she is working in Starbuck and studied some bull shit arts degree and now realised the only real job she can get is by going into law. There is almost no chance of her becoming an air traffic controller, let alone a law graduate.
This is genius. For those of you who don’t get it or find it boring, she’s poking fun at how detail-oriented and meticulous law school work is by making a video in the style of said work.
If this video proves one thing - outline, outline, outline (don't wait until the end of the semester - do it for every class each weekend, it will make your life easier during exams once you get through the minimum requirements. By then, you'll have the "system" mastered and you can breathe).
+Powerule Maybe for the first semester. Otherwise, get a good outline at the beginning of the semester and study it every week while following along in class. By the time you get to the end of the semester you'll be golden.
Powerule also ditch the computer for note taking do it the old fashion way. Made a huge difference between 1L and 2L for me and saved my butt to allow me to graduate.
The reason she is speaking so fast is because she's showing how people (mostly professors) speak in law school. The books are how much stuff you'll eventually have to read from cover to cover and carry to and from class every day and the writing... well you have to write fast while listening to your professor speak at lightning speed.
Joel Garcia Well, if you choose to attend law school, the hard part is understanding what's taking place. You're not told how to do anything - you have to figure things out on your own and the day will come, usually in the second semester of your first year when bells and whistles will signal in your brain, and you're finally beginning to think like a lawyer. Once that occurs, things begin to make sense. Yes, law school is crazy, and it goes by very quick because you're constantly trying to apply your brakes.
I'm from Australia and I'm a Law student. The best advice I can give to anyone interested and motivated to study law is to do it. Don't decide not to do it our of fear or intimidation.
I don't really expect you to respond to this since it's been 11 years but.. I am a high-school student, planning to migrate to Switzerland. (The pay in my country is very low) I'm a little scared because I cry even when people just yell at me but I really want to go to law school.. what do you recommend that I do?
@@CoolPudding7048 I recommend going for it! It’s normal to feel scared at first. One thing that I’d recommend to ensure you have amazing notes is to record the entire lecture. You don’t need to replay the whole thing, it’s more so when you’re taking down really important notes and your teacher is talking too fast. You won’t miss anything. Especially important when the lecturer is giving case summary’s (which can lead to a bad habit of not reading the entire case but still). Good luck 😊
@@Mr101spb just curious, are you now a lawyer. You mentioned you were a student 11yrs ago. I hope you did make it! If so, how do you find your profession so far? Btw, thank you for the tips, we appreciate it.
you missed some very important info...most exams from the past are on file in the library so it would behoove any student to get those and learn them since the only thing changing for the current exam will be the fact situation. also, the difference between an A and a C is the ability to write quicker.
This was awesome. If you are thinking of law school... welcome. Disclaimer: Panic is optional. Remember study and brief a bit, use online sources - but still read so you don't sound like you're stupid in case the internet got it wrong. More importantly do the freaking practicals. All libraries have them, check one out. Most of the exam is not a case you'll need to brief, it's crazy practicals that you must find the answers within... if any exist, hence the question: what is the issue and what is the likely remedy? The hardest part of law school is getting in. If you can make it in then you can make it through. You're awesome - now continue with your search of law school videos on RU-vid.
+Kaylia Ervin Excellent point, particularly for blacks from black public school communities - the hardest part is getting into law school. Once you're there, the hard part is over and all that is required is hard work that gets easier once you adapt to teaching yourself everything; understanding that you go to class to answer questions, not to ask them.
I tend to agree that getting into law school is tough. The LSAT sure is a bloody test. I've never gone to law school but did a practice Bar Exam and almost passed.
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Very funny. Its been 15 years since I graduated from law school. So much of this I had pushed into my subconscious never to see or hear again. I suppose it is some type of PTSD coping mechanism. Good luck to all current and future law students!
low key, you just made another human being (myself) legitimately despise you (the creator/poster of this video) for the unhelpful speed and unnecessary use of jargon and colloquial commentary included in this vid. I strongly perceive this video as more of catharsis of the creator/poster's ego rather than an honest effort to educate/inform youtube users of "what law school is like". Although I feel as though watching this video was a disservice to myself and my time, I am going to make a positive recommendation for you (creator/poster) ; channel your very evident intellect and profound understanding of "what law school is like" into a more effective informative experience rather than a display of your personality. Quite frankly your video left me pissed off.
Finally, someone on RU-vid who talks and informs at the speed I want them to. Straight to the point but also rants on unrelated topics to keep people focused, anytime she said starbucks I found that I missed something but it drew me back in and forced me to focus
Although I found her presentation style very pompous and annoying at law school I did learn to take notes incredibly rapidly and absorb huge amounts of information in short time frames. Therefore there is something in what she says. You need to be a very rapid learner and super organised...hard work is mandatory unless you are a genius and or have a photographic memory. Good luck. P.S. a law degree leads to an amazing array of possible careers and is useful every day as most activities have legal ramifications. I am never bothered by the police, negotiate all types of contracts to my advantage and generally have the edge over most people in arguments and discussions. I also have a master's in philosophy and just by the way found law to be much less challenging intellectually.....all that you need is to work extremely hard, have a good memory and decent analytical skills. In philosophy you actually have to be bright and capable of complex analytical and abstract analysis.
