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foraneus

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A quick definition of foraneus:

Term: foraneus

Definition: Foraneus is a word that was used in history to describe someone who was from a different place or country. It means a foreigner, an alien, or a stranger.

A more thorough explanation:

Foraneus

Foraneus is a word that means a foreigner, an alien, or a stranger. It comes from the Latin word "foris" which means "without".

1. Maria moved to the United States from Mexico and is considered a foraneus in her new country.

2. The small town was not used to seeing foraneus people and some locals were hesitant to welcome them.

These examples show how foraneus can be used to describe someone who is not from a particular place or culture. Maria is a foraneus in the United States because she is from Mexico. The people in the small town are not used to seeing foraneus people, so they are hesitant to welcome them.

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texaslawhopefully

15:38

UChicago is number one

windyMagician

15:39

^ period

ImpartialLion

15:39

u know it was a double thing. I missed II and my gf didn't want to live in the midwest anymore

sadpadresfan

15:39

But it’s fucking uchicago thooo LOL

sadpadresfan

15:39

I

sadpadresfan

15:40

Makes sense tho

cumsock

15:40

@choosingpeace: there’s plenty to do in Philly 😂 it’s a giant city

ImpartialLion

15:40

So after missing the II, I was like whatever. Maybe it's a sign to withdraw

windyMagician

15:40

nah making decisions off the gf is out of pocket

ImpartialLion

15:40

nahhhhh we been together since 10th grade

texaslawhopefully

15:40

I guess it depends what your goals are. If it's generic biglaw, CLS will get you the same outcome

ImpartialLion

15:40

6 yrs on January 30th

lilypadfrog

15:40

awwww <3 i love love

ImpartialLion

15:41

I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr

ImpartialLion

15:41

It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL

texaslawhopefully

15:41

CLS is not even close to Chicago for clerking lmao

choosingpeace

15:41

wait would yall pick CLS or penn?

windyMagician

15:42

I didn't apply to either but I would pick penn

PuppyBot

15:42

penn bc im in state

ImpartialLion

15:42

no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself

cumsock

15:42

Penn

texaslawhopefully

15:42

I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships

texaslawhopefully

15:42

not sure about for liberals

cumsock

15:43

They’re very similar tho

cumsock

15:43

Both t6 ivies

ImpartialLion

15:44

Is that NYU disrespect???? NYU out the t-6?

sadpadresfan

15:44

Penn because my college friends who mentored me go there

lilypadfrog

15:45

NYU is a t6 unless they don’t accept me and then idgaf what they’re ranked

texaslawhopefully

15:46

That's the best mentality

texaslawhopefully

15:46

If I get into UChicago it will be CYS

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