I just got into Tulane Law School (has anybody been to New Orleans post-Katrina??)

Varunan · Mar 14, 2006

LegendZ3 said:

Well, the thing is people need places to stay. Most of apartment and houses are still in very bad shape, and the city government still screwing around with the trailers. But if you can find a good place to stay, I would say go for it. Tulane is too good schoo of a school to be passedl. Plus it's really easy to get a job over there right now, my friend who was there last week said even McDonald's are paying 15/hr with bonuses.
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Right, housing was one of the biggest concerns I had, especially in the first couple of months after the Hurricaine. According to current Tulane students though (your guess is as good as mine as to how much I can trust them/how much they're trying to make the situation seem better than it is), obtaining decent housing doesn't appear to be as big of an issue as some initially thought it would. I'll try to get a better feel for it when I visit in April. I've craigslisted some places and although the rents are certainly higher than pre-Katrina, I'm used to NY rents so they don't outrage me.

What you said about jobs is really interesting though because part of me feared the opposite might have been the case if so many businesses have yet to reopen/never intend to reopen. For me, it doesn't really matter, since 1Ls are forbidden to work anyways, but the info is def useful for my girlfriend who will be accompanying me and working, possibly while pursuing an MBA depending on whether she can gain admission this cycle. Any idea how employment prospects are within the NO business industry?

Varunan · Mar 14, 2006

LAfadeaway33 said:

I am in New Orleans right now, attending Tulane University and everything here seems to be in pretty good shape with the exception of a few street lights which aren't working and some closed fast food resturaunts. I have no pre-Katrina experience with the city but I have found the city to be more than enjoyable. I was considering transfering to UT before I came to Tulane based on my pre-concieved notions of a destroyed city but my plans have changed and I will be staying here for the next few years. As far as the damaged parts of the city go, the only major area that I know of is the 9th ward, where no one I know ever went before the storm anyways. There are closed gas stations and other stores scattered along some of the streets but overall I have found most of the city to be recovering pretty well.
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Thanks a lot for the info. This seems to be right in line with what I've heard from most people about the current state of New Orleans - makes me feel that since the city can't possibly be worse than some places I've been to abroad (and I've had invaluable experiences at those places in spite of those conditions) that whatever inconveniences there may in Nola, they won't make a difference to me anyways. If anything, it'll be like study abroad - only not quite as foreign and I'll come out with a law degree I can use in the U.S.

Pole · Mar 14, 2006

Was there a few weeks ago for Mardi Gras. The French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny, the Central Business District and the Garden District all fared pretty well. There were still a few things closed down, and some unrepaired damage, but for the most part, the city that I know as a frequent tourist didn't look much more "gritty" than it normally does.

We did go over to the ninth ward and then drove along the river all the way past Chalmette, and it did look fairly apocalyptic out there.

I'm not you, but I would be so excited to move to New Orleans and go to Tulane; Katrina wouldn't change that at all........and in fact, this could be a really exciting time to be in New Orleans. The people who have found a way to get back will typically be the ones who can turn this adversity into something positive.

SirCharlesFan · Mar 14, 2006

Mulder said:

He thinks He's gonna have some free time...
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So, honestly, as a person that's attending law school next year I have always wondered about the amount of time people say they spend studying. I am a solid student and plan on putting more effort, time, and work into completing law school than I have any other task I've faced in my life...but I really wonder about this "you have absolutely no life whatsoever" attitude in law school that I hear from so many people. One of my buddies that graduated last year is in his 1st year of law school at Harvard and he said he spent about 35 hours a week outside of class studying and I know his grades turned out to be above average....so, really, how much time did you spend studying outside of class in law school?

