💘⚖️ A 3L’s Secret Rules to Doing Well and Having Fun in Law School ⚖️💘
By: Emma Browning
First, let me clarify what I mean by doing well. You’ll find out very quickly that your fellow students will lie about their grades and most people get B’s (thanks to the curve) so relax. To me, doing well is striking a balance between working hard and living your lifeeeee, so here are some rules to do just that.
1. FELLOW LAW STUDENTS: If anyone ever tells you “don’t worry you don’t have to study for that it’s so easy,” DON’T LISTEN THEY’RE DEFINTELY WRONG.
2. ROCCO’S TACOS: Taco Tuesday at Rocco’s is very much worth it.
3. WERKKK: IT’S OKAY IF YOU DON’T GET A JOB AT THE SAME TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE “EVERYONE ELSE” IS NEVER REALLY EVERYONE ELSE. YOU’RE ALL ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE. (DON’T SLACK, THOUGH!!)
4. THE WRATH OF THE MPRE: ***VERY IMPORTANT RULE*** — THE ONLY THING THAT’S EASY ABOUT THE MPRE IS FAILING IT. BEWARE. (SEE RULE 1.)
5. BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL (EMPHASIS ON THE “BROOKLYN”): THERE ARE PLENTY OF GREAT PLACES TO GO THAT ARE LOCAL — YOU DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO GO TO MANHATTAN!!
6. LEARN TO LOVE THE MTA: GET YOURSELF A METROCARD AND DON’T TAKE UBERS EVERYWHERE UNLESS YOU WANT TO RUN OUT OF MONEY WITHIN 5 SECONDS.
7. BANE OF YOUR EXISTENCE: WE ALL HATE COLD CALLING AND IT’S TERRIBLE AND EMBARRASSING AND ALL BAD THINGS, BUT IT’S OKAY. ❤️ NO ONE WILL REMEMBER THE DUMB THINGS YOU SAY ❤️
8. CURVE GODS/GODDESSES: IT’S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL A CLASS IN LAW SCHOOL (THANKING THE CURVE GODS AND GODDESSES) BUT ALSO STILL STUDY VERY HARD.
9. MARGARITAS: DID I MENTION ROCCO’S YET?
10. LIBRARY ETIQUETTE: PLEAAAAASE DON’T BE ANNOYING IN THE LIBRARY OR ALL THE 3LS WILL HATE YOU.
11. FEIL IS LIT: IF YOU’RE #BLESSED ENOUGH TO LIVE IN FEIL, ALWAYS GO EVENTS IN GERALDO’S — IT’S DEFINITELY LIT.
12. LET FINALS BE FINAL: RESIST THE URGE TO TALK ABOUT A FINAL WHEN IT’S OVER. NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU GOT FOR QUESTION 15 BECAUSE THEY REALLY JUST WANT TO GET MARGARITAS AT THAT POINT.
13. FRIENDZZZZ: OK NOT TO BE TOO MUSHY BUT APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU — MAKE FRIENDS AND STUDY WITH THEM, EAT WITH THEM, FREAK OUT ABOUT FINALS WITH THEM, CHILL WITH THEM, GO TO ROCCO’S WITH THEM, AND REMEMBER THAT MANY OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS WILL BE YOUR FUTURE COLLEAGUES.
14. LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE: ANOTHER MUSHY ONE BUT HEAR ME OUT — DON’T FORGET TO DO THINGS THAT YOU LOVE. LAW SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY TIME-CONSUMING AND WE ARE ALL BUSY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO A WORKOUT CLASS OR GO WALK TO THE PROMENADE OR READ A BOOK THAT IS NOT ABOUT CON LAW OR HAVE SOME DRANKSSSS WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY, THEN YOU JUST GOTTA DO IT.
15. WARNING: SPEAKING OF CON LAW, DEFINITELYYYYY PAY ATTENTION IN THAT CLASS.
16. BAGELS: THE 24-HOUR BAGEL PLACE ON SMITH STREET WILL NEVER EVER EVER LET YOU DOWN.
17. GUAC: LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, IF YOU’RE EVER WONDERING IF THE VERY EXPENSIVE GUACAMOLE AT ROCCO’S IS WORTH IT, THE ANSWER IS YES.
