What to do when you realize you hate law school? Forum

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:59 pm

Wow... I really hate law school haha. I mean this is just so unappealing! I haven't found anything too difficult yet, but I could not imagine being a lawyer. Even if it's nothing like law school, I think I'd really hate it! Should I get out while I still can?

rinkrat19 · Post by **rinkrat19** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:00 am

Why do you think you'll hate being a lawyer? It is, as you guessed, absolutely nothing like law school.

Leonardo DiCaprio · Post by **Leonardo DiCaprio** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:01 am

i somewhat like the school part. or could at least tolerate it... it's the people inside it that gets me.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:01 am

I don't like the amount of thinking involved. I can't imagine doing that every day. I'm just a simple-minded fella. I'm actually being serious here haha. Should I start pursuing other career paths that I passed on?

UnicornHunter · Post by **UnicornHunter** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:03 am

TO be fair, these fora have been telling you not to go to law school for the longest time. I'd advise getting out now.

rinkrat19 · Post by **rinkrat19** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:05 am

DaRascal wrote:I don't like the amount of thinking involved. I can't imagine doing that every day. I'm just a simple-minded fella. I'm actually being serious here haha. Should I start pursuing other career paths that I passed on?

Haven't you been on this site choosing a law school for like 5 years? And it just now occurred to you that lawyering might require thinking?

Sure, drop out if you have a different option.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:06 am

Yeah thinking, but not like at every single turn. Wth.... This is insane!

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:07 am

TheUnicornHunter wrote:TO be fair, these fora have been telling you not to go to law school for the longest time. I'd advise getting out now.

Should I just finish out my first semester and see what happens with grades? My thinking is that if I somehow pull top grades, I can grind it out here and then pay off my student loans and get outta this as soon as possible. I had no clue this was what I was signing up for!

UnicornHunter · Post by **UnicornHunter** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:09 am

DaRascal wrote:
TheUnicornHunter wrote:TO be fair, these fora have been telling you not to go to law school for the longest time. I'd advise getting out now.
Should I just finish out my first semester and see what happens with grades? My thinking is that if I somehow pull top grades, I can grind it out here and then pay off my student loans and get outta this as soon as possible. I had no clue this was what I was signing up for!

Can you get your money back now? If yes, pull the shoot.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:10 am

I'm on a full ride...

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:10 am

I meant my undergrad loans, broskie.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:25 am

Such a tough decision. I really didn't think I'd dislike it this much. This is insane. At this point I'm just forcing myself to do all the reading and I'm not even a month in.

071816 · Post by **071816** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:29 am

i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:32 am

chimp wrote:i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora

Haha that'd be sick if I was a troll this entire time.

I don't get how you guys got through/are getting through law school. I have so much reading to do for tomorrow and I haven't even started it. Gaahhhh. And then I got "cold-called" by a professor and I did fine but I felt like he was trying to destroy me. Professors are supposed to be nice, not try to trip you up with deep questions.

CardozoLaw09 · Post by **CardozoLaw09** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:39 am

chimp wrote:i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora

DaRascal pre-law school/LSATprep was a lot more entertaining than DaRascal in law school

Step your game up, son

rpupkin · Post by **rpupkin** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:11 am

DaRascal wrote:I don't like the amount of thinking involved. I can't imagine doing that every day. I'm just a simple-minded fella. I'm actually being serious here haha. Should I start pursuing other career paths that I passed on?

Look, we suffered through three years of LSAT retakes, restraining orders, and real or imagined conspiracies involving Notre Dame Law School. And now, after years of teasing the crowd, you find that you're not in the mood for law school? You get in the mood, pal!

If you don't at least make it to OCI, I'm boycotting TLS.

ymmv · Post by **ymmv** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:14 am

chimp wrote:i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora

The dedication is astounding.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:39 am

rpupkin wrote:
DaRascal wrote:I don't like the amount of thinking involved. I can't imagine doing that every day. I'm just a simple-minded fella. I'm actually being serious here haha. Should I start pursuing other career paths that I passed on?
Look, we suffered through three years of LSAT retakes, restraining orders, and real or imagined conspiracies involving Notre Dame Law School. And now, after years of teasing the crowd, you find that you're not in the mood for law school? You get in the mood, pal!

If you don't at least make it to OCI, I'm boycotting TLS.

OCI? I don't even know if I'll make it to the end of tomorrow the way things are going! I'm so close to being on the verge of a meltdown in class. If a professor cold calls me again I can see myself just spouting out incoherent legalese and standing in the front of the class performing robotic dance maneuvers. I'm really that close to losing my mind.

eagle2a · Post by **eagle2a** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:57 am

1L here. Unless I'm in the top quarter, I'm probably dropping at the end of the semester. Law school blows

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:01 am

eagle2a wrote:1L here. Unless I'm in the top quarter, I'm probably dropping at the end of the semester. Law school blows

I'll probably do the same. Law school is awful.

Does anyone recommend I apply for decent jobs in the mean time? Is there anything I can get with my employment gaps in the two years since I graduated from college? I have a B.A. in English from a T25 undergrad, but I don't see how that helps at all.

If I apply to area jobs and make it known that I'm enrolled at the top law school in my state, will that be helpful to getting employed? Because I'm at the point where if I can land a job that pays 40-50k per year right now without needing additional schooling, I'd take it in a heartbeat and drop out of law school this morning.

A. Nony Mouse · Post by **A. Nony Mouse** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:00 am

The person who frequently declared he was going to law school not because he wanted to be a lawyer but because he didn't know what else to do figures out he hates law school? Shocking.

haus · Post by **haus** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:21 am

A. Nony Mouse wrote:The person who frequently declared he was going to law school not because he wanted to be a lawyer but because he didn't know what else to do figures out he hates law school? Shocking.

+1

Also for the record, I adviced that you go to UNLV.

Good luck on your job search.

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:51 am

haus wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:The person who frequently declared he was going to law school not because he wanted to be a lawyer but because he didn't know what else to do figures out he hates law school? Shocking.
+1

Also for the record, I adviced that you go to UNLV.

Good luck on your job search.

I really do think I should have taken that advice! Btw, I missed class for the first time ever today... well all three of my classes that I was supposed to have. It's all good. That means it's reading day haha.

Alright, I gotta get it together. What the heck is going on here?

DaRascal · Post by **DaRascal** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:02 am

A. Nony Mouse wrote:The person who frequently declared he was going to law school not because he wanted to be a lawyer but because he didn't know what else to do figures out he hates law school? Shocking.

I didn't know that being a lawyer would be so serious. I thought I was getting into something that was a bit more casual honestly.

rinkrat19 · Post by **rinkrat19** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:30 am

DaRascal wrote:
haus wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:The person who frequently declared he was going to law school not because he wanted to be a lawyer but because he didn't know what else to do figures out he hates law school? Shocking.
+1

Also for the record, I adviced that you go to UNLV.

Good luck on your job search.

I really do think I should have taken that advice! Btw, I missed class for the first time ever today... well all three of my classes that I was supposed to have. It's all good. That means it's reading day haha.

Alright, I gotta get it together. What the heck is going on here?

Are you bi-polar or something?

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