*thoughT

https://residentiallife.nd.edu/employment/hall-staff/assistant-rector/

And if you click on the individual AR position descriptions for the housings, you get a blurb about Mass

I kept googling and found the same stuff, boo

The hours/energy expended + the emotional energy of wearing that mask

mmhmm

my concern as well

when is your deposit deadline? Friday?

tomorrow :D

or like, that's my intent to enroll deadline

yikes jeez ok

I know you will make a great decision for yourself but holy wow do I not envy you for being the one who has to make it

yeah it's gonna be a fun 26 hours for me for sure

my family is super team ndls, which is super fascinating to me bc i had a very similar experience to this for undergrad with USC and my fam told me to not go to USC\

which hindsight, makes sense, but now i've been very fervent in avoiding debt so this decision is now counterintuitive to my mindset that i've been coping with for years

Reasonable that that's throwing you for a loop!

ah the reddit post is contentious

people in dm's saying it's manageable to do that amt of debt with big law

people in comments saying no question go W&L

How curious that it's split comments/DMs. Any sense why?

I have an alum in my DMs saying they went in similar debt and they'd do it again

I wonder what the W&L proponents' replies would be if you summarized the DMers' main points in a comment

so maybe they just wanted the one-on-one opportunity to talk? unsure? or felt like they didn't wanna doxx themselves? lol

Yeah fair I'm always scared to self doxx

I'd def pick the alum's brain as much as you can re school culture and how to get those top outcomes (esp as a non Catholic and any other ways in which you might not align with profs' own identities)

Person in the dm's said they were on the right path to pay off $190,000 in five to six years

And they got a clerkship without doing fedsoc

wow im very surprised by those comments

they're swaying back lol

Oooh that's encouraging

They said that 60% of the class gets big law, which literally means that people below top 50% of the class go to BL

and if you can secure BL, the loan repayments are really not bad with the guaranteed salary

I'm so glad you're getting engagement and some thoughtful responses (I'm creeping your post lol)

lmao go for it

obsessed with whoever just responded with W&L's employment outcomes

alright the tables have turned again

all of the ndls' support is now being downvoted into oblivion

At minimum you should feel very validated in that there is no obvious correct answer to the question you've posed

lmaooooo

who wants to make this decision for me

i'll hire u for one kiss on the cheek in thanks

ndls

where's my paycheck

mwah!

windy why ndls

i know gist but if u had to elevator pitch me

can u believe can u all believe

i will be lawyer in 3 years

mr thick ropes will be out there representing people

for real

let's go ropey

ropey ndls or w&l

yooo

NDLS

national reach and 3x better bl/fc rates

Ts is way better

yeah me being a lawyer in 3 years is actually crazy

yo when i am lawyer can i tell my clients how thick my ropes are

like if i am public defender and my client is facing 40 years can i be like

yo that sucks for you and/or i am sorry to hear that. but my ropes are thick as hell

me as a pd

honestly just tell the jury that

your honor i respectfully request a meat measuring contest

if my meat is bigger than yours you can NOT give me client da death penalty

no you have to measure it against the prosecutor

yooo

why not both

Both?

anyone hear back from asu today or this week at all?

no ASU

:?

:/*

@MrThickRopes Your honor, permission to submit my meat into evidence

My opinion is that if you know for sure you want big law and fed clerkship and nothing else it would be crazy to pick W&L over NDLS

If you would be okay with not getting big law or a fed clerkship then pick W&L

It seems to me that at W&L getting BL/FC is possible, whereas at NDLS it is probable

I hate my annoying ass coworker so bad i cant wait to quit this job

the immigration judge?

ty esoterica

she’s a receptionist

not sure if you can say but is ice arresting pro se ppl at your court?

i think thats so bad :/

what if da judge or prosecutor doesn't have meat what r u suposed 2 compare

then you win by default

yoooooo

this law **** is gonna b easssyy

bro i can't say ****

what the ****

no swearing in my christian lsd law chat

this is like in kingdom hearts 2 when they forget the word for ****

****

what the ****

cn i say poop

crap

i'm gonna poop and crap my pants

and **** in my fucking **** **** poop

https://youtu.be/PPx3Eo2ljdI?si=NpMj7V_NvRbO6C6f

fucking ****

YOOOO I can say fucking but not ****

Well, one is the literal name of a law school.

yoo what

**** is the name of a law school?

lmao bro was censored

****

fucking censorhsip

**** censorship

what school would you apply to with a 146 lsat and 3.15 gpa ?

appraiser, can you retake the LSAT?

because the way these cycles are going....that near impossible.

but it also depends what school you want to apply to

maybe under a T50?

