Arjun Ogale ‘21
Hi Arjun! Thanks for coming to Hot Bench. We’re happy to have you. Let’s get the party going with some easy questions. Where are you from?
I’ve moved around a lot, but I lived in Texas for several years before coming to Law School.
So would you count yourself as Texan?
Yeah, with the boots and barbecue, no ten-gallon hat though.
Anything else uniquely Texan?
Fracking for oil and riding horses.
When did you start thinking about law school?
I watched Suits. No, that’s not what happened. Junior year of college, when I started working in the IP Patent office at my undergrad and I thought, wow, I can be an engineer and a lawyer.
So what happened to the engineering?
I might still do a little bit. I’m really interested in tech/criminal law, and I hope to use my technical background.
What’s something you know now that you would tell yourself coming into law school?
There are two ways of doing LRW. You could try really hard and get an S, or you could blow it off and get an S. #BestBriefGunners
Let’s do a lightning round!
Favorite food?
My mom’s Indian cooking, it’s unparalleled. I also like Christina Luk’s kimchi fried rice.
Anti-Stress Hobby?
Cooking! Eating out, watching basketball. Actually, that gives me stress. Because I root for my team, and then they lose and that makes me really sad.
How’s Texas Tech doing this year?
We’re ranked, which I can’t say about Virginia. On the topic of basketball, so sad about Kobe Bryant, R.I.P Mamba.
Favorite word?
Rainbow. It’s nice and happy.
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Paris. It’s just a beautiful, charming city. I love the Parisian lifestyle. It smells like perfume.
What’s one movie that left an impression on you?
Moonlight. Amazing movie. If I could do one thing not law, I would be in a movie or tv show.
If you could star in your own movie, what would it be about?
It would be a movie about cops and gangsters. I’m not sure which side I would star in.
If you won the lottery, what would you do with it?
How much money? 500 million? I’d keep five million and go live in Paris. I’d do like Jay-Z said in that one song. I’d invest it and 50 years later it would be 1 billion. Wait, more. Dang. I gotta play this song for you. [The Story of OJ]
If you could pick one song to play in the background of your life, what would it be?
Started from the Bottom by Drake. Where’s that seven wonders question, I want to do that one. I tell you, I read these Hot Benches every week.
What’s your spirit animal?
Charles Barzun.
Where’s a place you’ve never been, but would like to go?
Iceland sounds pretty cool to me. Or Canada, I’ve always wanted to pay our neighbors a visit.
If you could make one rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?
Hmmmm, so I’d be like king for this one rule? Huh. Man, I’d love to be a king. No one should put creamer in coffee. Black coffee is how coffee should be drunk. I would ban coffee creamers.
What are you looking forward to this summer?
Choosing members for VLR. I’m looking forward to all the 1L personal statements.
What about 3L, any plans?
Take more seminar classes and going to more wineries.
Zombie apocalypse, what’s your game plan?
Do all the rules from Zombieland. Most importantly, double tap.
What are the Seven Wonders of the Law School?
(1) Mandy
(2) Kevin Schunk’s softball batting ability, which is just incredible.
(3) Dominique Fenton’s Hair
(4) Jason Dugas putting dates in emails.
(5) Free food table
(6) The Law Librarians
(7) The Law Weekly
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