Reflection

As we move into April its hard not to reflect on the 1L experience. Today we were discussing what we would tell an incoming student looking for advice.

First...I would tell that him to expect the absolute worst...and not to freak out when its worse than he could have ever imagined. That there will be countless days where he will question why in the hell he ever considered coming to law school, why this sucks so badly, why he will want to thrown himself off the balcony again and again, and what masochistic bone in his body compelled him to subject himself to the sheer torture.

However...there will be some bright moments. And if nothing else...you will learn to treasue those moments. You will probably make some of the best friends you have ever had...because people tend to bond when they are at war and struggling to survive. You will realize you are not as stupid as they make you think you are...and you will eventually realize the intelligence and motivation that got you here are still there...they have just been hiding in fear from your constant mood swings, self doubt, and utter exhaustion.

However...at the end of the year...you will probably admit that you would do it all over again.