Coaching institutes equip students with a lot of knowledge of law already. I just used common sense to answer the questions of legal aptitude in CLAT 2024 and I could understand the passages well.
But that makes me wonder whether I am at a disadvantage as compared to other students who know far more law at the moment than I do. I'm really anxious about how things will turn out in my tier 1 law school in the coming months. Please help!
Hint: Lord Sumption, a former UK Supreme Court judge, once said during a debate at the law faculty at Cambridge that law is "common sense with knobs on".
I'm struggling with the same issue. I used to attempt mock tests and try to tackle questions logically, but even with that effort, I've only managed to achieve a double-digit CLAT AIR. In NLSIU’s WhatsApp group, everyone uses these fancy legal terms that I'm completely clueless about. It's making me seriously consider dropping out right now. The deadline to pay fees is looming on May 14, and I still haven't paid because I'm overwhelmed with fear. I feel so lost and helpless. Can someone please help me?
As a senior, I would say: don't worry, pay your fees and come in. Most of your first year teachers will tell you to unlearn the (half baked) concepts that have been "taught" in coaching class. You will actually have an advantage because you're not burdened with that.
No, don't worry. Remember there are also NRI quota kids for instance who didn't give CLAT at all, and also others like me who cracked CLAT and AILET without attempting too many legal reasoning questions. Those of us who study hard are all doing well in law school, and you will too. Just do your required readings and look up concepts you don't understand, pay rapt attention in class and you'll be perfectly fine. Your classmates are probably drop-year students who have already studied all this at a lower NLU or sat at home and didn't have anything better to do than read Gautam Bhatia and Hart/Dworkin Hart/Fuller (we had too many of such students). You'll catch up sooner than later. All the best!
You didn't ever crack either exam, otherwise you would have been aware of the fact that NRI/NRI-sponsored candidates also have to sit for CLAT. Only foreign nationals do not.
Ah well, you're right about that; I misspoke but my point still stands. I did also clear both exams. If not knowing some technicality of admissions means I didn't clear the exam, God help me! My degree and PPO will be invalidated soon
Bro, why should I know about all the other categories and horizontal overlaps and seats available? 😂 I'm gen cat Indian national and so I know which rank I had to crack, that's what I focussed on and that's what I got. I'm sorry I don't sweat unnecessary things like you do
Glad this got marked trollish. Lots of problems which I don't have time to address, but I must call out the anti-intellectual legal theory bashing. Just because you don't like legal theory doesn't mean you have to belittle those who do. And before attacking me, remember that Dworkin had a successful career in commercial law before becoming a legal philosopher. Remember also that (at least in the British law schools, of which I have some experience) there are legal theorists working mostly in private law theory even today who have had successful law firm careers prior to reading for a doctorate.
Reread, I'm not bashing legal theory but I'm merely saying OP shouldn't feel inferior because of those kids who read it in their drop year and then pontificate on groups to make themselves feel better
Though it's fine to doubt yourself amid these elites who came from prior legal background or those who prepared for almost 2 years and try to flaunt some legal terms which are available in almost every other coaching module but we also have to considered that the so calle consortium has deteriorated the level of exam so much that even a toddler can go through it especially legal or english section.
dont worry about it, if you cracked CLAT without the legal knowledge or fancy terms your aptitude is probably on the higher side college is supposed to teach everything from the basics anyways, they dont expect you to know everything feel free to ask when you feel lost during one of the retarded discussions we're having in the group
also following up wtf u mean you "only" achieved a double digit rank, that puts you literally above 99.8% of CLAT takers, have some confidence in yourself
NLS provisionally admitted here. Basically what I meant was that my rank is on the lower side of the other general candidates. That’s why I am scared. Anyway I have paid the fees. Ab Jo hoga so hoga
Please do come! The t1 city kids usually dominate the batch groups with their usual out of touch phrases and legal terms that no one uses irl. Give it a few months and you'll know the meaning to these terms once you start your actual legal education.
But that makes me wonder whether I am at a disadvantage as compared to other students who know far more law at the moment than I do. I'm really anxious about how things will turn out in my tier 1 law school in the coming months. Please help!
You won't have any problem learning law. Actual legal teaching happens in the classroom and it assumes no prior knowledge.
college is supposed to teach everything from the basics anyways, they dont expect you to know everything
feel free to ask when you feel lost during one of the retarded discussions we're having in the group
wtf u mean you "only" achieved a double digit rank, that puts you literally above 99.8% of CLAT takers, have some confidence in yourself