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2. Don't doubt yourself or feel intimidated.
3. Keep your head down and study.
Simple things but also easy to miss.
ATB!
I would also suggest you browse through the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy page and read any topics which catch your eye. Read up about top philo and jurisprudence thinkers (just Google search and then read about their main ideas - Wikipedia isn't a bad starting point) and key conflicts in legal theory like the Hart-Fuller debate. Also learn about legal schools like realism, originalism, critical legal studies, etc. This will help you get to the level of drop year students who were interested in these or partial drop students who may have studied all these.
Additionally, and this is something I didn't do but really really wish I did, is to get into the habit of reading legal blogs (IndConLawPhil, LAOT, IndiaCorpLaw) on a weekly, if not daily basis. Stay up to date on legal and political issues - follow LiveLaw/Bar&Bench daily. Read reputed magazines like The Economist (get a subscription).
Hope this helps. All the best!
Don't put your batchmates on pedestals. Some might have a small headstart but as college begins, everyone will more or less be in the same line.
You are going to feel like everyone's better than you, some are going to be objectively better then you, and there will be a clear dichotomy between amazing and mediocre students as college begins. By the time you reach 2 year, a lot of things will be set in stone. Be afraid, and put your all in from day 1 if you want to shine.
I am literally in my 3rd year right now, and this feeling of "not belonging" is only a thing of the first semester. If you allow it to persist for long, it will hollow you out.
If you want to desperately get a head start- you could try to learn macro and micro economics. Some of that stuff is hard to crack when in law school. and maybe intro to sociology- the theory is dense. But you dont have to do any of it. Everyone starts law school in the same place.
By the way, why do you recent NLS students (like the guy who apparently left NLS for Jindal), fret so much about joining NLS? When I was seeking admissions to law schools, NLS used to be our dream!
Hope this helps.
in fact I would say that science education gives you some advantages in terms of being able to organise your thoughts in a rational framework.
Learn footnoting.
If you don't know how to type fast/use MS Word, now is the time to learn asap.
Open Microeconomics by Pindyck.