Things to do with a first class honours degree

• Jump around ecstatically in front of flatmates and boyfriend

• Check results on another computer just in case

• Get a free crunchie at church during testimonial time

• Check results again

• Alter academic transcript to say second class upper, email it to parents, and wait for their reaction

Crybaby

I have cried a grand total of 3 times in law school.

Best place to cry: A toss up between the toilets (can be anonymous unless you have a distinctive sob) and the cellphone chat rooms in the library (cos no one ever uses them).

Worst place to cry: In front of the lecturer in his office.

Side note: The windows in the library consist of 2 slidable panes, top and bottom. The bottom panes have been locked. Being vertically-challenged, I have always been annoyed at how I have to climb on a chair and onto the window ledge to pull down the top panes when the rooms get suffocating. Recently, I found out that the reason why the bottom panes are locked is to prevent possible suicide attempts. Ahh, what a happy place this is.

Things I learnt at law school

Having less than 10 days before the last exam of my undergrad degree, I feel that I am in a position now to impart my eternal wisdom to those unfortunate enough to still be captives of the law school dungeon. Hopefully, these tips will make the sentence just a teeny bit easier:

• If you want to eat while at the computer, either go to the Honours room at Level 2 or the G01 computer lab.
• Make as many friends as possible in first year. Second year onwards, everyone’s got friends and they don’t need more.
• If you aspire to be class rep, wait til 2nd year onwards when no one wants to be one.
• Never go to Alberto Costi outside office hours.
• Be nice to the librarians. Might get special privileges eg free photocopying cards and fine waivers.
• Be a volunteer note-taker. Makes you take pretty notes.
• Do NOT make a habit of asking more than 1 question per class.
• On that note, people who talk most in class probably know the least.
• Never sit at the back row. Lecturers ALWAYS pick on people at the back.
• Failing a test isn’t the end of the world.
• Coffee is your best friend.
• You will get the most marks for the stuff you spent the least time on.
  Smile. As if law school isn’t unfriendly enough already.