Should I go back to law school?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:19 pm
Need some honest feedback, any and all advice will be welcomed.
So a few years ago I was convinced law school was the right route for me. High paying jobs, social status, and continuing the line of lawyers in my family it was the something I pursued. Changed my major from Crim Justice to Legal studies, took a TestMasters course and began studying.. well sort of. I half-assd my TM course and really only started focusing and prepping several months after my course. Took the LSAT, improved from a 140 to a 148. I panicked my first time around and the second time around for my standards was around where I was PT'ing. A few months go by and I apply to two T4 law schools in my area, I get rejected by one and offered an alternative admissions program for the other. I without hesitation pay for the program and take the course. 5 weeks go by and I pass, barely, but managed a way to skid by. I'm going to law school! Law school comes around and I wasn't in the right place. I was depressed, anxious, and didn't feel in place. My first semester was awful, I hated it, there was so much work I didn't enjoy, clicky classmates I didn't get along with, and mental health issues I was facing before and worsen by the stress of law school. I flunk out (I could have appealed sighting some of my hardships as issues that had been resolved but I chose not to since the GPA from my 1st semester would severely hinder my abilities to find a good job, get good internships etc.). Now I have over 50k debt from law school alone and am not happy where my professional career is headed. I want to go back to law school, I've been reading more than I've ever read in my life, I keep up with politics, and I know with the right training and guidance I can drastically improve my LSAT score. I need some advice as stated above, any and all criticism/feedback is welcomed.
So a few years ago I was convinced law school was the right route for me. High paying jobs, social status, and continuing the line of lawyers in my family it was the something I pursued. Changed my major from Crim Justice to Legal studies, took a TestMasters course and began studying.. well sort of. I half-assd my TM course and really only started focusing and prepping several months after my course. Took the LSAT, improved from a 140 to a 148. I panicked my first time around and the second time around for my standards was around where I was PT'ing. A few months go by and I apply to two T4 law schools in my area, I get rejected by one and offered an alternative admissions program for the other. I without hesitation pay for the program and take the course. 5 weeks go by and I pass, barely, but managed a way to skid by. I'm going to law school! Law school comes around and I wasn't in the right place. I was depressed, anxious, and didn't feel in place. My first semester was awful, I hated it, there was so much work I didn't enjoy, clicky classmates I didn't get along with, and mental health issues I was facing before and worsen by the stress of law school. I flunk out (I could have appealed sighting some of my hardships as issues that had been resolved but I chose not to since the GPA from my 1st semester would severely hinder my abilities to find a good job, get good internships etc.). Now I have over 50k debt from law school alone and am not happy where my professional career is headed. I want to go back to law school, I've been reading more than I've ever read in my life, I keep up with politics, and I know with the right training and guidance I can drastically improve my LSAT score. I need some advice as stated above, any and all criticism/feedback is welcomed.