toadman's profile - Class of 2007

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Rank	2003-2004	Result	App type
42	George Mason University	Waitlisted	Unknown
38	Indiana University -...	Accepted	Unknown
136	Suffolk University	Waitlisted	Unknown
56	Temple University	Rejected	Unknown
76	UPittsburgh	Accepted	Unknown

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19:38 tofu-tofu-tofu: my college has not so great employment outcomes so I would have to be hustling big time right now to find an internship or job regardless
19:38 tofu-tofu-tofu: it's not that the college is necessarily bad, but I live in a city with a very untraditional economy that does not lend itself well to college education
19:38 VagueNecessaryWeasel: feel bad for the person who got rejected by Yale...in the future*
19:38 tofu-tofu-tofu: ooOooOoo spooky
19:38 DropoutBear: My ug doesn’t have bad employment outcomes but I was the only person from UG at my internship which was an eye opener
19:39 sunchild: I applied to Yale just to tell people I got rejected from it
19:39 sunchild: huehuehue
19:39 tofu-tofu-tofu: Oh definitely
19:39 tofu-tofu-tofu: I think my college might send one person to HYS every 3 years
19:39 VagueNecessaryWeasel: @sunchild: hahaha, lets just hope you aren't the person who is getting rejected tomorrow
19:39 DropoutBear: I was so close to not applying to Yale but I was like whatever you only lose $130 once
19:39 tofu-tofu-tofu: me when I gamble
19:40 tofu-tofu-tofu: except more than once
19:40 sunchild: $130 for a bragging right, I'll take it
19:40 DropoutBear: I am a closet gambler and I made so much money on the NFL playoffs
19:40 sunchild: if those law school predictors went to negative instead of 0 it would have been -99.9%
19:40 tofu-tofu-tofu: you could put $130 on black right now and theoretically have better odds than getting into yale
19:41 DropoutBear: Flipped $100 free bet -> KCP > 9 points -> TB/KC parlay -> $1500
19:41 tofu-tofu-tofu: @DropoutBear: I haven't done sports bets yet but god I wish I did
19:41 DropoutBear: And a Rudy Gobert bet somewhere in there
19:41 whatrtheodds: that's lit dropout
19:41 whatrtheodds: I made like 2k during the bubble
19:41 DropoutBear: @whatrtheodds: I am selling my Otto Porter elbow jumper for $25
19:42 DropoutBear: Lmao
19:42 DropoutBear: Worst purchase of my life
19:42 whatrtheodds: lmaooooo I'm still waiting on a pack to flip it
19:42 VagueNecessaryWeasel: Anyone have an answer for why I have been UR1 at duke... for four months??? :(
19:42 whatrtheodds: No way I'm buying a moment outside of a pack
19:42 DropoutBear: My most ballsy bet was putting $500 on Gobert scoring 11-15 points and my guy barely got to 12
19:42 DropoutBear: I was sweating bullets
19:43 whatrtheodds: lmaoo
19:43 whatrtheodds: I love spamming his points under
19:43 DropoutBear: Best bet for me was for like 2 weeks straight kept going over on KCP lol
19:43 SomberLumpySquid: Did the second round of Ruby’s go out today
19:44 whatrtheodds: parlaying chris paul assists over and devin booker assists under been good to me
19:45 DropoutBear: I can’t parlay same game props
19:45 DropoutBear: Very sad
19:45 710: has anyone here done the federal pathways program?
19:45 whatrtheodds: :( ngl low-key might pick a school bc of the sportsbook options in that state
19:46 DropoutBear: Michigan just legalized 🥳🥳🥳
19:46 DropoutBear: How does one get to be a student adcomm for Berkeley
19:47 AwesomePlausibleDevil: do y'all think yale A wave tomorrow
19:48 NicklausCopernicus18: does yale really do A waves?
19:49 DropoutBear: They give like 5 As and chill out
19:49 AwesomePlausibleDevil: ha trickle maybe?
19:49 AwesomePlausibleDevil: i do think they do As in batches (small batches)
19:49 AwesomePlausibleDevil: not like stanford
19:49 DropoutBear: I think most of their As come at the very very end because they know most of their As don’t need much time to decide lol
19:50 UghSad: At least they seem to try to finish up by the very beginning of april
19:50 UghSad: Unlike some schools...
19:50 JudiciousWearyOlm: Any folks here been riding the waitlist train for the last few weeks? Got WL'd at everywhere in the T14 i applied to 🙄
19:51 DropoutBear: If I, an early December applicant, haven’t heard from 10 schools, when are they gonna get to Jan/Feb apps lol
19:51 sunchild: is Arizona good state to live in?
