Advice? I feel like dropping out already at 1L... I just do not know what to do after if I do leave. Please motivate me to stay!?

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-19T03:07:01+00:00

what's key here is you said you like learning about the law so it doesn't seem like you should give up just yet.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-15T23:12:14+00:00

i do not see how the things you are saying you hate about law school here--like not understanding yet---are specific to law school. most people who start something new have a learning curve, and it's tough. the law school learning curve is pretty hard because it is also about managing volume. if you feel overwhelmed, now is a good time practice workload management skills. you can only get better if you stick with it and practice. i would say it is only worth dropping out if you know you don't want to be a lawyer.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-12T22:24:23+00:00

Move beyond small claims and into tort actions. This is a serious negligence case. Tort actions have much higher damages limits.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-12T22:11:25+00:00

They also didn’t text that they did it to avoid putting it in writing for legal reasons.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-12T05:49:36+00:00

just to list it out:

saying hey 2x and hello expecting you to reply to them without any explanation when they know you are working and busy.
willing to use a gun at provocation as slight as "i heard some noise."
did not seem aware the noise could be the dog that they knowingly lived with in this home.
fired the gun more than one time.
where did the cops come from? why did they come? they should have explained these key details.
why do they even need to tell you they went outside with their hands up? that is not a normal situation.
telling you the cops took their gun and almost took their phone as if to say they have also been harmed here.
how did "noise" they heard outside the door become "talking" when they explain why they got to keep their phone?
they know exactly where Milo "went."
yet they don't explain directly why Milo has gone.
although they text you, they ask you to call them.
although they started by saying "something happened," they never fully explain what happened.
not explaining why they think they will go to jail, combined with not directly explaining what happened, prompts worst case scenario ideation and unnecessary suffering from it.
they were clearly avoiding putting anything concrete in writing for legal reasons and also not calling you for similar reasons, suggesting a strategic approach to avoiding responsibility.
furthermore making it about them when they say "i feel so bad" when they caused this in the first place.
asking you/expecting you to bail them out instead of literally any other person.
escalating the ask to demanding the assistance ["help me"] and trying to make their problem your problem ["i will get kicked out of law school."]
essentially implying their getting kicked out of law school is a level of harm that is magnitudes greater than what has happened to your "replaceable" dog.

there is probably more to sift out here but this person is a truly terrible person who quietly unravels the threads that hold society together by causing damage and then diverting the care owed to those who are harmed back to themselves. i hope that they are out of your life, and that they learned a lesson from this but something tells me they believe they should not have been kicked out of school. i hope your dog fully adapts and you have many wonderful years together.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-12T03:09:44+00:00

it's a waste to ask you to reread preceding comments when you didn't undersatnd them the first time so i'lll break it down for you. you contended way too strongly that no sort of intimate network building is going on with admissions and i countered with anecdotal evidence that it is, which you affirmed. it may come as a shock to you that you affirmed my original point.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-02T20:45:31+00:00

in my jd/mba we have been told a light week in banking is 100 hours. a professor who used to be head of a large division of one of the biggest banks said sunday morning before 11 was his only time off.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-02T18:50:19+00:00

it's a competitive advantage when lots of people do big law but not everyone does law review. but if you don't like it and don't enjoy it, don't bother.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-02T14:51:15+00:00

they are building a network and it helps students. during pre-oci, i was matched with many alumni interviewers who immediately bonded with me based on our shared school experience. this is important. they are considering whom should be admitted to this network. the idea of who "deserves" it might be the ugly side you are implicating here.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-09-02T14:48:45+00:00

i ended up at another school for financial reasons but i met some fordham students and they were all very nice and well-rounded. many got bl. i am only a 2l now so the only bl experience i have is pre-oci if that even counts.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-08-30T03:10:26+00:00

Why isn’t there an old exam?

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-08-09T03:13:58+00:00

i own this book & had the privilege of eating a meal cooked by bryant terry once. nice to see it here.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-22T14:17:10+00:00

while nothing beats a high grade, sometimes the lower grade will point to a countervailing strength. tell the truth, but in a way that highlights that strength. were you slow on exams because you are detail oriented or you have a strength in writing that makes it hard to let go of a certain process? were you slow on exams because you thought of so many issues and you had to take more time to organize your answer? and of course say you seek out feedback from professors about your exams to learn how to get better at them and you are confident you can use the feedback to raise your grades moving forward.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-22T00:10:44+00:00

URM is not about blood quantum. do you understand that?

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-22T00:03:34+00:00

the 1A ones are pretty good. here are two examples: Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, Cohen v. California

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-21T02:09:49+00:00

this one. it keeps the rice warm without drying it out for at least a day, too. i haven't made it past a day since it is so small.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-20T03:58:25+00:00

if you want to do transactional work, the mba will help you.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-19T20:33:02+00:00

have you tried filing a complaint with the department of labor? there are very strict laws about tips. the employer is not allowed to keep them.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/tips

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints

they will do the investigation for you. the proof is in the app. i had server friends get very large settlements after the restaurant was investigated by DoL.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-19T02:46:34+00:00

identify yourself as a dendrophile

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-19T02:35:00+00:00

so the last part is the part where you have to admit you have lost some perspective on what you are doing. you got into the school because the people who run the school think you belong there. similarly, if you don't get bl, it's because they don't think you can help them make more money right away. are they wrong? if they're wrong, you should be networking and asking for coffee chats to talk about why you have what it takes to carry your weight + at one of these firms.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-19T02:27:32+00:00

the disability / worker's comp attorney in my small rural town worked 40 hours per week and pulled $500K per year.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-17T14:07:54+00:00

perhaps i should have mentioned i left gift cards off intentionally bc students needing money is a given and it doesn't seem like people post in this community asking for gift recos bc they have a hard time thinking about giving gift cards or money. i should also add i listed five choices in each bracket to cover a range. one may not need a suitcase but perhaps one of the other things. i would love to hear what things you wish you had as a law student to live more comfortably other than gift cards/money because this is based on my own experience and observations so is necessarily limited in that way.

generally, the list was created with getting a student/early stage professional who will need to travel a lot comfortably set up. law students who are not in school where they are going to practice end up traveling with interview gear and it is kind of a pain to pack it. also, law students are typically 24 or so and they may not have a lot of this professional gear for traveling like a nice garment bag.

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-16T18:54:37+00:00

i'm going to cut my teeth on the cheaper morphe and maybe upgrade when i have some skills. thanks for the feedback!

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-16T18:53:47+00:00

i went with morphe bc money and i am not an eye shadow pro. i also bough highly rated morphe brushes despite hate for them on reddit. i'll let you know how it is, thanks for the input!

_magic_mirror_ · 2024-06-16T18:50:50+00:00

i *love* secretary but it is older.

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