This is what was the worst for me. I spent 2 years of my life waiting for law school to be over. Kind of a waste.heythatslife wrote:staying motivated to do any school work after 1L
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Why? Are first class courses all you need for the bar?jingosaur wrote:This is what was the worst for me. I spent 2 years of my life waiting for law school to be over. Kind of a waste.heythatslife wrote:staying motivated to do any school work after 1L
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Having a SO that is not in law school, med school, or "take work home"/long hour jobs.
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My SO getting a more demanding job was a godsend for our relationship.ManoftheHour wrote:Having a SO that is not in law school, med school, or "take work home"/long hour jobs.
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You really only need Barbri for the bar. Two of my top 3 MBE subjects out of 7 were in classes I didn't even take in law school.muscleboundlaw wrote:Why? Are first class courses all you need for the bar?jingosaur wrote:This is what was the worst for me. I spent 2 years of my life waiting for law school to be over. Kind of a waste.heythatslife wrote:staying motivated to do any school work after 1L
Also, law school was very much a means to an end for me. It's hard to be motivated when you're just going through the motions and the end has already been met.
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The latter is easy. Volunteer to answer any questions you can answer, and they’re much less likely to call on you for the ones you can’t.Ferrisjso wrote:Realizing it's not UG.
Close second would be figuring out techniques so the professor doesn't call on you.
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Why do you hate his classmates? Have they wronged you in some way?A. Nony Mouse wrote:The latter is easy. Volunteer to answer any questions you can answer, and they’re much less likely to call on you for the ones you can’t.Ferrisjso wrote:Realizing it's not UG.
Close second would be figuring out techniques so the professor doesn't call on you.
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I did say questions where he knows the answer!MarkinKansasCity wrote:Why do you hate his classmates? Have they wronged you in some way?A. Nony Mouse wrote:The latter is easy. Volunteer to answer any questions you can answer, and they’re much less likely to call on you for the ones you can’t.Ferrisjso wrote:Realizing it's not UG.
Close second would be figuring out techniques so the professor doesn't call on you.
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Something something Dunning Kruger.A. Nony Mouse wrote:I did say questions where he knows the answer!MarkinKansasCity wrote:Why do you hate his classmates? Have they wronged you in some way?A. Nony Mouse wrote:The latter is easy. Volunteer to answer any questions you can answer, and they’re much less likely to call on you for the ones you can’t.Ferrisjso wrote:Realizing it's not UG.
Close second would be figuring out techniques so the professor doesn't call on you.
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It doesn't have to be this way. If you have employment secured post-1L you should look at what 2L and 3L for what they really are - a 2 year vacation. Hopefully you go to LS in a fun city and don't do a journal.jingosaur wrote:This is what was the worst for me. I spent 2 years of my life waiting for law school to be over. Kind of a waste.heythatslife wrote:staying motivated to do any school work after 1L
Litigators and would-be clerks - sorry, the above does not apply.
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Nailed it. My wife is in residency, and it HELPS so much. I literally only focus on school work.ManoftheHour wrote:Having a SO that is not in law school, med school, or "take work home"/long hour jobs.
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I'd figured this one out already lol! I was actually referring to social life more than the work. I was expecting the work to be different, you guys did a great job informing me of what to expect.A. Nony Mouse wrote:The latter is easy. Volunteer to answer any questions you can answer, and they’re much less likely to call on you for the ones you can’t.Ferrisjso wrote:Realizing it's not UG.
Close second would be figuring out techniques so the professor doesn't call on you.
Also for all those who think they wasted their time with my choosing thread, you actually did have a huge impact. Turns out most people at my school don't know(that I talk to) there isn't a distinction between "conditional" and "unconditional" scholarships and that negotiation was an option and last week when I let the details slip I didn't need to maintain a certain GPA and that I negotiated for it(I kind of didn't negotiate, the school did but that's not the point) they were all shocked and assumed everyone had (I mean I'm sure there's a handful of individuals who also have unconditional's who are quietly observing situations such as these) conditions on their scholarships. If it wasn't for my time on TLS I would have been in the same boat and would have had no idea whatsoever either about negotiation, and could have been in like 3-4 times as much debt as I'm going to end up in and many of my classmates are absolutely fucked in this regard.
