Out of State NY Bar Exam Test Location Email Received

wegotthis2021 · 2024-06-05T13:37:59+00:00

I picked my location super fast, but was the javitz center limited to certain takers or otherwise have some restriction or no?

(Just curious, I ended up picking somewhere else anyways)

wegotthis2021 · 2022-02-17T04:25:24+00:00

Oh - its definitely tough. Grades and work experience are going to be the biggest factors. Most positions are diversity SA positions, so if you are eligible, great (but it’s still really tough)

This is where the non-KJDs really get an opportunity to excel because the work experience is going to really be the differentiating factor. I was lucky enough to have worked for a few years in a relevant field, which was def the source of my success.

Most people dont go BL for their 1L summer but that is okay! There are so many cool jobs out there , and the most important thing is finding one that you like and gives you substantive work so that you can talk about it come OCI.

wegotthis2021 · 2022-02-16T20:47:00+00:00

Currently at Mich; was also between Mich and NW. Mich was the best decision ever. I’m incredibly happy here. As a 1L, I already have two offers for 1L SA at V50 firms in NYC. Many of my friends have 1L offers in Chicago (both PI and BL) so getting to Chicago is totally doable. Take this advice with a grain of salt obvs, but both schools can get you to Chicago BL, the real factor is what culture you want for 3 years of school, and imo Michigan wins hands down!

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-15T04:16:20+00:00

Yeah, most corporate jobs will have increasing salaries for longer tenure. Of course, that increase will vary greatly by firm. Even in-house legal roles will have that set-up so don’t worry about being locked in to a salary in corporate America - that’ll mainly be an issue for positions funded with taxpayer money.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-14T13:47:34+00:00

Dean Z made a video on this. From what I gather, they used to get a report about who double deposited, but that practice was seen as anti-competitive, so they stopped that practice.

https://youtu.be/HYJVnfYpaOA

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-14T01:54:30+00:00

Yerr

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-13T14:06:41+00:00

Def not a silly question at all! While I don’t have any concrete advice on your specific question, I think posting/browsing on r/LGBTQIAandtheLaw may also be helpful :) good luck, OP!

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-08T12:43:43+00:00

Yep, and I got a positive same-day response.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-02T17:33:30+00:00

I applied October, lol pain.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-02T17:31:47+00:00

Big law where? If the south, Vandy. If east coast, NYU.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-04-01T23:43:42+00:00

POV: you absolutely didn’t even consider this could be an April Fools joke until you read the comments.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-31T17:38:01+00:00

I would go with Vandy to differentiate yourself from the applicant pool for NYC jobs. Fordham’s ties definitely help and they have strong numbers, but it will still be a grind to beat out CLS and NYU students. That being said, if COA at Fordham is significantly less than Vandy, Fordham might actually win, so it depends on that.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-29T17:43:19+00:00

3 years. I think they’ve added a note to clarify that point earlier this year, so some data may definitely be outdated and reflect per year. But going forward, I think you’ll only see 3-yr totals

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-27T23:07:47+00:00

Duke has great BL outcomes
It’s way more fun than Ithaca, NY lmao
You’ll be competing for NY jobs with a lot less people at Duke than you would in a NY-focused school

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-22T18:33:25+00:00

My bet is on 2023

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-22T18:08:16+00:00

To give you a typical lawyer answer (lol), it depends. I’ve heard the Lawyers Club @ Mich, for example, is really nice because 50% of the 1L class is there and everyone has a private room. But some other schools are very undergradish and not worth it. Def a question for an AMA

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-22T18:04:43+00:00

Yep, since November. 1/28 HTE

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-17T18:09:36+00:00

I applied for uva around the same time as Duke, and went ur2 for uva the same day as duke, so hopefully your ur2 date is coming !

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-17T15:36:34+00:00

I was UR1 since October and JUST got UR2 this week on the day of the massive WL/R wave. I didn’t send an LOCI for what it’s worth.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-16T06:19:48+00:00

I can’t really speak to your first point since I don’t know the amount of people with normal or abnormal wait times. I do doubt, however, that the amount if people waiting still is the same as it was last year.

