The beginning of the future
8/18/08
I officially started law school classes today and it was definitely an interesting experience. I realize that it is a different way of learning and I am eager to learn and train myself to think legally now. Although I wasnt as prepared for one of my classes as I would have liked to have been, I now understand what I need to do in order to do well and how the teachers format their classes. I also have some interesting competition now. See, in grad school, people actually WANT to be there, unlike in college, where most students bullshit their way for 4 years and dont actually accomplish anything (even the ones like me, the 4.0 students, didnt really learn anything of substantive value that would help me in the real world-lets face it, a college degree doesnt mean shit these days). Now, as I can tell from the reading assignments, I am going to learn about how to take on cases, how to solve problems, how to understand legal ramifications, how to help clients, and learn about stuff that I can actually use in the real world. That in itself is absolutely fascinating and exciting. Just knowing that what I will be learning will be applied in the real world one day is very encouraging for me. Unlike in college, where I still felt like I learned nothing important about real world issues and how to deal with it, law school has already given me a preview of what the future entails. Any previous lingering doubts about law school (whether or not I was ready to do it now, or at all) have vanished. I LOVE it. I just started, so that is a good attitude. Thank god I studied my ass off in college, those discipline skills will help me significantly. I just hope that I do well on my exams and succeed over the year. Just ask me in a few weeks or months and I might have a different attitude about law school then. All in all, its a good start. Its going to be hard as fuck, mentally and physically exhausting, and probably impossible to understand half the time; but in the same time, it feels like it will be one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life, and I cannot wait to dive deep into the material. The books (although fucking gigantic and dense) are very interesting, and the real life cases are neat. I'm already starting to feel like a lawyer based on how they are asking us to brief cases. Yay! :)
We were required to register for the CA State Bar (not to take the test, just to register as an official law student)-so I definitely feel like a future lawyer now! It feels like I am finally in the right place at the right time-all these years, I never really felt stimulated in college (it was the same old process of memorizing crap and regurgitating it on exams-no real thought process required), so law school is a welcome change from the monotony. Its good for me because I will NEVER be bored, which is fabulous! :)
On a social/personal note: I just moved into my SF apartment in Mission Bay (near the AT&T ballpark and near the downtown scene) and I LOVE it already! Since I am living in a studio, I have no roommates right now, which is a huge relief! Sure, it will probably get lonely sometimes, but with all the studying I will have to do, it will be nice not to be so distracted. It will be nice to have people over when I want and have them leave when I want also. And after I get to meet more people and we all establish ourselves, I will start looking for roommates for next year. Until then, I am relishing in the personal freedom! The apt is much bigger than I expected, so I have extra room. Cant complain though. I am only a mile from school, and walking is no big deal. It is GREAT not having a car these days. With the train, muni, BART and buses readily available, I am good to go! Walking today reminded me of DC and how much I loved not having a car while I was over there. Just felt so much more free!
Most of my classmates are definitely chill, and everyone seems eager to learn and ithey are on top of their shit. So this is a welcome surprise, considering that I felt like I was always surrounded by lazy idiots in college. Not the case here. People actually want to learn, which is very good for me. There is some intense competition already, and I am not used to not being on top anymore. So this competition will drive me to work my ass off, and I refuse to let them beat me. I will either be near equal or better. Just wait until the stress breaks out and we shall see a bloodthirsty battle of the wits! All in all, its very refreshing to be surrounded with interesting, intelligent, like-minded people who seem to have the same interests and goals in life as I do. Not to mention, a lot of people here LOVE the Bay Area, which is even better! So I will update more as time progresses...
Now, my ass is tired from all the reading, and I am going to sleep now, like an old woman. Peace out!
I officially started law school classes today and it was definitely an interesting experience. I realize that it is a different way of learning and I am eager to learn and train myself to think legally now. Although I wasnt as prepared for one of my classes as I would have liked to have been, I now understand what I need to do in order to do well and how the teachers format their classes. I also have some interesting competition now. See, in grad school, people actually WANT to be there, unlike in college, where most students bullshit their way for 4 years and dont actually accomplish anything (even the ones like me, the 4.0 students, didnt really learn anything of substantive value that would help me in the real world-lets face it, a college degree doesnt mean shit these days). Now, as I can tell from the reading assignments, I am going to learn about how to take on cases, how to solve problems, how to understand legal ramifications, how to help clients, and learn about stuff that I can actually use in the real world. That in itself is absolutely fascinating and exciting. Just knowing that what I will be learning will be applied in the real world one day is very encouraging for me. Unlike in college, where I still felt like I learned nothing important about real world issues and how to deal with it, law school has already given me a preview of what the future entails. Any previous lingering doubts about law school (whether or not I was ready to do it now, or at all) have vanished. I LOVE it. I just started, so that is a good attitude. Thank god I studied my ass off in college, those discipline skills will help me significantly. I just hope that I do well on my exams and succeed over the year. Just ask me in a few weeks or months and I might have a different attitude about law school then. All in all, its a good start. Its going to be hard as fuck, mentally and physically exhausting, and probably impossible to understand half the time; but in the same time, it feels like it will be one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life, and I cannot wait to dive deep into the material. The books (although fucking gigantic and dense) are very interesting, and the real life cases are neat. I'm already starting to feel like a lawyer based on how they are asking us to brief cases. Yay! :)
We were required to register for the CA State Bar (not to take the test, just to register as an official law student)-so I definitely feel like a future lawyer now! It feels like I am finally in the right place at the right time-all these years, I never really felt stimulated in college (it was the same old process of memorizing crap and regurgitating it on exams-no real thought process required), so law school is a welcome change from the monotony. Its good for me because I will NEVER be bored, which is fabulous! :)
On a social/personal note: I just moved into my SF apartment in Mission Bay (near the AT&T ballpark and near the downtown scene) and I LOVE it already! Since I am living in a studio, I have no roommates right now, which is a huge relief! Sure, it will probably get lonely sometimes, but with all the studying I will have to do, it will be nice not to be so distracted. It will be nice to have people over when I want and have them leave when I want also. And after I get to meet more people and we all establish ourselves, I will start looking for roommates for next year. Until then, I am relishing in the personal freedom! The apt is much bigger than I expected, so I have extra room. Cant complain though. I am only a mile from school, and walking is no big deal. It is GREAT not having a car these days. With the train, muni, BART and buses readily available, I am good to go! Walking today reminded me of DC and how much I loved not having a car while I was over there. Just felt so much more free!
Most of my classmates are definitely chill, and everyone seems eager to learn and ithey are on top of their shit. So this is a welcome surprise, considering that I felt like I was always surrounded by lazy idiots in college. Not the case here. People actually want to learn, which is very good for me. There is some intense competition already, and I am not used to not being on top anymore. So this competition will drive me to work my ass off, and I refuse to let them beat me. I will either be near equal or better. Just wait until the stress breaks out and we shall see a bloodthirsty battle of the wits! All in all, its very refreshing to be surrounded with interesting, intelligent, like-minded people who seem to have the same interests and goals in life as I do. Not to mention, a lot of people here LOVE the Bay Area, which is even better! So I will update more as time progresses...
Now, my ass is tired from all the reading, and I am going to sleep now, like an old woman. Peace out!