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alcibiades_mystery

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24. Don't fuck up your first year, baby

Reply to Bladian (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 06:40 PM

Apr 2012

I've seen plenty of law school grads redacting documents in the basement of big NY firms for temp dollars. Their story is always the same: bottom third my first year.

Good luck to ya. Getting in is the easy part.

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1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed that is Freakin 50% [View all] lovuian Apr 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #1

and they are deep in debt with student loans............................ REACTIVATED IN CT Apr 2012 #2

And now, of course, student debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #26

Lack of medical insurance and retirement funds keeps people working. dkf Apr 2012 #3

"College graduates who majored in zoology, anthropology, philosophy, art history and humanities " .. hack89 Apr 2012 #4

Thank god I'm going to law school. Bladian Apr 2012 #6

They need GOOD lawyers slackmaster Apr 2012 #7

Thank you. Bladian Apr 2012 #9

Law School is INSANELY expensive... Leftist Agitator Apr 2012 #21

Don't fuck up your first year, baby alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #24

Please think twice, three times, four times about going. former9thward Apr 2012 #25

Then here's some advice. Free, of course. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #27

Thanks - this info about the diploma prvilege is very interesting REACTIVATED IN CT Apr 2012 #31

IMHO, the great push to go to law school occurred in the early 1970's. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #35

Hate to tell you this, but more and more legal work is being outsourced to India MadHound Apr 2012 #28

BTDT, got the T-shirt slackmaster Apr 2012 #5

My advice look in other countries lovuian Apr 2012 #8

College sucks, we've all been sold a bill of goods. I'm fighting it. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #10

"The counselor's main advice: Pursue further education." bluesbassman Apr 2012 #11

Zactly'- looks just like another corporate scam. And High Schools Lining up to Serve Them.... NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #12

Out Sourcing jobs to India Mexico and Vietnam lovuian Apr 2012 #18

The system is broken Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2012 #23

This has always bothered me cyglet Apr 2012 #29

The "system" is working exactly as designed - TBF Apr 2012 #32

He would probably be better off getting a Master's in something more vocational Nikia Apr 2012 #30

While the college counselors and the colleges themselves SheilaT Apr 2012 #13

Aren't most recent graduates underemployed? customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #14

I've seen a lot of job postings recently obxhead Apr 2012 #15

Unfortunately this is nothing new groundloop Apr 2012 #16

It reflects the loss of manufacturing and innovated companies in America lovuian Apr 2012 #17

this is the condition that has created revolution, now and in history RainDog Apr 2012 #19

The caterpillar must cease to be..... DeSwiss Apr 2012 #20

SHIT IS FUCKED UP AND BULLSHIT ellisonz Apr 2012 #22

Took the words right out of my mouth. TBF Apr 2012 #33

with those math skills you must be employed.....nt Evasporque Apr 2012 #34