Also, many of the people here tend to be a bit on the aggressive side, in part I suppose because such personalities may gravitate naturally towards advocacy. The levels of tension and competition can thus be quite high at times. While some of the students can be overbearing, however, there is certainly no lack of pleasant people. Furthermore, numerous social activities, both Law School-sponsored and informal, combine to help offset these tendencies. By and large I am enjoying the material I study here.
Good advocacy requires careful research into the relevant precedents together with lots of insight.
I have also found that my math degree has prepared me well for the rigors of law school. Studying math at the College taught me how to approach problems and think analytically, skills which are of immense value to me now. In the math department I also learned how to apply myself to difficult problems through plain hard work, and by comparison the workload I face now, although stressful at times, does not seem all that heavy. When I came to law school, I was surprised at how many opportunities a law degree creates. Also, because of the way law pervades everything in American society, there are many opportunities to integrate law with other disciplines.