Vacation Trip During Law School? Forum

[Stylnator]

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[sparkytrainer]

This is a bad idea.

[UVA2B]

This is a bad idea.

[Pleasye]

Nope, save your traveling for 2L and 3L.

[RaceJudicata]

I think it's a bad idea first semester because you don't know how to play the law school game yet. Any other semester, this is no big deal at all.

[radio1nowhere]

I think it's a bad idea first semester because you don't know how to play the law school game yet. Any other semester, this is no big deal at all.

First year grades are also the most important, so you probably don't want to take avoidable risks with those.

[jlk411]

I think it's a bad idea first semester because you don't know how to play the law school game yet. Any other semester, this is no big deal at all.

First year grades are also the most important, so you probably don't want to take avoidable risks with those.

+1

[Leprechaun]

My opinion is that missing those few classes should not hurt a person that "gets" the law school game, nor would it really hurt a person that doesn't "get" the law school game because they would perform poorly whether they went to class or not. But realistically, you probably won't know if you get the game until you get your first set of grades back. However, if you study properly for the exam, those missing classes won't hurt you. (Unless of course your school has some type of attendance incentive/punishment)

Get a trusted classmate to fill you in on what you missed.

Law school grades generally are based primarily on how you write an exam, and missing a couple of classes should not really have a bearing on that.

Not a big deal IMHO

(Full disclosure: My 1st semester I didn't miss a single class but all other semesters I took a trip whenever I needed a breather. Looking back now that I've graduated, a first semester trip would have had no impact on my performance IMO and would have led to a happier, less stressed individual that semester)

[Pneumonia]

Don't do this first semester.

[waldorf]

I'm a 0L as well but I personally wouldn't take any days off that are optional for you. You may have a day or two where you get really sick, etc. so you wouldn't want to be in a position where you felt like you couldn't miss any more classes without being insanely behind.

(Coming from someone who got pneumonia senior year of college and is terrified of some crisis like that happening in law school!)

[jacketyellow]

Don't do it, especially not this year. I went on a vacation my 2L year and went on two vacations my 3L year -- classes really don't matter as much those years. But, 1L year...I just wouldn't do it.

[cavalier1138]

No.

[Hand]

of course you can take a long weekend in october what is wrong with these losers

[jchiles]

of course you can take a long weekend in october what is wrong with these losers

And don't tell your professors just go. Missing a couple classes is not going to make a difference if you stay on top of the material.

[lawhopeful100]

Wow pretty shocked at these responses. I was super intense 1L, followed the guides on this website, ended up finishing near the top of my class etc. and still think it's crazy to skip this just for class. If I'm reading this right you are just gonna miss three days? Yea thats nothing, take the vacation. Just do the reading the week before and if any of the topics don't click ask the professor or a friend when you get back.

[omd3117]

In the end, I don't think it necessarily make a huge difference. But, I think for your sanity - if you don't do as well as you hoped, you'll wonder if the 3 day vacation was worth it. I also don't think this would have had an impact on how well I did, but I wouldn't have felt comfortable taking this many days off first semester of 1L.

[Hikikomorist]

of course you can take a long weekend in october

[regulartime]

Most of these people are being ridiculous. You're only going to miss a Monday - Wednesday, right? By then you'll have somebody that will take notes for you, and you'll do the reading and probably have a 2L or 3L's outline. Those 3 days won't hurt you at all. I missed 2 weeks second semester of 1L because I had a baby and I don't think even that hurt me much.

Go enjoy your trip!

[rwhyAn]

Definitely go, especially since it's all paid for, and it's during the food and wine festival. Plus, your bf and his family might take offense if you turn them down.

Personally, I've found that I don't get much out of most classes. Maybe like 1/3 are helpful and the other 2/3 aren't worth attending if you've done the reading. Others may disagree. The big thing is to keep up on the reading. If you have questions about the material that is covered during the classes you miss, you can always ask the professor and your classmates.

[emkay625]

You can totally go, you'll be fine. Get good notes from a couple of people. I wouldn't tell your professors, missing a few days is fine. But if you tell them, oh, hey, I'm skipping your class to go on vacation, they wouldn't be too pleased. Don't miss any other days unless you're really, really sick.

The only logistical problem I see is you may have a legal writing assignment due. Just make sure you stay on top of things and get it completed early so you're not panicking/trying to do it on the trip.

[catahoula]

of course you can take a long weekend in october what is wrong with these losers

I seriously don't understand what all these people are talking about. You can miss a couple classes. Not even worth thinking twice about.

[BigZuck]

You guys should argue about this for another 7 pages at least

[NoLongerALurker]

of course you can take a long weekend in october what is wrong with these losers

I seriously don't understand what all these people are talking about. You can miss a couple classes. Not even worth thinking twice about.

+1

[jarofsoup]

You are in school. You have vacations for winter break and such. Travel then you wont be doing anything.

[mjb447]

I'd go, but I can understand why people wouldn't.