Blackbelt2b2

Class of 2027

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Rank	2023-2024	Result	App type	FW	Resident	Schol...	Sent	Sent raw	Received	Received raw	Complete	Complete raw	UR	UR raw	UR2	UR2 raw	II	II raw	Decision	Decision raw
80	Case Western Reserve...	Accepted	RDregular decision			$165,000	Feb 19	2024-02-19	Feb 19	2024-02-19	Feb 19	2024-02-19	Feb 27	2024-02-27			Apr 19	2024-04-19	May 04	2024-05-04
15	Georgetown University	WL, Accepted	RDregular decision				Feb 01	2024-02-01	Feb 01	2024-02-01	Feb 01	2024-02-01	Feb 22	2024-02-22			Mar 05	2024-03-05	May 03	2024-05-03
5	Harvard University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Feb 11	2024-02-11	Feb 12	2024-02-12	Feb 13	2024-02-13							Mar 18	2024-03-18
5	New York University	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Feb 14	2024-02-14	Feb 14	2024-02-14	Feb 23	2024-02-23	Feb 23	2024-02-23					Apr 29	2024-04-29
3	UChicago	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Feb 05	2024-02-05	Feb 05	2024-02-05	Feb 05	2024-02-05	Feb 16	2024-02-16					Apr 02	2024-04-02
4	UPennsylvania	WL, Withdrawn	RDregular decision				Feb 08	2024-02-08	Feb 08	2024-02-08	Feb 27	2024-02-27	Mar 11	2024-03-11	Mar 21	2024-03-21			Mar 28	2020-03-28
20	Washington Universit...	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Feb 19	2024-02-19	Feb 20	2024-02-20	Feb 20	2024-02-20							Mar 22	2024-03-22
1	Yale University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Feb 11	2024-02-11	Feb 12	2024-02-12	Feb 14	2024-02-14							Mar 05	2024-03-05

General

General chat about the legal profession.

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GuiltlessPuffyDog

11:16

does anyone know if there is decent earning potential for family law?

manifestT14acceptances

11:17

not to be annoying but how would you define decent earning potential

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:17

Oh okay I didn’t know that, thank you

GuiltlessPuffyDog

11:17

nah good question. Like 100k+

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:17

Yeah just start your own shingle and make 500k a year

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:19

You would probably start out around 100k if you attended a T50

manifestT14acceptances

11:19

super cursory google search says the average family law attorney in nyc makes 110k a year

GuiltlessPuffyDog

11:20

yeah I saw that too its just people on reddit have been telling me average is like 50-60k along with criminal law so I was confused

manifestT14acceptances

11:22

i think as always its going to depend on a number of factors. $110k in nyc really doesnt go as far and people would say that is similar to making like 50/60k in chicago or pittsburgh

GuiltlessPuffyDog

11:22

very true. thanks!

manifestT14acceptances

11:23

if i have a non law related summer job lined up but i am on some waitlists should i try to find a law-y project of some type to work on

Ijustwannagetinman

11:54

110k only doesn’t seem like that much bc of the whole culture of nyc being a whole “keeping up with the jones’” vibe

Ijustwannagetinman

11:55

Everyone needs that doorman apartment. Everyone needs a bottega bag. Everybody needs to eat out 4 times on the weeks and drop $30 on a cocktail. Obviously not everybody needs that but that’s as much of the problem of nyc as living expenses and why ppl think money doesn’t go as far as it can

manifestT14acceptances

11:56

my brother in christ have you seen the cost of rent

Ijustwannagetinman

11:59

I lived in New York ik but a lot of the issue is exaggerated like 110k in New York is not 60k in Chicago lol

manifestT14acceptances

12:02

ftr i got that number using cost of lving converters which aren't 100% accurate but its not like i pulled those numbers out my ass https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/real-estate/cost-of-living-calculator/new-york-manhattan-ny/?city=chicago-il&income=60000 https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare/chicago-il-vs-new-york-manhattan-ny

[] ararara

12:28

Have a great Saturday everybody! Flap those angel wings LSD ❤️.

jb2028

12:44

The various cost of living calculators (including the Forbes one above) are bad because these websites cobble them together in a week for clicks

jb2028

12:49

As a result, they just take the same "basket" of goods and multiply it by price data for every city (easy) instead of adjusting for stuff like "people in NYC buy less gas than people in Nashville because why on earth would you own a car in NYC?" (hard)

jb2028

12:55

If you want a decent estimate, government stats like regional price parity are built by actual economists https://apps.bea.gov/itable/?ReqID=70&step=1&_gl=1*10cmwy8*_ga*NDc2ODg2MTk3LjE3MTQ4NDA5OTk.*_ga_J4698JNNFT*MTcxNDg0MDk5OC4xLjEuMTcxNDg0MTU2MC41My4wLjA.#eyJhcHBpZCI6NzAsInN0ZXBzIjpbMSwyOSwyNSwzMSwyNiwyNywzMCwzMF0sImRhdGEiOltbIlRhYmxlSWQiLCIxMDQiXSxbIk1ham9yX0FyZWEiLCI1Il0sWyJTdGF0ZSIsWyI1Il1dLFsiQXJlYSIsWyIxNjk4MCIsIjM1NjIwIiwiMzgzMDAiXV0sWyJTdGF0aXN0aWMiLCIxIl0sWyJVbml0X29mX21lYXN1cmUiLCJMZXZlbHMiXSxbIlllYXIiLFsiMjAyMiJdXSxbIlllYXJCZWdpbiIsIi0xIl0sWyJZZWFyX0VuZCIsIi0xIl1dfQ==

jb2028

12:58

And, incidentally, show NYC is more expensive (Manhattan is 33% above U.S. average, Brooklyn 16%, Queens 15%) but not super different from Chicago (5% above average), so $110K in New York is about $83K in Chicago

jb2028

12:59

(Borough figures from: https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/03/estimating-county-level-regional-price-parities-public-data)

jb2028

12:59

*110K in Manhattan = 83K in Chicago

Cristiano1231

13:14

from my experience food cant be differ by that much but rent is way way way higher in manhattan

OptimisticOutlier

14:01

Guys I just did a timed practice and got a 178 I think I’m gonna cry

belussy

14:03

did anyone get a response from fordham

CloisteredDisgustingCheese

14:40

I asked this earlier and forgot to look at the answer before it disappeared but what should be the difference between my 1st and 2nd LOCI? It’s the only school I applied to and they know I will 100% attend and what I’ve been up to since I applied

TruthTheX

14:45

At that point just reaffirm you’re still interested and everything you said holds true I think

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

16:01

^^^

CloisteredDisgustingCheese

16:05

Thank y’all

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