Today for one of my classes we went to the law school to be interviewed by law students for an expert witness assignment. It was actually a really fun experience, much more enjoyable than I thought it would be. Besides learning that law students have a really nice library I learned that law students aren't as scary as they seem or want to seem.
Here's the thing: the Social Work building is one of the newer buildings on campus. It is less than five years old (3 I think), and the U of I is always building something new so I don't think I can say newest. Everything we have is brand new. We don't have our library in our building. the library we do have is nothing compared to the law library. We have harsh overhead fluorescent lighting instead of soft lighting and cute little lamps at every table. i could go on all day about everything that they have that we don't have.
I wouldn't trade my degree for theirs, though. I couldn't bring myself to live in that mindset every day. I couldn't live with their ethical code instead of the social work one. The grandiosity of the building was striking, but the more striking difference was our backgrounds and our way of thinking. Many of the law students struggled (and many failed) to understand why someone would enter a profession like social work.
And since I didn't take my camera, here is a beautiful picture I found on flickr.
First of all, you said the same thing twice in your first paragraph. Just in case you were wondering. I guess it adds character...
ReplyDeleteAlso, what was the interview process like? Sounds intriguing, and a bit intimidating. But, then again, people in suits always intimidate me (were they wearing suits?).
Some of them were wearing suits and some were far more intimidating than others. Mine was kind of unprepared and she wasn't wearing a suit. I'll tell you about it sometime in person.
ReplyDelete