r/lawschoolcanada

Hi everyone,

I just finished 1L at UBC with a 79% average. I am wondering how my chances are for the Vancouver recruit and OCIs.

One of my concerns right now is my undergrad transcript. I have an engineering/computer science undergrad with 2 failed courses :( but these are from first year and everything after is much better. Just wondering how much of a red flag this is and if I still have a chance

Hello everyone! My BC law school just opened up some information for the 2L recruit later in the summer/early fall, and noticed that there aren’t a lot of firms on the list outside of big law and some employment. Did people interested in other forms of law like criminal, family or sports/entertainment have to find their own 2L jobs or is this observation just school specific?

In Canada, what’re my chances at a position with 3 B+’s, 1 B- and 1A-. BC law school

I have a C+ in property but a B+ in everything else. I am soooo distraught about my property grade. how bad would this be for big law/OCIs? I go to queens

Hi everyone

i got blindsided by a C in crim and C+ in contracts. im definitely an average student but i really did not expect that low of a grade. i felt confident going into both exams, studied a lot during finals/kept up with readings during the year, and felt comfortable with the fact pattern/short essay questions. i was thinking about reaching out to the profs about getting some understanding of what went wrong. what's the best way to go about this? i'm pretty devastated about these grades

1L at Western. These are my final grades. Does the 1 b- cook me?

Torts: A
contracts: A-
Criminal: b+
Constitutional: b+
Ethics: B
Lrwa: B
Property: B-

Terribly disappointed with my Final Grades. I ended with

B+ - Contracts
B - Constitution, Criminal and LRW
B- - Torts
C+ - Property

I’m from UofA and was eyeing for a 2L recruit in Calgary. Does this make it seemingly impossible for me to get OCI’s ?

Ok, a year has passed. I guess this is more geared towards the 1Ls, but I’m so curious to know if people actually start dating each other (not just hooking up) in first year. My 1L year, I dont think any real couples formed but its always hopeful to think about. As I enter 3L, just as single as the day I walked in, curious to know what you have witnessed at your schools. Good couples? Bad couples? Long term breakup then immediate new hookup? I want all the stories.

my macbook pro 2020 is starting to break down, been using it for 6 years now. It worked well then but there were a few times I couldn’t use software needed for my undergrad cause it needed windows, in which I got a PC for.

which laptop would be best for someone who would want to use it for law school and possibly work/business for the next 6 years?

I’m thinking between Macbook Air and Thinkpad Carbon 1X Aura.

is a bigger screen and keyboard worth it?

i love the clean look of macbooks for sure. I like the functionality of the keyboard for thinkpad except the red nipple in the middle bothers me.

i should note i do have a whole apple ecosystem.

Hello,

I’m very fortunate to getting A at both schools, but now I have to make a hard decision of deciding which school to attend. I’m well aware that both schools are great and will give me a good education.

I’m mostly basing my decision on the overall experience that I will have there as a student, so please if you are attending or recently attended at either schools, could you please comment on your experience? What is it like there? Do you like it? What’s the vibe? And also, how is it living in Sask or NB?

Im from Alberta so maybe I would come back here to work, but I’m not too keen on living in Alberta forever either lol, so right now I’m more focused on finding the place that I will live in the next 3 years.

Any insights welcome :)

I’m currently in a pretty solid undergraduate program with co-op opportunities. Since the employment rate is high, it’s a great backup plan.

However, after taking some political science courses, I’ve become much more interested in that field. More importantly, I feel that I could earn a higher GPA if I studied political science.

Since having a strong GPA is much more advantageous for law school admissions, this matters a lot.

But if I switch to political science and then don’t get into law school, I would probably be in a much worse position than if I had stayed in my current program.

In other words, I would be giving up my backup plan and choosing one route that I feel more confident about.

For those who majored in something like political science before law school, especially a major with very few obvious backup plans, how were you able to make that decision? Realistically speaking, was it because your parents were very well-off, so failure would not have caused serious financial problems?

Please give me some advice.

Also, please give me the courage to take a bold step and go all in on the path where I believe I have a better chance of succeeding.