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rookhawk wrote:TLSers,

I put 50% culpability on your shoulders for my current pessimism and feelings of dread. (the remainder goes to me for being so OCD that I keep reading just to keep from going insane)

So here is my own self affirmation ala Stuart Smalley; your personal benefit may vary.

-Don't tell me its impossible, I've beaten all the odds before
-Ignore statistics. I'm an individual and my circumstances are unique.
-Other's law school success and failure shouldn't alter the thoughtfull considered strategy I've embarked upon
-I pray that the reviewers of my applications were cheerful and well rested when they opened my file.
-I will refrain from agonizing over completed applications that are out of my hands
-Just because they didn't admit someone with my scores last year doesn't mean they won't this year
-Surely there will be one quality school that will put great emphasis on the qualities I express in abundance
-I will ignore the desire to run towards a "safety" and keep my eyes on the prize
-This entire experience is going to teach me something valuable (no sarcastic replies to this one please)
-My feelings of doom are because of where I am at this sliver in time...I must remember from where I've come (should probably have used whence in that sentence but couldn't figure it out)
-I'm not too old for my dream of law school...I'm seasoned.
-I'm not going back to the career I hated at the expense of my dreams


There, I feel better already. Maybe someone else will too? To hell with someone else's appraisal of my odds!

-Rookhawk

Ragged wrote:From your post I can tell that you have less than 20% chance that you will get into whatever school you are going for. There.

rookhawk wrote:Thanks for the votes of confidence! If it were 20% odds I'd be dancing on the ceiling because that would mean 3 offers in T-14.

If I gave you any one piece of my background you'd probably say one in a million instead, but we'll all know the outcome in a short period of time.

Here's to all those that find themselves outside the normal distribution curve in their lives!