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Jocks, Geeks, Nerds and Law School

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So you thought you were rid of the high school hierarchy when you came to college? Think again!

Whoever said law school was hell, forgot to mention its demons. Looks like those just followed you straight from high school!

The Law School equivalent of the jock is undoubtedly the Moot Society member. They’re the cool kids who are revered. Often mistaken for the nerd, the mooters clearly have powers and privileges that the other kids do not. Right from free photocopies to the occasional formal leave, deadline extensions, and greater book issuing quota at the library- among others. Moreover, just the fact that a huge chunk of the members of each batch participate in the internal selections and fail, gives the ‘Chosen Ones’ the licence to wield power. Slowly yet surely, they turn into the school ‘elites’- they most definitely think that they are smarter and strongly believe that all other extra-curricular activities are a waste of time. In fact, they are the ones who probably started off with promising participation in debating, MUN’s etc. but the Law School Mooting experience brainwashes them into believing that NOTHING is more important than the upcoming moot. Yet they are the ones with the most practical knowledge and application prowess. These mooters are often lead by an authoritarian Moot Society President, who reinforces the idea of elitism amongst his subordinates and reflects the sheer passion and zeal that this society feels towards its activity. Mooters who fail to strike a balance with academics often mess up their academics- leading to fewer promising future prospective than received by fellow classmates. FAIL!

The Law School Nerds are just that- regular nerds. They are the ones who religiously adhere to rote learning. The nerds are the ones to turn to when you need those exhaustive notes right before the examinations. They have painstakingly noted every word that the professor has uttered- however, more often than not- missing the essence and the point of the subject. The professors often adore them. Their intelligence quotient is often under the scanner; however their absolute devotion to mugging can be easily vouched for. They always know everything about a case, right up to the citation. Their knowledge is limited to the next examination. Yet, who knows, they may end up with the best corporate jobs because of their excellent CGPA’s.

The Popular Bunch in the school consists of the musicians, actors, debators etc. However boring the law students are considered to be, you have to watch out for them during the weekends when they let their hair down. The constant restraint all week long is often converted into uninhibited wild behaviour in the weekends. The popular kids are known to do just that. Often the dopers join the bandwagon, but they’re considered to be vague and obscure. They are a friendly lot but tend to keep to themselves so as not to scandalize others too much. The other popular kids tend to mingle amongst themselves mostly, consciously or otherwise. On the academic front they can be anywhere from promising to hopeless. Yet, you can generally trust them to be able to apply their Bare Acts to their hypos.

The Cheerios from High School are substituted by the bimbos at Law School. Perhaps back in high school, they were the smarter ones, but here when they open their mouth, you wish you had a duct tape ready with you at all times. They may not essentially be the best looking girls, but they sure are the dumbest. You cannot imagine why anybody sane would have EVER admitted them into college. Their exam results often reflect the same-they have never heard of the ‘Neighbour Principle’ and possibly cannot differentiate between the holding and the facts. Then again, they still throw their weight around, get themselves on the favourite list of certain teachers and look down on every other girl not up to their standards of dressing with terrible disdain. For want of a better word, they’re simply-naika.

The Bullies at Law School are the ones who would probably go in for the ragging. They are the ones who wield power- physical or authoritative. Often the local kids form this group. Nobody dares to contradict them and they mostly have their way. They are the ones with contacts and you can count on them to sneak the booze in. They may or may not be sloppy students. But generally, you cannot rely on them to know their ratio from their obiter. They tend to gang up and form cronies, so you do not want to invoke their ire.

The Geeks at Law School are the weird ones who hero worship the mooters, populars and even *shudder*- the professors. They are the ones who are surprisingly mediocre at everything. They often go unnoticed and you do not want them to be in your tutorial groups for the threat of embarrassment- they are the quiet sort. They are also the ones with the consistently average CGPA’s. Yet, they crave for the limelight and you will see them trying out for everything- but failing miserably.

Unlike high school, there is a greater degree of intermingling amongst the law school cliques. The difference can only be noticed due to characteristic behaviour.

 

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