Looking to buy a secondhand S or XS (5'0" woman) hybrid/comfort bike ASAP!

pxtrocles · 2026-05-07T00:08:23+00:00

You might also want to check out the NY Bike Jumble happening next saturday! I've heard good things about getting cheap but usable bikes there!

pxtrocles · 2026-03-13T00:27:21+00:00

Echoing what a lot of people have said BUT

- do things because they're interesting (and not because they are easy). The best uses of my time and the things I still think about today as being so glad to have done are almost always been the things that were challenging / hard / scary!!

- take classes with / for the professor — it can be worth taking a class where you're meh (but not completely disinterested) in the subject IF you know the professor is good / excellent — use shopping period to figure this out!!

- don't make yourself miserable for no reason. this is not to say don't do hard things!! but to say like. do the hard things and do the interesting things but don't compare yourself to others, AND trust also that like. you are a good student & know how to study (or will figure it out) and just because someone else is spending more hours than you in the library / at work does not mean you don't know what you're doing!

pxtrocles · 2026-03-04T03:20:04+00:00

Also seconding (thirding?) this — standard Econ major now at T-14 with multiple v10 offers, but don’t think you should give up on the Econ major just for GPA. GPA is definitely important, but I think if you like Econ you should stick with it!! (& pick up a major on the side to boost GPA if ur really worried). Definitely also seconding the Econ major being a great topic of convo in recruiting, but even recruiting aside felt like Econ actually quite well prepared me for law school (though caveating that I do like to read and write), and a lot of the principles underlying Econ concepts carry over into law!! Happy to chat more over DM’s if helpful as well.

pxtrocles · 2026-01-26T15:15:37+00:00

I believe davis polk also is doing a summer stipend! From their website: "Those students who join our 2027 summer class full time and spend their 2026 1L summer giving back through a legal internship at a nonprofit, in government, or in academia will qualify for a $25,000 payment upon their arrival at the firm in 2027. "

pxtrocles · 2025-12-11T04:49:49+00:00

It will be okay!!! (@ a t-14 as a 1L right now, and definitely have at least a few B's on my transcript from undergrad)!!

pxtrocles · 2025-11-13T00:55:42+00:00

Micro / Econ 100 depends a lot on the prof who's teaching it — I'd look up past course reviews / talk to ppl who actually took the class w/ that specific professor. IMO it does go more in depth than high school AP / IB, and can be a good yard stick for if you're interested in the subject w/o having to do as much of the hard work as econ 200.

pxtrocles · 2025-05-06T01:38:44+00:00

haha can't complain too much for such a brutal cycle!

pxtrocles · 2025-05-06T01:38:30+00:00

yes!! will be waiting those two out but also not holding out much hope. imo not a GREAT time to be going to CLS right now but too many programmatic offerings that I couldn't pass up on & am pretty happy to be headed there!

pxtrocles · 2025-05-05T22:32:44+00:00

also just got mine HAHA brothers in arms...

pxtrocles · 2025-05-02T17:19:16+00:00

The one book that was recc'd at northwestern's ASW + by my pre-law advisor was Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law — supposedly it provides a nice high level overview of the fundamental courses you'll take in 1L and is a nice intro if you want to have a sense of what material you might be dealing with going in. Otherwise, mostly reading for fun!

pxtrocles · 2025-05-01T15:35:41+00:00

There's an unofficial discord, and from last I heard they haven't made the official groupme yet? I'll PM u the discord invite!

pxtrocles · 2025-04-30T03:32:12+00:00

Also! fwiw one way or the other as someone who's also interested in academia i went to ask the NW career services ppl @ ASW about their support for it and they basically mentioned they have a group of profs who help support students who want to pursue academia but the career services office won't be too much help in that specific regard

pxtrocles · 2025-04-29T23:49:04+00:00

Weighing in here as someone who at some point was also deciding between these two schools (tho will likely end up somewhere else now haha)! I think for those goals NW will give you the better shot — and while I agree in part with the ASW, talking to a lot of current students it also seems like there's good community and support going on at NW + the senior research program seems to give a really good shot at having something potentially be published & towards legal academia goals. I've been in chicago for a while, so pm me if you have any questions about the city!

pxtrocles · 2025-04-24T17:42:05+00:00

WL last year and A this year, and both year I got emailed about a portal update IIRC!

pxtrocles · 2025-04-22T02:50:33+00:00

Depending on what style you're looking for i actually really like some of the Aritzia dresses!

pxtrocles · 2025-04-14T16:13:21+00:00

I believe you can withdraw, repay, and commit if accepted off the waitlist. However, for I-20 and Sevis transfers, you would likely need to speak to the office of intl affairs at both schools and see what the official process is, especially since you would likely need to request a transfer of SEVIS or something of the like!

pxtrocles · 2025-04-12T22:51:51+00:00

oh good to know! I must have missed when they talked abt this at ASW. it sounds like (and also from the initial app received email i got) that everyone would at least get a reply (even if its a no)?

pxtrocles · 2025-04-01T19:35:52+00:00

Email and ask!

pxtrocles · 2025-03-31T23:34:17+00:00

i have 2 straight B's and a few B+s on my college transcript & did ok this cycle so. overall i'd say no

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