In law school, it seems to be very easy to lose confidence in the study habits that got you into law school. When you're surrounded by people who are putting in 5, 10 hours at the library every day and color coding their notes with 5 different colors, it can be easy to question your own methods. I'm doing so even as I type this. However, I think for the most part people should try and stick with what they know works for them. I've decided to stick with my regular habits, at least for the first semester, and see how that goes.
Of course, I could look back on this in December and rue the day I chose to do this.
On a side note, free food continues to be plentiful though of a distinctly less expensive variety. I anticipate finishing this week having paid for lunch only once. Free pizza at general interest meetings and guest speaker lectures can be a godsend for those on a tight budget, but this cannot be good for my longterm health.
I saw a trolley go by earlier with Indian food or something in it. I've got to find out where good food like that is going... perhaps faculty only?
I have the same strategy for studying this semester (I'm a 1L as well) - I'm doing what makes sense to me at this point, based mostly on what has worked for me in the past, and I'll see how it turns out when I get my first semester grades. If I did great, well, then, awesome! If not, I know I need to do things differently. But sticking with it for one semester seems like the most coherent strategy to me.
ReplyDeleteThe only problem with this is that, supposedly, 1L grades are all that really matter since that decides where you go for your 2L summer job, which is what your job offer is mostly dependent on, if you're going the big law firm route.
ReplyDeleteMakes this 1L year all the more stressful!