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Date: June 19th, 2010 9:48 AM Author: Cerebral trailer park coldplay fan Subject: Got a B in Con Law - How Screwed? My GPA dropped to a 3.82 at Virginia. Can I still find a job? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285045) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 9:50 AM Author: marvelous rehab it's extremely unlikely that you'll get any interviews because of pre-screening. firms see conlaw as a strong indicator of your legal ability. start networking hard now. focus on doc review agencies and personal injury firms in the charlottesville area. you might have to suck a few dicks and eat chef boyardee for a few years to pay rent, but eventually you'll make it if you believe in yourself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285052) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:36 AM Author: Fragrant chartreuse dragon theater stage lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285198) |
Date: June 19th, 2010 9:52 AM Author: Buff Vivacious Personal Credit Line In law school A = A and B = F? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285054) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 9:53 AM Author: marvelous rehab particularly in con law, which strongly parallels the tasks you will be performing in practice. firms see a B in con law as strongly indicative that a candidate does not have the requisite legal talent to perform at the high level they desire (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285059) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 9:55 AM Author: Floppy emerald double fault partner lolz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285064) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:02 AM Author: thriller piazza Frighteningly accurate. Firms expect that the first years they, invariably, staff on appellate briefs won't need to be coddled (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285078) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:36 AM Author: Fragrant chartreuse dragon theater stage lulz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285203) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:21 AM Author: wine becky site not quite. A = A, B = D, C = F (at top schools) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285151) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:36 AM Author: Fragrant chartreuse dragon theater stage titcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285200) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:38 AM Author: Buff Vivacious Personal Credit Line This feels stressful. Law school does NOT sound fun. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285209) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:41 AM Author: Flushed point Not really. You have to mess up pretty bad to get a C. You should get a B+ just by doing minimal work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285225) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:44 AM Author: Buff Vivacious Personal Credit Line Oh, so this guy got a B because he did less than minimal work?
I do not feel as bad for him now. |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 11:10 AM Author: Flushed point Yeah, especially at a place like UVA, a B would be less than minimal work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285336) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 12:05 PM Author: unholy legend that's ridiculous. It's a *CURVE*, so even if you work your ass off, if you worked less than 85-90% of everyone else, you can get a B or B- easily. All the grade shows is that you worked less than most everyone else, not that you did "minimal" work.
You can easily rebound by taking Fed Courts, Admin, Evidence, and CrimInvest and getting As or A-s -- shows the B in ConLaw was a fluke. |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 2:42 PM Author: Hairraiser Haunted Graveyard If you're working less than 85-90% of people in your class, that is below minimum. This is not some theoretical concept... IRL at UVA, if you are in the bottom 15% in terms of amount of work, you're doing almost nothing.
In addition, if this person's GPA was brought down to a 3.82 (obvious flame but let's go with thehypo) it means he's a smart fucking dood, meaning he had to work even LESS in order to end up below median. Someone with a near 4.0 but for one B grade pretty much shows he was in te bottom 5% or so of people in the class in terms of work level.
But thanks for highlighting that this is a *CURVE* |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 2:43 PM Author: Histrionic Metal Casino 30-40% of the class is slated for a B or B-. hth! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15296013) |
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Date: June 21st, 2010 8:25 AM Author: Hairraiser Haunted Graveyard This post marks you as someone who obviously doesn't go to UVA and therefore needs to shut the fuck up. Profs can create whatever curve they want as long as it adheres to a 3.3 mean, and most create curves where the vast majority of students get B+s. It is a rare professor at UVA who give 30-40% B and B-, and certainly no one is "slated" for that percentage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15303753) |
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Date: June 21st, 2010 8:26 AM Author: Dun vigorous trust fund I find this VERRRY difficult to believe at a place like UVA. You sure you don't go to Regents? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15303755) |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 12:56 PM Author: razzle clear mother cruise ship yeah. grades are about how hard you work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15295186) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:44 AM Author: Hairraiser Haunted Graveyard AT UVA, most profs have extremely fat curves. Upwards of 80% of the class will get a B+, so you really have to be in the bottom 10% to do worse than that. Not true for all classes, but the grade sdistributions are public so you can go look to see which classes you needto focus on and make sure you're in the top half.
One profexplained to me that to get below a B- in his class you have to unlearn things you knew before his class. |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 2:45 PM Author: Histrionic Metal Casino Again, I don't know who your profs were, but every single prof I had 1L fall term was giving out AT LEAST 25% B to B-'s with a smattering of C's. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15296038) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:15 AM Author: wine becky site LOL your fucked (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285110) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:25 AM Author: marvelous rehab cr. DESCRIBE the number of STD's op will get from truckers looking to score a quickie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285160) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:54 AM Author: wine becky site zero. not even a sex-starved trucker will be able to overlook that taint. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285271) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 11:03 AM Author: marvelous rehab well that's a plus. will the state still give him welfare benefits? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285307) |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 12:54 PM Author: wine becky site doubtful. he may become an innocent victim of the notorious rivalry between virginia's unemployment office and state university system. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15295165) |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 12:57 PM Author: marvelous rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15295203) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:28 AM Author: Hairraiser Haunted Graveyard ENJOY HUNTON & WILLIAMS, FAGGOT!
*presses play on tape deck with "Crazy Train" cassette* |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:29 AM Author: marvelous rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285173) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:29 AM Author: translucent public bath The only thing worse than this is getting a B in International Law-- an up-and-coming field that many firms also place a large emphasis on. I suggest you find your school's version of I-Law, sign up for it now, and work your ass of in it! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285174) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 11:00 AM Author: well-lubricated roast beef nobody gets lower than a B in International Law. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285293) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 10:38 AM Author: Flushed point Fucked for clerkships. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15285212) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 1:33 PM Author: razzmatazz sienna factory reset button Any truth to this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15286228) |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 12:57 PM Author: Flushed point Yes. Judges want to see high grades in all the toolish subjects like federal courts and con law (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15295200) |
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Date: June 20th, 2010 12:59 PM Author: Appetizing pink station R U serious? Fuck yeah, you're basically FUCKED. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15295216) |
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Date: June 19th, 2010 2:40 PM Author: marvelous rehab honestly i would examine non-law options such as sales and starting a business (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15286741) |
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Date: June 21st, 2010 3:15 AM Author: Domesticated Filthy Hall B is above average. You XOXO nuts are freaks! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1342949&forum_id=2#15303453) |