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did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:41 pm
by Leonardo DiCaprio
just curious
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:15 pm
by Traynor Brah
Not really.
But if I were you I'd stop making neurotic threads about starting 1L and go make friends with your sectionmates.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:25 pm
by hdunlop
Yes but I'm a dweeb
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:01 pm
by pancakes3
I think some of the basic underpinings of law like "duty" and "estoppel" make for interesting propositions especially when considered in the context of the fact that we're basing our entire system of law upon it but for the most part (like 90%) "Law" is just learning a formalized set of rules with a specific set of jargon for concepts that you're either already familiar with, or intuitively grasp.
Doesn't mean you should raise your hand in class, or even give any outward signal that you're intellectually stimulated. Some stuff might be mildly interesting but it's certainly not to the degree of being AROUSINGLY so.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:03 pm
by hdunlop
Oh yeah. Don't be the guy who talks about it. But there's lots to think about.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:10 pm
by BigZuck
Nah
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:16 pm
by BizBro
Hell no
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:33 am
by jbagelboy
Sometimes in class or doing reading I thought it might be for like 90 seconds, and then someone ruined it.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:56 am
by zot1
They very much stimulated me to drink more.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:21 pm
by Instinctive
I was always engaged in Contracts, and almost always in Crim. I gave no fucks about Torts and kinda just stopped going. Similar patterns of engaged in some classes and not others rest of 1L year.
A lot depends on the professor, and how its taught, and if you're interested in that stuff. When we talked about Property cases with casinos, I was interested. When we discussed the baseball rule in Torts, I was interested. When we talked about slip and falls, I zoned out.
Sometimes it will be interesting, other times it will be boring. Enjoy the interesting parts whenever you can.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:25 pm
by monsterman
zot1 wrote:They very much stimulated me to drink more.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:47 pm
by BigZuck
Instinctive wrote:I was always engaged in Contracts, and almost always in Crim. I gave no fucks about Torts and kinda just stopped going. Similar patterns of engaged in some classes and not others rest of 1L year.
A lot depends on the professor, and how its taught, and if you're interested in that stuff. When we talked about Property cases with casinos, I was interested. When we discussed the baseball rule in Torts, I was interested. When we talked about slip and falls, I zoned out.
Sometimes it will be interesting, other times it will be boring. Enjoy the interesting parts whenever you can.
Intrigued as to what this baseball rule in Torts is all about.
Color me stimulated.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:52 pm
by Ravenclaw23
I found contracts, torts & property interesting, but hated con law I, criminal law & civ pro. 2L & 3L classes are way more interesting, just muscle your way through 1L whether you find it riveting or not.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:27 pm
by Abbie Doobie
no - i found them to be a means to an end
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:42 pm
by TheoO
I found contracts to be somewhat interesting. The rest I couldn't care for whatsoever.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:45 pm
by PeanutsNJam
Yeah I think contracts is quite interesting. Civ pro is ok, sometimes it's pretty cool. I nod off in property. Couldn't care less about estates.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:23 pm
by Lawdork
Not really. I thought political science was more interesting.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:27 pm
by MurdockLLP
Property is fine, but I agree with the sentiment about estates. Crim ought to be cool, but most of it is spent on the mental aspect so its dull. Civ pro is the equivalent of watching paint dry. Very much looking forward to 2L, when I can take classes in things I'm interested in.
Re: did you find 1L courses to be intellectually stimulating
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:31 pm
by BigZuck
TWIST: 2L and 3L isn't intellectually stimulating either because law school