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From Above The Law: Harvard Law Grad Sets Fire to 9/11 Chapel (and His Future Legal Career?) "Brian Schroeder has an impressive résumé. The Texan graduated from Duke in 2005, having majored in theater studies, and went on to Harvard Law School. There, he was an editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review and a co-president of Lambda, a gay rights student group. He also took part in Parody, the HLS comedy show." http://abovethelaw.com/2009/11/brian_schroeder_harvard_law_arson.php |
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Duke + Harvard. I wonder how much in loans he owes. |
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texan |
| meager uiyger |
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Ivy leaguers. The bare bottom of society. |
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Idiot. |
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It is always amazing to me that they offer majors like "theater studies" .... and that people actually go to a prestigious school like Duke and then major in that. I am not an expert, but it seems to me that if you want to be in the theater or be an actor you would want to go to a performing arts school? It also amazes me that someone majors in Theater studies and then goes on to Law school. Mostly because they seem worlds apart. |
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my young naive friend, you have much to learn about the world
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| kudzurunner |
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Do they, your Honor? If you don't mind, I'll turn to the audience--ah, um, I mean the jury--and imply, with a wink and a nod, that you're a fool. |
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Very funny statement, especially if you did not intend the irony. |
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Pfft... flamer. |
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He'll be doing his acting in prison, when he's getting raped in ass.[/quote] Dude, he's gay. This may not be as much of a punishment for him as you think... In any case, please tell me that he *drew* those "tattoos"--if not, he paid someone to do the world's worst job of devanagari writing. |
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You missed one word in the initial post that might provide a clue: "Latino" |
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SO I looked up Duke - theater studies and it was just what I thought: lots of classes on acting, cinema, dance, musical theater, reading theater, screenwriting, voice and speech, etc. How does this relate to Law? Not all Attorneys spend much time in court, or any time at all. Their "courtroom performance" is important, but hardly warrants becoming a good "theater performer". Especially when you weigh it against the importance of having a good foundation in business, business law, economics, political science, public policy, government, tax theory, etc. These are my thoughts, everyone doesn't have to agree. If I knew I was going to HLS, I would have majored in something that would help me practice Law. If you guys think that classes in Asian American Theater, Special Topics in Acting and Existentialist Cinema then maybe it will ... I can't prove that it won't. In any case, this guy is a wingnut and probably just cost himself a lot. |
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You jews go pwned |
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Undergrad major really isn't that relevant when applying to law school. They want to see writing skills and analytic reasoning skills, but the major itself isn't that important, if you've got other classes (or other aspects of your background) that demonstrate these skills. HLS is also huge (second biggest law school in the country), and they like to get a diverse pool of students -- not just government majors, but former athletes, musicians, etc. Also, a small logical reasoning point: you wouldn't know you were going to HLS until the spring of your senior year of college, at the earliest. By which time, it'd be a bit late to pick a major... |
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Bingo. LSAT, GPA, ethnicity, and a lack of felony convictions (well, this guy probably didn't have any when he applied!)--these are the overwhelming considerations in LS admissions, except (maybe) at Yale and (maybe maybe) at Stanford, the top two schools in the country. If your major got you a high GPA, that's what counts. If it got you a low one, you're SOL, except that math, engineering, and hard-science students *may* get a small break. |
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You don't know you're going to Harvard Law School until you get in. If you get in, then obviously whatever you did up to that point was good preparation. After that point, it's sink or swim. |
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Nonsense. In any event, let's focus on the real tragedy here: Sidney Austin loses an associate. |
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Deciding factors of getting admission into law school: 1) Race 2) LSAT score 3) undergraduate gpa 4) everything else |
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Bingo. LSAT, GPA, ethnicity, and a lack of felony convictions (well, this guy probably didn't have any when he applied!)--these are the overwhelming considerations in LS admissions, except (maybe) at Yale and (maybe maybe) at Stanford, the top two schools in the country. If your major got you a high GPA, that's what counts. If it got you a low one, you're SOL, except that math, engineering, and hard-science students *may* get a small break.[/quote] HLS is better than Stanford Law. Harvard Medical is better than Stanford, and HBS is better than the GSB. The "Stanford is better than Harvard" myth is annoying, and persists only because people have a bias against the Ivy league. At that level (top 3-4 schools) the single biggest factor in assessing overall quality is brand name since it's virtually impossible to measure which schools provide better education. The Stanford brand name decreases in value every mile you get from Palo Alto, the Harvard brand name increases in value every mile you travel from Cambridge. Yale is the best law school though. |
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