By Anastasia Evans


LAW SCHOOL - A SURVIVORS GUIDE


The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Law School: A Survivor’s Story 1) The sense of camaraderie with your fellow law


students. Once you’ve spent 48 hours straight studying for an exam with somebody – something we genuinely did in third year – you get to know them in a way that you would usually only know your family.


I’ve seen some terrible things!


2) Sometimes, when the ultimate gains from studying law seem all too far off, remember there are some great shorter-term benefits you can reap right now.


Playing the victim with housemates/friends who study other subjects is a


prime example, and history of art students were my personal favourite targets. ‘4 hours of contact time per week? Pah! Try 30, and look at all this reading I have to do! Yes, I would love some conciliatory ice cream, thanks.’


3) When somebody asks you a question related to your degree and you know the


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