u/Active_Necessary_439

First update I’ve gotten since February… my second Under Review notification. Anyone know if this means a decision soon?

Paid half my deposit for a school on April 1st because I still had 8 schools to hear back from. Eventually decided that this school was the one for me. Created my school email, set up my student account, have reached out to potential roommates, inquired about apartments, flew there for the day for admitted students day. Anything you can do to start preparing to be a student I was doing.

The morning that I withdraw from the last two schools I was on the waitlist for, I get an email from the school I’m attending that I didn’t pay the second half of the deposit. They withdraw my acceptance.

I was of the mindset that I was completely committed so I forgot I still had half of the deposit to pay. I’m also slightly upset that they didn’t send out a single reminder email about it. Still, I know it’s my fault. So I called them and now they have to review my application and their numbers to see if they can accept me again.

I don’t know what to do. I feel like my whole life is derailed. Please pay your deposits.

Is there any benefit to clerkships?

I just want to go into big law and make money. I do find the standard areas of practice for big law interesting, so it’s not like I’m going to torture myself by working in big law for money.

I know that firms will give you a bonus for clerkship experience once you work for them, but I don’t think the lost earning from big law would make up for the difference.

Is there any sort of benefit to clerkships outside of following that career path or a new experience?