Today officially concluded my last day of classes for my first year of law school. Whereas in elementary school we would get a party for the last day of classes, in law school we have professor evaluations and impending finals. At least the professors usually give a nice little speech about hanging in there and the noble field of law, then we applaud. There's a little sense of closure admist the dread of taking tests that determine your whole grade.
Though I'm not completely done, I still think it's safe to say that I like law school and so glad that I went (maybe it's actually more telling that I'm saying this in the thick of finals prep rather than when I'm done and all the pressure is gone).
There might have been days when I was confused, stressed, or just bored, but overall, I'd say I enjoyed my classes, even contracts and property weren't that bad. It's probably because I'm one of those nerds who actually likes going to class and as my LSAT instructor told us, law school is one of the best educations that you can get.
Even just taking the foundation classes, I concur. People were right when they say that after starting law school, you look at the world differently. Yes we see lawsuits everywhere, but I also think that we just have a better grasp of how the world works and we might analyze things more. After being a political science major, it's also nice to gain some knowledge that will be practically applied, like how to file a motion.
Maybe law school's not for everyone, in particular people who aren't ready to commit to working a lot. But when people do ask me if I like it and recommend it, I say yes. I don't know how unique my experience was compared to others, but I "survived" my first year of classes and am somewhat excited to tackle another two. But for now, I'll just focus on surviving finals.
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