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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
My university used freshman/ sophomore, but medical school and residency used first year/second year, etc. The weird thing is that their is no way to be in between years as a medical school student or resident. You don't have hours or credits.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
I think the reason med school/law school use first year etc is because the program itself is pretty rigidly scheduled and full of prerequisites.
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Most law schools refer to students as 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls, not first/second/third years. You might refer to your first year of law school (as opposed to your 1L year), but during your first year, you are a 1L.
That said, I think there still may be a few schools out there that use the older terms (dating from when law schools usually awarded LL.B. degrees, which is technically a bachelor's degree, rather than J.D. degrees) -- Juniors, Middlers and Seniors.