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A quick definition of half blood:

Half blood: When someone has a half-brother or half-sister, it means they share only one parent. This can affect how much they inherit from that parent's estate after they pass away. In some states, half-blood relatives may inherit less than those who are full-blooded siblings, while in others they may inherit the same amount.

A more thorough explanation:

Half-blood refers to siblings who share only one parent. For example, if two siblings have the same mother but different fathers, they are considered half-blood siblings.

Inheritance laws vary by state when it comes to half-blood relatives. For instance, in Florida, half-blood relatives inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood. However, in Rhode Island, brothers and sisters of the half-blood inherit equally with those of the whole blood.

For example, if a person dies without a will in Florida and has two siblings, one of the whole blood and one of the half-blood, the sibling of the whole blood would inherit twice as much as the half-blood sibling.

Understanding the concept of half-blood is important in inheritance law and can impact how assets are distributed among family members.

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im ED at CLS with 163 and 3.6, if i get in ill lose my shit
yep the below both medians life does not include timely responses and instant gratification unfortunately. Be grateful for no news because it could have been immediate bad news
someone did tell me that after group II they had radio silence for over three months and then got in LOL so i know it doesn't mean much but im still so annoyed 😭 ppl who interviewed later than me have already gotten decisions
u never know!
who knows jack they could have been perfect stat applicants whos uncle is a congressman
or a big 4 accounting exectuvie
a million possibilities
nah ppl w stats lower than mine have gotten in it's so annoying
really high hopes for washU, had a preapp interview and applied on the same day... the status box disappeared the day after
yea but they could have 15 years of WE u dont have
which brings me to a question, how does washu place in nyc BL? i cant seem to find stats
place in chicago more than NYC
so probably not worth for me to take a loan for washu even if i get in
if the goal is nyc bl and u have to pick between cardozo and washu where you goin
depends on where else you get in, its a great school
cardozo prob has more connections, oci
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
11:25
that also brings me to a question: is it possible to work in Chicago biglaw for a couple years then switch to NY biglaw or is that not possible (sorry if this is a stupid question, I dont have any lawyers in my family lol)
11:25
if you're NY or bust, i would go to cardozo
my goal being nyc bl im really just hoping for a CLS miracle and if not maybe NYU and if not maybe GULC and if not at least Fordham, Cardozo or Brooklyn Law the last resort...
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: from my knowledge lots of firms have offices in both cities and it's pretty possible to swithc domestically, i know that switching to a different country might be an issue but you could read biglaw reddit, lots of useful info on there
i would say if BL is your deal breaker, go Wash U. If NYC is ur deal breaker, go cardozo. Your gonna need to be in the very top of your class at cardozo to go BL, whereas youll need to be top half at Wash U
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
11:26
thank you acolyte
@myproudestnut: WashU seems like a very good pick for me. kind of worried about the St.Louis location but nothing scarier than Brooklyn which is where im at rn LOL but yea, ranking matters sadly. hopefully WashU has a wave this week.
soap
11:27
What do graduates from HYS do anyhow? Big law?
11:27
big law, though some do unicorn PI
Also lots of federal clerkships, and then biglaw or PI after
i've seen some go into Ph.D straight and enter the academia, especially from Yale
There was a few people at the place I interned last summer who went to HYS and it seemed like the path was appellate clerkship -> biglaw -> unicorn PI
triplethread
11:28
honestly yall.
triplethread
11:29
i think im going to take a break from lsd and application checking/stressing
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