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Law school exams for yeshiva guys 101, by henche
1. Read the story. 
2. Write down all the taynas that anyone might have, and what taynas the other guy might have back, and what the halacha probably is. 
3. Hit "submit"
4. Get a job.
5. Never see your family again!!!!!!!

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Re: Law School
« Reply #2100 on: October 23, 2018, 09:16:50 AM »
Quote from: gubevo18 on October 23, 2018, 12:59:20 AM
Do u officially have to report every school I went to? Even those that I did not use for my undergrad degree?
Is it a big deal if I leave one out? Gpa wise it will hurt me to add it

GPA is determined by LSAC, on the basis of all the credits you earned until you got your first 4-year degree.

You need to follow the rules precisely, and keep the applications so that you can have your bar applications match it precisely, and then if you ever apply for a govt job, have that application match it precisely.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2101 on: October 24, 2018, 06:52:26 AM »
Does anyone here have any experience regarding an unaccredited school?
Am I required to report it to LSAC?
Does it even get factored in to my GPA?
Does it make any difference that they are accredited now-years after I’ve been there?
Thanks again all for your help.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2102 on: October 29, 2018, 09:40:50 PM »
I got my BTL a couple of years ago I then graduated Touro with a BS in accounting.
My GPA on my BTL is not to good but my GPA in Touro is 3.96. Touro transferred 48 yeshiva credits onto my degree but it doesn’t factor in to their GPA. Will I have to factor those credits in when I apply to Law School?? Or worse will I have to show my full BTL too?
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2103 on: October 29, 2018, 09:57:53 PM »
Quote from: henche on October 23, 2018, 09:16:50 AM
GPA is determined by LSAC, on the basis of all the credits you earned until you got your first 4-year degree.
You have the send LSAC all of your transcripts. So, yes they will see your BTL GPA.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2104 on: October 29, 2018, 10:04:14 PM »
Also, the school you end up attending may (I know mine did) require an official transcript from each undergraduate institution.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2105 on: October 29, 2018, 10:54:38 PM »
So how do they calculate my GPA? as the average of my two GPA’s??
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2106 on: October 30, 2018, 06:54:13 AM »
Quote from: Jacobos on October 29, 2018, 10:54:38 PM
So how do they calculate my GPA? as the average of my two GPA’s??


Sadly, iirc, they use only the credits (from all schools) until you got your first undergraduate degree.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2107 on: October 31, 2018, 08:54:13 PM »
A good article that answers some of the questions from this thread regarding LSAC's gpa calculation.

https://abovethelaw.com/career-files/how-lsac-recalculates-your-gpa-for-law-school-admissions/
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2108 on: October 31, 2018, 09:37:14 PM »
Quote from: gubevo18 on October 31, 2018, 08:54:13 PM
A good article that answers some of the questions from this thread regarding LSAC's gpa calculation.

https://abovethelaw.com/career-files/how-lsac-recalculates-your-gpa-for-law-school-admissions/
So basically only my BTL matters?
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2109 on: November 01, 2018, 08:09:32 AM »
Quote from: Jacobos on October 31, 2018, 09:37:14 PM
So basically only my BTL matters?
In regard to LSAC GPA it seems so.
You would only have to send in transcript from schools you were in prior to receiving your BTL (or First Talmudic Degree If you are in New York State).
However, you can and should put your other degree, as well as your GPA from there, on your resume.
The GPA the school will report in their admissions report will presumably be the one from your BTL so that would probably hold more weight.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2110 on: November 22, 2018, 01:36:16 PM »
there is a list somewhere in this discussion referencing Chasidisha attorneys , can someone show me hwere?
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2111 on: November 22, 2018, 06:49:48 PM »
Quote from: Yosel on November 22, 2018, 01:36:16 PM
there is a list somewhere in this discussion referencing Chasidisha attorneys , can someone show me hwere?
I don’t believe there is such a list
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2112 on: November 22, 2018, 07:07:36 PM »
There is a WhatsApp group I hear of frum lawyers.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2113 on: November 22, 2018, 10:17:25 PM »
Quote from: jj1000 on November 22, 2018, 07:07:36 PM
There is a WhatsApp group I hear of frum lawyers.
Im aware of a “lubavitch bar” WhatsApp group with about 120 members.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2114 on: November 26, 2018, 03:48:55 PM »
Quote from: jj1000 on November 22, 2018, 07:07:36 PM
There is a WhatsApp group I hear of frum lawyers.
not really a list, it had a link to a few successful chasidisha lawyers with the full chasidisha l'vush. I remember one guy a Gerer chusid working in a big M&E firm
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2115 on: December 03, 2018, 04:12:29 PM »
If i was in a yeshiva and all I have on my transcripts from that school are one semester of W's (got married and moved within the first semester) do I put that on my resume? I just dont see how I can say i did anything there if I left within the first semester
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2116 on: December 03, 2018, 05:11:06 PM »
Quote from: gubevo18 on December 03, 2018, 04:12:29 PM
If i was in a yeshiva and all I have on my transcripts from that school are one semester of W's (got married and moved within the first semester) do I put that on my resume? I just dont see how I can say i did anything there if I left within the first semester
That does not sound fair, but W's need to be reported with an explanation of why you withdrew.
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2117 on: December 03, 2018, 06:41:26 PM »
Quote from: ludmila on December 03, 2018, 05:11:06 PM
That does not sound fair, but W's need to be reported with an explanation of why you withdrew.
I understand my question is on regard to the resume. Do I and how to add it
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2118 on: December 11, 2018, 11:37:26 AM »
Quote from: CS1 on October 07, 2018, 07:59:55 PM
possibly excellent recommendation letters will be helpful in certain situations.
What would you say makes an excellent recommendation letter?
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Re: Law School
« Reply #2119 on: December 11, 2018, 12:31:29 PM »
Quote from: gubevo18 on December 11, 2018, 11:37:26 AM
What would you say makes an excellent recommendation letter?

long, specific, earnest.
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