YALE Law schools lowest acceptance was a 3.15 GPA and 155 LSAT

sorry 3.22*

I am an older non trad student, just looking to get into any law school as long as its aba approved

do you think next cycle is going to have the same volume of apps for lower tier schools?

@FadedCleverOctopus It's possible but extremely unlikely that the 3.22 and 155 were the same applicant

thick ropes gets muted... ld law type shi

Sorry wrong @ - clarifying in case that wasn't apparent to @appraiser1973

I plugged your stats into the 7Sage predictor, and literally every school was considered either a "reach" or a "super reach." That's not to say it can't be done, but realistically, you should really aim for 150-155 at minimum, and possibly higher if you don't want to pay sticker (which is typically not advised, esp for lower-ranked schools)

https://7sage.com/schools/law-school-admissions-predictor

@ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

man why do I do that

did you do a campus tour/ASD? Did you get a vibe of NDLS' people?

yes; not really, unfortunately

from what the tour guide said, I got the impression that students tend to be religious even if not Catholic (he used the phrase "Judeo-Christian" a lot)

gotcha

hmmm

but it was pretty much a ghost town, just a few people there studying for the bar and otherwise very empty

lol

guys I actually don't know how to choose

the two admitted students I chatted with both seemed great, and one was almost certainly going to attend. there were two others in our tour group whom I didn't get to talk to

holy fawk is that a typo or did someone really get that much from Stanford

the scholarship they say they received covers full tuition plus a living stipend, so I guess yeah

Jupiter are you really not leaning one way or the other? Or leaning but doubting your choice?

it literally changes every hour

I might be more leaning W&L as the dollar amt sinks in

But when I think about the national appeal of Notre Dame my prehistoric brain says to choose NDLS

it's actually criminal and I cannot and do not want to make the decision

I'm also not aggressively big law pilled in that I know how many dicks it can suck

You can ask NDLS for more time btw (unless yo already did?)

They gave me a 3-day extension (basically the weekend after my visit)

I got into UMich as a 2L transfer. That debt is scaring me tho :/

If your 1L year cost a lot less, can you think of it as a UMich degree for two-thirds the price? Are we still doing girl math in 2025

in ny straight uing it

girl math is law school being free because i'll be dead before all this debt is paid off and they cant get me anymore

boys and girls i think i'm going ndls

🥳

thanks cryptanon lmaooooo

Domer incoming!!

big domer

do u guys believe in divine signs

psa i don't

I'm so excited for you, Jupiter, truly!!!

thanks parallel :,)

I was actually about to ask if the decision came to you in a vision...

That is, before you asked lol

i was going through a drive thru for food and the car in front of me had a ND license plate cover. i, filled with courage nary before seen, went up to his driver side window and talked to him about my decision. he gave me his number, answered more questions, put me in contact with UT NDLS grads, and paid for my dinner. just random in suburban Utah

HOLYYYYYY YES

right? what a crazy chance encounter

I don't believe in divine signs, either. But I do believe in listening when your world (mundane and non-magical) has something for you to hear. What you did (courage!) is evidence that you are bold and brave and a go-getter, and what he did is evidence that the ND(LS) network is generous and that it stretches far and wide

All good signs for your future at NDLS, imo!

agree!

NDLS BADDIE LFG

i have committed to NDLS

Just a lurker but proud of you

omg ty lurker

also lurker but congrats!!!

Also the mundane signs are so real

Absolutely thrilled for you, Jupiter! I just know you're going to absolutely kill it

And welcome to debt purgatory lol

aka the cool kids club

ty Parallel! feels scary but I had to remind myself that this isn't debt from bad financial management, this is an investment into me

And that's the scariest kind of debt because sometimes I forget my lunch in the car or have to wrack my brain to recall if I put on deodorant

but at the end of the day, I got into NDLS bc of me, and I am just as qualified to get that admit letter as anyone else

or at least admissions thought so

which is enough for me

If they thought so, it's true. They're pros

Has anyone gotten off the Vanderbilt Wait List?

