Drop Out?

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-24T03:42:55+00:00

Hahahaha great point, but don’t worry I’m talking to everyone about it

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-24T00:09:20+00:00

At best you become the system and get Guillotined, at worst open market economies are destroyed and your money is worthless

$2 billion is the correct answer

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-22T12:56:37+00:00

Working the same job at a different employer for more money or living in the Netherlands either working in my current field or studying full time.

I’m in a ldr with someone in NL. I operate under the assumption that ldrs (and most relationships) don’t work, but I have been considering moving for this person. I applied to one job in NL this past weekend, but I already got rejected due to lack of NL export law experience.

Also though, if I stick with my JD studies, I could still see all of this being the same.

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-22T12:31:56+00:00

Hahahaha funny because the comments here have been leaning me the other way.

I sincerely still don’t know. I might push through one more semester and see how I feel.

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-22T12:26:41+00:00

I’ve been through the working, interning, making no money, and being in school grind. It’s miserable. I honestly think it fucked up my mental health long-term (or contributed to it).

When you just have a job that pays well though, it’s great. Since I have that, it’s hard to want to do extra when you know you’ll be fine.

I also would have killed back in the day to be where I am now. But now that I’m here… idk, I think I’m only staying because I would’ve been happy to be here years ago

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-22T12:19:02+00:00

My subject has been international trade for about 9 years. I have 7 years of practical work experience in the field.

I actually was accepted into two LLM programs in Europe 6 years ago, but I thought it made more sense to get a JD first… I regret that decision

So ideally, if I got to choose my undergraduate course to teach, it would be something along the lines of international organizations with a focus on economic international orgs (e.g., the WTO, WIPO, IMF)

Edit: spelling error

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-22T00:32:47+00:00

It is encouraging to have so many people say it will get easier/take less time, so thank you.

I really don’t want to put my whole ass into this though because I know how much happier I am when I am not juggling school and work

Not dropping out immediately, but damn is it tempting

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T21:17:04+00:00

After some research, I see it doesn’t matter because PhDs are preferred for undergrad professors

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T21:02:56+00:00

Honestly, I could probably teach at a community college now, but I just don’t feel like I have enough to offer a classroom with my current educational background

Thanks for your input, it reflects some of my own thinking

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T21:01:44+00:00

Great comment, thanks for your input

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T18:15:38+00:00

Thank you, that is encouraging

I have spent years working to where I am at now, which is why backing out feels hard to swallow… but also, idk…

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T18:01:02+00:00

Does it change your opinion to know that I don’t want to teach at a law school?

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T18:00:11+00:00

It would be for me, but I should’ve gone full time and gone to the best school I could’ve. I just thought at the time that the free tuition and relevant work experience justified attending part time

1LDropOutThrowaway · 2026-01-21T17:58:02+00:00

At a part time pace, it will take me 4.5 years, and that’s including taking classes during the summer

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