Christmas time in New York is famous. Unfortunately though,
this is also the time, when finals take place – at least if you are not a
seminar-loving student, who needs to write papers over papers, and has done so
already throughout the semester. Hence, this means that you will spend most of
your time in the library – where you will definitely not be alone – even until
late in the night (or early in the morning).
Finals come in various different forms: there are multiple
choice or essay question exams, there are two, three, four, eight hour exams, there
are open book and closed book exams, and there are exams for seventy-two hours
or twenty-four hour exams. The 24 hour exam in American Constitutional Law for
LLMs remains a highlight in the LLM career of many LLMs – at least for me, trying
to solve almost all constitutional issues of the coming Trump-administration in
24 hours was a special “joy”… This exam also inspired LLM’s creativity for creating
hash tags linked to photos of very tired-looking people, who felt the need to
share with the world that they are still alive and are looking forward to a
long Christmas-break.
However, even during the period of preparing and studying
and preparing and studying, the Law School community had organized some events
which were a welcome distraction from being a bookworm: midnight breakfast, LLM
lunch (we should have this more often!), preparation sessions for multiple
choice exams, meditation hours, free chocolate, cookies and coffee, or even a
musical recital. Unfortunately, there was no playing with puppies at the Law
School this semester – but all of us are hoping for the spring semester! The LLM-community has also provided for some distraction with nice christmas parties. Sometimes, even the library itself intensifies your day-dreams:
And of
course, your day-dreams come true - there has been a proper finals-are-over-party organized by one of the
many student organizations.
And now, that finals are over, you can enjoy Christmas
feelings in New York not only on your way to the library crossing the festively
lighted College walk, but also DOWNTOWN (in an unbearable crowd of tourists).
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