WOW! My son had that experience, too. Way different from mine. But then again, I think law school was a bit colder and harsher when I went, 40+ years ago.
Oh no, the professors are still plenty cold and harsh (they love it when a student either didn't read the required homework and/or didn't quite grasp the rules of law contained in the cases), but in spite of them I had a helluva time! I went to school in New England and managed to find time to scope out all the brooks within a large geographic area so I could stalk unsuspecting fish, skate on frozen ponds and actually learn the game of hockey, play rugby for my school against other B schools, med schools, law schools and club teams, brew beer from scratch, learn to tie flies, learn to ice climb an rock climb, and on and on and on. Now, did I finish in the top 10 in my class? No, I didn't, but looking back I still would have sacrificed additional study time for outdoor play an don't regret those choices one bit.