I Don’t Need Study Groups. (Except When I Do.)
When it comes to the everyday academic grind, I’m a loner. I don’t share notes with other students, and I hardly ever meet with classmates outside of class to go over …
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Collaboration In Law School – Finding Your People
When I started law school, I had no idea what to expect when it came to the social and academic environment. On one hand, movies usually show a hyper-competitive environment and …
My Law School Life
My typical law school day looks quite a bit different than it did a year ago. For starters, I am only on campus two days per week, and the rest of …
A Beautiful Kind of Perspective
My Saturdays are filled mostly with studying these days. That’s how it was this past Saturday, too. My Criminal Law professor assigned a practice midterm (sounds fun, I know), so I …
Myth: People Are CUT-THROAT
Before starting law school, I heard about how cut-throat all of my peers would be. I was told so many horror stories about students giving each other the wrong answers on …
A Little Bit about Me: Jordan Avey
The phrase “So tell me a little bit about yourself” has always given me minor heart palpitations. What kind of personality do I have? Are those actually my interests? What have …
Summer Sixteen
I spent my summer at the District Attorney’s office prepping preliminary hearings. I appeared on record for the first time and questioned witnesses. I also had the privilege of arguing an …
3L
“You’re going to blink and before you know it, you’ll be a 3L,” words of wisdom told to me as I prepared to enter my 1L year. As I select classes …
Study Groups
The truth is I’ve never participated in a study group. For whatever reason, I’ve always been a solitary studier. I am sure there are benefits to group studying, but I’ve never …
The Best Part of this Semester
During my first year, I recall seeing groups of high school students on campus. Since our campus is a law school only campus, naturally I was curious as to why they were …
How This Year is Different
I was under the impression that the first year of law school is the hardest and then it became easier the second year. I was a little right, but more wrong, …
From “No Longer a Student” to a “Law Student”
I started this fall in Loyola Law School’s Evening program which will take me from anywhere between 3.5 and 4 years to complete. This program is for people who work full …