A new semester (that quickly lost all its quality of newness) has meant brought some significant changes to the Class of 08.
The biggest change is the result of Professor/Justice Trotter moving from academia to the bench. His 40-odd students of Criminal Law have had to join the 40-odd students of another Criminal Law class with a different professor and a distinct teaching style. Students have had to adjust to a larger class and new faces in the room. In addition, the professors in other courses (Contracts and Property Law) have also shuffled around. I'm not quite sure why they decided to play musical chairs half way through, but they did.
The other big change is with the students. In the first semester, no fewer than six students (that I know of, there could be more) decided to leave law school. In one small section alone (Queen's students are divided into 8 small sections with roughly 20 students each), three students decided that law wasn't their cup of tea.
For non-law student readers: if you're considering law school I would encourage you to think about it long and hard. It is not a myth that law school is a lot of work. If it is not for you, try to find another option. Those six spots could have been filled with other students. I believe that law students should continue the process of self-examination and self-discovery to find their particular niche, and that thinking should start before you send your acceptance letter.
