A Nationally Ranked Advocacy Program

I am one of the beautiful people that made it in to the brochure for the law school's advocacy program. This is me pacing while I rehearse for moot court last spring.

If I Werent On The SBA, I Might Complain

Today I took the first midterm exam of my law school career. It seems odd to take a test without having started the day with donuts and kolaches.

Struck

According to the rumors, Britt Clark holds the all-time Baylor record for striking the most barristers in a school moot court competition. In last spring's competition however, it was me who struck the most barristers. The moot court officers asked for strikes without telling us what the criteria was. I asked about it, but nobody was able to give me a standard. So I made up my own. I struck law buddies, the leaders of every organization I was a member of, upper quarter students I had helped out in the past, and anyone who joked with me about being partial. Nobody else came close to the number of strikes I made.

This time, the moot court officers gave criteria for strikes. It wasn't nearly as demanding a standard, so I cut back my strikes considerably. Even so, my team remains the difficult one to match with barristers. I learned that my partner and I received the most strikes from barristers, by far. We must have a lot of good friends and/or major enemies among barristers. I think I'd be aware of major enemies.

Oops

Only 61.95% of Baylor Law students would pick it again if they had it to do over. There was just one Texas law school with a lower percentage.

I'm still trying to determine what the numbers signify exactly. Not to downplay our flaws, but the mere prospect of practice court can make one question their sanity, not just choice of school. I'd like to know what the numbers would look like if the survey were completed by graduates five years out.

Tempting Karmic Wrath

Grades in most law school classes are essentially determined exclusively by a single final exam. This quarter I picked mostly from exceptions to the general rule. Consequently, I haven't waited until finals to feel overwhelmed.

Since my last post, I have had a number of adventures. These include going to a rock concert, meeting a cousin I had never met before, and finally buying a navy suit. They were worthy of a mention, but I have been too busy to write about any of it.

Now, it is once again the season for practice court students to begin trolling for witnesses for their exercises. I've known people in previous PC classes, but my good friends are beginning to take it in significant numbers now. As busy as I am, I would still like to help my friends out. The thing is, you can count on your friend's opponents to try to tear you apart. I think I'm subject to enough of that in life without volunteering for more. I just can't bring myself to do it.