Old fart 1Ls
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:24 pm
Nevermind.
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Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:26 pm
I'm 25 and object to my inclusion in this thread
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:26 pm
No, I'm not nervous. In fact, no offense to my classmates, I'm not really super worried about fitting in. I'm more concerned with doing the best I possibly can. If that means time at home studying instead of being out with them, so be it.
I think having been out of school a while gives one a sharper focus.
I think having been out of school a while gives one a sharper focus.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:27 pm
I chose 25 because that is presumably the age you would be graduating LS if you went directly from UG. So, it makes you a fogey. Sorry!BlueCivic wrote:I'm 25 and object to my inclusion in this thread
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:30 pm
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Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:30 pm
Not your target demographic for your thread, but I highly intend to seek an older "mentor", someone with more life experience than me to help me out, especially if I come straight out of UG like i'm planning. So there is at least one person out there who will appreciate older students .
.Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:32 pm
My understanding is that most law schools have a median age of about 24, but that there is a lot of diversity on the higher end of the median. So you'll be fine. I know that I would rather hang out with people with a couple years of life experience rather than 22 year olds who have only been in school. Obviously exceptions apply. Also I think that students a few years out self select to be more interesting on the aggregate.Burger in a can wrote:I don't anticipate doing keg stands and gravity bong hits with the kids either, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I would like to make some friends along the way.kalvano wrote:No, I'm not nervous. In fact, no offense to my classmates, I'm not really super worried about fitting in. I'm more concerned with doing the best I possibly can. If that means time at home studying instead of being out with them, so be it.
I think having been out of school a while gives one a sharper focus.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm
Oh, I wouldn't mind making some friends. In fact, I intend to. My dad often speaks about his law school buddies. I'm at a disadvantage living further away from the school, but I will probably have some people over at least a couple times, if they wish to make the trek.Burger in a can wrote:I don't anticipate doing keg stands and gravity bong hits with the kids either, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I would like to make some friends along the way.kalvano wrote:No, I'm not nervous. In fact, no offense to my classmates, I'm not really super worried about fitting in. I'm more concerned with doing the best I possibly can. If that means time at home studying instead of being out with them, so be it.
I think having been out of school a while gives one a sharper focus.
But I also fully realize the importance of the end result of what I am doing, something which I feel some people straight from undergrad won't. There's also discipline that comes from having worked 8, 10, 12, 14 hour days.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:39 pm
Not worried. I'm only concerned about my grades and getting to and from school. Nothing else matters! FTW! F*ck the World!
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:40 pm
Haha I guess I'm the only one who is worried! Thanks guys. 
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:44 pm
29 year old 1L here.. I turn 30 in Jan. FML
And yes, I feel really really old.
And yes, I feel really really old.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:46 pm
I'm older than you. Shut up.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:49 pm
You shouldn't worry. I saw a senior citizen at my orientation. Plus, you're probably more mature than some of your peers!Burger in a can wrote:Haha I guess I'm the only one who is worried! Thanks guys.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:28 pm
hehBlueCivic wrote:I'm 25 and object to my inclusion in this thread
+1
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:31 pm
I'm 26, going to be 27 before next Fall, and I try to look on the bright side. Nobody takes a guy in his 20s seriously, and nobody will probably take me seriously until my late 30's/early 40's, so being almost 27 right now saves me some time in my career.
Also, I've learned a lot about what it takes to succeed and I definitely don't think I would have been prepared for law school at the age of 22 or 23.
Also, I've learned a lot about what it takes to succeed and I definitely don't think I would have been prepared for law school at the age of 22 or 23.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:41 pm
Holy crap...if 25 is fogey I may as well wear my pants past my navel next fall when I'm starting at 32.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:43 pm
Haha. I'm surprised you know how to use the internet! Did your grandkids show you how to use the email?NonTradHealthLaw wrote:Holy crap...if 25 is fogey I may as well wear my pants past my navel next fall when I'm starting at 32.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:46 pm
My computron sure does have a lot of extra buttons.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:47 pm
wtf 25 isn't old damnit. don't try and bring us still young folks into your club old man.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:56 pm
well crap...what does that make me at 38?NonTradHealthLaw wrote:Holy crap...if 25 is fogey I may as well wear my pants past my navel next fall when I'm starting at 32.
I had a slight revelation/panic attack last week during orientation when someone made a comment about "how could anyone forget speeding tickets, you've only been driving like 6 years" to which I thought...um no...I've been driving as long as you've been alive. At which point I nearly fell over.
Also, when I met several professors and thought to myself "boy aren't they young, I thought profs were supposed to be old" and then it occurred to me that they look young because they are my age-peers. FML
I agree that with age comes life experience, but holy crap, getting old sucks especially when you don't realize it.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:02 pm
I had my first 18-yr old mentee this year...was scary to think this child could have been an unfortunate teenage accident. I just keep telling myself that I'm probably not as smart, funny, interesting, or as important as I think I am and to remember how much I hate unsolicited advice. That way, hopefully, I will be viewed as a colleague to 'these youngins' rather than 'that guy.'
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:05 pm
kalvano wrote:I'm older than you. Shut up.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:06 pm
LOLdk8 wrote:wtf 25 isn't old damnit. don't try and bring us still young folks into your club old man.
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:18 pm
I'm in my mid-40's, and it occurred to me that if I'd finished undergrad at 22 and had a child right away, that kid would be old enough to be in my 1L class this year. Yikes! But the administration has promised that I weill not be the oldest student - but they have acknowledged that I am older than some of the professors. 
Re: The 1L Old Fart thread (25+)
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:20 pm
and I discovered that the professors who are younger than a student seem to get really excited about that idea and discuss it publicallybadpixie wrote:but they have acknowledged that I am older than some of the professors.