Of all the sad ironies.
Of all the things I was looking forward to in my first year, nothing came close to my excitement over oral arguments.
Deep inside I had dreams of dominating oral arguments and getting an invitation for the Moot Court team (appellate advocacy)... not because I wanted to be on the Moot Court team, but because I wanted to be told I was good enough to try out for a team that wins competitions year in and out. I never actually expected any type of letter... 1) I didn't know/think they did that, and 2) I felt there were a lot of things I did wrong during orals; I was kinda keeping track even as I was talking.
Today I received a recruitment letter through my e-mail for the (nationally ranked!!) Trial Advocacy team, based on my "outstanding performance during oral arguments". The Trial Ad team is the one extracurricular I want to really do in law school, way over law review or moot court. I want to be in the courtroom and the experience would be immensely invaluable.
... I'm not eligible to be on the team next year. I need to be a 2L or 3E (if I transfer to day then I'll be a 2L) but I'll only be a 2E.
I'm going to write and see if there's a way I can get involved with the team next year even if I'm not on it - I want the professor to know that I am completely seriously interested in the Trial Ad team and hope her knowing I'm so interested will carry over to when I am eligible.
sigh. so unexpected, so exciting, but so sad at the same time.
Deep inside I had dreams of dominating oral arguments and getting an invitation for the Moot Court team (appellate advocacy)... not because I wanted to be on the Moot Court team, but because I wanted to be told I was good enough to try out for a team that wins competitions year in and out. I never actually expected any type of letter... 1) I didn't know/think they did that, and 2) I felt there were a lot of things I did wrong during orals; I was kinda keeping track even as I was talking.
Today I received a recruitment letter through my e-mail for the (nationally ranked!!) Trial Advocacy team, based on my "outstanding performance during oral arguments". The Trial Ad team is the one extracurricular I want to really do in law school, way over law review or moot court. I want to be in the courtroom and the experience would be immensely invaluable.
... I'm not eligible to be on the team next year. I need to be a 2L or 3E (if I transfer to day then I'll be a 2L) but I'll only be a 2E.
I'm going to write and see if there's a way I can get involved with the team next year even if I'm not on it - I want the professor to know that I am completely seriously interested in the Trial Ad team and hope her knowing I'm so interested will carry over to when I am eligible.
sigh. so unexpected, so exciting, but so sad at the same time.