February 21, 2013 at 3:07 pm
On January 20th, 2012, I received my first semester grades. And on January 20th, 2012, I cried for the first time over my grades. And then I cried some more, feeling helpless and stupid for shedding tears over something so inconsequential. I am not a crier. But law school will do that to you. It [...]
February 6, 2013 at 7:58 pm
If you read my previous post, you’ll know that I am c-r-a-z-y busy this semester with five classes and Legal Follies. Although it was overwhelming at first, I’ve settled into a rhythm and the ultra-full schedule has just made me ultra-efficient in my work. However, it has changed how Rob and I are able to [...]
February 2, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday. Sadly, the New England Patriots won’t be inside the Superdome this year. With football coming to an end and baseball starting in a few months, what’s a sports fan to do? Thankfully, Boston has plenty of sports teams to go around. Lately I’ve been catching all of the Celtics and [...]
January 29, 2013 at 11:42 pm
Although you’ll find the same basic curriculum everywhere, every law school does things a little differently. BU only has one year-long class, the legal writing seminar, which you get a separate grade for each semester worth 1.5 credit hours. The other fall classes (Torts, Contracts, and Civil Procedure) are each worth 4.0 credit hours. As I’m [...]
January 15, 2013 at 11:32 pm
After days and weeks of feverish studying, the first round of law school exams was finally upon us. Most people with even a cursory knowledge of the law school experience know this was a time to be feared, but what all did the dreaded Exam Week actually entail? What do these law school exams [...]
December 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm
The first semester of law school has come to an end. With its ending comes feelings of satisfaction, relief, and happiness. Yet, there’s one feeling that I believe every 1L appreciates more than the rest. A feeling that sums up everything that we put into our first semester in a [...]
December 15, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Holidays are wonderful things, especially for law students. Most of them offer us some much-needed time off, or at least another occasion to relax and celebrate. With the end of Hanukkah approaching, I’ve been thinking about how the meaning of certain holidays has changed for me since I came to [...]
