[blindlaw] Law School in 3 Years Question

[Jen Barrow]

Hi List,

 

I will be starting law school in the Fall.  On a couple of the school websites, a reduced course load is listed as an example of a possible reasonable accommodation.  I am curious what you guys did or are doing- whether you completed law school in the 3 typical years?  I did my undergrad in 4 years, partly out of principal that I did not want to receive special treatment and partly because I wanted to graduate with my class.  But, in retrospect, I think 4.5 or 5 years of study would have improved my quality of life (e g time away from studying to be more social), and the depth of my learning.  I realize now that I often powered through reading assignments so fast to complete them on time that I read them too fast to truly process the material.  I don't want to cheat myself again out of the full opportunities of learning, but I'm not sure that 4 years of law school is quite the way to go either.  I've heard the first year of law school is hell for everybody, but how did it go for those of you who read all your books with JAWS?  Any thoughts are appreciated.  Feel free to write me off list.

 

Thanks,

Jen

barrowj at comcast.net
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Hi List,
 
I will be starting law school in the Fall.
 
On a couple of the school websites, a reduced course load is listed as an example of a possible reasonable accommodation.
 
I am curious what you guys did or are doing- whether you completed law school in the 3 typical years?
 
I did my undergrad in 4 years, partly out of principal that I did not want to receive special treatment and partly because I wanted to graduate with my class.
 
But, in retrospect, I think 4.5 or 5 years of study would have improved my quality of life (e g time away from studying to be more social), and the depth of my learning.
 
I realize now that I often powered through reading assignments so fast to complete them on time that I read them too fast to truly process the material.
 
I don’t want to cheat myself again out of the full opportunities of learning, but I’m not sure that 4 years of law school is quite the way to go either.
 
I’ve heard the first year of law school is hell for everybody, but how did it go for those of you who read all your books with JAWS?
 
Any thoughts are appreciated.
 
Feel free to write me off list.
 
Thanks,
Jen
mailto:barrowj at comcast.net barrowj at comcast.net