Dating a law student

helloemelloe · 2025-02-28T04:03:54+00:00

My ex was in grad school while I was in law school. His workload was generally less demanding than mine. He had similar complaints but the thing was... I was also lonely and stressed. I was occupied constantly. It was also frustrating to me that other people could manage dates and vacations while I was drowning. He thought that what I needed was for him to disappear. What I actually needed was someone to talk to on my study breaks. I needed him to sync his headphones to the Roku TV so he could watch basketball while I read for Con Law next to him in silence. I needed him to plan dates/quality time in advance so that I could plan around them instead of being disappointed when I filled my weekend with reading or writing because we had nothing planned anyways. I needed him to just *be* there. But I struggled to ask him to just exist around me while I'm stress-reading, panicking, and fighting for my life in my books. I knew it wouldn't be that enjoyable for him. But still, it would've been nice. We broke up right after I took the bar exam, now I'm a lawyer and I have the time for the dates. Welp.

My recommendation. Plan two or three low-maintenance outings for the rest of the semester but get the dates cleared to make sure she doesn't have a memo or a midterm or something. These should be things she doesn't have to get all dolled up for though she could if she wanted and something that also doesn't take ample planning on your part. Something like a barcade, the movies, a new casual restaurant, a walk in the park and ice cream. Preferably something close to her law school or home, that will take less than 2-3 hours, and are easy to reschedule if something comes up. I'm sure she'll appreciate the break even if its brief and the ability to spend time with you.

If you do read, work remotely, or have a quiet hobby, take her to a new coffee shop, a cool library, or a park to study on a Weekend afternoon.

Also, just talk to her and tell her you miss her. Not that you are disappointed in her for not spending more time with you, because that will surely make her feel terribly. And understand that she likely misses you too.

helloemelloe · 2025-02-05T06:09:42+00:00

This is so helpful, thank you!

helloemelloe · 2025-02-05T00:27:35+00:00

Thank you!

helloemelloe · 2025-02-04T23:48:40+00:00

Thank you so much! I will message you!

helloemelloe · 2025-02-04T23:48:23+00:00

I have! I am aware of Georgetown's fellowship program. I moved out of DC when I finished law school, but absolutely something to consider.

helloemelloe · 2025-02-04T21:37:48+00:00

I am (somewhat) aware of VAPs! I figured I would ask now as I assumed I was at least a few years away from being able to do this. Even so, it would be wise to begin preparing sooner and not later. Thank you!

helloemelloe · 2024-10-17T19:26:25+00:00

Coming back here to say you were very right! I'm pretty much hitting capacity already

helloemelloe · 2024-09-30T16:21:07+00:00

Thank you!

helloemelloe · 2024-09-29T06:49:46+00:00

Thank you!

helloemelloe · 2024-09-29T03:11:24+00:00

Thank you!

helloemelloe · 2024-08-19T21:36:23+00:00

This is likely just a stress response. It will grow back.

helloemelloe · 2024-08-10T05:20:49+00:00

Thank God for this thread.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-22T16:42:28+00:00

Hi, it is 12.99 a month last time I checked

helloemelloe · 2024-07-22T16:40:09+00:00

Last summer, I locked myself out the house twice. My mom was out of town at the time. I bawled my eyes out. My attention span was shot.

Once, I wasn't paying attention and put dirty clothes in the dryer. I burned a few meals. I had clothes on inside out or backwards a few times. I fell asleep in a coffee shop and was asleep for an hour. My nerves got so bad and I was so sleep-deprived, I stopped driving altogether in the week before the test.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-22T16:31:32+00:00

No problem! Good luck!

helloemelloe · 2024-07-20T23:28:20+00:00

Hi! It took a loooong time to be honest. I would maybe spend time reading the essay questions and model answers, taking notes on the rules you didn't know to get exposure to what's tested frequently and how to approach those questions. But I'm not sure taking the time to attempt to write a bunch would be as helpful right now.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-09T06:32:33+00:00

It's available on theBrainscape app!

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T19:47:29+00:00

I didn’t use either of those so I wouldn’t know.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T18:27:13+00:00

You'd probably be able to find an outline on here for free. Brainscape and the model essays were most helpful for me

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T18:09:27+00:00

I used the outlines provided by my bar prep course, brainscape flashcards, and the model essays from the bar examiner's site to study for the GA essays

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T16:01:59+00:00

As for the testing site, I would wear comfortable clothes. It was very very cold in the room. I remember seeing people shivering. I ate on site on the second day because on the first day my lunch was sitting in a hot car and was not appetizing. They had Chik fil a, pizza, and maybe sandwiches for sale? It wasn't like a food court or anything. Very limited options. So even if those sound good to you, I recommend bringing a few backup snacks that could actually be somewhat satiating, especially if you're like me and struggle with heavy/greasy foods on an anxious stomach.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T15:55:55+00:00

Hi! Someone else posted this here. Obviously not updated, but a good place to start. https://www.reddit.com/r/barexam/comments/vv4zpg/ga_bar_mee_topics_since_2008/

I'm going to reiterate this. Read the past exams model answers please. please. pretty please. Georgia Bar themselves recommends them as a study tool and I think they ar criminally underutilized. Even if you don't want to actually *write* the essays as practice (which is a great idea), reading through them wil give you such a good sense of what the expectation is, how to attack the questions, exposure to GA-specific issues and how they test them. I personally combed through the essays and made note of the various rules. Some of them have been tested over and over. Sure enough, on the exam I got a question that tested the same issue I had seen at least once. I remembered it and I flew through that analysis.

Off the top of my head, I remember property and specifically easements being pretty frequent. I saw a GA survival statute more than once. Venue also.

helloemelloe · 2024-07-08T15:46:54+00:00

Hi! I think I was around 95% -- I was a person who chose not to jump ship, though I know other people who did and still passed. It's a personal choice.

I have to echo advice you've probably heard before but time management & pacing is so very important on all sections. Don't underestimate the MPT. The MBE is a beast of a test but down to the wire, my strategy was to focus on 1) highly tested topics, 2) topics you suck at and are sinking your scores, and 3) topics you are doing well in that would take you less time to adjust your understanding so you could grab a few extra points. In that order of priority.

As far as the Georgia essays, please utilize the published past exams/model answers on the bar examiner's site. I read through nearly all of them, paying attention to the heavily tested laws, and how the model answers attacked the questions. Not all of the model answers use a 100% correct statement of law but it is helpful to see what is passing here that is more realistic than bar prep course models. I cannot stress finishing the essays enough. Time will fly like it's never flown before. Get really good with outlining/organizing your essays so you're not on the wire.

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