19:51 sunchild: just wondering
19:51 JudiciousWearyOlm: Don't feel bad lol I have been ghosted by UVA since september
19:51 RichUnrulyHusky: yes
19:51 sunchild: is it expensive there??
19:52 sunchild: all I pray for is going to law school somewhere chill and inexpensive
19:52 RichUnrulyHusky: I would say it's mild I pay 1470 for a 2 bed 1 bath in the heart of scottsdale
19:52 sunchild: I see that's very reasonable
19:52 sunchild: how's the vibe there if you don't mind me asking?
19:53 sunchild: is it chill southern vibe and warm weather?
19:53 NicklausCopernicus18: uhhhh mild bruh that is cheap
19:53 NicklausCopernicus18: brb moving to az
19:53 sunchild: wait they just legalized right i guess i answered my own question
19:53 sunchild: lol
19:58 Hillarydufflebag: went UR2 today at duke after going UR1 in november lmaoo
19:58 SomberLumpySquid: If uchicago released Ruby’s today do you think that means that their scholarship info will follow
20:08 Jameseticknor: I just saw I got a decision in my email from Stanford
20:08 Jameseticknor: I got rejected :(
20:09 BlondeRidingHood: im so sorry
20:09 Jameseticknor: It was a longshot. I don't really mind because I got into UT Austin early March. Given the good BL chances and most are in TX, the lack of income tax means I save a lot of money compared to NYC or DC.
20:10 BlondeRidingHood: @Jameseticknor: you dont have sls on your profile
20:10 Jameseticknor: I'm gonna wait to hear back from all the other T14's.
20:10 Jameseticknor: Yeah, I'm gonna rectify that. Rest assured, I applied.
20:10 BlondeRidingHood: good for you, you will crush it
20:11 BlondeRidingHood: thank you for your service
20:11 Jameseticknor: @BlondeRidingHood: I never really figured out a good response to when people offer thanks. The best I've come up with was "It was my pleasure until it wasn't."
20:12 Jameseticknor: Saying a simple, "You're welcome." felt wrong to me lol
20:13 BlondeRidingHood: im sorry to hear that, but I would answer, you are welcome, and do your part to make what I gave my life for worth it
20:14 Jameseticknor: I did enjoy my time and doing what I did. Just wanted to try and help the military from the outside. Primarily when they did away with the 20 year retirement for the military and were screwing troops with the lump sum payout options.
20:14 Jameseticknor: Not a lot of folks even know you can't retire from the military anymore after 20 years.
20:14 BlondeRidingHood: something along those lines
20:14 BlondeRidingHood: so when can you retire?
20:14 lockpick-: @Jameseticknor: going UT?
20:15 Jameseticknor: @BlondeRidingHood: I could. But saying "You're welcome" kinda makes me feel like I'm validating a notion that they should be ingratiated to me, which just feels like a dong move. I suppose I could say "I appreciate it."
20:15 Jameseticknor: @lockpick-: 99% yes. The only reason why I'm not 100% yet is an irrational fear of prematurely shutting out my options.
20:16 lockpick-: @Jameseticknor: sweet! yea its looking like a better and better option everyday
20:16 lockpick-: for me
20:16 Jameseticknor: @BlondeRidingHood: You can't. You have to pay into a 401k like system and can't dip into it until mid to late 60's.
20:16 BlondeRidingHood: @Jameseticknor: if I may say, you are looking at it the wrong way, you gave up your life for my freedom
20:16 Jameseticknor: So if you do 20 years (from 18-38), you still have to get a job until mid/late 60's.
20:16 LiquidSolid: yeah they switched from defined benefit to defined contribution a couple years ago
20:17 Jameseticknor: @BlondeRidingHood: Perhaps I am. I think people who serve out of patriotism are hesitant to accept adulation out of a sense of humilty.
20:17 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: forced to work until 60 is a bit misleading though
20:17 Jameseticknor: So I'll say a kind and warm thank you to you Blonde! :)
20:18 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: if you do the full contribution and get the 5% match that's a huge TSP balance after 20 years
20:19 Jameseticknor: @AbsorbingJaggedManatee: The TSP isn't the same as the mutual contribution plan though from my understanding. Even if it is, you can't dip into it until your 60s without paying a rather steep tax. It isn't designed to sustain living until your later years.
20:19 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: neither is half pay though
20:19 LiquidSolid: yeah but it applies to more people generally since most didn't do 20
20:19 BlondeRidingHood: @AbsorbingJaggedManatee: as an outsider I think it might be a good thing to force our veterans to get a job and occupy themselves
20:20 Jameseticknor: @AbsorbingJaggedManatee: I think it is depending on what rank you are/were. It's tax-free. But most retirees get disability pension through the VA in conjunction with retirement pay.
