[GammaPhi88]

Ugh. I'm a tour guide at my law school, and I see all types. My mom and I went on a tour at only one law school I considered together, and she didn't ask any questions. We discussed the school over lunch afterwards, but thats it. I chose my law school on my own, dealt with enrolling and financial aid, and so on, on my own. My apartment was something I found on my own as well, and they haven't been by since I moved in (and I live close to them).

So its shocking to me when I get parents on my tours asking all sorts of questions that their child...who is potentially going to be a lawyer...should be asking. I've had parents tell me the curve is unfair, and if they could talk to anyone about it. I've had parents try to argue with me about getting their kids off the wait list (good luck, I'm a student tour guide, not an admissions officer). And I've had parents get annoyed at me because we have events with beer and wine...which are adult networking events, and I'm sorry, but if your kid can't control themselves at those things, they are not ready for law school. Geez.

I guess I'm mostly annoyed about this because I'm 23 and some of these heli-kids are my age or older than me. It makes me worry that these kids will be my colleagues, and while my classmates generally aren't like that, I sure as hell do not want to work with lawyers that are down the road.