[TehAzner]

Personally I think Law is just like any other subject. It's hard at first but then you get used to it. Every subject has massive weekly readings; engineering, commerce (accounting/finance), medicine, arts (philosophy) and etc. The main reason why I think people say that Law students don't have a life is probably because of the high UAI cut-offs (USYD/UNSW) and also the broad topics within the subject such as Contracts, Public Law, Federal Constitutional Law. The general perception of law students being the only ones immersed in a whole sea of readings just doesn't click with me. Sure there may be loads of cases to read, but take Accounting for example, you will come across the AASB Regulations and I assure you, they are almost as hectic as any law reading you will come across. Almost every university subject requires loads of reading/homework preparation, and thus I disagree that Law students don't have a social life at all.

The main thing is to stay on top of things. Don't go to lectures/seminars not having read the assigned readings. Also make sure you prepare notes before the semester finishes, it'll save you loads of time during STUVAC. It's your loss and when it comes to exam time you'll get epic gg'd. With basically every subject, you can have a life, it just comes down to the individual's organisational/time management skills.