"I am learning facts like I did in undergraduate school." 
Law school is actually about learning a process. "People have a lot of difficulty with that at first because much of undergraduate education is geared toward spitting back information that's given to you rather than figuring how to get that information," Underwood says. "Because it's a process, because it's an activity, students need to practice."

"Studying law is about learning hard and fast rules."
Studying law can be ambiguous and uncertain with no concrete answers. "Many students arrive thinking there are going to be unanimous answers to problems," says Goldstein. "They are looking for 2+2=4. Much of what we study in law school isn't the 2+2=4 situations. We don't study the easy situations, we study the hard cases, the things at the margins where different rules or questions collide. You're often dealing with situations where either the facts or the competing rules of law make the resolution ambiguous and that ambiguity creates uncertainty."

"I am only learning the subject of Torts or Property or Civil Procedure."
What you are learning is legal analysis. "We can't just conduct a class on legal analysis,"  Goldstein explains. "You have to have a body of rule and principles in which to teach legal analysis. So, students are studying contracts, torts and property, but within that framework, they are really learning how to do legal analysis."

"The first year of law school is a 'dog-eat-dog' experience."
Students and faculty are considerate of one another and form long-lasting friendships. "I am continually amazed by how nice and considerate our students are, to each other and the faculty," says Goldstein. "It's an intense experience and it's competitive, with people working hard, but it's not a nasty experience-at least not here."

"Law school isn't going to change my life."
Law school is, in fact, a life-altering experience. "Many students don't realize coming in how much of an impact law school is going to have on them, and the people who are close to them," says Underwood. "The intensity of the experience will spill over into other aspects of your life. Your vocabulary will alter. You will develop a tendency to question what you are told. Those passions you bring to law school will find channels and outlets you can only imagine now."