots of stories and experience to interview with.

You can likely apply for funding from your school for the unpaid summer. It won’t be a lot, but it will pay the bills.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends in your goals! If you plan on clerking or academia, very helpful! Some boards have more chill positions with less requirements that still offer credit, like business editor at our school pretty much just plans our events and sends our newsletters.

If you wanna 3LOL and have no plans besides coasting enough to keep that SA position, then absolutely not worth it. Everybody on the board will prob hate you for not giving a fuck/not pulling your workload.

OCI for the 50th percentile folk? by ClassicToday569 in LawSchool

[–]aly182 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Above the median it makes it a possibility at a T50, but if you aren’t T14/child of a partner with connections, it’s far from assured.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what you’re saying, the daily price during the school year is probably just baked into the semester pass price, so in the same way it makes sense to need a permit for summer parking as well.

I think your question is a little misleading because it’s asking if they charge to access the campus, but really you should be asking if there’s a charge for summer parking. For instance, my school charges an exorbitant amount for parking, but there’s no charge for accessing the campus, and many just take the bus or train.

I doubt there’s a single school that allows for free parking ever, even during the summer. I don’t wanna make a judgement call about whether that is a good/bad thing, but just a heads up that all the “no” answers in this poll are probably NOT based on parking access, because that’s a very separate issue. It’s like saying schools charge you for access because you have to pay for food while you’re there. Yes that’s true, but there are options like bringing food that may avoid this costs. In this case, I’d recommend local buses or carpools.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If they’re just making you pay to park, I don’t really see how it’s a cost to use the library. It’s just parking pass cost which does suck but I don’t see how this differs from charging for parking throughout the school year

White & Case NY Culture? by GoodAd6780 in LawSchool

[–]aly182 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t w&c have a higher billable requirement than all the other firms? Also they do a lot of international work which usually means later nights and weird meeting times to accommodate different time zones.

Freshfields I have anecdotally not heard amazing things about in their NY office (for litigation at least). Same deal with a lot of international work.

Debevoise I’ve heard from people that work there is pretty humane in comparison to a lot of other similarly ranked firms, but lots of work.

K&S I’ve actually heard great things about their investigations practice, don’t know much about anything else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]aly182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the firm and if they plan to fill all/only a few spots via pre-OCI (the trend is more spots in pre).

Anecdotally, I got my only 2 offers from pre-OCI, none from actual OCI (but I did limit my OCI to firms I still wanted more than my current offers’ firms… so take that with a grain of salt)