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forum state

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A quick definition of forum state:

Forum state: The state where a legal case is filed. This is important in cases where there are conflicts between the laws of different states. The forum state is where the case will be heard and decided upon.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The forum state is the state where a legal case is filed or brought to court.

Example: If a person from California sues a person from New York in a California court, California is the forum state.

Explanation: The forum state is important in conflict of laws cases because it determines which state's laws will be applied to the case. In the example given, the California court will apply California law to the case because it is the forum state.

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llama

12:08

I was looking into adding a URM boost, bit ig the LUI, Law Underrepresented Index, is a secret lmao

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

12:09

urm boost is so variable

texaslawhopefully

12:09

So what exactly does the index number mean

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

12:10

depends on which type of urm you are plus how the schools feel about urm that given cycle

llama

12:10

lol so are the constant index values -169.98 to 267.167 variance

llama

12:10

range*

llama

12:11

also, idk who needs to hear this but working with 2+ monitors is suck a game changer

bunnynoise

12:16

i love my 2 monitors at work

llama

12:16

such* fuck my fat fingers

bunnynoise

12:17

if i was Tex I wouldn’t worry about index numbers. they’re just LSAT and GPA reformulated into an index. you’re above them. end of story

texaslawhopefully

12:17

Yeah, that’s fair. And clearly being above them is meaningless

texaslawhopefully

12:18

I just want Chicago to accept me at this point. I feel like it’s such a good fit, my whole narrative is free expression and whatnot

llama

12:20

the index seems applicable for splitters or low score ppl.

llama

12:20

to assess their value to each school

HowlEngineer

12:20

Index numbers seem useful mostly to help you see how soon your app might be reviewed after submitting, since admissions officers are incentivized to make decisions on high performers early. But I’m not actually sure how useful that is in reality lol. It could also give some hints on how much a school weighs gpa vs lsat

llama

12:20

yeah tldr mathy astrology for admissions lmfao

llama

12:21

but but but correlation within the data set always is causation. -155 scorer be like

HowlEngineer

12:22

I definitely made a copy of that sheet out of curiosity. I love how it’s formatted

ChowieBean

12:24

does the status "File under review" or "Review In Progress" count as UR?

HowlEngineer

12:24

I’d count both of those as UR

ChowieBean

12:24

ok tyyy

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

12:38

There is a guy an admitted students group chat plugging his book and offering to send signed copies, like fuck bro this is not the place and I now know who I want to avoid

bunnynoise

12:50

she split on my median

JumpySubsequentDolphin

12:55

omg bunny

JumpySubsequentDolphin

12:55

did you end up liking the curve love jeans from Abercrombie

killjoyace

13:12

@llama: i think the user index (column R) formula for columbia is wrong (mistyped probably) but other than that this is a spectacular spreadsheet

killjoyace

13:13

SORRY stanford

killjoyace

13:13

not columbia

llama

13:28

@killjoyace: yep u were 100% correct thankya

killjoyace

13:30

no problem!! really really great work with the spreadsheet btw it's amazing

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