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NSers in Law School?

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thenightman
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I'm a freshman in college majoring in political science and am thinking about pursuing a career in law. Just wondering what kind of grades or other requirement I will need to get into a decent law school.
Nov 7 2011 1:24AM
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theabortionator
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Apply for as many scholarships as you can. When I went to Harvard it was fucking pricey.


Still studying for the bar
Nov 7 2011 1:49AM
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NW_Rider
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Not only grades and a good LSAT score, but extra curricular activities. volunteer, join clubs, be active. Schools are looking for "well rounded" candidates. If you maintain a GPA in the mid 3 range and score well on the LSAT and participate in a lot of clubs and volunteer you should have no problem getting into a good law school.
Nov 7 2011 1:57AM
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thenightman
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Awesome! Thanks, Ill definitely have to get more involved then.
Nov 7 2011 2:07AM
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thenightman
Posts: 766 - Karma: 132
Will do and good luck on the bar.
Nov 7 2011 2:07AM
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Toasty.
Posts: 6196 - Karma: 2,298
did you for real go to harvard? you seem like you might be the guy in "suits"
Nov 7 2011 2:25AM
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B.Aussie
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Good luck man sounds really tough.
Nov 7 2011 7:37AM
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Creator
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A student has, straight a+'s but has no extra circulars
A student has b's and has 5+ good extra circulars

The college will most likely pick the kid with the extra circulars,  they show that you are involved and a hard worker

A specific would be habitat for humanity it's probably the best one to have on your resume
Nov 7 2011 7:46AM
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J.D.
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In the US? Right now? You'd probably have better odds taking your tuition money to the casino and putting it all on black.
Nov 7 2011 9:28AM
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NotoriousT.S.E
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 439
Law school, no, but I'm in a business law class and I'm the defendant of a case if anyone wants to help me out.... :)
Nov 7 2011 12:32PM
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CassiusClay
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Exactly, join a few clubs, and actually participate in them. You will learn much more than you think and colleges, jobs, internships, etc. all love them. In undergrad I was in an ambassadors group, a finance club, and a portfolio management type club. I took leadership roles in 2 of them and it put me well above many candidates with higher gpa's when getting internships and jobs.

Some of my buddies biggest regrets were not getting more involved inextracurriculars.
Nov 7 2011 12:37PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 439
Some one help me... does a contract relating to property rights of over $500 need to be in writing under the Statute of Frauds. I know movable goods needs to be what about real property?
Nov 7 2011 9:52PM
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KravtZ
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Any "real property" under $500 and that can be performed in under a year does not need to be in writing
Nov 7 2011 10:19PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
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So any real property over $500 needs to be writing. My case doesn't specify the time when it is being performed, but i would assume that it needs to be in writing and signed by both parties correct?
Nov 7 2011 10:22PM
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Troy.
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Considering it in a few years.
Nov 7 2011 10:23PM
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soulskier
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i'm good with criminal law, but what is the standard of proof in civil proceedings? is it just the preponderance or is there a high standard?
Nov 7 2011 10:23PM
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soulskier
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*higher
Nov 7 2011 10:24PM
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Toasty.
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half of ns wont be able to comprehend what you just said
Nov 8 2011 12:40AM
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General_Ripper
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Yea it really is one of the worst education investments you can make right now
Nov 8 2011 1:49AM
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Mr.Turtle
Posts: 3690 - Karma: 96
nobodys calling bullshit on this?
Nov 8 2011 1:51AM
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CarRamRod
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its preponderance of the evidence
Nov 8 2011 1:58AM
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rhcp
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Dude, just get high grades and a great LSAT, that's pretty much all law schools care about. Oh yeah, and your undergraduate institution matters as well, obviously.

But seriously, you might want to reconsider law. Not only is it a SERIOUSLY contracting field, but most areas of law are super boring. At least try to work at a law firm over the summer to get a feel for what it's really like.
Nov 8 2011 2:14AM
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CassiusClay
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Yes. One exception - it can be an oral agreement if the purchasing party has partially performed- has made monetary inputs into the property, etc. and the oral contract + partial performance will allow for specific performance in court. Not sure if any partial performance shows up in your case though. Otherwise must be in writing due to statute of frauds- common law includes real property. $500 rule is under UCC for sale of goods, I honestly can't remember from my business law courses if real property is included under it.
Nov 8 2011 4:30AM
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yelsel
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i need to second this big time.

go into wind energy. those are the next big jobs that will actually pay out.

Nov 8 2011 8:10AM
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skithebert
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false, wind energy is a bust. much like solar cells.

jobs are still in oil and natural gas and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

Nov 8 2011 9:51AM
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yelsel
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no offense but i work for an attorney that specializes in environmental matters. id take his input over yours.
Nov 8 2011 9:54AM
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J.D.
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The oil and natural gas sectors overlap with wind energy. I can't tell you how many traditional oil companies I've seen hunting for portfolios of wind energy projects and licenses just so they can get the tax advantages associated with running them.

Anyway, dude above, if you want into a good school, get good grades and 165+ on the LSAT, and if you don't get into a top 14, my advice to you is to figure out a new plan. Actually that's probably my advice to you right now before you spend any real time on it. It's a complete crapshoot whether you'll get a decent job on the other side and there are tens of thousands of people competing with you for that decent job even if you manage to do well enough to even be in the hunt, which is more unlikely than likely since the vast majority of people you'd end up going to law school with won't be in that hunt.

Law school in the US is just a bad idea. Unless it's on someone else's dime, or you have no plans to be a lawyer and have something else lined up. Then it might make sense.
Nov 8 2011 9:58AM
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SkiThe603
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HHAHHAHAA not a chance are NS'ers getting int o law school
Nov 8 2011 10:00AM
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skithebert
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gee, an environmental lawyer who believes wind energy is the future? not exactly a shocker.

But the most important conclusion from the study is that wind energy is not "a cost-effective solution for reducing carbon dioxide if carbon is valued at less than $33 per ton." With the U.S. economy still in recession and unemployment numbers near record levels, Congress cannot, will not, attempt to impose a carbon tax, no matter how small.

Wind farms are much less efficient than claimed, producing below 10% of capacity for more than a third of the time, according to a new report.

The list goes on...
Nov 8 2011 10:55AM
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