MadMax · Mar 14, 2006

SirCharlesFan said:

So, honestly, as a person that's attending law school next year I have always wondered about the amount of time people say they spend studying. I am a solid student and plan on putting more effort, time, and work into completing law school than I have any other task I've faced in my life...but I really wonder about this "you have absolutely no life whatsoever" attitude in law school that I hear from so many people. One of my buddies that graduated last year is in his 1st year of law school at Harvard and he said he spent about 35 hours a week outside of class studying and I know his grades turned out to be above average....so, really, how much time did you spend studying outside of class in law school?
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i agree. it all depends on your approach. i got married in June of 97...started law school that August. I still spent an ass-load of time with my wife. i personally reach a certain burnout phase in studying...where any studying thereafter does not help me

Varunan · Mar 14, 2006

Pole said:

Was there a few weeks ago for Mardi Gras. The French Quarter, Faubourg Marigny, the Central Business District and the Garden District all fared pretty well. There were still a few things closed down, and some unrepaired damage, but for the most part, the city that I know as a frequent tourist didn't look much more "gritty" than it normally does.

We did go over to the ninth ward and then drove along the river all the way past Chalmette, and it did look fairly apocalyptic out there.

I'm not you, but I would be so excited to move to New Orleans and go to Tulane; Katrina wouldn't change that at all........and in fact, this could be a really exciting time to be in New Orleans. The people who have found a way to get back will typically be the ones who can turn this adversity into something positive.
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Good to know... I'm not going to lie to you, what you said was a combination of what I expected to hear and what I wanted to hear, and quite frankly, that combination makes me happy.

I am really excited about the prospect of attending Tulane... before the Hurricaine I decided that in an ideal world Yale would be located in New Orleans and, of course, that I would be able to get into Yale ... that's how pumped I was to go to New Orleans for at least the next three years and maybe more. Now the only variables are post-Katrina conditions, which I believe more and more won't be an issue irregardless, and what kind of financial aid I can get from tulane compared to the other schools I applied to (assuming I get into other ones when I start getting decisions back from those schools).

Mulder · Mar 14, 2006

SirCharlesFan said:

So, honestly, as a person that's attending law school next year I have always wondered about the amount of time people say they spend studying. I am a solid student and plan on putting more effort, time, and work into completing law school than I have any other task I've faced in my life...but I really wonder about this "you have absolutely no life whatsoever" attitude in law school that I hear from so many people. One of my buddies that graduated last year is in his 1st year of law school at Harvard and he said he spent about 35 hours a week outside of class studying and I know his grades turned out to be above average....so, really, how much time did you spend studying outside of class in law school?
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I am doing the part time program and study a LOT less than I should. Still here's the breakdown.

Up at 6:30
Leave for work 7:15
Work 8 - 4:15
Travel to school 4:15-4:30
Study before class (review) 4:30-5:45
Classes (2 on MW) 5:45 - 9:30
[On Tuesday I study from 4:30-9:30; Thursday I have one class that is over by 7:30 I usually study after that until 9:30]
9:30-10 travel home
10-11:30 eat and relax with wife.
11:30 (maybe) Go to sleep.

I take Friday Night off. (Poker)

I sleep in on Saturday, run errands.

Sunday - Church, study in the afternoon and night.

"Studying" really consists more of reading and briefing cases than anything else. Briefing at first is a foreign process that will take some time to master. First week I was doing a case an hour, then a case in 30 minutes. Now that I have been doing it for a while, I can knock it out in about 15 minutes tops.

Briefing is prep for recitation. It can be easy or like judgment day depending on the prof.
I have had the range from my contracts prof:
("This case is a Breach of Contract issue about a man that sued Pespi because they would n't cash in his Pepsi Points for a Harrier. The Plaintiff {INTERUPTED BY PROF} "That's right and I'll take it from here.")

to my torts professor: 45 minutes STRAIGHT recitiation standing up at your desk.
At one point the student was was doing well enough that the prof decided it was time for this girl to feel some pain.
"What color was the train?"
I am NOT kidding he actually asked that STUPID F*CKING QUESTION ONE DAY. He just STOOD there WAITING for the girl that was reciting to say she didn't know to prove a point.

Also the Legal Research and Writing classes are a b****. They take the most time and only give 2 hours credit.

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