Got to the law library at about 9am today, and did all the reading for my torts class, briefing the case and noting all relevant questions. I also had to brainstorm answers for a question previously asked by the professor in the syllabus. My class was at 3:30pm and I still felt unprepared. Class was a whirlwind of unfamiliar terms and a struggle with my own brain to keep track of the facts and issues of the case. He moved so quickly, I could barely formulate my questions before we were on to another issue altogether. I was frustrated, but I'm told it gets easier. Things are so nebulous with Torts and Common Law, I just don't know how to handle it yet. Fingers crossed.
I have 3 classes tomorrow, Contracts, Property, and Economic Foundations of Legal Studies. I have about 75 pages left to read just for Contracts and Property, and it's midnight. I have to read it all and then brief and summarize it all to prepare for class. I don't think I'll be sleeping much tonight, if at all.
I have a pot of coffee and a big pack of Chips Ahoy. Wish me luck.
Good luck! Can I say that it may, after all, get easier with time? I'm not sure how different the common law and torts you're studying in America is from the stuff I'm studying in Australia, but torts does tend to get easier with time...
Can't say much about the other classes you're taking, I won't be seeing Contracts till next year...
But anyway, good luck and best wishes.
Ah, the life of the student. Welcome back.
Posted by: Chelonia at August 21, 2003 01:07 PM
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