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Holy shit biglaw is not worth it at all

The money is such shit when u step back and think about it
Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease
  11/29/16
being a hunter gatherer is sooo cr
charismatic costumed mediation
  11/29/16
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bull headed orchid cumskin base
  11/30/16
cr, this is why u go in house.
seedy whorehouse
  11/29/16
Yes, but this requires 3-5 years of biglaw to cop. That's a ...
Talented primrose ape
  11/29/16
More like 5 to 7 years these days unless you're at top corpo...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
Lol try applying to in house after 3 or 4 years. You will li...
silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant
  11/30/16
Cr...this ain't 2006
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
It's 2007
curious headpube area
  11/29/16
its not shit if your parents just happen to have a sweet con...
elite adulterous abode
  11/29/16
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federal passionate gas station codepig
  11/29/16
(the life that was taken from Estrada)
seedy whorehouse
  11/29/16
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self-centered wine lay
  11/29/16
LMAO
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
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chestnut mexican
  11/30/16
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amethyst station
  11/30/16
There are actually one or two associates at my firm who meet...
turquoise elastic band pisswyrm
  11/30/16
cr - I knew so many girls like this in biglaw
razzle abnormal locale
  11/30/16
Holy shit not flame
Navy puppy
  11/29/16
Wow. In other news the sky is blue
curious headpube area
  11/29/16
Yeah. Really sucks to make 200k a year as a 26 year old for ...
aqua heady brunch
  11/30/16
brother, that's not how it goes. 200k before taxes, 2.5k/mo...
Ruby theater stage
  11/30/16
That "I know something else is out there" is just ...
Light newt
  11/30/16
if i were to do it again i would treat it as a 7-year endura...
Slimy Gay Stage Twinkling Uncleanness
  11/30/16
Uhhuh or just do fed gov and say fuck it to private sector
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
I am still at work
Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease
  11/30/16
Second year? I wish I could say it gets better..but it ge...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
Yes I'm so over this bullshit but don't want to be poor. Tho...
Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease
  11/30/16
Quit and find something you like doing that pays ok...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
What does "pays ok" 'mean to you?
Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease
  11/30/16
80k in flyover? You'd be surprised...some teachers make t...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
Please list states and subjects where I can make 80K teachin...
cordovan electric ticket booth
  11/30/16
I don't want to specify too much..but let's say mountain reg...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
Why the fuck are you afraid of specifying too much you drama...
silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant
  11/30/16
You're not going to make 80k as a young teacher in AZ. Try l...
Bateful Pearl Partner Orchestra Pit
  11/30/16
Arizona is among the worst paying states for teachers.
Cream Marketing Idea Spot
  12/01/16
pay off all your debt and bounce
Slap-happy chapel
  11/30/16
Debt + downpayment on a good place + actually have something...
Ruddy overrated idea he suggested
  11/30/16
you're never going to get debt repayment assuming you have a...
Slap-happy chapel
  11/30/16
Any ideas on getting another law job while unemployed? Hate...
cordovan electric ticket booth
  11/30/16
"Work" for a friend's company Don't u guys hav...
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
So..your advice is to stay in biglaw for 8 years...got it
Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum
  11/30/16
Yeh and then "bounce". I'm sure you'll find someth...
silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant
  11/30/16
...
translucent aromatic plaza jewess
  11/30/16
Had I listened to shit-awful advice like this I'm sure I wou...
Ebony sandwich
  12/01/16
...
Trip halford
  07/10/20
what else is there?
sienna principal's office
  11/30/16
Could have gotten an MBA! Lolz
Chocolate zippy mother address
  11/30/16
but the PRESTIGE! oh wait, here are 42 occupations MOAR p...
pink beady-eyed kitty cat school cafeteria
  11/30/16
link?
cordovan electric ticket booth
  11/30/16
http://gss.norc.org/Documents/other/PRESTG10SEI10_supplement...
pink beady-eyed kitty cat school cafeteria
  11/30/16
...
rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate
  11/30/16
Who cares about prole-survey prestige?
Cream Marketing Idea Spot
  12/01/16
it seems like the only thing in law that's 'worth it' actual...
rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate
  11/30/16
tenured professor at t14 is pretty 'worth it', actually
khaki territorial institution
  11/30/16
well yeah, and federal judge too not really talking about t...
rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate
  11/30/16
Gov will give you low six figures, guaranteed security, good...
Trip halford
  12/01/16
gov sucks when youre still making 120k as a 45 year old dude
rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate
  12/01/16
Gotta add the pension value. What's that worth, $1.25 millio...
Cream Marketing Idea Spot
  12/01/16


