I am a 2L at a T20 going to a V20 as a summer associate next summer (not NYC.) Since receiving the position, I've lost almost all of my motivation to do well in school. I attend class and read, most of the time. While I work on treating my depression and adjusting to medications, I want to understand what I absolutely have to do to keep what I've got so far.
In first part, can I receive at and below median grades 2L without jeopardizing my tentative summer associateship and offer? T20, just top 35% 1L, no significant extracurricular. Offer rate 100%, so I'm wondering whether they ever cut people before the summer starts.
Then, if I can pull off seeming excited (or hopefully being excited) during the summer and getting in and out on time every day, how many after work social calls can I avoid without looking bad? If I feel anything like I do now over the summer, I'm afraid I won't have social energy.
I want to be excited and do well at work, but I don't care about school anymore. I like the law, but I'm not motivated. I'm having some success with treatment because I'm into some hobbies, but I'm dejected at school and I can't build relationships with students or professors. I'm worried about that habit carrying over.
What do I need to do to meet expectations?
What is the minimum? Forum
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Re: What is the minimum?
- SA: Don't skip any firm events during your summer, and don't miss any deadlines/egregiously fuck up your assignments.
- School: Don't get any grades that fall off-curve (what exactly this means depends on your school but most places it's a LP or a C+ and it means the prof is concerned about you) and try not to let you GPA fall into the bottom third of your class.
That's the minimum. You should be able to manage that even if you're phoning it in.
You need to put everything else into managing your depression, which does sound pretty serious from what you've posted above. Next summer is a long way off, and merely pretending to be excited sounds unhealthy in the long run.
- School: Don't get any grades that fall off-curve (what exactly this means depends on your school but most places it's a LP or a C+ and it means the prof is concerned about you) and try not to let you GPA fall into the bottom third of your class.
That's the minimum. You should be able to manage that even if you're phoning it in.
You need to put everything else into managing your depression, which does sound pretty serious from what you've posted above. Next summer is a long way off, and merely pretending to be excited sounds unhealthy in the long run.
