the suck ups
I hate all the suck ups in law school. Why after at least 22 years of life, do people still think they have to kiss so much ass in order to be on the good side of professors? Do these people really think they are going to make better grades because they kiss ass?
For example, there is a dude, (was once a fratty back in undergrad and still is) who makes a point to speak with every professor after class for at least 10 minutes and speaks to every guest speaker that ever comes to talk to 1L’s. Earlier this semester, we had some people that were from some substance abuse organization telling us not to become addicts. Once the program was over, this guy makes a point to go down and share his life stories with the two guest speakers. Really!? Why? what's the point? What is this guy gaining?
I guess I just don’t understand the mindset behind suck ups and ass kissers. What are ya’ll earning? What do ya’ll know that I don’t? Are ya'll really getting ahead in life? If I start kissing ass, will my social status immediately start getting better?
I’m not willing to sacrifice the little bit of dignity and self worth that has survived the first semester of law school in order to kiss ass.
For example, there is a dude, (was once a fratty back in undergrad and still is) who makes a point to speak with every professor after class for at least 10 minutes and speaks to every guest speaker that ever comes to talk to 1L’s. Earlier this semester, we had some people that were from some substance abuse organization telling us not to become addicts. Once the program was over, this guy makes a point to go down and share his life stories with the two guest speakers. Really!? Why? what's the point? What is this guy gaining?
I guess I just don’t understand the mindset behind suck ups and ass kissers. What are ya’ll earning? What do ya’ll know that I don’t? Are ya'll really getting ahead in life? If I start kissing ass, will my social status immediately start getting better?
I’m not willing to sacrifice the little bit of dignity and self worth that has survived the first semester of law school in order to kiss ass.
posted by John at 7:28 AM
7 Comments:
Thanks for giving me something to do in (torts, contracts, civ pro etc.)
I'm sure I'm just being nieve by asking this question, but is it possible that the person isn't 'trying to be an ass-kisser', but is really just trying to get the most out of their education by fully involving themselves in every aspect? I mean, if you're laying out $30,000 a year, you're damn well entitled to have raise any question or make any comment you want, especially when it's after class and not distracting from other student's ability to learn...
This guy must be an ass-kisser
Lol... I think the difference is the motivation. Even though it may not appear any different to someone in the back row surfing blogs in class, the big difference is that the kiss-ass wants to influence the person s/he's talking to, whereas the other person just wants to get their money's worth. The first person is a tool, the second... maybe not.
Is it brown nosing or networking? Most of the time, I guess, those two activities can look pretty similar. But making sure speakers and professors know you as a person is one of the best ways to succeed beyond what just your GPA will give you.
I personally am not that great at networking, but I don't resent the people who are.
Brown nosing profs is important if you want a clerkship or a job in academia. It's the rare professor who has any influence on whether you get the job at whatever Biglaw firm you might be interested in. So to those future clerks, I say, Go Ahead! Brown nose. If I'm going to talk to a prof, it's going to be about how I can get an A on his GD final...
Keep up the good work.
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