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The law school tries very hard to have weekly "Bar Reviews" (kegs) in
the dining hall, etc., but it's pretty lame. Most law students are not
the kind of people you want to hang out with anyway, and first year
especially they are all wound so tight and talking about classes and job
offers all the time ... I mean, it's stressful enough without having to
go through that when you're supposed to be relaxing. But they try.
Fairly good minority groups that are well supported for happy hours and
special events too. A couple of fun things every year, one of which is
the student spoofs of law school life (Broadway style show in the
spring) which is actually hilarious. And there is a big fundraiser
auction in the spring where they auction off all kinds of things,
including professors to cook dinner for you and your friends or wash
your car or something, and that's pretty entertaining, even if just to
watch the bidding. Mostly, I advise to attend something social once a
month or so, eat lunch with classmates maybe once/twice a week, and
definitely go out with your section the last night of exams. Other than
that, keep to yourself, because I found the social scene very queer and
annoying ... but again, I think this is true of any law school. The B-
school rocks. Happy hours every week at all kinds of different bars
(sometimes upscale, sometimes darts & suds, sometimes salsa dancing,
etc. ... trying to appeal to everyone). Big holiday formal on campus
that is a drunken blast. Golf tournament in the spring in scramble
format with CEOs and other prestigious alums playing with students, and
a cookout under a tent at the end of the day for everyone, whether you
golfed or not. In general, a more social and mature crowd. Also lunches
maybe every 2 weeks where international students are encouraged to bring
in food from their native land (the school reimburses them) and give a
PowerPoint presentation on their culture (for example, India day where
Indian students get together to put this on, or Sweden day, or
whatever). Not required, but those from another country or heritage who
wish to give a presentation just contact the student council, arrange a
date, and the school publicizes and pays for. VERY well attended and
very cool. Even if you hate your team (and you usually don't), you also
end up spending a lot of late nights bonding with them, so there is just
an inescapable social component to the whole experience.
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