<p>Congrats to BlueDevilMike on that fancy call from Toby Stock. Break out the BUBBLY. Way nice for you. Great news and again, congratulations.</p>
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<p>Who the hell's Toby Stock?</p>
<p>Anyway congratulations.</p>
<p>Assistant Dean-Harvard Law School. Got it.</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Might I somehow be able to contact bluedevilmike?</p>
<p>Congrats to you too on that conversation w/ T. Stock. Twofer on CC thus far for class of 2011. </p>
<p>Nice news guys. Beantown awaits you both.</p>
<p>BDM & Badatcomingupwithusername </p>
<p>GREAT NEWS!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to both of you on your recent Toby Stock calls. Who knows you may end up becoming real life bff's in Harvard's class of 2011.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving</p>
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<p>hey Haz,</p>
<p>hope that all is going well for you as a 1L</p>
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<p>Does a call mean that you were accepted or that you have a good chance of acceptance?</p>
<p>Regardless, that's awesome news. BDM is a baller when it comes to these things!</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to all!</p>
<p>The first call means you have a very good chance (near 100% that early). The second call which BDM got, in which the Dean of Admissions actually told him he was accepted, was an even stronger clue.</p>
<p>BTW, futurenyustudent's "Got it" merely means he figured out who Toby Stock is, not that he got a call.</p>
<p>That must have been the best thanksgiving gift ever. I would love to get into Harvard Law on thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Anyway congrats on the acceptances!!! Champagne's on me!!!</p>
<p>when did BDM switch from medicine to law?</p>
<p>congrats to both!</p>
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<p>Thanks to all for the well-wishes. I know it's a weird path, but fortunately all schools involved have thus far been very understanding.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all others, wherever they may be: looking for jobs, taking the LSAT, or whatever else may come up.</p>
<p>I hope you don't go too far into the red. :)</p>
<p>Well at BigLaw paying $195k straight out of law school, i dont think it matters that much. And Harvard Law has more money than God. Harvard Law LENDS money to God.</p>
<p>1.) Even at $160,000 a year, going all-loans for all-expenses would be nearly $420,000 worth of debt. That would take a LONG time to pay off. Fortunately, that's not the case. Don't be so cavalier about debt.</p>
<p>2.) As is pretty clearly stated, I'm not going into BigLaw.</p>
<p>Hey congrats to you two - that's great. </p>
<p>First years making $195K? Do you know something the rest of us don't?</p>
<p>Sullivan & Cromwell is paying $160k plus $35k bonus this year. And because of how the market works, other firms will follow suit.</p>
<p>I see how you got $195 - never count a bonus before it hatches.</p>
<p>The way these bonuses work, though, at these law firms is that it's lockstep; if you don't get fired (which you rarely ever do), you'll get the bonus. Sherman & Sterling fired a bunch of associates in 01-02 and they're still suffering for it.</p>
<p>I don't want to hijack this celebration thread, but I have been in this business long enough to see it all - including cancelled or significantly reduced bonuses if paying them threatens payments to the partners. They are still discretionary. I have also seen several rounds or mass layoffs at even the largest firms so getting fired - I mean layed off - is not out of the question. My advice is to never spend the bonus or even plan on how to spend it until it is in the bank.</p>