1L year = first trimester?
This bit of humor comes from a recent By Common Consent post about Utah State Sen. Ben McAdams, who went to Columbia Law. One of the comments in the thread by Cynthia L. made me laugh out loud:
[N]obody knows for sure when Columbia Law students lose their souls. Certainly, after they graduate, the soul is not present. But whether it is lost in 1L or “first trimester,” or in the second or third, there just hasn’t been definitive revelation on this point. Some older prophets believed it happened at the time of the first internship, or “quickening,” while some fundamentalists believe it happens the moment the acceptance letter and student unite.
Well said, Cynthia. Although many would argue that a similar process happens at most other top-tier law schools.
