u/FarBroccoli2438

So you guys gotta month or so before joining law school, just a reminder this post in it's essence cannot completely dictate your mind-frame before law school but this is simply a combination of personal experience and some general advice.

1. Socialise selectively, everyone isn't worth your time. Few kids do nothing in law school, they are typical junk yards. It's completely okay to spend your time with the best and productive bunch, or those who don't make you feel like crap but please stay away from those who do nothing in law school except smoking up, getting 10 backs and acting like it's normal. It's always better to leave a sinking ship.
2. Study from day one, it saves your mental wellness. Subjects especially in Sem-1 & Sem-2 can be covered in a week but that shouldn't be the reason you neglect them until the end, have done the same and it's not worth it. Study little but study from the beginning till the end.
3. Co-Circulars are very important. Please don't be that dork, who just runs behind a high GPA, you need moots, you need adr's because they do hold a value in your CV. They highlight your prowess in communication which is a very important thing in the field of law, plus you get internships through these events and at the same time build great connections who shall help you immensely in your career in the future.
4. Stay away from drama and gossip. Been part of it and it's stupid, do you work, have fun and fuck of, don't get into thing's that aren't enjoyable and productive. Avoid them as much as possible, in law school people form groups, those groups break. They gossip about some random kid, making that person their entire existence. Your interaction with someone must be based on your one to one conversation, it should never be directed based on what a third person feels about him or her, people here hate each other for multiple reasons. Hate is directed for the following reasons, the next person is probably smarter, ain't a jerk, isn't drug addict, doesn't follow stupid cultures in the college, is well connected, probably fit and this in turn causes jealousy which causes drama. Do your work and stay away from this shit.
5. Build connections during your internships, they matter a lot. Especially in T-2 colleges, where T-1 firms are very limited. Ensure that you are well connected, if you aren't build it , if you are please use this unfair advantage. The world ain't fair in the first place to be an underdog, use every factor in your advantage that can prop you up, be that looks, money, connections, what-not.
6. Do not make law school your life, you are there merely for 5 years. You joined a college to leave it one day, it was never mean't to be permanent. Your friends, your room, your campus was temporary. The real world out there is waiting for you, so go get that. Ensure you have a life outside law school, friends who aren't in this field and a personality that isn't purely restricted to law school.
7. Have fun, enjoy the pressure. The hate, the wins, the losses & the drama. It might feel like shit at times but find joy in it, life is to banal already, don't become a dead dog by the end of 5 years.

All the best fellas, I hope you do great, wishing you nothing but good luck.