April 08, 2004
The most important law school skill...
So I think I have finally figured out what the single most important skill necessary for success in law school is: strategic ranking. That's it. Never mind case synthesis, reading comprehension, time management or any of the typical traits listed as vital to success. If you are able to strategically rank stuff, you will succeed.
For example:
Today, we were introduced to the somewhat elaborate ranking process for course selection next year. We rank seven "first choice" classes and seven "alternate" classes for each semester. If you don't get into your first choice, the system will go to the alternate. Given that certain classes and professors are extremely difficult to get into, strategy is critical. Should be fun...
We also learned about the ranking process for firm interviews during OCI in August, where we get to rank 50 firms, each with varying difficulty of actually landing an interview. Still more fun...
Plus, we get to rank our journal preferences during the write-on competition.
Strategic ranking, that's all there is to it...I wish I had known.
For example:
Today, we were introduced to the somewhat elaborate ranking process for course selection next year. We rank seven "first choice" classes and seven "alternate" classes for each semester. If you don't get into your first choice, the system will go to the alternate. Given that certain classes and professors are extremely difficult to get into, strategy is critical. Should be fun...
We also learned about the ranking process for firm interviews during OCI in August, where we get to rank 50 firms, each with varying difficulty of actually landing an interview. Still more fun...
Plus, we get to rank our journal preferences during the write-on competition.
Strategic ranking, that's all there is to it...I wish I had known.