So I know a lot of you regard my thread as a complete failure because you didn't convince me to avoid law school at what you considered a bad option but the thread and the advice did have a impact.
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Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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Dude...and I hear I am thinking I'm the only one. I'm in practice and I still feel that way.dabigchina wrote:Imposter syndrome.
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This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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Weren't you banned Ferris? Go away. Plus you go to the same school as you went to undergrad. Surely you knew what the situation would be like in the middle of nowhere in Connecticut.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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I went to PSU Dickinson and had similar feelings. I moved to D.C. for 3L and commuted one semester (stacking my classes to t/r only) and then did the semester in DC program for the second semester. No regrets.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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It's in a different city than the UG.sparkytrainer wrote:Weren't you banned Ferris? Go away. Plus you go to the same school as you went to undergrad. Surely you knew what the situation would be like in the middle of nowhere in Connecticut.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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What? It's literally 5 minutes away from the undergrad.Ferrisjso wrote:It's in a different city than the UG.sparkytrainer wrote:Weren't you banned Ferris? Go away. Plus you go to the same school as you went to undergrad. Surely you knew what the situation would be like in the middle of nowhere in Connecticut.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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Ferris doesn't drive. It's a 30-minute walk for him.sparkytrainer wrote:What? It's literally 5 minutes away from the undergrad.Ferrisjso wrote:It's in a different city than the UG.sparkytrainer wrote:Weren't you banned Ferris? Go away. Plus you go to the same school as you went to undergrad. Surely you knew what the situation would be like in the middle of nowhere in Connecticut.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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Wait, how is that your experience word-for-word? Surely you aren't the only person in your early 20s at your school.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?
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Hey, mind if I PM You?psu2016 wrote:I went to PSU Dickinson and had similar feelings. I moved to D.C. for 3L and commuted one semester (stacking my classes to t/r only) and then did the semester in DC program for the second semester. No regrets.Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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Ferris, how can you say that when you intentionally went to QU to be isolated?Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
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I don't think my story needs to be discussed anymore, last year my thread really got out of hand because I just refused to go away(I think most people in my situation or similar one's get the hint they're not welcome and just leave, for example you haven't seem too many TT and TTT prospective students in the choosing section this year because if said prospective students are lurking, they're not dumb they know what their advice will be) and made it clear I wasn't following certain advice that was the TLS consensus. People like what they perceive to be interesting stories so the result was the unholy abomination that was my choosing thread.sanjola wrote:Ferris, how can you say that when you intentionally went to QU to be isolated?Ferrisjso wrote:This is my experience almost word for word(I'm 22 not 30+). What are your ways of coping?bmathers wrote:Being a 30+ y/o 1L in a small town that really only has the law school, the toughest thing for me is the social aspect. You have a 21-25 y/o crowd that is ok to hang out with sometimes, but not all of the time. Then you have the 50+ crowd. Everyone, say, 28-40 is married, has a family, and commutes to school, so it makes it fairly isolating when there isn't a larger young professional crowd or adjoining graduate school to help offer more potential for others in your situation (I'm at PSU-Dickinson, for the record).
Take away the stress and loneliness from that isolation (when you are not the type who can be happy as an introvert), and the actual school work is not THAT bad.
That being said I know the whole isolation bit sounds hypocritical but I guess I was looking for something specific(relative isolation) and this was a bit too much in the other direction. The LS is in a different city than the UG and the social dynamic is very isolating(in part because there are very few people in the same boat as me). That's not to say I regret my decision to not go to law school in Manhattan.
In terms of the other question, I'm in the exact opposite/same situation as bmathers is, most people I talk to are in the 25-30 range and very few people want the UG like social life I really was counting on.
Anyway this thread isn't about me and if you(or anyone else) really want to discuss this further, you can PM me, where it doesn't weigh down this very important conversation that needs to be had. Just wanted to point out the struggles I was having as a 1L and wanted to see if anyone was in a similar situation(and if anyone wants to talk about that with me in particular, again, feel free to PM me, I'd love to talk to anyone in a similar boat as me).
Please carry on the conversation.
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goddamn dude, start putting a space in front of your opening parens already. please.
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