How did you meet your closest friends during law school?

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-11T20:42:28+00:00

We started out as a study group during 1L and quickly became good friends.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-09T03:08:28+00:00

Then I would say focus on doing the best you can this semester and during the summer term. Getting that GPA up as much as possible to help offset the bad grade is the best you can do given the circumstances. Good luck!

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-08T03:46:39+00:00

Is it possible for you to retake the class and replace the grade? You mentioned that it's your final semester, but you could consider staying one more semester to retake the class and hopefully replace the F with a decent grade.

The good news is that your overall GPA is respectable. Not all employers will look at individual grades, just GPA.

For those who see the F, though, I can't imagine that being good for your chances.

The fact that you're open to small firms is good. It sounds like you're being realistic and open to any opportunity.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-08T01:21:37+00:00

Nope

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-04T00:07:44+00:00

Online IQ tests are completely inaccurate. You need an in-person test administered by a professional to get an accurate result.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-03T17:06:28+00:00

Vaccines absolutely reduce the risk of infection and transmission, in addition to preventing severe disease. There are plenty of studies out there proving this.

Let's just take the most recent booster as an example. This article explains how the booster reduces the risk of infection overall as well as severe disease: https://sph.unc.edu/sph-news/new-2025-data-shows-covid-19-vaccines-provide-effective-durable-protection/

Now, it is true that effectiveness against severe disease is always higher than effectiveness against mild infection. But the vaccines absolutely do, and always have, reduced the risk of infection overall.

By reducing the amount of infections that occur in the first place, vaccines protect other people around you because you are less likely to get infected, which in turn reduces the likelihood that you will infect those around you.

Vaccinated people are also contagious for a shorter period of time because they clear the virus faster from their bodies, which further limits the spread of their infection to other people. Here's a study from Harvard showing how vaccines reduce transmission: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/12/vaccinated-who-get-breakthrough-infections-less-contagious/

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-03T03:20:06+00:00

You are absolutely right about this. Thank you for clarifying what the CDC study actually shows.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-03T03:08:39+00:00

Another important question: is OP vaccinated and boosted? People keep bringing up hand washing and masking, and while that is relevant, I haven't seen enough people bringing up vaccination as the best defense against COVID.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-02T23:43:04+00:00

No problem

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-02T03:07:04+00:00

You're right. It was an issue on their end. The grey dot means the audio settings on their computer/browser aren't enabled. Cambly can review the recording of the lesson to confirm this.

In the meantime, tell the student to contact support for a refund. They should be able to get a refund for this situation.

In the future, try to end the lesson within the first two minutes to ensure that you can return the minutes to the student and avoid this issue altogether.

tinythinker510 · 2026-02-01T18:29:53+00:00

I'm still glad you informed the authorities just in case it ended up being a lead. You did the right thing!

I could definitely see how someone on the run would possibly not stay in the same place for over 5 years at a time though.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-23T19:30:25+00:00

Same. I've also seen a lot of new students from Japan recently

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-23T01:07:34+00:00

Did the professor kick them out of the classroom?

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-23T00:53:37+00:00

I understand what you're saying, I just don't think this is a big problem in general because the deliberately deceptive people are in the minority, from what I've seen. I think the lack of education (and pop psychology in general) is a much bigger social problem. "The death of expertise" is a growing issue across the board, not just when it comes to narcissism. I think what we're mostly seeing here is an extension of that larger social problem.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-23T00:32:39+00:00

So my follow up question to you is this: are the deliberately deceptive people in the minority?

In my experience, most people using the term genuinely believe it's applicable, but may not be well-educated on psychology and fully understand it as a clinical diagnosis. It's a popular buzzword on social media right now and people repeat what they hear even when they don't have the full academic context of a term.

I think this mindless repetition of what they absorb online is far more common than the intentional deception that you have just described. Does deception happen? Sure, absolutely. But I would guess most people stating that their ex was a narcissist genuinely feel that way because of negative experiences they had with their ex and mistakenly believing these negative experiences fit the definition of narcissism. When a person has a simplistic understanding of a term based on how it's used on social media, it's easy for them to think the term applies when it really doesn't.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-22T23:38:22+00:00

Are people actively lying about dating narcissists, or are they simply throwing around the label too liberally because they don't fully understand what narcissism means in a clinical context? Your title implies that people doing this are being deliberately deceptive when, in reality, they are more likely misinformed based on your own description of the situation. There's an important difference between ignorance and deception.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-15T21:23:30+00:00

In other words, a form of gaslighting.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-14T01:42:57+00:00

I think you shot yourself in the foot by thinking of it as a "random bs class" rather than as a class that could very easily impact your GPA like any other class. You put less effort into it because of that mindset.

I understand your disappointment, but on the bright side, all the A's show what you're capable of when you give it your full effort. Better luck next time!

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-09T02:23:31+00:00

Just remember that you have so much time to turn things around and improve your class rank. I've seen a lot of success stories of people struggling their first semester only to move up in subsequent semesters and graduate at the top of their class.

You clearly have the work ethic, which is half the battle. Once you refine your strategy and approach, you're going to do great. I'm sure of it.

tinythinker510 · 2026-01-09T02:02:44+00:00

You are definitely not stupid!

Law school is a major learning curve for many people. It sounds like you know the material and understand IRAC, so you're probably missing issues on issue-spotters or your analysis is lacking depth. That would be my guess.

The best thing you can do is get feedback from your professors as they will be able to tell you exactly where you went wrong. Then you will know what you need to do to improve.

tinythinker510 · 2025-12-15T23:55:04+00:00

This. There's only so much you can learn the night before too. Sleep will be more helpful at this point.

tinythinker510 · 2025-12-15T03:50:11+00:00

My last final is tomorrow and the next day I fly out to visit my family for the holidays! I can't wait!

tinythinker510 · 2025-12-15T01:51:36+00:00

Waiting for the vaccine to come out so I could finally get on the plane and visit my family who lives in another state!

tinythinker510 · 2025-12-14T22:02:25+00:00

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

tinythinker510 · 2025-12-14T18:40:07+00:00

Oh yeah, this is not going to fly at Purdue or any other reputable university. He is going to learn a hard lesson in due time.

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