A Lot to Love About Loyola
I experienced a warm, caring culture during my undergraduate years at LMU, and coming to Loyola Law School felt like returning to a familiar place that genuinely values its students. That …
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Turning Interests into Intentional Electives
Choosing my second and third year electives felt like one of the first moments in law school where I had real control over shaping my legal education. After completing the foundational …
You Don’t Have to Do Law School Alone
Since I went to a large undergraduate university, it wasn’t common to form study groups. I didn’t even know the names of most of my peers in my 100+ person classes. …
Electives Should Not Be Scary
Law school often asks you to make decisions before you feel entirely ready to make them. Electives are no exception. The questions come up early, even if the answers take time. …
Study Groups in Law School
With the rigor of law school, studying with friends is helpful. Exam season makes this especially clear. Being able to explain, debate, and defend ideas out loud made exam preparation more …
One and a Half Years In: Law School at a Glance
Law school has a way of measuring time differently. Semesters feel long, finals feel endless, and suddenly you look up and realize you are one and a half years into this …
Jae’s January Update
Happy New Year! The dreaded question I got the most over winter break was “How did exams go?” My standard response was . . . “Well, they went.” I admit, I …
From Finals to Fresh Starts
Studying for 1st semester exams rewired my brain. My first 1L midterm gave me a sense of what exams would be like at the end of the semester, and all of …
Halfway Through
When people ask how my exams went, the most honest answer is complicated. Law school exams are never just about how much you studied. They are about endurance, strategy, and managing …
Making Time in Law School
Before starting 1L, I kept hearing students who had just finished their first year say, “You will not have time for anything you enjoy.” I entered Loyola Law School determined to …
Debunking a Law School Myth – is Cold Calling Always Absolutely Awful?
Before I started law school, the prospect of being cold called completely terrified me. What could be worse than being publicly humiliated in front of fifty of your peers? Then, I …
The Not-So-Serious Truth About Law School
The biggest myth about law school? That it’s always serious. Every single day so far, I’ve found something to laugh about. Whether it’s a professor’s perfectly timed joke or a classmate’s …