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for me, thinking like a lawyer and considering scope, line drawing, and policy concerns
and also realizing that the amount of work will not let up for a second.

... completely locked into law school and everything that comes with it..

spent a year working and was never much or a studier in undergrad but the overall weight of the importance of doing well has me efficently studying my ass off

dying a somewhat slow and definitely painful death.

But then I'm a 2L.

Much more of an alcoholic than I was in undergrad. But, I also think I spend more hours in the library in any given week than I did in my entire undergrad career combined. So to answer the question I'm one month in and I feel like I'm completely balanced, and starting to get the hang of things.

..starting to feel like I understand what I am supposed to be getting out of the cases/feeling more confident about doing well

I'm a month in 2L and I'm drowning in work. Advice to the wise: Don't sign up for every single thing that comes to you during 2L. I'm mentally exhausted.

rbgrocio wrote:I'm a month in 2L and I'm drowning in work. Advice to the wise: Don't sign up for every single thing that comes to you during 2L. I'm mentally exhausted.

Glad I'm not alone...well kind of, because it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on someone else just to have a compatriot. Get some (mental) rest!

LoriBelle wrote:

rbgrocio wrote:I'm a month in 2L and I'm drowning in work. Advice to the wise: Don't sign up for every single thing that comes to you during 2L. I'm mentally exhausted.

Glad I'm not alone...well kind of, because it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on someone else just to have a compatriot. Get some (mental) rest!

lol. that's why I am "wasting time" on TLS. what you doing this semester? I find going to class the least stressful part.

...a complete fucking douchebag compared to the rest of my classmates. It takes me much longer to process material, and even then, I'm scared that I may not be prepared to start practicing exams when it comes time.

A lot lazier than I was planning on being.

woops

okay.

started off terrified, but it seems like I'll be able to keep up.

I'm good now. Bit of a rocky start.....but I'm good. My only wish was that Legal Writing was pass/fail like at most law schools around the country

honestly, the work is not THAT hard... it is just very time consuming. First midterm today... 8 hour exam in contracts 750 word max though so it really shouldn't take the whole 8 hours. we are just given a bunch of cases and a fact pattern and we have to apply the law from the cases to our case

GoodToBeTheKing wrote:honestly, the work is not THAT hard... it is just very time consuming. First midterm today... 8 hour exam in contracts 750 word max though so it really shouldn't take the whole 8 hours. we are just given a bunch of cases and a fact pattern and we have to apply the law from the cases to our case

:waves:

Personally, I'm not particularly looking forward to it, because I feel like I'm going to want to use most of my time and so it's pretty much going to kill my entire weekend.

As for right now... I feel pretty solid about where I'm at, but grades on a curve scare the crap out of me.

rbgrocio wrote:

LoriBelle wrote:

rbgrocio wrote:I'm a month in 2L and I'm drowning in work. Advice to the wise: Don't sign up for every single thing that comes to you during 2L. I'm mentally exhausted.

Glad I'm not alone...well kind of, because it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on someone else just to have a compatriot. Get some (mental) rest!

lol. that's why I am "wasting time" on TLS. what you doing this semester? I find going to class the least stressful part.

I concur, 2L is so much worse than I'd ever imagined.

...destined for greatness

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goosey wrote:..starting to feel like I understand what I am supposed to be getting out of the cases/feeling more confident about doing well

THIS

... about to "XXXX" at least four people in my section.

^Having trouble deciding on a gender?

frost wrote:

rbgrocio wrote:

LoriBelle wrote:

rbgrocio wrote:I'm a month in 2L and I'm drowning in work. Advice to the wise: Don't sign up for every single thing that comes to you during 2L. I'm mentally exhausted.

Glad I'm not alone...well kind of, because it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on someone else just to have a compatriot. Get some (mental) rest!

lol. that's why I am "wasting time" on TLS. what you doing this semester? I find going to class the least stressful part.

I concur, 2L is so much worse than I'd ever imagined.

lol... It is just that as a 2L you are involved in too many things. I wish the day had 30 hours. I have two jobs, plus I'm a research assistant;I'm a full time student, and I'm on LR. Now that I think about it 1L wasnt THAT BAD. LOL

zeth006 wrote:...a complete fucking douchebag compared to the rest of my classmates. It takes me much longer to process material, and even then, I'm scared that I may not be prepared to start practicing exams when it comes time.

I'm glad I'm not alone.

MBZags wrote:

zeth006 wrote:...a complete fucking douchebag compared to the rest of my classmates. It takes me much longer to process material, and even then, I'm scared that I may not be prepared to start practicing exams when it comes time.

I'm glad I'm not alone.

I did not know anything at the beginning of the semester. After a semester in law school I realized that a lot of those who sounded smart did not actually know anything. Don't feel bad. You will get the hang of it.

j nyc wrote:

zeth006 wrote:...a complete fucking douchebag compared to the rest of my classmates. It takes me much longer to process material, and even then, I'm scared that I may not be prepared to start practicing exams when it comes time.

feeling similarly. just keep at it, put in the time, and try not to get too burnt out.

That's practically the main reason I visit the gym religiously 5-6 days of the week out of 7.

not working as hard as I should. I do most of my reading 30 minutes to an hour before class.