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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:29 PM
Author: Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease

The money is such shit when u step back and think about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020745)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:31 PM
Author: charismatic costumed mediation

being a hunter gatherer is sooo cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020765)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:44 AM
Author: bull headed orchid cumskin base



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021312)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:32 PM
Author: seedy whorehouse

cr, this is why u go in house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020772)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:57 PM
Author: Talented primrose ape

Yes, but this requires 3-5 years of biglaw to cop. That's a lot of living your life to give up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021015)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:19 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

More like 5 to 7 years these days unless you're at top corporate practice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021433)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:06 AM
Author: silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant

Lol try applying to in house after 3 or 4 years. You will literally get hundreds of automatic rejection emails

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021674)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:45 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

Cr...this ain't 2006

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021713)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:37 PM
Author: curious headpube area

It's 2007

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020820)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:39 PM
Author: elite adulterous abode

its not shit if your parents just happen to have a sweet condo in nyc and all your friends and family are rich and in nyc and you didn't have to pay for ls and have no debt and your parents give you extra money to spend in nyc and you are a good looking woman and all the older associates/partners just let you do whatever the fuck you want and leave when you want. but other than that its shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020847)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:43 PM
Author: federal passionate gas station codepig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020890)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:47 PM
Author: seedy whorehouse

(the life that was taken from Estrada)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020930)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:58 PM
Author: self-centered wine lay



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021022)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:19 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

LMAO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021435)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:36 AM
Author: chestnut mexican



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021491)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:57 AM
Author: amethyst station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021733)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:42 AM
Author: turquoise elastic band pisswyrm

There are actually one or two associates at my firm who meet this profile. But they won't be here for that long. They'll marry finance chads and then stay home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022428)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:29 AM
Author: razzle abnormal locale

cr - I knew so many girls like this in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022625)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:40 PM
Author: Navy puppy

Holy shit not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020854)



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Date: November 29th, 2016 11:44 PM
Author: curious headpube area

Wow. In other news the sky is blue

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32020905)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:37 AM
Author: aqua heady brunch

Yeah. Really sucks to make 200k a year as a 26 year old for 60 hours a week of work in a city with the most hot single women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021270)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:49 AM
Author: Ruby theater stage

brother, that's not how it goes. 200k before taxes, 2.5k/mo tiny apartment, weekend assignments, constant stress on research where the partner 'knows' there's something out there when there's nothing. competition is to work MORE or you're done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021338)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:18 AM
Author: Light newt

That "I know something else is out there" is just code for "shut up and keep churning"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022575)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:52 AM
Author: Slimy Gay Stage Twinkling Uncleanness

if i were to do it again i would treat it as a 7-year endurance cost, with carefully-rationed provisions such as cocaine apportioned at regular intervals accordingly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021348)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:21 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

Uhhuh or just do fed gov and say fuck it to private sector

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021440)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:30 AM
Author: Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease

I am still at work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021471)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:32 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

Second year?

I wish I could say it gets better..but it gets worse until you're a rainmaker partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021476)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:32 AM
Author: Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease

Yes I'm so over this bullshit but don't want to be poor. Thoughts? I don't have that much debt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021477)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:33 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

Quit and find something you like doing that pays ok...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021479)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:35 AM
Author: Tan Cowardly Field Mad Cow Disease

What does "pays ok" 'mean to you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021490)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:36 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

80k in flyover?

You'd be surprised...some teachers make that much in suburban flyover

I have personally thought about teaching in suburban flyover...you get 4 months off, no detail oriented bullshit, less stress

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021496)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:08 AM
Author: cordovan electric ticket booth

Please list states and subjects where I can make 80K teaching. Could I do this in like Tucson?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021678)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:49 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

I don't want to specify too much..but let's say mountain region or southwest

Ud prob have to teach math, science or special ed....luckily I like math

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021722)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:50 AM
Author: silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant

Why the fuck are you afraid of specifying too much you dramatic fucking faggot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021723)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:50 AM
Author: Bateful Pearl Partner Orchestra Pit

You're not going to make 80k as a young teacher in AZ. Try like 40k.

If you want to live in a place like Tucson, though, why not find a regional BigLaw/MidLaw job and make 130k with lower COL, lower hours requirements, lower stress, fewer asshole partners, no working til 1am? Quitting to become a teacher who makes peanuts seems like an overcorrection.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022469)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:52 PM
Author: Cream Marketing Idea Spot

Arizona is among the worst paying states for teachers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031769)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:40 AM
Author: Slap-happy chapel

pay off all your debt and bounce

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021503)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:03 AM
Author: Ruddy overrated idea he suggested

Debt + downpayment on a good place + actually have something decent to bounce to. dont just quit and look for a job while unemplyed.

