Berkeley Public

The comments to the post below raise two points that I really want to vent about separately.

First, an anonymous commenter writes:

after sendings a not-terribly-friendly email to the registrar, i was told the problem was with the main campus system, not with Boalt. yay underfunded public school

Not quite. Underfunded public school we are. Technological mediocrity, however, is not a product of that. I know I've harped on this at least once before but for a top 5 engineering school to be this retarded when it comes to its own IT is just stroke-inducing. I will continue to point to the use of internet at the far superior sister University in southern California ad nauseam because I think it's worth it to see how one starving public university can completely outdo another one that has a bunch of freshmen-oh-I-get-to-play-Counterstrike-while-at-work heading its IT. I'm just speculating, maybe Cal has apt, former Silicon Valley execs running the show. That could be the problem.

Second, there is what can only be described as a panic induced mass pandemonium regarding "grade cut-offs" for firms during OCIP...as if it matters to the poor sap who you're screwing whether you get your six-figures (and blackberry) from a New York firm or a boutique. For those of you insecure enough [these are the ones who (a) write "happy" with two p's instead of two h's and (b) probably worried incessantly about the law school they can get into with their LSAT and GPAs. Fortunately for you, the legal profession is only delighted to reward competitive advantages. Hope your evals (and contingent bonuses) go well...don't stress too much. ;) ] the method of conferring Order of the Coif by the Registrar may prove useful. Don't stress too much. ;)