Notice how she develops an outline. Typical law school habits! LOL. Law school was awesome but it was also stressful. The Bar study period and the Bar itself was the WORST THING EVER. But completely doable.
I can keep up, for the most part, there are some moments where it feels like she's just throwing words out but I mostly understand her. Not trying to flex or anything.
This is quite funny and even a bit meta. Noice. DO NOT BRIEF. It's a waste of time past the first month. You don't even have to make your own outline past the first semester. Find someone else's at the START of the semester and make sure it's comprehensive. You'll study this along with reading for class, the outline basically does the synthesis for you. You can even read ahead. If you want to learn to "think like a lawyer", maybe don't do this in the first semester so you can work it out yourself. Law school is much less intimidating when you put a bit less pressure on yourself.
First, there is likely no legitimate reason to set an arbitrary limit of 5 min. In so doing you have sacrificed conveyance of your ideas to show that you can talk fast; while impressive, this is not why we selected your post. Second, even if you were to slow down your speech, your use of language and sentence structure is mere jargon, peculiar to a group either in or already completed law school, unrepresentative of your audience - folks curious about law school. The purpose of communication is to convey ideas to your audience - and you have shown no purpose to that end. So if this post is not for us, then it must be for you. Thanks for hijacking legitimate concerns to grab attention for yourself. While probably not entirely your fault, people like you make me sad about the trajectory of our youth.
I slowed it down to .75 so I could comprehend at normal speed and then replayed at regular speed to get a taste of law school lecture. This video is a bit dated at 11 years. There has been many societal changes. Can anyone confirm if this video is (in general) still accurate?
Hello! I am also a Linguistics student considering Law School! Because you made this video eight years ago, I'm wondering whether you find law fulfilling, stressful, etc. I got accepted to a cash cow MA program and think that law school might actually be less demeaning than graduate school for linguistics. Let me know what you think if you're still out there!
She is correct, if you are in your 20' s with no experience. However if you are in the 1st category she mentioned. That being someone who has 1-10 year (likely more) years experience. A lot of those people of those people go back to school to become senior management in what they are doing not because they don't like it. Also, the more experience you have in life the easier it becomes to "spot problems" and those "improbable situations" might actually have been experienced. In summer, law school is a lot less stressful the more life experience you have.
I simply decided i wanted to defend people who face the machine(criminal justice system) I came from an extremely rough background where i unfortunately had only myself to rely on in order to overcome great and powerful enemies. I view Criminal Defense Lawyers as extremely important people in our society and i will dedicate my life to helping people face the machine and i will give them hope as i do it.
I really don't think that law school would be that difficult. If you're coming from a top tier University and you're actually taking a challenging major(sorry English and linguistics majors) it wouldn't be too big of a step up from your normal course load.
you are trying WAY too hard. speaking extremely quickly with a heavy academic tone isn't how you genuinely communicate ideas, it's how someone tries to appear above their intellectual paygrade
This is totally not what law school is like. I get it, you're trying to demonstrate, oh everyone talks so fast and says too much without saying anything, but that's not what it's like. It's not very hard, and not very interesting, and filled with not overly smart people. Kind of the opposite of what this video is trying to say. Also, you have your outline numbers wrong. I. Then A. Then 1. Then a. THEN i.
I am a qualified engineer and law graduate and this woman on the video is full up to the top of bull shit. Bet she couldn't make it through a law degree. Sounds like she tried but is trying to convince herself as to why she is about to drop out.
It would seem characterizing an entire category such as "law school" is invalid due to the sheer number of them and invalidating someone else's own experience with anecdotal evidence of your own to be equally flawed.
if this is Law School in USA then NO THANK YOU! 0.0 I'm a Law student in the UK and comparing to this madness... we have it easy! We get lecture handouts and powerpoint slides handed to us by the lecturers in advance, plus they put them up on the Uni website for us, plus they give us extra material if relevant, plus we don't have to carry all those books around as they're either in the library or most information is available online. This video made me see how privileged UK students are!
Who did this video? I would love to pick your brain. I have a BA in linguistics and I am halfway through my MA in linguistics and I am considering law school. I love the outline I can definitely identify with it. Thanks for sharing!
Wooow did I accidently play this on fast forward! Do you plan on speaking to clients that fast haha :D Good information but best played on slow motion haha :)
She can beat a-train💀forget the joke but it’s kinda perfect if you can’t listen that fast you’re done in an argument by the way I’m not even a native english speaker I’m asian 🇮🇳
You guys, this lady is just showing off. This lady knows better than to make a 5 minute video full of legalize that a lay person would not be able to understand. She is talking to a group of fellow individuals fresh out of college, not her fellow colleagues. I apologize. Law students don't talk like this, nor do they act like this. (Especially after the 1L year)Law school is nothing like this either. Yes it is stressful, Yes it is hard, but we do manage to get some free time. If anyone wants to know what REAL law school is like, send me a personal message. I think a more thorough, yet humble opinion of law school is like is better than a sped up, showoffy, legalize one.
Been 5 years since you've left this comment, but what can you tell me about law school? I'm in my third year of undergrad right now, and I'm considering law school but haven't decided for sure yet. One of my professors who is currently a prosecutor says that there are only two times of day at law school: when you're reading and when you're feeling guilty that you're not reading.
