Hi! You probably came here
after seeing my Instagram post. I am sorry this was published a bit late, my two
phones fell inside a drum of water and I was devastated. Enough about me.
Welcome! And congratulations
on your successful admission into the Nigerian Law School, you made it! But,
the journey is just beginning. Below are some tips I have prepared for you. As
time goes on, I will continue to post some tips and hacks as well. If you have
ANY questions whatsoever concerning your law school journey, please email me my
email is readily available in the Blog’s Welcome page.
Things
You Will Need
- A set of functioning pens. You go fill forms tire!
- About 18 coloured passports (make it 20). You must be dressed in your white and black which is the regulation wear. Usually, the Lagos campus insists that you take the passport in front of a blue background.
- You will also need 10 black and white passports, as in, non-coloured passports (yes, you must also be in your regulation wear).
Tip: Tell the photographer to send copies
of your passports, both coloured and white and black to your email. This
will come in the future. Yes, even after law school.
- A plain black leather (no design or, patterned) cover shoe is a necessity. Unless, you’re a fearless bastard that has murdered humiliation countless times, facing it this time around is no new thing.
- Go through the regulation code and save yourself a lot of headaches.
- For the ladies, you will need a plain/bland black leather with heels is a must for your first law dinner which will be coming up in December. I don’t know about other campuses, but Mrs. Ajoku, and Mrs. James don’t play games.
Stay glued to this blog as I will be
publishing several ways you can tie your muffler/scarf by the end of the
month.
- Don’t forget your documents, especially your medical reports. You will need your medical reports in order to be given accommodation in the hostel and issued a National Health Insurance Scheme Card.
- Have a standby sum of N3000 for your registration. You will be running a lot of photocopies on your documents. The printing of some coloured documents, internet uploads, and scanning of your documents. To photocopy a page in Lagos is N10, and when they use their generator, it costs N20. Of course, if your parents have the ching! this is not an issue to consider.
- No need to go with a pillow or mattress. You will be issued these. The only electrical appliance allowed is your Iron. You might want to wait till you get there to buy your buckets and gallons. In Lagos renting a Butta/drum costs N500 for the whole session. In this recession, I’m not sure if the price is still the same, comment and let me know if it has changed, and if you are on another campus, how much they charge there. You will need to agree with your roommates on how the drum will be filled. You can’t rent it with your money, and be the only one fetching it every day for them to use. You didn't come to law school for that, a timetable will do. If they’re not interested, that’s fine, get a latch and padlock, the guys at the works department are more than willing to help you secure your water. In my time (2015/2016) water is pumped at 5 am and stops by 9 pm. This drum will hold useful water to flush the midnight pee.
- You might want to know beforehand that, for the choice space and wardrobe in the room, first come first serve.
- Beware, not every material is relevant.
Social Tips
1) Be
wise in choosing your friends. Don’t let people choose you, choose them. The
first three weeks of your stay in law school is not for making lifelong besties, but for you to get
acquainted with the system and the people you have found yourself in their
midst. This point goes for roommates as well.
i.
First, get to know who they are, and what ticks
their clocks.
ii. Know what their aspirations, and result goals
are. Ever heard the quote, if you want to fly with the Eagles, you can’t continue
to scratch with the turkeys. This does not mean you should be a snorty idiot,
no. Get the point, You can’t align yourself with someone that just wants a let my people go.
iii. You have to also shine your eyes on people who
are there to use you. I will not
explain this point, you made it through Jurisprudence, and you are smart enough to
decode this point.
iv. You might want to avoid being the camel that
does the heavy work in your small group which the law school will attach you
to. If you feel cheated, tell your group leader, and if you happen to be the
group leader, report this to your staff adviser. You are in law school to learn
not to do all your group’s work (in as much as it has its advantages which
include being able to cover the text before the slackers that wait 2 weeks
before bar finals) Nuff’ said. Don’t
forget to leave the meeting after signing your attendance once the seeming
study discussion turns into a political rally, or who can argue the most of some sort ain’t nobody gat’ time for that. Time spent in such instances could
be used sleeping or catching up on the day’s work.
- Classes are for listening copying notes, and eating apple bits (once in a while, not every day). Trust me, if you’re in Lagos (9-5) you will understand the apple bit with time. I advise against chewing gum in class. Try to read the topic for the next day before going into the lecture hall. This will help you follow along, and not feel like a stranded tourist who is devoid of the language of the locals. Again, try to attend lectures and focus. That juicy gist can wait. By merely focusing, your ears can pick up a line or two that will save you in the Bar Finals.
- Take law school easy. See it as a marathon race, and not a short-distance race. If you start out like a 100M dash, you will crash. Take it easy, so that towards the end, you must have built enough momentum to cross the finish line as a victor and make your loved ones proud.
- Don’t get carried away photocopying beautiful nonsense. Photocopy only when it is necessary. The work your group produces is not the final say. The lecturer’s correction to that work is the final say.
- If you don’t understand something, ask your lecturers. They are there for you to consult after your texts. Beware of hearsay's.
- God is everything in Law school. You cannot do anything without him. The race is not for the swift, mighty, or, those who can answer the most questions in class, or the lecturers' pet.
If there are things you want
me to cover or do not fully understand, comment them and I will definitely get
back to you.
Do your best while holding
on to God buddy.
God willing, I will see you in
my next post.
Love, Alexandra.
7 Comments
Hi just read through your blog about law school,i got the link from a friend. Preparing to go there next month. Please can you resurrect this section. I found the information here very helpful. Please come back to give us more tips. Thanks in advance. KingBelle
ReplyDeleteHi KingBelle your comment made me very happy :) thank you so much.
DeleteI'm glad this post was of help to you.
I will definitely in your words "resurrect" this section by God's grace. Please tell me what you'd like to know concerning the law school so that I can help you better. You can also tell your friends to send in their questions i'm not the best person to ask but I'll try my best and get some of my "very brainy" friends to assist you guys.
All my love,
Alexandra.
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