Meet Jamie: Your Guide to What's Happening at Capital University Law School

Hello Everyone!

My name is Jamie Schoenewald and I am a 2L day student at Capital University Law School. As part of my role as a Student Ambassador, I will be writing a weekly blog about events happening at Capital Law School. This includes: speakers, events, or anything else that could be happening at the school.  If you know of an event that is coming up, please feel free to email me or stop me in the hallway to let me know about it and I will be sure to mention it in my blog. My email address is jschoenewald@law.capital.edu.

So what do you need to know? 

Next Saturday, September 26, current students and alumni will be gathering at MAPFRE stadium to watch the Columbus Crew take on the Portland Timbers. The event starts at 6:00 pm in the Heineken Start Lounge. Tickets for the event are $30.00 per person and the event is limited to 50 people. Tickets must be purchased by September 18 and questions can be directed to Terri Botsko at tbotsko@law.capital.edu.

 

Meet Meggan: Your Life-Hacks for 1Ls Guru

Time Management. One of the most important skills to master as a 1L.

Most of your first year professors will mention time management at least once in the first few weeks of school.  They are not saying it for themselves!  Time management is a critical skill to grasp and master as a 1L, if you think you are swamped this semester… wait until second semester or your 2L year.  Here are a few tips to help you manage your time and the course work included in the first semester of law school:

• Set up a schedule for all of your daily and weekly events.  Include study time, time to work-out, and time to be social (don’t forget to add the Thursday night SBA bar reviews). 

• Make sure there are times that are not completely scheduled so that you can take much needed breaks, or make up for something that you were unable to finish or missed during that day/week.

• Stick to the schedule as closely as possible, it will help you to stay on track with reading and keeping up with your outlines.

• Make sure that you have something with you to study while you are waiting on appointments and classes, have a draft outline to look at so you can use the waiting time effectively.

• The more organized you are with your schedule, the less stress you will induce into the last few weeks of school studying for finals.

Organizing your schedule and your study time will help you be ahead of the curve on reading for the week, outlining, and studying for finals. Half of the battle in the first year is keeping up with the reading and using the time during the semester efficiently to prepare for the final exams (some of your exams are worth 80% of your final grade… no pressure).  




Until next week--

       Meggan

Meet the Admission Team: The Student Ambassador Program

We are Capital University Law School Student Ambassadors.

This year, we decided you should have an inside look into what it means to be a Capital University Law Student -- From real students.

Our Student Ambassador program is made up of actual law students at Capital University Law School. These Ambassadors are leaders on campus who wanted the opportunity to reach out to our prospective students and give an accurate account about what to expect in law school.

What better way to reach the public than the internet. CapLaw Chronicles aims to be that bridge to the outside. Our SA bloggers will give you tips and tricks to navigate the 1L world, insights on what to do in Columbus, Ohio, and what is happening here on campus at Capital University Law School.

Have a suggestion? Want to know more? You can always email admissions@law.capital.edu!

Welcome to the CapLaw Chronicles!