0Ls, what are you doing the summer before law school? Forum

mike0331 · Post by **mike0331** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:36 pm

Probably a little bit of everything. I currently work full time, and don't care all that much for my job. I'm not miserable, but I don't enjoy it. Our lease is up 1 May, and if all continues as planned I'd like to move to the Boston area around 1 August... so hoping our landlords let us stay the summer. So I'll definitely be done working by move time, which will probably be between July and August. I want to go on another rafting trip with some friends up in Maine, and hopefully get some riding in this year.

If our landlord doesn't let us stay the summer we're going to have problems haha. I expect our rent to increase about 75% with the move, and I'll be moving 2 hours from where I work. If they don't let me switch stores I'll probably have a tight summer.

Also planning on taking the PLI course and patent bar prior to law school.

The Appalachian trail sounds awesome, I was thinking of doing the Long Trail, but I don't think it will happen.
Mike

thisone2014 · Post by **thisone2014** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:40 pm

everything_bagel · Post by **everything_bagel** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:42 pm

Gray wrote:
WhiskeyAndCupcakes wrote: Even more awesome: you people doing nothing or traveling. I envy you. And have rent to pay.
+1

No rent to pay if you move out!

you can travel super cheap

Grey, I have always wondered this: why tf do all leases in Montreal end on the same day?

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:56 pm

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:58 pm

thisone2014 · Post by **thisone2014** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:03 pm

jever020 · Post by **jever020** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:15 pm

Reading, writing. The stuff I haven't had the time to do while reviewing dense ass philosophy the past few years and won't have time to do while reviewing dense ass law for the next few years.

Hopefully I can get a few of my short stories finished and get another few chapters in a book done.

Also I hope to read over 9000 books, yet will end up reading like 5.

everything_bagel · Post by **everything_bagel** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:59 am

thisone2014 wrote:
everything_bagel wrote:
you can travel more cheaply than you can live in most u.s. cities... if you pick the right destination.

hmmm... care to elaborate?

Get a travel credit card so you can book at least half of your flight with miles, and then go to somewhere cheap like SE Asia or Latin America, where $30-$50/day will buy you nicer digs or eats than in any big city in the US

Wipfelder · Post by **Wipfelder** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:36 am

Pre-Law:
-Budapest
-Malta
-Moravia
-Seattle
-Move in
-Chill

FloridaCoastalorbust · Post by **FloridaCoastalorbust** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:32 am

Working 'til August

Oh, and getting married.

Eladriel · Post by **Eladriel** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:10 pm

Wipfelder wrote:Pre-Law:
-Budapest
-Malta
-Moravia
-Seattle
-Move in
-Chill

Jealous.

navykev · Post by **navykev** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:33 pm

Wipfelder wrote: -Malta

I spent a lot of time in Malta in the early 2000s - still my favorite place on earth. Say hello to Saint Julians for me!

fats provolone · Post by **fats provolone** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:38 pm

mike0331 wrote: Also planning on taking the PLI course and patent bar prior to law school.

fyi you can easily self study for this. so if you're paying for it yourself there's really no need to spend the $$$ on PLI.

mike0331 · Post by **mike0331** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:39 pm

I've heard mixed things about self studying. I MAY be getting reimbursed for the class, I havent yet registered for it.

Mike

fats provolone · Post by **fats provolone** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:42 pm

yea I mean if you're getting reimbursed then sure go for it. but I found studying the practice exams and prior questions way more helpful bc you're basically studying directly for the test. trying to learn a bunch of subject matter for an open book test seems counterproductive to me.

bluehose · Post by **bluehose** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:47 pm

Hoping to catch a few summer music festivals (Bonnaroo & Firefly)

Currently looking to find a summer job near my hometown (or anywhere I can stay for a reasonable price). If I can find some form of summer job, I will likely be set to save up some money before 1L. I'm currently a teacher, so I will be getting my regular paychecks until August.

Also planning to prep as much as possible before law school.

lawschoolftw · Post by **lawschoolftw** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:10 pm

From a second-year associate to all of you 0Ls. For the love of all that is holy please (if feasible) spend this summer traveling, drinking, and not doing anything.

Ullr · Post by **Ullr** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:25 pm

Hopefully very little outside of sleeping and sexing.

But I'm expecting it to be very little outside of sleeping.

Big Red · Post by **Big Red** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:25 pm

Ullr wrote:Hopefully very little outside of sleeping and sexing.

But I'm expecting it to be very little outside of sleeping.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_sexing

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:34 pm

Post removed.

steal · Post by **steal** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:29 am

getting fit

blueberrycrumble · Post by **blueberrycrumble** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:51 am

Travelling! Most likely East Asia and Southeast Asia... so excited!!!

eta: i want to do some europe too... but im pretty broke, so...

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:07 am

Post removed.

storpappa · Post by **storpappa** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:32 am

Shopping for Scooby Doo sheets
Shopping for Mork and Mindy posters
lava lamp
You know, the cool stuff to decorate my dorm room just like during undergrad

Oh yeah and
family vacation,
kids summer activities
kids summer camp
prep studying

Eladriel · Post by **Eladriel** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:56 pm

storpappa wrote:Shopping for Scooby Doo sheets
Shopping for Mork and Mindy posters
lava lamp
You know, the cool stuff to decorate my dorm room just like during undergrad

Oh yeah and
family vacation,
kids summer activities
kids summer camp
prep studying

It doesn't feel quite the same, does it.