20:20 LiquidSolid: @BlondeRidingHood: rofl the previous system didn't pay enough not to work either
20:20 BlondeRidingHood: Oh then nevermiind
20:20 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: idk I think the new system is way better because it scales with time served instead of arbitrary 20 and 30-year cutoffs
20:20 Jameseticknor: @BlondeRidingHood: I agree with that to a degree. Might even help with veteran suicide rates.
20:20 BlondeRidingHood: @Jameseticknor: ^
20:21 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: the people who got screwed were the ones who put in <20 years under the old system and got nothing
20:22 BlondeRidingHood: what year did the system change?
20:22 LiquidSolid: 2018
20:23 CEOofShotShooting: Im trying to follow the logic on the veteran suicide rates decrease
20:24 Jameseticknor: @AbsorbingJaggedManatee: I would have approved of a mandatory contribution to the TSP. Problem solved
20:24 BlondeRidingHood: I guess the VA shaped up
20:25 Jameseticknor: Keep the 20 year retirement model and mandate contribution to the TSP as a separate system eligible to rollover into a federal employee 401k system. Would be nice to have an exception in law to roll it over into a civilian 401k system, but I don't think we currently have that option.
20:25 CEOofShotShooting: I seem to have missed a conversation that was literally made in my wheelhouse
20:25 CEOofShotShooting: you can tax free withdraw it into a civilian 401k
20:25 Jameseticknor: @CEOofShotShooting: Talking about veteran retirement options and how they did away with the 20 year retirement model.
20:25 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: yeah I think making the contributions mandatory would have been good, but I think 20-year retirement windows are bad policy in the first place
20:25 CEOofShotShooting: yeah anyone who joined after Jan 2018 if I remember right
20:26 CEOofShotShooting: maybe Jan 19
20:26 AbsorbingJaggedManatee: I worked with way too many people with 10 years in just killing time and wasting everyone's time
20:26 Jameseticknor: @CEOofShotShooting: Oh, well there we go. Mandate a contribution for the military employee into the TSP and still payout the 20 year retirement. Problem solved at no extra cost to government.
20:26 CEOofShotShooting: but all the old dogs could stay in the old system
20:26 Jameseticknor: @CEOofShotShooting: Yep. I was fighting against it since 2014 or 2015. Actually interviewed Mick Mulvaney (Trump's former CoS and rep. of SC's 5th Congressional district) about it.
20:27 BlondeRidingHood: @CEOofShotShooting: are you a veteran as well?
20:27 CEOofShotShooting: I was the command financial specialist on my last boat and veteran advocacy is literally all I want to do with my degree
20:27 CEOofShotShooting: that or associate counsel for the angels
20:27 Jameseticknor: That was actually my personal statement. I asked him point blank why the government was doing it. He shrugged and said, "So the government can save money and not have to pay out so much in retirement checks"
20:27 BlondeRidingHood: WTF
20:27 Jameseticknor: @CEOofShotShooting: Nice!
20:27 RaspberryEnthusiast: hi friends
20:27 CEOofShotShooting: I asked the CNO a lot of money questions on his last visit haha
20:28 Jameseticknor: I was an aircraft maintainer. But I've always wanted to be filthy rich. Making money out of thin air (investing) always fascinated me.
20:28 RaspberryEnthusiast: I got my scholarship offer from richmond today and it's way lower than washington and lee... which seems strange
20:28 Jameseticknor: @RaspberryEnthusiast: Still, congrats on that!
20:28 RaspberryEnthusiast: I also got my first R, UCLA
20:28 CEOofShotShooting: I was a navy nuke on a sub who did back to back sea tours
20:28 RaspberryEnthusiast: thanks lol
20:28 BlondeRidingHood: @RaspberryEnthusiast: dont forget you are in the strangest cycle ever
20:28 RaspberryEnthusiast: I just thought I was looking at $$$ or $$$$ for richmond but they gave me $10k a year
20:28 RaspberryEnthusiast: truuuuue
20:28 Jameseticknor: @CEOofShotShooting: Air Force here. Though, the Navy has the bulk of my specific maintainer field (Nondestructive Inspection/NDI)
20:29 RaspberryEnthusiast: w&l gave me $$$+
20:29 birdlawyer20: @CEOofShotShooting: good to see a few nukes representing out here
20:29 CEOofShotShooting: yeah I know of about 6 of us
20:29 Jameseticknor: Which I was in nukes. Always makes for a great polish on the resume. I know Harvard has a nuclear specialist attending there.
