10 People You Meet in Law School

1. The Child Prodigy

This person knows everything. Just when you think
youve had all the cases and provisions pulverized and
made a ready gun powder for the shoot off on your
recitation, she starts discussing some doctrines, you by
the love of The Killers has missed out. Being friends
with the Child Prodigy is two-pronged. She is definitely
there to discuss with you the liabilities on Negotiable
Instruments; but shes also there to remind you that
sometimes, your best is just not good enough.
2. Ms/Mr. In Denial
So you start asking your classmates as to at what degree
are they unprepared, and this In-Denial classmate of
yours proudly whines at how little she has read for class.
But wait until she gets called to recite and woah! Youd
start to mistake her for another Child Prodigy! But no,
Ms. In-Denial just likes to play safe. Perfect example of
false humility that may start grinding your gears but
soldier, hold your horses! Its a sem more to go!
3. The Bright Underachiever
Yes, this is you. You are bright, but in class, you may feel
dumb but you know, these are just feelings. The bright
underachiever is someone you can say falls on the
average, and reaps average grades at the end of the

semester. These bright underachievers often take heed

in short reviewers, codals, and feel an immense selfpride after being able to read a few full-text cases. You
can say this is the wallflower in law school, but I believe
the bright underachievers are the best buddies youll
even find in campus.
4. The Believer
Starts his recitation spiel with, I believe, I Think, or any
other introductory phrases of the same kind. The
Believer is someone who recites in class with strong, firm
conviction but sadly, most of his answers are incorrect.
This person is the type youd want to stick around if you
want to feel good about what you know. Probably the
perfect example that sometimes, the Law of Attraction
does not stand a chance against the hard-bound Law
Books. But overall, thumbs up for the confidence, bro!
5. The Nokia
Connecting People. Like in any other colleges, there are
law school students that know everybody else in the
campus. If theres anyone in the other blocks youd
want to be acquainted with, its best to begin by being
acquainted with this queen bee. The Nokia often jumps
from one table to another in the library, and making a
few trips to the crowded spots in your school before
proceeding to the classroom. If theres anything about
anybody youd want to know about, this person is worth
befriending for.

6. Hunter x Hunter
These are students always hunting for the next prey.
Often associated with a new, different fling every
semester. Not exactly the heartbreaker type, and not
necessarily good looking. The Hunter is someone who
likes to prey on classmates whos just gone through a
breakup; or an even better alternative would be those in
the freshmen block. The Hunter is perpetually present in
all school parties and the favorite? Acquaintance party.
Freshies caveat emptor.
7. Ms. Congeniality
A smile taped up on her face, Ms. Congeniality is the
type youd want to run into after an exhausting midterm
or after youve been grilled by your Judge teacher. Ms.
Congeniality does not know everybody in the college,
but knowing everybodys name is certainly on her list.
This person loves to help out in organizing school
activities spanning from outreach programs, Bar-Ops
activities, up to Christmas parties.
8. The Book Thief
The Book Thief is probably the most hideous person
youd meet in the school library. He knows the hoarding
economics well, and does advance research on the
books required for the semesters subject so he can
borrow and photocopy right before the rest does. The

Book Thief also strategizes his borrowing periods, and

usually on the constant look-outs for books as the exam
week approaches.
9. Robinhood
Probably the best friend you can ever have in law school.
Robinhood is exactly who he is scours through available
resources, gets his hands on the reviewers you need for
the subject, and has a soft copy (compatible for your
devices too!) of the cases that you have to digest. In
short, the Robinhood is never stingy when it comes to
distributing the resources he has gathered.
10. The Activist
Always having anything to say about politics, social
issues, the poor sector in the society, and RH Bill. The
Activist is the one who likes to maximize minimal
knowledge of law for arguments sake. Opinionated,
often mistaken as boastful but hey, cut her some slack!
The Activist is some who imposes a self-direction. To
where, I am really not sure.