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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
Just started my 2L year. Classes are interesting. Classmates are still incessantly bragging about grades (although many of them are lying)...especially now that they have another audience: the 1L's.  |
That stinks - there are a few people like that at every school. Luckily, the journals send out emails to the school telling who got on which journal, so it's fairly easy to pick out people who are making inaccurate claims about their class ranks.
The only time I ever talked about being on a journal (or moot court board for that matter) was when the 1Ls asked specific questions about time commitments. Other than that it hasn't come up a lot during conversation, and for the most part people are pretty laid back at my school about that stuff.
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Originally Posted by BlueCarnation
Guess what? After you graduate, it doesn't end. Then it's about where you work, how much you make, how soon you made partner. Enjoy it while you can! 
Just know that some people will automatically have a perception of you once they find out you're a lawyer. They may think you're super smart, or a crook, or something in between. It's amazing what having JD, MD, PhD or something similar after your name does to other people. It's weird.
Good luck with your second year. It's so much better than 1L! |
Agreed on all counts, with the caveat that 2nd year can be kind of crazy because of journal stuff. My third year wasn't so bad at all, and getting preference on registration for classes was really nice. I'm only a semester away from graduation (I'm an evening student), so this year should fly by rather quickly.
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Originally Posted by pbear19
Good luck with 2L, deepimpact!
As for me, I've survived orientation and my first three days.  I'm very pleased with my classmates and the profs, from what I've seen so far and the feedback I've gotten from others who have had the same profs. I think, at the moment at least, my age and background are working in my favor, because I'm not stressed yet, and don't have the deer-in-the-headlights look some of my fellow 1Ls have. I'm tired, but that's as much for reasons unrelated to school as anything else.
Just wanted to record the above, so I can look back on it in a couple of months and grimace.  |
Good luck with it all - it's not easy, but it can be a really fun and interesting time. It truly is like learning a new language, and the best advice is to work hard and have patience with yourself.