20:30 CEOofShotShooting: Im one of 2 elts. I know some RC div guys and one EM
20:30 birdlawyer20: @CEOofShotShooting: lol good to see ELTs representing out here ha
20:30 RaspberryEnthusiast: now that I'm starting to get decisions and can actually participate in this... are we expecting anything tomorrow?
20:30 CEOofShotShooting: I feel like my prolific BSing skills will come in handy
20:31 birdlawyer20: @CEOofShotShooting: if BigLaw had logs...
20:31 CEOofShotShooting: Id burn it down
20:31 birdlawyer20: bill 2300 hrs in a month
20:31 birdlawyer20: dont ask how
20:31 Jameseticknor: There, added Stanford to my list.
20:32 CEOofShotShooting: maybe I should get into tax law, "2+2= whatever you need it to be"
20:32 Jameseticknor: I'm gonna have to hop off here. Really enjoyed talking to you guys.
20:32 Jameseticknor: Hope to see you in the future, CEO.
20:32 birdlawyer20: "your taxes are SAT"
20:32 CEOofShotShooting: haha
20:32 Jameseticknor: Bye Blonde!
20:32 CEOofShotShooting: I plan on putting my lsdata name on my nametag day one
20:32 birdlawyer20: good luck at UT @jameseticknor
20:32 BlondeRidingHood: enjoy and remember we love and thank you
20:36 canadianinamerica: does this website show transfer data
20:38 BlondeRidingHood: not that I know of
20:50 FurryStormyGoat: Is that Vanderbilt finally showing its face I see??
21:02 DelightfulRaspyDalmatian: does george mason email decisions or send via snail mail
21:02 DemonicPriceyBullfrog: what
21:02 DemonicPriceyBullfrog: is
21:02 DemonicPriceyBullfrog: up
21:02 DemonicPriceyBullfrog: guys
21:04 LSHopeful2021: nothing much.. just yls violence
21:05 GiddyGemini: Hi pals - I have a question about how to respond to a scholarship application question
21:06 GiddyGemini: Is it a bad idea to say that I can’t afford to attend if I don’t receive any scholarship money
21:07 ItsJustaWaitingGame10: that's totally relevant...this stuff is pricey
21:08 BlondeRidingHood: are you accepted already?
21:08 GiddyGemini: Yeah
21:08 birdlawyer20: my general advice on scholarship negotiations is be a honest as possible. Adcomms and student finance staff know the situation students are in and aren't offended or put off by an honest discussion of your situation
21:08 BlondeRidingHood: then I dont see the harm
21:08 beanz: does anyone know if American PIPS scholarship acceptances have started rolling out?
21:08 ItsJustaWaitingGame10: anyone know how long it usually takes to go UR2 for UVA? I've been sitting at UR1 for about a month?
21:10 AligatorJones: for some inexplicable reason stanford did not call to accept me today
21:11 AligatorJones: weird right?
21:11 BlondeRidingHood: extremely weird
21:11 JonahHill: No idea how they forget. Must be on a plane rn to let you know
21:12 AligatorJones: You're right, they probably are, I just wish they'd call to at least let me know they're on the way with my ice cream.
21:38 EasyJuicySparrow: are the colors on this page weird for anyone else rn?
21:39 SneakySeahorse: in my law school feelings bc this school offered me barely any money after asking for a reconsideration, send good vibes :,)
21:45 cheetaguin: Haven’t gotten any rejections yet, but my last three decisions were waitlists and it’s starting to get a bit frustrating :(
21:48 CloisteredPoliticalCoral: Hey guys I recently applied within the past few weeks. What is UR2?
21:49 CloisteredPoliticalCoral: Like I know it means Under Review 2 but like what does that mean lol
21:51 PerilousThread11: Does anyone know what it means on the application status checker when it says "Current Status: File pending committee review"? does that mean the application is complete?
21:56 EasyJuicySparrow: @CloisteredPoliticalCoral: its just when the UR date changes the second time, means dif things for dif schools
22:07 CorporateCatastrophe: slow night
22:08 CloisteredPoliticalCoral: @EasyJuicySparrow: thank you!
22:09 CloisteredPoliticalCoral: Has anyone been invited to the GULC alumni interview? It asks for my username for video conferencing... what username are they asking for?
22:13 GiantCrookedEarwig: Can anyone familiar with Chicago housing tell me if the prices I’m seeing right now (like 1300 for 3 bedrooms??) are normal or if this is just special corona pricing???
22:20 UncertainElectricDolphin: What neighborhood are you seeing those in?
22:21 UncertainElectricDolphin: Like 1300 for 3BR feels low to me if you're looking at highrises or anything close to downtown, but could be reasonable if you're seeing them farther out.