Observations About Law School

Some observations about law school...

1. It is damn near impossible to fail law school. Once you're in, you're in. I guess the underlying logic is as following: You busted your ass to get in there, so it's assumed that you are smart. Since you are smart, we'll cut you some slack with actual studying. Therefore, we won't fail you unless you:
A. Not show up for class every day, thereby ruining your chance to take the final
B. Not showing up for the final, thereby giving the professor no basis to give a grade
C. Showing up, but not putting any answers down. However, you still might get a C, just for showing up.
D. A severe violation of the honor code like plagiarism or some ethical violation.
Professor DeLaTorre confirmed this after a final. However, a very determined person could prove me wrong. Are there any takers?

2. Nearly every sanctioned law school event has alcohol involved in some way. Whether it is a formal event or a fundraiser, you are sure to encounter alcohol in its many forms. This is good in some respects. If you do come home drunk and your significant other starts complaining, you can always claim that is was for a good cause: "Yeah, I'm drunk. But I helped raise funds for the Red Cross!" or "Yeah, I got drunk. But I got an interview with a law firm for a summer job!"

3. Everyone, well nearly everyone gets drunk at a law school function, as well as social events hosted by law school students. Alcohol and lawyers seem to go well with each other. This must be a social remenant from the old days of English common law. It must be, as the lawyers in common-law England used to meet at Inns of Court. You had to be a lawyer to be a member of an Inn of Court. Obviously, the alcohol came with the membership.