Thats the ideal, anyway. Balance the ideal against what you can handle. But the last part is the most important. You dont want to interview while unemployed. If you cant handle it, forget the debt and start looking now, but dont bounce unless you have something lined up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021546)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:26 AM
Author: Slap-happy chapel

you're never going to get debt repayment assuming you have an avg law grad amount (~150k if not more) and downpayment on a house in a major metro which is likely where you will be living if you're in biglaw (and getting a downpayment for some magical grass is greener house in flyover country that you've never been to isnt realistic either) unless you stay for years and years, and the people who do that don't bitch as 2nd years like OP. just get rid of the debt and as you come in those final months when the debt is almost gone start looking for other jobs. if you want to stay in law, then yes you need to be currently employed. if you want to leave law, it's okay to tell an interviewer you needed to unplug and reflect on what you want out of life

not everything goes according to some robot asian plan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021589)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:40 AM
Author: cordovan electric ticket booth

Any ideas on getting another law job while unemployed? Hate that lawyers are tools.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021628)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:47 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

"Work" for a friend's company

Don't u guys have friends who have companies and can cover for u for resume gap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021717)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:51 AM
Author: Bipolar zombie-like bbw forum

So..your advice is to stay in biglaw for 8 years...got it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021725)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 3:52 AM
Author: silver rambunctious goal in life immigrant

Yeh and then "bounce". I'm sure you'll find something great

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32021726)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:22 AM
Author: translucent aromatic plaza jewess



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022350)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:45 PM
Author: Ebony sandwich

Had I listened to shit-awful advice like this I'm sure I would have wasted the last three years of my life being miserable in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031700)



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Date: July 10th, 2020 2:11 PM
Author: Trip halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#40580934)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:42 AM
Author: sienna principal's office

what else is there?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022430)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 9:51 AM
Author: Chocolate zippy mother address

Could have gotten an MBA! Lolz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022476)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 10:01 AM
Author: pink beady-eyed kitty cat school cafeteria

but the PRESTIGE!

oh wait, here are 42 occupations MOAR preftigious than law, according to the 2012 General Social Survey:

Engineers, all other

Nurse practitioners

Military officer special and tactical operations leaders

Physicians and surgeons

Nuclear technicians

Biological scientists

Optometrists

Dentists

Electrical and electronics engineers

Mechanical engineers

Postsecondary teachers

Aerospace engineers

Psychologists

Computer and information research scientists

Astronomers and physicists

Computer hardware engineers

Biomedical engineers

Veterinarians

Marine engineers and naval architects

Architects, except naval

Chemists and materials scientists

Computer network architects

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

Physical therapists

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists

Writers and authors

Geological and petroleum technicians

Chemical engineers

Secondary school teachers

Nurse anesthetists

Civil engineers

Computer systems analysts

Pharmacists

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers

Agricultural engineers

Physician assistants

Chief executives

Podiatrists

Architectural and engineering managers

Atmospheric and space scientists

Radiation therapists

Lawyers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022506)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 11:05 AM
Author: cordovan electric ticket booth

link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32022802)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 12:21 PM
Author: pink beady-eyed kitty cat school cafeteria

http://gss.norc.org/Documents/other/PRESTG10SEI10_supplement.xls

it's the column labeled "PRESTG10PLUS"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32023305)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:16 PM
Author: rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024122)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 1:17 PM
Author: Cream Marketing Idea Spot

Who cares about prole-survey prestige?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031933)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 1:04 PM
Author: rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate

it seems like the only thing in law that's 'worth it' actually

gov't pays shit

shitlaw pays shit

unless you start your own practice and are successful that way, biglaw seems like the only way to make any money in law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32023644)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:27 PM
Author: khaki territorial institution

tenured professor at t14 is pretty 'worth it', actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024179)



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Date: November 30th, 2016 2:50 PM
Author: rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate

well yeah, and federal judge too

not really talking about those hyper rare outcomes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32024329)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:39 PM
Author: Trip halford

Gov will give you low six figures, guaranteed security, good benefits, and low stress (except for some ausa/pd positions i guess). It isn't great pay but it's better than shit, esp. for 35 hours a week or whatever.

In-housemos also make decent $$ for the most part.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031664)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 12:42 PM
Author: rose embarrassed to the bone doctorate

gov sucks when youre still making 120k as a 45 year old dude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031678)



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Date: December 1st, 2016 1:19 PM
Author: Cream Marketing Idea Spot

Gotta add the pension value. What's that worth, $1.25 million?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3444559&forum_id=2#32031944)