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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:29 pm
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You haven't figured out the law school game yet. You don't need to listen attentively all the time, nor do you need to do your own outlines. Borrow a couple outlines from the most studious 2L people, and prep based on that. Ofc be strategic and thoughtful about how you study for the tests. Look at past exams and recognize the pattern of the professors. Once you get the hang of it, you don't have to do all the readings or even go to all the class meetings to get good grades. Save the valuable time to socialize, network, and for your sanity.law_student_19 wrote:Hey guys,
Posting on here to see what advice people have to keep up the motivation for second semester of 1L year. I go to a T20 and did pretty well my first semester (top 15-20%). I worked my ass off and pretty much only did law school. Although I never would admit this to my friends here, but I'm consumed 24/7 with the thought of making law review. I'd like to land a big law job through OCI so I know this semester is crucial.
However, my motivation this semester has tanked. My outlines are nowhere near where they were at at this point last semester, I am not engaged in the classes (ESPECIALLY con law), and I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time (e.g. writing this post). Last semester I was purely motivated by fear of failure, and that is sadly gone. Worst of all, I have this totally unfounded notion that because I did well first semester, I am entitled to another round of good grades. I have to remind myself that first semester is lowest hanging fruit, and there was a major element of luck in my grades.
Obviously I know I'm not alone in hitting this slump, but I need to snap the hell out of it. Any advice on how to attack the latter part of second semester 1L year?
Any idea what happened there? Gunning exclusively for DC from UCLA or something like that? Top 10% from a T-20 should be golden for Biglaw, so long as they apply smartly and interview reasonably well.rwe13 wrote:FWIW Know of at least 2 top 10%ers who didn't get anything through OCI at my T-20 and 2 other law review kids who didn't.
Yeah I'm not sure. they were definitely anomalies- I figured it was a mixture of small class sizes and maybe not clicking with the interviewersUVA2B wrote:Any idea what happened there? Gunning exclusively for DC from UCLA or something like that? Top 10% from a T-20 should be golden for Biglaw, so long as they apply smartly and interview reasonably well.rwe13 wrote:FWIW Know of at least 2 top 10%ers who didn't get anything through OCI at my T-20 and 2 other law review kids who didn't.
No dog in the fight, but I feel bad for those people who should've had better outcomes.