Oooo boy if you're only in year 1 and you hate law school already, I can guarantee that you will absolutely hate legal practice.

Law school was the most fun part about being in the law. And yes, I'm talking about the studying bit, not the playing / socialising part.

Legal practice will likely suck the life out of you, so you better not even dip your toe in that pond.

Everything that you seem to be looking for in your university life could perhaps be better met by studying Arts. Have you considered a transfer to FASS or School of Social Sciences? There's nothing wrong with cutting your losses and jumping now.


The only thing I take issue with is you saying that there's no creativity in the law. The academic study of law is very fun, but it's a strange thing. It rewards hardworking thinkers and those with intellectual stamina. People who enjoy reading and re-reading the same paragraph / wall of text to decipher the meaning and seeing how it all fits (and arguing with friends about what it all means!). Those who go to bed with their heads swimming with thoughts.

Legal education and knoweldge builds upon itself, and builds upon your mind in layers. So your appreciation of how the law works in Y4 will be very different from that in Year 1 when there are so many gaps in your understanding.

That's why they say that law is a whole structured way of critical analysis and thinking. "Thinking like a lawyer" isn't just a cliche platitude.

If you stick it out and give it a shot, law will be more fun as it goes along. But you'll have to be prepared do some intellectual heavy lifting during your freshman and sophomore years.

The academic study of law rewards students who are willing to grapple with the subject matter, but it absolutely punishes lazy thinkers. I don't mean lazy thinkers in the perjorative sense. Some people are more 'hands-on' doers than others. Some people are more suited to intellectually lightweight disciplines. Doesn't make them any less capable in other aspects.

The practice of law however, is a whole different beast, bear that in mind...