Hi guys, I am a CS background bachelors degree graduate, and I want to pivot to law school. Any advice?

@icandoit2023 From the data on this site, I see two people "WL, Accepted" for Vanderbilt - not sure if you were asking broadly or asking for folks in the chat specifically

@NobleJustifiablePeacock940 be sure you want to be a lawyer, be sure you can explain why you want to be a lawyer, get the highest score possible on the LSAT

But as for "pivoting," admissions won't see it as unusual. It might even be the norm to apply without having done explicit law-related coursework or extracurriculars in undergrad

is it really bad if you have on your law school app that you've attended law school before? I'm thinking I might drop out in the first week of classes if something happens

reason being you got a higher LSAT score and wanted to reapply to get into a better school

or is this just really stupid

@ParallelAgreeableOrangutan Thank you!

@cryptanon what do you think

any asu updates anyone?

@ParallelAgreeableOrangutan where do you see that?

Hi yall I'm a rising sophmore and new to LSD. Do you have any recommendations for places to start for law school searching

Why would you take the August LSAT if you're starting classes? And why would you start classes if you're taking the August LSAT?!

@person4324 definitely do not enroll in law school to then drop out later for a better school. you can transfer after 1L, but really, do your best on the LSAT and then take the best option from there.

schools would look at you disfavorably if you dropped out in that way

@ClassyPleasantHeron I think I developed an obsession with the test and I feel like im giving up if I dont take my last chance to take it again

@JupitersMoons - okay what do I do in the situation that my LSAT score is 10 points higher but I have attended orientation already for the law school?

or what would you do

I'd reapply with that score in the spring and transfer

what school are you committed to?

ohhhhh gotcha. that makes sense. In that case, I would need to also send in my 1st semester GPA too right?

Yes, do very well (as well as you can) this first semester to maximize your transfer chances

Are you bindingly committed to this school>

?

And/or are you emotionally committed to going to law school this fall?

yea im like 80% committed there in my brain. the likelihood of getting the score I want is very low percentage

@JupitersMoons , are you a 1L or 2L?

Gotcha. Then my illegal advice is to take the LSAT, if it's better, reapply next spring and keep that GPA afloat

0L LOL

why is that illegal

joke being that it's not legal advice, not an attorney/lawyer

Sorry. Work joke

oh ok. I thought you were referring to the rules of the LSAT haha

no yeah hahaha my bad

I think I have a hard time accepting failure

If you don't mind me asking, how have you failed? I feel like you've definitely succeeded in that you are going to a law school.

not reaching my goal score

Yeah @person4324 DEFINITELY withdraw before it becomes a transcript/record of any sort if you will not attend. Full stop

but what if I dont make my goal score? is that just a risk I will have to take?

@icandoit2023 I just navigated to the Vanderbilt page and then filtered the results column to include "WL" and "accepted"

how realistic is t14 with 3.5/171/KJD good essays and one internship?

sometimes I just want to shoot myself to rid myself of having to think about such pedantic stuff

@wak87 Chances are, unfortunately, not great with that GPA (unless URM, in which case chances are still not great but definitely less not great). I'd venture you'll need a higher LSAT and possibly some WE (which would give you the benefit of temporal distance from the "low" GPA)

@person4324 I can't read your tone, and part of me hopes you're one of our resident trolls...? If not, I am worried :/

yea im fine I just want to stop thinking

toured NYU today

its nice

@person4324 fwiw I don't believe schools care about your LSAT if you apply as a transfer

yea I know

is this about your LSAT score not being what you wanted or about not getting into the school you wanted?

