Uni
Uni for this year commenced on Monday for me. Law’s a lot different from what I’ve been used to for the last four years. The grad students are all put into one of two grad streams, and our timetable is set for the whole year. As a result, there are about 30 of us that’ll be in the same “class” until the end of this year. There aren’t any lectures, just two hour tutes. It’s almost got a high school feel to it, with compulsory attendance and the highly interactive nature of the academic staff teaching (they keep lobbing questions). I guess the main difference is that the students are all from different backgrounds and of disparate ages.
The course looks interesting, challenging and stimulating, but there’s an absolute shitload of reading to do, and not much of it is very exciting stuff. I’m staring at $700 worth of books bought by the end of this week, and they keep updating new editions for them, so not only have I not been able to get any second-hand books, but there may be a problem offloading these books at session or year’s end. Subjects are Contracts 1, Crim Law 1, LL&S (ethics), Foundations of Law (legal systems) and Public Law. Oh well, we’ll see how it goes! It’s going to be a busy session…
6:59pm (GMT +11.00) tomorrow 
I’ve heard so much stories about law readings over the past 4 years, now you’ve confirm it~! $700 worth of books…man… that’s like 100 Coronas in the city or 311.1111111 Medium size milkshakes at Maccas. You better read every single word to get your money’s worth!
Law = Death
Q> Why don’t sharks eat lawyers?
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A> Professional Courtesy
Q> What kind of lawyer does good deeds?
A> A devious one.
Q> Why do lawyers work so hard?
A> Evil never sleeps.
Q> What do you do if you drive over a lawyer.
A> Reverse.
Q> How do you kill a lawyer?
A> Give them a heart.
Q> How can you tell when a Lawyer is lying?
A> When he open’s his mouth.
Q> Why is it better to get screwed by a prostitute than a Lawyer?
A> The prostitute stops F*cking you once you’re dead.
Q> What’s the lawyer’s motto for adventure?
A> To boldly sue where no lawyer has sued before.
Q> How does a lawyer stimulate business.
A> By making trouble.
Q> What do you say to a lawyer that’s been shot?
A> Tango Down! :) (rogue spear)
$700 for uni books? *eek* i’m so glad my uni days are over!
best of luck with it all dude :)
classes where you know everyone are much better i think, it makes the learning experience more personal and fun.
If you’re talking 700AUD, that isn’t as bad a deal as you might think. That translates into about 350USD. Even on just three normal classes (English 101, Japanese 101, and History 105), at a community college, no less three of them were used, I paid out about 200USD.
I’m a law student (ANU – Canberra) and $700 sounds a little steep to to me. Normally for me it’s more like $500…and you get a discount at the co-op bookshop (is there such a thing there?).
Oh and teldak: 700 AUD is no longer around 350 USD. The exchange rate is around 61 US cents to the AUD now, so by no means is it ~half~. In fact closer to 2/3rds.
Well, actually the total is around $800.
Contracts: $150; Foundations in Law (includes Legal Research and Writing): $270; Public Law: $82; Law, Lawyers & Society: $130; Criminal Law: $145; Dictionary: $30. Including UNSW student discounts (18%). The contracts and crim law books do carry over into next semester though.
Cimexus: That would make it near 500USD. Puts my total to shame. For three quarters, I paid…$100USD for Japanese 101/102/103’s 2 books (bargain), $130 or so for first quarter english and history (4 books, one i used for second quarter) and $40 for my one english book second quarter (only Japanese 102 and English 102, though), and I know I have to pay $45 for third quarter history.