weirdest. first day of school. ever.
you know what they should tell you at 1L orientation? they should tell you that law school is for the 2Ls. because being a 1L is like a 9 month sentence in the deepest depths of hell, and this whole 3L gig seems like the one last formality before they throw us to the wolves.
maybe i'm being dramatic, i mean, today was the first day and all, but so many of my friends were with me on the feeling that today was just weird.
weird.
more to come...
posted by emily @ Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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take it from a recent grad. your third year sucks so hard you'd swear it was sponsored by that blond dyson dude. apart from making sure all your t's are crossed and your i's are dotted for graduation requirements, you're off to apply for the bar, jobs, put off your loans, and before you can catch your breath you're off for a week when the real bloodletting begins. and it's worse than it sounds if you're only mildly disorganized. enjoy fall semester because that sucking sound you hear in the distance is the bitch known as spring.
-danny -pitt'05
I would like to formally apologize for that whole "bux" thing.
i don't think i share danny's rather serious anomie for all things 3L, but the underlying principles sound about right. you can make it fun with good course selection, and the distractions aren't nearly so numerous as they were in 2L (if you were the joiner / doer most 2L's are urged to be), but there's definitely an outward look one can't avoid casting more or less every day, and there is an afterthought feel to one's role in the community of students.
relax. enjoy it while you can. law school has its ups and downs, and there's something to be said for doing real work in the real world, but you'll miss it when it's over. and then, like me, you'll fantasize about that harvard LLM you can't afford.
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