@person4324

man I do that all the time I have to stop

lol Jupiter it's endearing at this point

holding yourself up to an invisible measure of success is a guaranteed way to be very unhappy. your message is concerning

dead

both. I got into a higher ranked school (ranked like 30 spots higher than my original goal), but im waitlisted at where I originally wanted to go to. I think the LSAT score was a separate goal of wanting to beat the test

this is totally a 1st world problem

I feel you on the test thing. I got multiple 180s in practice (and tons of 179s), and even with a 176 (and as an incoming HYS 1L!) I feel annoyed that I didn't, idk, defeat the final boss or whatever

yea

I dont feel like I won

Re schools: I think you need to be really honest with yourself about whether, if you graduate from the school where you're currently matriculating, you will (1) be able to achieve your professional goals, and (2) be happy, broadly speaking

and I think it doesn't help that other people are impressed/pointing to the fact that law school acceptance is a huge accomplishment and im just like fk this test

^

This is why I chose NDLS with less scholarship, which felt like a failure to me

Not accepting NDLS

But getting a lesser scholarship

I feel like my need to win is pathological. like what's wrong with me?

^ I think this is a good question. It's important to remember that part of being ready for law school is mental. It will be tough. Your classes will be full of equally brilliant students, which means that some brilliant students will get top grades and some brilliant students will get low grades

Personally, I was not mentally ready for the possibility of "failure" (read: being middle of my class or even lower) when I first considered applying. I spent years having my butt handed to me by demeaning jobs that paid little and asked much, and now I'm not scared to "fail" in the same way. But it took time and a lot of work on myself.

I'm not prescribing awful jobs as a fix for perfectionist tendencies---that's just how I made that personal growth happen. How will you?

*clap clap clap*

Also to be clear, nothing is wrong with *you* -- but there may be something wrong with how you are evaluating yourself, treating yourself, etc

*hops off woowoo soapbox*

Sorry but I’m a little confused

If yale stanford and chicago are the top three then what does the H stand for

Hell

Ohhhhh

Thanks

Harvard Yale Stanford (?)

Why is harvard in the same tier as yale and stanford?

HLS is Harvard

I looked at the rankings and it said they werent

Maybe i just dont get it

Harvard has consistently been one of the best law schools, it will for all-time be looped in with the elites

The shorthand is likely from when HYS was the top three

Oh okay

They’ll probably change it soon then

SYC would be good because you could say it like sick

Some people say T6, HYSCCN, and other things to indicate "top tier"

how common is it to get stipends (if you get them at all) that enable you to graduate debt free

talking non-T14 here

At the same time, US News rankings are not the end-all be-all. Many practicing lawyers (including those who do hiring) will tell you that they don't care that WashU is now 14th and Cornell isn't 20th or whatever it just fell to; Cornell is T14 and WashU isn't

I say HYS because I'm biased lol

what is everyone's favorite item from taco bell

mine is a chalupa and Crunchwrap supreme

@nafix I think very uncommon if it happens at all?

Spicy potato soft taco

I think im addicted to fast food. im noticed that fast food like Taco Bell smells repulsive/like dog food, but I still have a need to eat it...

Ok now we know for sure it's our beloved pet troll

@ParallelAgreeableOrangutan dead

im also wondering if the guys here can give feedback on whether they're an ass or boob guy - and the thinking that goes into that

like where did those classifications come from? why are men so obsessed with these two things?

Thank goodness because that was... concerning

@ParallelAgreeableOrangutan what do you mean

I would rather be kind and end up having been trolled than the converse

I wasn't trolling. I appreciate your care. I think im just feeling especially tired today.

guys i'm gonna cry I feel so bad about ditching my Lexington roomie

The ratings are weird and seem very malleable by the school, but I am aiming for T400 anyway

I have withdrawn from everywhere

Minus NDLS

Congrats @JupitersMoons ! I am having vicarious anxiety just thinking about putting in those withdraws.

ty I am having many feelings LOL

cannot believe this is it

it's been my whole personality for like 14 months

wdym it's done and dusted

I am an alien from outer space, but I think what people do in this situation is general called an "alcohol"

This whole process feels like an embodiment of the Pepe Silvia meme from always Sunny.

Now you can make being a law student your whole personality for 3 years! On to bigger and better things ;)

anything eslebesides an email and LOCi i should do while in on the WL?

I'm sorry, that thing about alcohol was an awkward thing to say. What I should have said is that I don't drink anymore, but if I did, I'd probably be popping a bottle if I were you. Which usually means 7up Zero with a splash of cold-pressed orange juice for me now.

I am trying not to talk here anymore but don't think about it man. You are good. Post whatever here. Try not to get drunk and cuss at anyone but if you do, it's okay!