A Top Ten list is like penicillin, the catch-all means of remedying writer’s block, and I’ve had the bird flu of writer’s block of late. So, thought I’d put together some lists of stuff I like and hate about law school, hopefully with our loyal readers adding to the random stuff I include.
So, the Top Ten Things I Hate About Law School are:
10. Classmates with long fingernails. Talk about distracting during exams.
9. The commute. One hour after a day’s work is a bit much.
8. The hostage situation that occurs with our grades after each semester.
7. Professors who confuse their own hypo by, for example, mixing up the party’s names.
6. None of the restaurants on campus being open on the weekend.
5. No real choice in registering for staple courses for evening students.
4. The law school scheduling mandatory activities during business hours.
3. The law school scheduling two exams within 48 hours of each other.
2. The law school not sending enough exams to the exam room. (this happened twice this spring)
1. Evening students quitting their day jobs while still going to evening school.
What did I miss?
My only issue that I would add on there would be “people bitching about me being over competitive.”
Also, other students.
I would add “people who complain that people are complaining that they are overly competitive.”
I would also add “People who don’t like NAMBLA.” Because I love NAMBLA.
[Editor's Note: This Response was edited to reflect Big Show's true sentiments.]
Just like a Communist - censor the people to keep the truth from coming out!
Haha. The comments are hilarious.
Is evening law school only for people who are working full time? Is that a requirement?
It’s not a requirement, though some schools require evening students to sign something stating that they will continue to work while going to school.
The issue is that the evening program is designed for people who are working. Those of us who have kept their jobs are at a distinct disadvantage to those who have not, particularly since grading is on a curve.
You can read more about my disdain for my classmates who have quit jobs in this post.
Fortunately, most of the evening students who chose to quit their jobs rather than work and go to school have since decided to transfer into the day program.
When we finally get our class ranks, I will probably write an article about how those of us who kept our jobs and persevered did versus those who quit their jobs to study full time. If my hypothesis is correct, it didn’t really help them. But it still pisses me off.