Orientation and all that

Hmm, at the risk of this entry being more “blawg”ish (Examples of "blawgs" can be found here) than I would want it to be, here’s a list of randomness containing some of my impressions and experiences from orientation on Tuesday and Wednesday:

• Stats for the full-time U of H Law Class of '09 (from what I jotted down--sorry if I heard something wrong): 254 students, 38% female, 3.53 GPA, 160 LSAT. I can't remember the exact percentage of minorities--somewhere in the upper 20s, I think. 8 of us are from Trinity.
• We get our own study carrels assigned to us in a room near our classrooms. That's kind of cool, and I wasn’t expecting anything like that.
• I think I lucked out being placed in Section C. We may have the "slacker group" stigma based on years past, but...that’s okay. We seem like a nifty group of people.
• I don't like writing diagnostic assessments that determine whether we're going to be going and getting help with writing once a week all semester. Couldn't I just go ask for help myself if I thought I needed it?
• I broke my personal best bowling score of around 50 for like the first time ever at the SBA party on Wednesday. After insisting that I could not bowl at all, ever, I promptly rolled the ball down the lane and got a strike on my first frame. Yay. I can’t remember the final score, but think it was in the high 60s or lower 70s.
• I now own a nalgene bottle with the Westlaw logo on it, courtesy of the library.
• Larry J. Doherty, of “Texas Justice” fame, is an interesting person. He’s also kind of scary, insisting that we find out who we are and all that. And calling on people randomly during, like, the first hour of orientation—not cool.
• Man, I should decide pretty soon if I want to proceed with being licensed in Texas. Will start reflecting on that.
• Hooray for free printing in the Law Center.
• Ummm, figuring out financial aid is weird. And complicated.
• This semester I am going to be reading a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot.

That’s about all I can think of for the moment. I think I kind of wish it was about 6 weeks from now—then I could be all settled in and know what I’m doing. Hmm, or maybe 6 months from now, and then the stress of this semester’s exams will be behind me. Or maybe three years from now, when law school—and hopefully the bar exam—will be finished.

Nah, never mind. Don't want to miss out on the experience. Guess I'll get through it one day at a time, like everyone else.