I'm a graduate student. Ask me anything.

[Jean Poutine]

Scared about college?

You have the opportunity to benefit from my advanced age and experience and ask me what college really is like and whether it's useful or not. Studying tips or methods, time management, budgeting, let your brain go wild.

Scared about college while fighting with mental health issues?

I suffer from recurrent clinical depression, has been since I was 14, never flunked a single semester because of it. I'm a warrior. Ask away.

Don't know what to do?

I was there too. I switched between a ton of majors before finally settling on law (literature, classics, linguistics). You can ask me what that's like too.

Looking forward to graduate studies?

Um...give me a few more months to really get an idea, but I can tell you about the admission process and choosing your thesis, which is quite different than at the undergraduate level.

Questions about what it's like to be a law student?

Ask away! It's quite different from anything I've done in college. I can tell you about courseload, networking (hate it though), specialized studying tips, clerkship hunting, and most importantly, the dos and don'ts of law classroom etiquette. You would be wise to ask me before all your teachers hate you, which happens to a bunch of 1Ls.

Questions about what to do if x happens and you want to sue y?

I won't answer these. I can't, since that's illegal where I live. I'll answer legal trivia as long as it has nothing to do with legal counseling, not even remotely. I'll also answer legal citation or redaction questions (for the zillion papers you'll have to do during your education) as that has nothing to do with practice.

Credentials :
- Associate's degree in Modern Languages, 3.7 GPA
- Bachelors of Laws (that's a J.D. for you murrikans), 3.4 GPA
- Masters of Translation in progress (also accepted to the Masters of Laws)
- lived on my own for 2.5 years, all of them while studying
- almost 5 years spent at university, 7 if you count community college
- most of these spent fighting recurrent clinical depression
- to my knowledge, I have the most diplomas, university experience and academic credentials out of anyone on VT (I'm also probably the oldest guy who posts here, so that's a pretty easy "feat" to achieve even though I really don't post much anymore.)

PS : I've been here since I was 16. I'm not a creep, I just genuinely like helping people, especially younger people as on retrospect, I wish I had someone older than me to help guide me around life when I was a teen. Life would have been less confusing. I suppose I'm sort of looking to act as a "big brother" minus the kiddie fiddling. Giving back a bit of what you've never had feels good man.

[HUSTLEMAN]

Anyone, anyone, alright I'll ask.

I am in like a super advanced academic program at my school and I'm struggling. I feel as though if I have better studying methods, and time management skills I would succeed and it doesn't help that I'm a procrastinator so yeah... I'm a mess right about now.

[maniamsmart]

What would you think now a days is much more important in the job-seeking world, a high GPA with a degree, or experience with a degree?

[Horatio Nelson]

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments.


But, was it really worth it? 7 years? I don't know if I have that kind of desire for a degree.

[Croconaw]

I've been afraid about attending college for one reason. I am in a special program at my high school for people with difficulties learning. We're assigned an independent learning plan and a resource class (a study hall with teachers who help, also worth a credit). Are there programs like this at college? I've always been put in a smaller classroom setting and I would love for it to stay that way.

[dirtyboxer55]

what did you have for breakfast

[SethfromMI]

I've been afraid about attending college for one reason. I am in a special program at my high school for people with difficulties learning. We're assigned an independent learning plan and a resource class (a study hall with teachers who help, also worth a credit). Are there programs like this at college? I've always been put in a smaller classroom setting and I would love for it to stay that way.

while I am not in college I know many colleges have programs which can help you even smaller ones. many of them even have people they pay to take notes for people with learning disabilities, so they will be able to take down the most important information for you. there are lot's of different programs, so don't let it stop you from going even if it is going to make it harder for you

[NeuroTiger]

One thing...are you popular in college?

[SethfromMI]

Scared about college?

You have the opportunity to benefit from my advanced age and experience and ask me what college really is like and whether it's useful or not. Studying tips or methods, time management, budgeting, let your brain go wild.

Scared about college while fighting with mental health issues?

I suffer from recurrent clinical depression, has been since I was 14, never flunked a single semester because of it. I'm a warrior. Ask away.

Don't know what to do?

I was there too. I switched between a ton of majors before finally settling on law (literature, classics, linguistics). You can ask me what that's like too.

Looking forward to graduate studies?

Um...give me a few more months to really get an idea, but I can tell you about the admission process and choosing your thesis, which is quite different than at the undergraduate level.

Questions about what it's like to be a law student?

Ask away! It's quite different from anything I've done in college. I can tell you about courseload, networking (hate it though), specialized studying tips, clerkship hunting, and most importantly, the dos and don'ts of law classroom etiquette. You would be wise to ask me before all your teachers hate you, which happens to a bunch of 1Ls.

Questions about what to do if x happens and you want to sue y?

I won't answer these. I can't, since that's illegal where I live. I'll answer legal trivia as long as it has nothing to do with legal counseling, not even remotely. I'll also answer legal citation or redaction questions (for the zillion papers you'll have to do during your education) as that has nothing to do with practice.

Credentials :
- Associate's degree in Modern Languages, 3.7 GPA
- Bachelors of Laws (that's a J.D. for you murrikans), 3.4 GPA
- Masters of Translation in progress (also accepted to the Masters of Laws)
- lived on my own for 2.5 years, all of them while studying
- almost 5 years spent at university, 7 if you count community college
- most of these spent fighting recurrent clinical depression
- to my knowledge, I have the most diplomas, university experience and academic credentials out of anyone on VT (I'm also probably the oldest guy who posts here, so that's a pretty easy "feat" to achieve even though I really don't post much anymore.)

PS : I've been here since I was 16. I'm not a creep, I just genuinely like helping people, especially younger people as on retrospect, I wish I had someone older than me to help guide me around life when I was a teen. Life would have been less confusing. I suppose I'm sort of looking to act as a "big brother" minus the kiddie fiddling. Giving back a bit of what you've never had feels good man.

well since you said ask anything
what is the meaning of life?
why do fools fall in love?
if you try to fail and succeed, which did you accomplish?

[eli_w]

Why didn't you settle for undergrad haha, the only reason I have any intention of attending grad school is the classes genuinely look pretty interesting given my field, but the benefits beyond that given this day and age don't really seem worth it to me

[maniamsmart]

I wonder when the OP is going to respond :/