tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post3383335332715481551..comments2010-08-07T05:43:01.713-04:00Philip Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349063480861352618noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-20603277138020782332010-08-07T05:43:01.713-04:002010-08-07T05:43:01.713-04:00just get out of law school while you can. it is not worth sh..t anymore and will only decline in the future...there is no more high salaries with a j.d...cut your losses...i went to ivy league law school and passed the bar 2 years ago with 200k in debt from all that sh..t no real stable job....so mba or b.s. in something technical or don't do it at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-15755156984740881282010-03-23T11:19:24.699-04:002010-03-23T11:19:24.699-04:00The good news is that practicing law involves different activities than law school. The bad news is that law school hazing (let's call it what it is) prepares you to practice. Depending on what you do, there will probably be a lot of reading; every area is filled with "anal and particular" people; and there will always be competitors with more experience and/or better credentials than you no matter what you do. That said, my school curved to a 2.9 so Bs would be above average. It sounds like you're doing fine. Law school is designed to produce highs and lows. It's up to you whether toughing out the lows is worth it.Philip Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349063480861352618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-81436018990690958322010-03-22T02:02:20.801-04:002010-03-22T02:02:20.801-04:00I am in my first year of law school in Louisiana and I am over-whelmed by all the reading in casebooks. I am smart enough to understand my civil codes and can apply them well, but failure still feels imminent because all of my professors are so anal and particular about everything. The biggest problem I have is anxiety about failing. My classmates have professional jobs, some work in law firms already, and a few are in broadcasting, etc. I have nothing to go back to if I fail. It seems like that should inspire me, but I just feel even more inadequate and undeserving. I got my grades from last semester and I was dissappointed. I got a B in both Criminal Law and Contracts, and a C- in my Legal Writing class. Any advice for a first year student?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-16337919749464858592010-01-06T20:31:03.575-05:002010-01-06T20:31:03.575-05:00mitch, I am not an expert on law school (re)admissions but it sounds like you have identified some positive steps. I'm sure admissions offices appreciate students with passion, you just need some way to demonstrate your desire. If you have contacts at your current school be sure to keep in touch with them. If you have the time, identify law-related activities and get involved to show future schools your passion. This article has some advice on readmission that may be useful: http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1346/Coping-with-Law-School-Dismissal/ Good luck!Philip Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349063480861352618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-41427998330020477652010-01-06T19:48:59.163-05:002010-01-06T19:48:59.163-05:00i just recently failed out of law school, but i love the law and know i ahve it in me to do well, i have been working on my problems with the head of the department of my school and studying even after i was denied re-admission. It is just very hard, i have wrote a 505 letter in hopes that maybe i can start in the fall of 2010 rather then wait two years. I am taking another lsat with hopes of improving my score and am looking into maybe going to get my MBA or paralegal degree. I love the law and want this. Do i have a shot of getting back into a law school soon? I went to a low level school and i understand that looks bad my desrie and passion to suceed has to standout and be noticed!mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-569140567104079936.post-38685678726401610152009-12-02T03:24:12.257-05:002009-12-02T03:24:12.257-05:00thanks. first year finals are upon us and failure seems like a distinct possibility. law school is much harder than i expected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com