My radio silence, dear readers, can be swiftly explained with a simple answer: I got a job! Nothing fancy, but it should be enough to pay for law school books and the deposit for my apartment (assuming I live sufficiently far from home). Thankfully, I don’t have major bills to pay with my meager income. I’d like to think that being “work busy” will help me overcome my paralyzing laziness.
Before I got a job, I would park myself in front of my laptop and let my eyes glaze over while I read TLS boards and other random Interweb bits. Total waste of brain material, to be honest. After getting this job and having LESS time to sleep, browse the Internet, and watch TV, I’ve finished two “serious” books. Like many others, I have a personal checklist of books that I’ve wanted to read. Hopefully this productivity will continue. It’s said that “less is more”; well, I think that applies to time management as well. With less time, I am definitely more mindful of how I spend my time.
P.S. Tom from Manhattan LSAT wrote to me about their newly minted LSAT Retake Manifesto. I’m a big fan of their LSAT forum and have definitely benefited from using their resources. Check out their retake advice HERE.
Congratulations!!! That is awesome!!
Thanks! Not sure if you’re applying this cycle, but if you are, good luck!! The waiting game begins…again.
Some info on UMinn Law from Nando @ Third Tier Reality:
“Supposed Employment Placement and Starting Salary Figures: The University of Minnesota Law Sewer asserts that 98.9% of its Class of 2010 was employed – presumably within nine months of graduation. Furthermore, the school claims a five year average placement rate – from 2005-2010 – of 98.8 percent.
The pigs claim an average salary for “all employed” graduates, from the Class of 2010, of $88,309. The bastards then use the following disclaimer: “Of those graduates reporting salary information in the Class of 2010. Approximately one-third of those employed typically report a salary.” How can you claim an average starting salary for ALL employed grads, from a particular class – based on info from roughly 1/3 of respondents?!?! This embarrassing, pathetic response rate is coming from a “top 20” law school!”
An average salary of $88k based on 1/3 of the class reporting – what do you suppose the actual average is?
And UMinn is the “best” of the schools you got into.
Do you, or anyone, actually believe that the excess of law grads will do anything but increase dramatically by the time you graduate in 2015? Every trend points to increasing demand for a decreasing supply of law jobs.
Good luck.