Screaming Bean |
Monday, August 23, 2004
One whole day in the book. As much as I've always thought the high school analogy is overused, this day proved just how useful an analogy it is. You have the 1L's, freshman, slightly glassy eyed from all the other students in the halls, looking mildly confused and clutching new Property books. It seems impossible for them to look any younger. Meanwhile, the 3Ls come on the scene like every high school senior. BMOCs, we have the special parking spots, know how the game is played and are more interested in meeting and greeting than actually attending classes. One truism doesn't seem to hold however...this is the year they bore you to death. I'm sure there are some holding offers for whom this couldn't be any more boring, but this is like high school too. Seniors in high school came in two flavors. One, the I-really-could-give-a-damn-why-am-I-here variety, and two, the Ohmigod-I'm-running-out-of-time-I-need-to-do-everything-now variety. I sort of fell into the second category because I was in choir, orchestra, band and drama, as well as a full set of classes. As a 3L, I'm working two jobs, taking 5 classes and barely have time to read. Did I learn anything from high school? Obviously not.
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