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What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:59 pm
by DaRascal
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?
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:00 am
by rinkrat19
Why do you think you'll
hate being a lawyer? It is, as you guessed, absolutely nothing like law school.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:01 am
by Leonardo DiCaprio
i somewhat like the school part. or could at least tolerate it... it's the people inside it that gets me.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:01 am
by DaRascal
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?
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:03 am
by UnicornHunter
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:05 am
by rinkrat19
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:06 am
by DaRascal
Yeah thinking, but not like at every single turn. Wth.... This is insane!

Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:07 am
by DaRascal
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!
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:09 am
by UnicornHunter
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:10 am
by DaRascal
I'm on a full ride...

Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:10 am
by DaRascal
I meant my undergrad loans, broskie.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:25 am
by DaRascal
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.

Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:29 am
by 071816
i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:32 am
by DaRascal
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:39 am
by CardozoLaw09
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
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:11 am
by rpupkin
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:14 am
by ymmv
chimp wrote:i nominate darascal for best flame account in the history of these fora
The dedication is astounding.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:39 am
by DaRascal
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.

Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:57 am
by eagle2a
1L here. Unless I'm in the top quarter, I'm probably dropping at the end of the semester. Law school blows
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:01 am
by DaRascal
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:00 am
by A. Nony Mouse
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:21 am
by haus
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:51 am
by DaRascal
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?
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:02 am
by DaRascal
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.
Re: What to do when you realize you hate law school?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:30 am
by rinkrat19
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?