I've been reading these boards for a while but never spoken. Hi everyone. Sorry to have been reading the banter without making any meaningful contribution of my own. But truth be told, I'm not sure that I have much meaningful to share. But maybe this will be. We'll see.
We may all one day be classmates. As such, I think we should all treat each other with respect, no matter how distant the digital world may make us feel from one another. And as applicants to an institution as fine as the one we're discussing, I think we should take it upon ourselves to make sure that we engage one another with kindness and objectivity (if not empathy).
The above response seems like a bit of an overreaction and ad hominem attack to someone simply voicing their doubts about the veracity of someone going into BOGS status. There was no attack on you, hereigoagain2-just a simple statement that whatever you were told might not be true. We should all be able to take someone at their word, but unfortunately, the word may not always be good. I understand your offense, I do, but Legallife may (or may not) have made a good point. Either way, let's not directly attack one another, even if we voice our doubts about our sources of information.
If we're all accepted, we'll have to keep each other company for the next year. So let's keep it above board. It's helpful to know that someone has said they're in BOGS status, but also helpful (and, admittedly, calming to the rest of us) to know that someone might be puffing.
The spirit of these boards I hope would be to share whatever information we know, whether from a fellow applicant or a faculty contact. As lawyers, I assume we all are of the personality type that likes to know as much information as possible.
As for me, still under DC. If that person made it into BOGS, that's awesome. If they didn't and they lied for sport, they've got some issues to work on. Truth is we don't know.
So good luck everyone. Let's keep each other posted on whatever facts we might hear, and on the rumors too - sometimes rumors turn out to be true. But let's be kind to one another in doing so.
Best of luck.
-C
Agreed.
