Law School

magichat · #1 08-07-2008, 11:11 PM

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

unspokenone25 · #2 08-08-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by magichat

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

You should be. Professors smell fear and attack like rabid dogs.

We all had to go through it. You'll be okay.

Good luck.

magichat · #3 10-14-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by magichat

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

Just to give a quick update...I am about two months in, and I have about two months left, its not as bad as I thought it would be, although I am doing alot alot of reading, unlike undergrad. I honestly like it alot, although I miss being in undergrad

sidenote: Did anyone go to law school where they went to undergrad? I am so glad I decided not to.

DoubleTDG · #4 10-20-2008, 03:16 AM

I guess I should give an update as well. I am loving law school and everything that comes with it and I have a civ pro mid term in 11 hours (can you say nervous much).

smiley21 · #5 10-20-2008, 08:50 PM

I am still waiting for my LSAT results.

KSigkid · #6 10-21-2008, 12:16 PM

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I guess I should give an update as well. I am loving law school and everything that comes with it and I have a civ pro mid term in 11 hours (can you say nervous much).

Good luck with your exam - my best grade in law school was in Civ Pro, and it was one of my favorite classes.

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I am still waiting for my LSAT results.

Good luck, hope you did well; I remember it was a tad stressful waiting for the results.

XSK_Diamond · #7 10-21-2008, 11:16 PM

A 'tad' does not even begin to describe how spazzed I was waiting for my LSAT score to be released, especially since I was as sick as a dog when I took it. Oh my goodness! I didn't have to spazz alone though, because a good friend was waiting for her GRE scores (pre-CAT) at the same time, so we were each other's support. That said, I do miss law school and wish I could have finished.

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

Good luck, hope you did well; I remember it was a tad stressful waiting for the results.

deadbear80 · #8 10-22-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by magichat

sidenote: Did anyone go to law school where they went to undergrad? I am so glad I decided not to.

I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

smiley21 · #9 10-22-2008, 07:28 PM

I had a dream last night that I got my LSAT scores and they were barely average.

I hope that does not come true.

adpiucf · #10 10-23-2008, 01:08 AM

Aww! I'm sending positive LSAT vibes your way!

But I can top that nightmare!

Right after 1L started last year, I had a dream that my high school algebra teacher contacted me to tell me that 10+ years later, she was really sorry, but it turns out I failed the class. Therefore, my high school diploma was being revoked. And since my high school diploma was being revoked, that meant that I couldn't be a college graduate, so my undergraduate degree was being revoked. And since I no longer had an undergraduate degree, I couldn't be enrolled in law school anymore.

Worst. Dream. Ever.

I have since realized that all my fellow law students are just as neurotic. Let me give you an early welcome to our club.

PS: When you get your AWESOME LSAT score, contact me if you have any questions regarding the application process!

magichat · #11 10-27-2008, 09:45 PM

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I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

I went straight through because I knew if I didn't do it that way, I would never go back. I am glad I did not go to the same undergrad for two somewhat related reasons. 1. My chapter would more than likely have been a detriment to my studies and 2. When I was in undergrad, I did nothing. I did not study, I did not do the reading, academically I literally did nothing. I felt that if I went back there for law school, I would have not left that mindset, and eventually failed out.

I moved back to my hometown (not home though, my parents told me to find my own place about a week after I graduated. As long as my mom does my laundry and cooks for me, I am happy) and went to the local law school pretty much for free. It worked out for me because I am living in a nice apartment for free, in the town that I grew up in, with less than a 10 minute commute to campus everyday.

atty_online · #12 11-01-2008, 02:50 AM

Seems like you have been lucky so far.