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bluebooking

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A quick definition of bluebooking:

Bluebooking is the process of making sure legal citations follow the rules in a book called The Bluebook. This book tells people how to write down where they found information in legal documents, like court papers and law books. Lots of law schools and courts in the United States use The Bluebook, so it's important for lawyers and law students to know how to use it correctly.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Bluebooking is the process of checking and editing legal citations to make sure they follow the rules in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. The Bluebook is a guide that explains how to cite legal documents in the United States, including court documents, legal memoranda, and law journals. It's used by most law schools and federal courts in the U.S.

Example: When writing a legal brief, a lawyer might spend hours bluebooking their citations to make sure they're correct and follow the rules in The Bluebook.

Explanation: This example shows how a lawyer might use bluebooking to make sure their legal citations are correct. By following the rules in The Bluebook, the lawyer can make sure their citations are consistent and easy to understand for other legal professionals.

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EvolBunny

12:29

Those schools got 80 guys lined up to buy em a drink

ForDizzyDJoy

12:29

Evolbunny origin story was when you were rejected?

EvolBunny

12:29

I respect it if you put a personal end of january deadline, but they will gladly say "okay bye"

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:29

The origin story starts with a smelly chair and boss not doing a LoR

babycat

12:30

lmaoooo

ForDizzyDJoy

12:30

Boss told him “get someone else to do it”

babycat

12:30

I do think chance me’s are kinda silly. like who knows??

BruceSutter

12:31

you will probably get initial decisions earlier than march/april but you could get off a waitlist at a school you really want to go to in May or June

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:31

My three remaining school all said December with one saying as late a February 7th so I should be set. I got accepted into a school I like already but waiting on schools I like more

BruceSutter

12:31

I know people who have gotten off waitlists a week before classes start

babycat

12:31

oh hell yeah rooting for you bulbasaur

BruceSutter

12:32

I wouldn't want to move across the country in a week but I'd do it in a heartbeat for certain schools

EvolBunny

12:32

bruce eat shit and die

babycat

12:32

which schools are your “move across the country in a week” schools?

BruceSutter

12:32

Basically the only one I would have a shot at is Wash U

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:32

I would not be able to play the waitlist game, if I was a single college kid but I got a baby coming in a few weeks, and a whole household I would have to move. I think I got a decent chance at 2/3 schools. I aimed based more on location then prestige

BruceSutter

12:33

I'm basically ineligible for the T14 due to GPA so not even applying but those for sure

babycat

12:34

I feel like if you would move across the country for a school it’s worth applying

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:34

specially if you can get a fee waiver from the school

BruceSutter

12:34

I think I have like a 0% chance though

BruceSutter

12:35

people with my gpa have been accepted to T14s but not many and the ones I know are very impressive people that have a lot going for their app. I don't really have that much

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:36

My reach I feel is the same chance but it was free so why not change a few words in my essays and send it

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:36

I got a poop ugpa and LSAT compared to most but decent enough softs and WE shit may be worth the shot

JumpySubsequentDolphin

12:37

@BruceSutter: you have a great lsat score, why not ED to one of them? you never know, especially if you have a GPA addendum or smth (if there’s a specific external factor that contributed to a lower GPA)

Rightfullytherlauren

12:39

Is barkelay sending out WL?

BruceSutter

12:39

I don't have a great explanation for my GPA. I was lazy and unmotivated. Now I'm not. Just believe me please. That's about it

babycat

12:39

Haha happens to the best of us

HopefullyInLawSchool

12:40

@BruceSutter: so real

JumpySubsequentDolphin

12:40

still feels like it might be worth a shot to ED. I think duke’s ED II app deadline hasn’t passed, right?

EvolBunny

12:41

@JumpySubsequentDolphin: you know schools that are like 350th ranked have people with 170+ lsats, right? GPA and all that does play a role and bruce is likely not getting what he wants

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