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Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:37 pm
by nodummy
I've read many posts concerning 0L prep and 1L success, however first impressions are key in many places. I know this won't have much, if any, effect on grades, however I'm curious what tips 2L's and beyond have on orientation success. (i.e. meet/greet, things to tell, and what to hold back on telling to future classmates/competitors.) I'm thinking this isn't very important in the grand scheme, however if you regret something about orientation please let me know. Thanks.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:43 pm
by kaiser
nodummy wrote:I've read many posts concerning 0L prep and 1L success, however first impressions are key in many places. I know this won't have much, if any, effect on grades, however I'm curious what tips 2L's and beyond have on orientation success. (i.e. meet/greet, things to tell, and what to hold back on telling to future classmates/competitors.) I'm thinking this isn't very important in the grand scheme, however if you regret something about orientation please let me know. Thanks.
It really speaks negatively to your character if you are strategically planning out what to tell and what not to tell people at orientation, while the entire point is to be making friends, forming bonds, and coming together as a community before you go on a real rough journey together.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:44 pm
by Emma.
don't be a dick
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:44 pm
by lawgod
Wow. This has potential.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:45 pm
by Xifeng
lawgod wrote:Wow. This has potential.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:46 pm
by bk1
I regret propositioning too many females for sexy time.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:47 pm
by northwood
just be yourself.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:47 pm
by teaadntoast
Resist the temptation to hook up with one of your new section-mates.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:48 pm
by D-hops
Do not wear a suit.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:50 pm
by nodummy
D-hops wrote:Do not wear a suit.
Did you wear a suit?
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:52 pm
by electricfeel
If you have to ask, you're in trouble.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:53 pm
by D-hops
nodummy wrote:D-hops wrote:Do not wear a suit.
Did you wear a suit?
No, I am not a douche.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:54 pm
by lawgod
nodummy wrote:I've read many posts concerning 0L prep and 1L success, however first impressions are key in many places. I know this won't have much, if any, effect on grades, however I'm curious what tips 2L's and beyond have on orientation success. (i.e. meet/greet, things to tell, and what to hold back on telling to future classmates/competitors.) I'm thinking this isn't very important in the grand scheme, however if you regret something about orientation please let me know. Thanks.
I credit my 1L success to my superb chatting up the professors at the cocktail reception. I impressed them from the first day with my maturity and strong grasp of societal issues.
I also used orientation to secure my reputation in the class as a perfect student, and to scope out who I would invite to join my study group, which met for the first time on the sunday before classes began.
D-hops wrote:Do not wear a suit.
- if you want to be below median.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:00 pm
by chem
3 tips
name repetition, personality mirroring, and positive reinforcement with smiles and nods
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:01 pm
by Richie Tenenbaum
northwood wrote:just be yourself.
^This. Unless that would result in this:
Emma. wrote:don't be a dick
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:01 pm
by dudders
teaadntoast wrote:Resist the temptation to hook up with one of your new section-mates.
TCR
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:05 pm
by Lieut Kaffee
Honestly I don't think orientation has any more bearing on your law school social life than it does on your law school grades (in the latter case you rightly pointed out it's zero). Who your friends are is going to be determined naturally at early bar events, in section before and after class, etc. There is literally no reason to give this any thought. Just go through orientation and don't force anything, as that can only make you seem like a tool.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:08 pm
by Lieut Kaffee
nodummy wrote:(i.e. meet/greet, things to tell, and what to hold back on telling to future classmates/competitors.)
Also, wtf is this. Why would you have the urge to hold anything back? I mean, you should probably "hold back" the following: "Hey my name is XXX and I got here on fully scholarship with a 3.9 from Princeton and a 177"... but that's not to gain a tactical advantage. It's to avoid being a douchebag. If you're wondering if you should hold back what city you're from and what your siblings' names are, you might be paranoid.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:26 pm
by Grizz
teaadntoast wrote:Resist the temptation to hook up with one of your new section-mates.
Just do it. Show that you are ALPHA.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:28 pm
by 071816
If you think orientation will make or break you, then you may have a bigger problem on your hands.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:28 pm
by beach_terror
rad law wrote:teaadntoast wrote:Resist the temptation to hook up with one of your new section-mates.
Just do it. Show that you are ALPHA.
Hook up with a girl from each section. Now that's fucking ALPHA
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:29 pm
by Grizz
beach_terror wrote:rad law wrote:teaadntoast wrote:Resist the temptation to hook up with one of your new section-mates.
Just do it. Show that you are ALPHA.
Hook up with a girl from each section. Now that's fucking ALPHA
TCR bros
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:33 pm
by eandy
If you are invited out/to do something, do it. People who never hung out quickly got labeled as gunners/arrogant/etc.
Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:42 pm
by scrowell
chem wrote:3 tips
name repetition, personality mirroring, and positive reinforcement with smiles and nods
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Re: Orientation tips?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:44 pm
by beach_terror
eandy wrote:If you are invited out/to do something, do it. People who never hung out quickly got labeled as gunners/arrogant/etc.
I mean yeah, who the fuck doesn't want to make friends. 0Ls these days. I got wasted A LOT during the first month of school.