Sun Tzu says...

"on difficult ground, keep steadily on the march...on desparate ground, fight"

This semester I see more of the cut-throat things that everyone hears rumor of before they start law school (but still the majority of people haven't turned into cut-throat warriors.) Once first semester grades came out there were some surprises (as there always are) as to who did well and who was disappointed. The gunners quieted down a little and some even started to listen to other people's answers. A couple of "sleepers," now feeling confident from good grades speak up in class and offer incredible insights. As we get closer to finals though, its now obvious who the big competition is in class and who you need to beat to get that elusive "A." People are less willing to share class notes with each other if someone missed a class, and many will not share outlines they've found from 2Ls. Everyone's keeping it quiet how far they are in outlining and what their study schedule is.

Guess this means the battle for top class rankings (and success in OCI) has begun?

I've found that the best thing for me to avoid all this behavior is to avoid everyone but my study group and non-law school friends. I seriously don't have time for drama.

Only a few more weeks until I start my summer job :-)