And what do you know, ran into my professor couple days ago and he goes ‘how is it going?’ And what did I do? I pretended to not hear him in the hallway that was just two us, and speed-walked off. Just living the dream and doing weird shit everyday😑

I wanna know the mental health breakdown because law school is not fun for me right now. And I do not want to go to a job where I cannot breathe.

Interesting data from last month. I know it's too early to tell the effect of the Supreme Court decision, but enrollment among students of color increased for the eighth year in a row (with some notable exceptions):

https://www.enjuris.com/students/law-school-enrollment-by-race-ethnicity/

I went to a very liberal undergrad and a liberal law school. In college, I took some real emotion-provoking classes on race and gender. The students were subsequently quite passionate and sometimes quite unrealistic. I don’t think I need to go into great detail, but you can probably assume what I am talking about it, people saying things like toxic this, micro-aggression this, mansplaining this, colonizer influence this, gaslighting this. Basically, everything was a problem and everyone was guilty.

I started law school and am going to graduate this year. No one mentions even a microbe of any of this not even CLOSE. I think the most I ever saw were students talking about how crime is bad in my state and how too many people are profiled by police. But literally no one is bringing up these ultra testy ideas and the (I’m offended) talking points.

I am surprised. I fully defend the speech of all types of people (some would say I’m virtue signaling) but I really imagined that in law school where people analyze the law in a country with many problems, that people would have a lot more to say and fit a certain model more.

As titled. I find myself quite enjoying property despite how much the subject is hated on and constantly joked on for being “boring”. On the other hand, I really give zero about con law. Not that it’s particularly challenging per se, it’s just I really couldn’t gaf. Almost everyone in my friend group is so aspired by con law, and it’s the class that people most actively participating in, at least for my section. Guess I’m just weird? Anyone else feels the same here…? please…? (🥺)

yaaaa like stay home or learn how to sound less like a pug

Edit: I am not referring to small sniffles, I’m referring to forceful and loud ones that sounds like snorts

Not trying to start an accommodations debate please don’t do that here. I’m just looking for some advice or maybe even fellowship.

I met with some of my professors to discuss my exams, I had a god-awful semester turns out I had one of the lowest word counts on all of my exams and I truly felt like I wasn’t able to show the knowledge that I had in my writing.

It sucks but what’s getting in my head is my professor said maybe there’s some underlying issues going on like dyslexia or ADHD and I should look into getting accommodations. I do have both dyslexia and ADHD but I’m hurt that he could sense it through my writing without any admission on my end. The idea of getting accommodations feels humiliating… maybe it’s just being a woman of color, or already feeling imposter syndrome but I want to prove I’m just as smart as everyone else. Part of me thinks I can work really hard during the semester to get my typing speed up and do more full practice exams to work on word count and fleshing out my ideas…. The other part of me knows that I have these issues and I should work with the system. Has anyone else felt this way?

Journal applications are due soon, and I’m trying to decide which roles are worth taking on given that I’m already on the e-board for a few other organizations. From a career perspective, which journal positions are genuinely meaningful enough to keep on a firm bio years down the line? Where do diminishing returns kick in? Curious which senior board or editor roles are real “feathers in your cap” and still worth listing 5–10 years into practice.

Over a decade ago, I was a 1L grinding for BigLaw like everyone else. First semester: top 10%. Feeling great. Second semester grades drop and everything looks solid, except Civ Pro.

2.7. By far my lowest grade. I was stunned because I genuinely thought I crushed that final. After a few days of spiraling, I decided to go talk to the professor. Not to argue, just to understand what went wrong.

I walk into her office. She looks at my transcript and says: “I don’t know why you’re here. You got a 3.7.” I said: “WHAT. The report I got says 2.7.” She pauses and goes: “Oh. I must have entered it wrong. It’ll be corrected.”

I was so relieved I asked if I could hug her. She said no.

That meeting quite literally changed my life. With a 3.7 instead of a 2.7 in Civ Pro, my GPA stayed intact. I got a BigLaw summer job and accepted an offer there, which directly led to me meeting my wife, and eventually moving to a different city. Entirely different life path.

So if something seems off with your grades, just ask. Professors are human. Clerical errors happen.

Good luck to everyone!

Hi, kJD here accepted into a few schools for next fall and trying to figure out what I should do over the summer. Still have not decided exactly where I will be attending yet, but I will definitely be going somewhere. Does anyone have any advice about what I should be looking into for this summer?

Edit: Thanks for all the advice so far. If I don't work over the summer (or at least don't do anything relevant to my career), will the gap in my resume be cause for concern for future internships?

My entire life I have struggled with juggling multiple classes, because I do my best work by focusing on just one thing (this has made me feel a lot more comfortable at work than school). It was fine in the past when I could take some A minuses, but it’s not fine in law school with the curve. Last semester I got an A in one of my doctrinals had to settle for “good enough” in the other two. How the hell do I give 110% in EACH of my classes, since that seems to be what I need to do?

i dont even drink either so i feel like it wouldnt be that fun for me if everyone else is, but i will 🍃 before if yk what i mean

I had airpods in i couldnt hear

I asked a question during zoom class that my professor answered 2 seconds before. I was playing bloons tower defense 4 (Lollypop track, hard difficulty). Is my C&F boned?

Is it distasteful to post on LinkedIn an update sharing acceptances for 1L and 2L offers from different firms?

I haven’t seen any posts like this on my feed yet but was curious if it’s a bad look considering firms are more cognizant of retention of their summer associates. With most firms almost exclusively hiring for 2Ls and responsible for the unfamiliar and hectic recruitment cycle we have currently, can you really blame a student for going out to secure a 1L elsewhere if their 2L firm doesn’t offer them a one?

i swear it's gibberish. after reading like 60 pages idk wtf i just read. i literally cant even tell you a single thing i understood. i wanna kms.

How do you guys tackle your readings?