Law School Discussion

I know how you feel. I was all excited and gung ho at the beginning of the semester and now I find myself bored and wondering why I did this to myself. I don't have family pressure like you do but I don't want to be a quitter.  I know I can do the work and it's not that I find it all that overwhelming. I just find myself in class going "who cares?" I'm keeping up with assignments and everything like I was before but I keep saying "why bother?"  I knew before I even applied that law wasn't the most interesting thing in the world to me, but I love to learn and I was hoping it would grow on me.  I think one thing that makes it hard is that as a biology/chemistry major, I find the method of teaching in law school quite frustrating.  They could cover three times the amount of material if they would just lecture and not waste class time trying to dig information out of the victims they have selected for the Socratic Method.  I get that we have to be able to glean the law by reading cases but I think they could establish a foundation that would make it easier.  Anyway I feel your pain and I have jusst tried to convince myself that the stupidest thing I could do is to quit mid-semester. You and I can always quit.  We might as well go on through the end of the semester.  Good luck!

I think Mercer and GSU do pretty much the same outside Atlanta. Don't really know about out of state. If you're not from Georgia you should be aware that there are really two Georgias: one in the metro-Atlanta area and then the rest of the state. I grew up in Atlanta and have no intention of returning there after I get my degree from GSU but I love the rest of the state.

I'm not sure I would believe any response by a school official to a question like that. I don't think they would deliberately lie but I'm sure they would present their school in the best possible light. I don't know of any professors leaving. My best guess is it may be the high attrition rate for GSU 1Ls, the recognition Mercer got for their writing program or the current slate of Mercer grads in State politics. Dean Kaminshine seems like a really nice guy but I don't know how receptive in general Deans are to questions like this from applicants.

I don't know you at all and my contact has been limited to just reading a few postings but you seem to have some serious reservations about GSU. I felt the same way about UGA when I visited there. If something is telling you "no", even if it is undefinable, I think you probably should not go there. Good luck whatever your choice and if I can be of any assistance in your relocating to the Macon area, I'd be glad to help.

My only complaint about the library is that it's kind of dark and cave like. I think the staff is very helpful. a lot of students hang out in the atrium near the 1L classrooms or on the 2nd floor near the vending machines. They're building a real lounge on the 6th floor.

Hope things work out for you. Thanks for the good thoughts.