GRAD SCHOOL V. LAW SCHOOL (INITIAL COMPARISON)
Ok, so finally graduated w/ my JD in May and took the bar in Jul (keep your fingers crossed for me). I am now finishing up my MPH (Master's in Public Health). For the MPH, the first year requires everyone to take the same required courses, then the second year you have more electives or course required depending on your concentration. As a result of completing my JD in conjunction of being accepted to the MPH program already, I have basically completed the second year course requirements & electives and am now stuck in the first year.
I have one class which reminds me of high school, takes attendance, has in class quizzes, homework assignments to be turned in, several exams & heaven forbid do not come in late. Seriously? How old are we & who is paying who for what education? In my other classes, I have homework assignments to be turned in throughout the semester & a couple of exams. What happened to me when I'm complaining of having my grade be based on more than just one final exam or paper? I remember the first year of law school cringing at the idea of having my entire semester grade based on one final exam - now I wish I had that back. I learned that with the final exam, I could slack off, get behind during the semester & still bust my butt at the end of the semester and get an A. Now I have to actually suffer through classes, work throughout the semester, keep up with assignments in order to get an A. Sheesh, what are they thinking of?
Ok, although it's kind of hard to switch gears in terms of studying habits & patterns, I have looked at the amount of reading & work required for the courses & as it appears initially, it's cake compared to law school. Definitely not as much reading or material being absorbed, so go me, or not.
So my initial evaluation of Grad school compared to law school = it's much easier, less work overall, but more busy BS work.
We'll see how this changes as the semester moves forward. Now I have to get back to being put to sleep in my biostatistics class. Yawn.
Peace love & all that jazz.