How to handle talking to a handful of my professors?
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:02 pm
I've mentioned this in a couple of threads, but I want some direct advice from you folks.
I'm a 1L @ low-tier school, 2nd termer. So, from that you might can imagine how & why most, if not all, of my classes have ~125-150 people per section. I really don't mind anything about this aspect other than that it makes my professors a little more difficult to approach. I'm outgoing and have no problem speaking my mind in front of a relative stranger or anything, I just am sometimes long-winded and I don't want to come off as a pain in the ass.
I realize most, if not all of my professors have a routine of teaching ~300+ students per semester and yeah that sucks and it's the nature of the beast - but how can I approach them for sound, honest advice without coming off in a "generic" way: another student looking for brownie points & a waste of time? I'd be willing to bet that the general law professor doesn't have an attitude like this, and that's probably true where I'm at, but I think it best to avoid seeming like this in ANY respect.
I had about 2 professors from last term that I really loved and would like to sit down and have a nice chat with. It's mostly centered around career/school/life advice as opposed to being strictly related to the class I was in. I also can see a couple like that emerging already, for this semester. The trouble is, I'm worried they won't remember me at *all* and thus won't be receptive to meeting with a student not currently in one of his/her classes.. and then I'm back to square one.
One other thing - I want to start getting a grip on what practice is like & general job-seeking feedback in about 3 different, specific areas of law. So, I'm thinking about emailing some of the profs that specialize in these 2-3 and trying to set up a meeting.
You guys have any advice, experience, or feedback on how I should approach this problem? Thanks all!
I'm a 1L @ low-tier school, 2nd termer. So, from that you might can imagine how & why most, if not all, of my classes have ~125-150 people per section. I really don't mind anything about this aspect other than that it makes my professors a little more difficult to approach. I'm outgoing and have no problem speaking my mind in front of a relative stranger or anything, I just am sometimes long-winded and I don't want to come off as a pain in the ass.
I realize most, if not all of my professors have a routine of teaching ~300+ students per semester and yeah that sucks and it's the nature of the beast - but how can I approach them for sound, honest advice without coming off in a "generic" way: another student looking for brownie points & a waste of time? I'd be willing to bet that the general law professor doesn't have an attitude like this, and that's probably true where I'm at, but I think it best to avoid seeming like this in ANY respect.
I had about 2 professors from last term that I really loved and would like to sit down and have a nice chat with. It's mostly centered around career/school/life advice as opposed to being strictly related to the class I was in. I also can see a couple like that emerging already, for this semester. The trouble is, I'm worried they won't remember me at *all* and thus won't be receptive to meeting with a student not currently in one of his/her classes.. and then I'm back to square one.
One other thing - I want to start getting a grip on what practice is like & general job-seeking feedback in about 3 different, specific areas of law. So, I'm thinking about emailing some of the profs that specialize in these 2-3 and trying to set up a meeting.
You guys have any advice, experience, or feedback on how I should approach this problem? Thanks all!