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How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:55 am
by things fall apart
I have a job overseas and once I figured out the school I'd be attending I found out it'd be pretty difficult to leave the week of orientation(seeing as my replacement is also starting that week).
How important is this first week? Will I miss out on a lot of the social interactions and whatnot if I miss it or is it all right for me to head straight into class?
I plan on emailing someone on staff but wanted to see what the consensus was here.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:22 am
by 3ThrowAway99
I don't think it is particularly important in the sense that you will miss anything earth-shattering by not being there, but I believe it is often mandatory that you attend. So I think this is a question to ask your school, because you may need to be formally excused if you absolutely can't make it. (I realize you indicated you are planning to contact the school).
I would have rather not gone, but once I found out it was mandatory it really was no longer much of a decision for me. I don't remember if they even took attendance at the events, but I think at some they may have. If they had said it was optional I prob wouldn't have gone though (and I don't think I would have missed much).
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:14 pm
by TTH
things fall apart wrote:I have a job overseas and once I figured out the school I'd be attending I found out it'd be pretty difficult to leave the week of orientation(seeing as my replacement is also starting that week).
How important is this first week? Will I miss out on a lot of the social interactions and whatnot if I miss it or is it all right for me to head straight into class?
I plan on emailing someone on staff but wanted to see what the consensus was here.
The orientation program itself isn't all that important (although it typically is mandatory). There is something to be said for the social interactions, though. Cliques tend to form early.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:47 pm
by deltasigbn
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Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:58 pm
by 09042014
deltasigbn wrote:Can someone explain what exactly happens during orientation week?
A lot of hanging out, going to events, going to little programs about how law school works. I felt my schools was way too long but I liked hanging out with new friends.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 6:43 pm
by bp shinners
TTH wrote:There is something to be said for the social interactions, though. Cliques tend to form early.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 6:52 pm
by Moxie
Desert Fox wrote:A lot of hanging out, going to events, going to little programs about how law school works. I felt my schools was way too long but I liked hanging out with new friends.
The bolded.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 6:54 pm
by nealric
I skipped it and went on a rock climbing trip. No regrets.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:03 pm
by emorystud2010
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Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:04 pm
by Holly Golightly
Orientation itself was stupid, but I was glad I was there for the social aspects.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:25 pm
by 09042014
Holly Golightly wrote:Orientation itself was stupid, but I was glad I was there for the social aspects.
Also HGL got her purse stolen from TGIFridays during oreintation,
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:30 pm
by Holly Golightly
Desert Fox wrote:Holly Golightly wrote:Orientation itself was stupid, but I was glad I was there for the social aspects.
Also HGL got her purse stolen from TGIFridays during oreintation,
Wallet, but yes.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:34 pm
by ahduth
Holly Golightly wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Holly Golightly wrote:Orientation itself was stupid, but I was glad I was there for the social aspects.
Also HGL got her purse stolen from TGIFridays during oreintation,
Wallet, but yes.
lol. TGIFridays - not getting your wallet stolen. That sucks.
You guys went to the place on Michigan Avenue near the Art Institute?
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:38 pm
by Holly Golightly
ahduth wrote:
lol. TGIFridays - not getting your wallet stolen. That sucks.
You guys went to the place on Michigan Avenue near the Art Institute?
It was a pain in the ass, mostly because I had already gotten my CTA pass and school ID. I also still don't have a driver's license.
And no, there's actually one near school - on either Ohio or Ontario, just east of Michigan.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:42 pm
by ahduth
Holly Golightly wrote:ahduth wrote:
lol. TGIFridays - not getting your wallet stolen. That sucks.
You guys went to the place on Michigan Avenue near the Art Institute?
It was a pain in the ass, mostly because I had already gotten my CTA pass and school ID. I also still don't have a driver's license.
And no, there's actually one near school - on either Ohio or Ontario, just east of Michigan.
Ah weak. If I haven't already said this, you guys should go get martinis at Hugo's Frog Bar. I claim no responsibility for what happens afterwards.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:45 pm
by adonai
So what happens if the orientation is mandatory but you don't go just cause you don't want to?
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:08 pm
by 03121202698008
Desert Fox wrote:deltasigbn wrote:Can someone explain what exactly happens during orientation week?
A lot of hanging out, going to events, going to little programs about how law school works. I felt my schools was way too long but I liked hanging out with new friends.
Yeah, although we had "mock" classes on that Friday and one of our professors decided to make it a real class. Not sure I'd want to start out behind already. Also, where we sat in the mock class became our real seats...so not sure I'd want to miss the chance to choose either.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:02 am
by 23402385985
adonai wrote:So what happens if the orientation is mandatory but you don't go just cause you don't want to?
It goes on your permanent record.
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:06 am
by niederbomb
adonai wrote:So what happens if the orientation is mandatory but you don't go just cause you don't want to?
The chances of you passing Character and Fitness after you take the bar range from slim to none.
Also, what kind of a name is "Adonai"? Imagine what would happen if someone on TLS tried to call themselves "Allah."
Seriously.....
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:00 am
by johnnyutah
niederbomb wrote:Imagine what would happen if someone on TLS tried to call themselves "Allah."
Best case name ever:
Allah v. South Carolina Dep't of Corrections, 541 U.S. 1050 (2004).
Re: How important is Orientation week as 1L
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:56 am
by niederbomb
johnnyutah wrote:niederbomb wrote:Imagine what would happen if someone on TLS tried to call themselves "Allah."
Best case name ever:
Allah v. South Carolina Dep't of Corrections, 541 U.S. 1050 (2004).
+1. For one who pretends to be tolerant, I laughed pretty loud.