Line Up Rationalization

We have finally found out the line up of professors we have for this second semester in law school. Sadly, the line up is quite terrible. Probably because the professors that went to our class have notorious reputation. Though it may be true that not all reputations are true, one cannot still hide jitters about the stories that surround around the professors. For example, in his previous class, only 7 passed etc, etc.

One of my classmates talks about a conspiracy theory that the administration is giving us harder professors because the line up and schedule we had for the last were lighter. However, I cannot simply agree that the administration will have partiality on us and even to have the time to focus on our class. It is simply illogical. Probably this experience wants to express that we have to face whatever that comes forward. There is no other choice but to cope up with the new environment. Last night, I was thinking about the new and hard semester ahead. I realized that there is no time to relax. And as early as now, I should practice proper studying habits.

Many of the higher year students that I have a conversation with expresses that law school not only depends on the study habits but also the professor that is assigned to the class. Interestingly enough, I am appalled by the consistency of the statement. Is blaming others for one's failure an inevitable aspect of law school? In the undergraduate years of my study, I dissented all the statements that there are really some subjects wherein in the student's fate of passing depends on the teacher. I speculated that the reason behind such belief lies on the more acceptable sense to accept failure. It lies on the belief that it is more convenient to believe that the defeat was caused not by oneself but by a third party. Looking at that perspective, it seems that the elevation of self against the others is the applicable human nature.

However, this is a different environment. Nevertheless, in the first semester that passed, we had a terror professor but I managed to do well. I do not know if it is coincidence or not, but a greater part of me still firmly believes that it is not the professor's fault why a student must fail. I believe that a person is the his own master of destiny and he mostly controls what happens to him.

Placing uncontrolled destiny and fate to the future of a student is something that is difficult to prove due to the fact that there is more evidence to prove otherwise. I am a man of logic, therefore, I believe in rational arguments. As long as I exert my best effort in every endeavor in law school, I shall believe in my stand. Whether or not I will pass, depends not on the professor. We are the masters of our own fate, whatever happens to us (except for the fortuitous  events), depends on us.