I love it here

Not having grades and class rankings is very cool. Obviously, professors do demand excellence here, and they want your very best work, but competition is virtually zero and the small groups into which we are all divided are a lifesaver (ours continually exchanges advice, class notes, and outlines by email). I've talked to a few students starting at other law schools, who are already in the "must get such-and-such a GPA" mindset, and this makes me grateful that I chose to come here.

I haven't gotten the impression (which several people warned me about this summer when I told them where I was going to law school) that people are arrogant and ultra-liberal. I have yet to run into someone with an irritating sense of entitlement, or anyone talking about their trust fund (even if someone I knew had that kind of money, this is not an atmosphere which encourages bringing that up... ever). And there are plenty of conservative students here - though while I was used to being more liberal than everyone else back home, here I definitely feel that I'm to the right of most people. However, regarding the complaints that I've heard - that conservative students don't get a voice, that the Federalist Society is failing, or that professors are so liberal they alienate some students - I have so far seen no evidence of this. I love my classes and my professors.

The social life here is great, and it's so easy to talk to everyone about anything. I have yet to get drunk at bar review, although apparently I'm one of the few. I think our class is going to be a lot of fun.