Still holding out hope for a jam-packed April
An anonymous third-year student recently confessed to Ultra Vires that they are still waiting for law school to become enjoyable. The unnamed student had this to say: “Before starting law school everyone told me that this would be a transformative experience where I would meet friends for life, meet the love of my life, get six-pack abs, learn to think like a lawyer, cure cancer, and overall have a robust social life.” The student continued, “Surely all these people who told me this wouldn’t have said that for no reason? I mean even though many of them never went to law school, surely their opinions based on stereotypes from film and television are completely valid.”
When asked if they were beginning to doubt the accuracy of the statements, the student had this to say: “No way! I just can’t believe all this amazing stuff is going to happen to me whilst studying for exams! Who would’ve thought that the month where I have four exams and 11 papers due, alongside the 40 mental breakdowns I usually have at that time, would be so exciting and filled with positivity!?”
When confronted with the possibility that April might just be another regular month and that even so, law school might still be better than articling or working as an associate, the 3L became visibly upset and began breathing heavily. They became even more agitated and flew into a rage when UV suggested that the student could potentially pursue LLM or SJD degrees to prolong their law school experiences in hopes of eventually turning it into a “fun” experience. Thankfully, they remembered Terry Gardiner’s wellness exercises and calmed down extremely quickly—only taking a matter of hours to stop frothing at the mouth in fury.
Upon regathering their composure, the student concluded with the following comment: “Look I’ve been here for almost three years now and it’s like they say—hope springs eternal. I really need this optimism, I’m 3-L-O-L-ing a little too hard…” The student then realized the conditional nature of their articling return offer and sprinted off to the Bora Laskin Law Library, running so fast they left a smoke cloud silhouette.
