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Best Advice for your 1st year in Law School

Post by rgucsb » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:09 am

What is the best advice you can give to any first year law student?

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Re: Best Advice for your 1st year in Law School

Post by Mr. T6 » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:12 am

Find girls outside of the LS. I know that it's almost tempting, because your classmates are right there, but you'll be a better person if you compartmentalize. (Have you seen Up in the Air?)

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Post by badfish » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:12 am

Don't stress too much and use hornbooks throughout the year.

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Post by rgucsb » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:13 am

haha yeah I actually just saw it yesterday and the Vera Firmiga obsession continues

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Re: Best Advice for your 1st year in Law School

Post by vanwinkle » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:15 am

Inside of class: APPLY LAW TO FACTS.

Outside of class: Hang out with people more. Have fun. Live. Breathe. Enjoy.

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Post by rgucsb » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:15 am

thanks Badfish

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Post by rgucsb » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:17 am

thanks vanwinkle, big Argentina fan? Messi is unreal puts Christiano Ronaldo to shame

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Post by dakatz » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:19 am

rgucsb wrote:thanks vanwinkle, big Argentina fan? Messi is unreal puts Christiano Ronaldo to shame
If only Messi could turn it on for the Albiceleste the way he does for Barca, this could be a magical world cup.

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Post by vanwinkle » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:20 am

rgucsb wrote:thanks vanwinkle, big Argentina fan? Messi is unreal puts Christiano Ronaldo to shame
Messi is easily the best football player today. I'm hoping he can bring us the Cup this year.

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Post by badfish » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:20 am

dakatz wrote:
rgucsb wrote:thanks vanwinkle, big Argentina fan? Messi is unreal puts Christiano Ronaldo to shame
If only Messi could turn it on for the Albiceleste the way he does for Barca, this could be a magical world cup.
Messi is going to dominate this world cup. Second coming of diego baby minus the cocaine addiction.

I'm really excited!

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Post by dakatz » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:24 am

badfish wrote:
dakatz wrote:
rgucsb wrote:thanks vanwinkle, big Argentina fan? Messi is unreal puts Christiano Ronaldo to shame
If only Messi could turn it on for the Albiceleste the way he does for Barca, this could be a magical world cup.
Messi is going to dominate this world cup. Second coming of diego baby minus the cocaine addiction.

I'm really excited!
While we are talking Argentina soccer, why not re-live the greatest goal ever scored...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk-kXwjA ... re=related

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Post by 98234872348 » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:25 am

I'd recommend giving yourself one mental day a week, that strategy worked well for me.

Also, obviously, Van Winkle's comment is TCR.

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Post by dakatz » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:28 am

Haha, a beauty no doubt. Man, I am so psyched for the Cup this summer. I've got the whole month blocked out for it. I would say my fav memory of the last Cup was that insane Maxi Rodriguez goal when he took the pass off his chest and blasted it in midair against Mexico.

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Post by vanwinkle » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:30 am

dakatz wrote:While we are talking Argentina soccer, why not re-live the greatest goal ever scored...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk-kXwjA ... re=related
Messi decided to recreate it, and may have even outdone Maradona:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAmisLxJjN8

Dude is just freaking amazing.

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Post by badfish » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:32 am

dakatz wrote:
Haha, a beauty no doubt. Man, I am so psyched for the Cup this summer. I've got the whole month blocked out for it. I would say my fav memory of the last Cup was that insane Maxi Rodriguez goal when he took the pass off his chest and blasted it in midair against Mexico.
That game was awesome, but Argentina's 1st game against Serbia and Montenegro was one of the best displays of football I've ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bmK-XhIIMA

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Post by mwazaumoja » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:36 am

I just want to Echo Badfish.

If there is one thing that Professor's tell you that is incorrect, it's "Don't use Hornbooks."

Your life will be much less stressful if you just read a hornbook on the topic of your nights cases, and then read the cases. I don't know why I didn't do this last semester. It was silly of me.

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Post by 98234872348 » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:37 am

A thread derailed by soccer nerdom? That's a first for me.

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Post by prezidentv8 » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:38 am

mwazaumoja wrote:I just want to Echo Badfish.

If there is one thing that Professor's tell you that is incorrect, it's "Don't use Hornbooks."

Your life will be much less stressful if you just read a hornbook on the topic of your nights cases, and then read the cases. I don't know why I didn't do this last semester. It was silly of me.
Hornbooks - they make things make sense!

See also E&Es.

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Post by dakatz » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:38 am

badfish wrote:
dakatz wrote:
Haha, a beauty no doubt. Man, I am so psyched for the Cup this summer. I've got the whole month blocked out for it. I would say my fav memory of the last Cup was that insane Maxi Rodriguez goal when he took the pass off his chest and blasted it in midair against Mexico.
That game was awesome, but Argentina's 1st game against Serbia and Montenegro was one of the best displays of football I've ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bmK-XhIIMA
Hot damn, I remember that! That final no-look pass to top off a series of flawless teamwork

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Post by Tofu » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:45 am

i just realized that i've seen messi play live (though i had no idea who he was until 5 minutes ago hahaha :()

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Re: Best Advice for your 1st year in Law School

Post by vanwinkle » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:46 am

Tofu wrote:i just realized that i've seen messi play live (though i had no idea who he was until 5 minutes ago hahaha :()
:shock: :?

You make me sick.

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Post by dakatz » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:47 am

Tofu wrote:i just realized that i've seen messi play live (though i had no idea who he was until 5 minutes ago hahaha)
Where did you see him play? I was in Spain for a Barcelona game (which was absolutely insane, with 100K people there, though not quite as crazy as the Boca Juniors game I went to in Buenos Aires), and I also went to a USA vs. Argentina friendly at Giants Stadium 2 years ago.

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Re: Best Advice for your 1st year in Law School

Post by badfish » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:48 am

I saw Michael Owen score a hat trick against Colombia a few years back at the meadowlands. That was pretty special.

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Post by Tofu » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:50 am

dakatz wrote:
Tofu wrote:i just realized that i've seen messi play live (though i had no idea who he was until 5 minutes ago hahaha)
Where did you see him play? I was in Spain for a Barcelona game (which was absolutely insane, with 100K people there, though not quite as crazy as the Boca Juniors game I went to in Buenos Aires), and I also went to a USA vs. Argentina friendly at Giants Stadium 2 years ago.
it was the gold medal game in the 2008 olympics

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