Xref: utzoo comp.org.eff.talk:2191 misc.legal:25441 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!samsung!olivea!mintaka!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!news From: wdstarr@athena.mit.edu (William December Starr) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,misc.legal Subject: Re: Law school, boring? Message-ID: <1991Apr22.125957.25205@athena.mit.edu> Date: 22 Apr 91 12:59:57 GMT References: <3DDq11w164w@chatham.uucp> <1991Apr21.180107.10697@eff.org> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Organization: Northeastern Law, Class of '93 Lines: 34 In-Reply-To: mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) In article <1991Apr21.180107.10697@eff.org>, mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) said: > >Well, not exactly. The first-year core has its dull moments, but > >in general I've found it delightfully stimulating. [Barry Campbell] > Except for certain periods of panicky and a general loss of sleep, > I thought the first year was pretty interesting, and I didn't lose > interest as I continued in law school. I'm told I'm an exception > on this score, however. I'll second and third the above (except for the bit about Mike being an exception; I'm not qualified to render judgement on that :-). Sometimes it's fascinating, sometimes it frustration, occasionally it's boring (especially when some other student is talking and is either getting it wrong, is asking about something I already understand, or is so clueless as to be incomprehensible... naturally, *I'm* never guilty of any of these sins :-), and, in the few weeks before finals, it can be downright terrifying... but in general it's a good experience and it beats the hell out of working in the real world. :-) -- William December Starr Q: What happened then? A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me." Q: Did he kill you? A: No.