Law School

[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.

[BlueCarnation]

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! It's very easy to get pulled into everyone else's stress, so make sure you keep your outside friends and outside life. Your non-law school friends and family will probably not understand what you're going through, but they will be a much needed break!! And make sure you take time for yourself and do fun stuff. My class was a bunch of partiers, which shocked me, but were very bright and worked hard too. Get a study group going early too. And, I found that watching "Legally Blonde" always helped me feel better if I was feeling down.

[deepimpact2]

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.

Thanks!

And congrats on surviving orientation and your first three days. I understand where you are coming from on the age factor. I was older than many of my classmates, and I had the same experience. I didn't have the same deer-in-headlights look.