A Letter, to my Law School Friends

Kids,
Don't fall asleep every night thinking that there are a group of people in our section that are so much smarter than you that, no matter what you do, you'll never be able to beat them. Yes, the rumors are true-we are graded on a curve. We are not graded based on what we know about a subject but rather how much we know compared to other people. This does not mean you should be cutthroat, this does not mean you should foster animosity when you help someone work through something. Additionally, this does not mean that you have to out-study everyone in the class. You can memorize every state holding about parents duty to protect parties from their children-I really don't think it's going to help you, but you can go for it. Our test will not consist of the following question:
What are the following states' holding regarding parents duty to protect third parties from their children?
Alaska:
Connecticut:
New York:
Wisconsin:
Florida:
South Dakota:
If we have that question, I guarantee all of you that I will drop out of school. Memorize the book, memorize the federal rules of civil procedure-I'm sure a firm will love having a lawyer that they can ask what Federal Rule 32 (b) is instead of typing it in on West Law or Lexus. That is a valuable asset to have in a firm.
My point is not in regards to what type of questions will be on the test. My point is that spending 2 hours a day talking about the people that are going to beat you and losing an hour of sleep a night worrying about it is NOT HELPING. All it's doing is solidifying the fact that those people that are smarter than you have that two hour advantage on you every day-where you're worrying and they're studying. That day of the test-how well do you think you're going to analyze a problem when all you're thinking about is how fucking smart that person next to you is. Chill out, relax and work hard. You can't do or ask anything more of yourself. We're working 13, 14 hour days at the least. There are not people who know everything. We're all gonna be lawyers some day, we'll be fine. Good luck.
Evan
P.S. No one that would ever read this is going to finish last-we're better than that.