Last Day of First Year

From the article, "Surviving First Year"

CC: Are the rumors true about how difficult the first year of law school is? If so, what makes it so difficult?

AL: The first year of law school is difficult. The rumors do have some basis. However, the extent to which the difficulty of law school becomes overbearing is often a personal choice. In my experience, the first year of law school becomes especially burdensome when people place unrealistic expectations on themselves and their learning curve. The types of students that enter law school, and the personalities they have, often make for a lot of self-inflicted pressure to perform well, to appear astute before classmates, or to impress others. Much of this is, frankly, unnecessary because all the other first years are having the same experience - the transition to law school, the school itself, to the teaching style and to the way classes are conducted.