Day of Reckoning

Grades came out today. The mood in the law school was decidedly somber.

In general, law school is a pretty friendly place (well, okay at least Boalt it is). People are willing to share notes, talk about the material, and study together. There are only two exceptions to this comraderie: grades and jobs.

I guess it's the idea that you 1) don't want to appear arrogant by tooting your horn if you've done well, and 2) don't want to offend/piss off/make cry anybody who didn't do as well as you. I haven't experienced it yet, but I hear the same rationales apply when job interview time comes around.

As a result, only close friends share their grades. To everyone else, you just give a vague answer when asked about grades.

"I did fine."
"I did okay."
"I did as well as I expected"
"I did well"

I have a theory, though. When people say they did "well," it means they got at least one H. When people say they did "very well," it means they got at least one HH. I haven't figured out the rest, though I'm working on it.

So I'm sure you're all wondering how I did, right?

I did fine. ;-)