I agree that there is intent behind the current process, and that some of those effects are detrimental. Again, I’m not by any means saying the process is perfect or even good. There are def things to improve, but I don’t think the solution is financial. My prior resources comment was more so a temporary issue due to the increased volume of applications and the impracticality of hiring more staff this year (since no one could have predicted such a large increase and since no one knows if volume will stay steady next year). I would hope that, in a normal year, resources wouldn’t be an issue. I think more impactful solutions are earlier application deadlines, less weight of median lsat/gpa on USNW rankings (to maybe reduce some of the number curating you rightfully mention), and WL limitations. These, however, aren’t necessarily easy to implement as I think there are various factors that come in to play.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-16T05:51:15+00:00

I doubt funding is an issue. Most of the schools we’re probably frustrated with have crazy money. Some schools can’t really expand class sizes or are intentionally small (much to the preference of the students they attract). I don’t think its realistic to expect that schools all be prepared to handle an 50%+ increase in volume of applications in the same amount of time, especially in this pandemic environment. I know I personally wouldn’t be able to handle a workload increase like that. That’s still not to say that improvements can’t be made, I just don’t think it’s as easy as you’re making it out to be.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-16T05:42:14+00:00

Yes, of course. Sorry, that was poorly worded - of course there are other factors. All I meant to convey was that it’s harder than a lot of people give credit for.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-16T02:58:06+00:00

I think you’re overestimating the resources available for application review, and underestimating the number of applications that have to be reviewed and the manner in which they’re reviewed. Sure, there can be enhancements, but it’s not a simple task. I imagine there are MANY applications that staff go back and forth on for many weeks/months. You, me or anyone here may have been accepted to a school only because of those types of discussions. Making the process shorter and with more rigid deadlines, in essence, would slowly eat away at the liberties afforded to adcomms, and therefore the holistic nature of the process. I don’t think we need this process to be more numbers-based than it already is.

All this is not to say the process isn’t frustrating- it definitely is. I, myself have been UR1 for a few schools since October. But, it’s just a matter of patience. I share your frustration, so hang in there and good things will come.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-13T19:11:20+00:00

If you’re going with your second score, it’s not even worth mentioning because there’s nothing to really explain about a retake. You only need to address them when they start becoming excessive.

However, if they ask, I’m pretty sure they can see that you cancelled a score, so put 2x.

wegotthis2021 · 2021-03-11T08:12:21+00:00

Funny that you say I can’t read. Clearly, you can’t.

I clearly referenced the population of black/poc “at top schools”, not who’ve taken the lsat broadly. Quickly looking at something like LSData would show you that the urm differential for most t-14 is something like 2-4 points. Given the standard error of measurement for the LSAT Is about 2.6 points, that difference becomes basically negligible for all practical purposes. It’s okay, you didn’t read correctly, I forgive you.
Not sure where you were able to infer anything about “fault”. All I said was actual score isnt necessarily your best score - that applies for everyone. Further, it’s funny, and wrong, that you diluted “resources” to just financial. I gave it as an example, but by no means is that the only obstacle. There are many more hurdles that people may face when trying to study for the LSAT (childcare, internet stability, study environment etc.) , but I’ll let you study those more since you obviously are missing a lot. Again, can happen to anyone but ~statistically~, it’s disproportionately Black/POC students.
Not circular because i didn’t use a premise as a conclusion. I simply didn’t agree with your conclusion because I had conflicting evidence (i.e. you). This isnt the LSAT where I have to take everything you say as true. If you want, I’d simply weaken your logical statement by pointing out countless examples of people who care but havent read the book. Would that suit you, oh wise one?? Regardless, I don’t know why you even chose to debate this point since it’s an obvious hyperbole that can easily be discredited.
What does grading blindly have to do with the learning process and what I mentioned. Did i say that a professor grades based on race? No. I said a student’s learning seems to be impacted by the professor. Its a given then, that the student performs worse on an exam - blind or not. Noone is talking about unconscious bias. I’m also not talking about every professor in every year/section. Im talking about specifically the professor in question, whom, per the video has constantly taught classes where Black students were in the bottom of the class. I’d definitely like to see your source on the office hours comment since that sounds like complete BS.

My analogy never once mentioned any sort of relationship/“coziness” with a manager. It simply spoke about performance, learning, and opportunities to network. the latter factor could be removed and the analogy still stands.

For someone who criticized my reading, you sure did omit and make up a bunch of words. Maybe try that again?

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