Beside (me) in time..
Oh, hi, remember me? Yeah, it seems as though time between posting just gets longer. School is...difficult. It is invigorating, unbelieveable, and amazing, but it is also terrifying, tedious, and stress-inducing. Up until this point, my workload has been very manageable. I get this feeling that is all about to change. The last few weeks have been progressively more stressful, and there is no end in sight. In two weeks, the major memo writing assignment is due. You know, the one that will potentially be our legal writing sample for co-ops (and thus how good it is affects how good a job we can get). Two weeks does not seem like enough time on top of all the other work. There is the normal amounts of reading for classes, then the damn SJP group memo assignment. Oh, yeah, and there's also outlining. I just started my property outline since the practice exam is this Friday. It makes me want to pull my hair out. I worked on it for several hours tonight and I didn't even put a dent in it. So where am I supposed to find the additional time for all this? I have no idea. And the property exam is stressing me out. I really do not feel as if I get what she wants us to know. And when I attempt to outline for what we've covered in the last few weeks? Ugh, I have no notes.
In slightly more happy news, I really like civil procedure. And when I say that to people, there response is usually something along the lines of 'Oh, you're one of those types'. What can I say, it's an incredibly structured class and completely formulaic. I KNOW what it is I am supposed to be learning. I feel comfortable with rules and elements. And how they all fit together is kind of like a puzzle. I mean, it is an incredible amount of material and very daunting, but I still enjoy it the most. It is also nice and kind of heady to have people from class who I do not know tell me I am good at the subject- just based on what I say in class.
The people here are amazing. I am SO glad I decided to go to Northeastern, anywhere else and I would probably have been completely miserable. The people in the school are like me. They are passionate about what they want to do and they want to change the world. They are also unbelieveably nice and supportive. I need all the support I can get. But, seriously, it is nothing like what people make law school out to be. People OFFER you their notes or outlines, even if you do not explicitly ask. There is none of that cut-throat, competitive atmosphere. The professors are not out to trip you up, they want you to get it. And there are so many upperclassmen that are willing to answer questions.
But, still..I am definitely stressed. It is definitely affecting my health. I am constantly tired and sort of feel like law school is turning me into a zombie.