I would really like to see the rates of voluntary attrition at law schools. It’s hard to get a gauge based on anecdotal evidence. On the one hand, reading law student blogs and listening to law students, you would think everyone was one bad day away from quitting. On the other hand, law students don’t [...]
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The lack of consistency in law school grading is one of the top reasons law school is so stressful. The law student whose grades correlate perfectly with the time spent and his or her understanding of the class simply hasn’t been delighted or screwed by a grade they feel they didn’t deserve. Unless you are [...]
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I saw this post at The Art of Great Things about using up excuses. The idea is that every month you look at excuses you’ve used, and those are now used up. Next time you’re tempted to use those excuses, find something else, because they are unavailable to you. Law students are notorious for having [...]
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By this point, the new school smell of most law schools is wearing off. Most law students will follow a particular curve during law school: Gung ho, balls to the wall start Burn out Fall into rhythm Frantic race to finals Lather, rinse, and repeat each semester or quarter until sometime during 3L when the [...]
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