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I think this is quite common for anyone attending law school or any new commitment. Whether to attend law school or not is a life altering decision and you there is no guarantee it could go great it could go terribly. When I was a 0L I can tell you I w...

I see this question posed by many prior to taking the LSAT and I think you are putting the carriage before the horse.  There really is no point on wondering what your options are until you have a real LSAT score.  Once you have that score it is real an...

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Thanks for qualifying your lack of sarcasm and I would say your second representation of what lawyers "do" is probably more descriptive than your first... but perhaps that's just my interpretation. To an extent, all service-oriented professionals se...

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When I was a young associate, I worked at a BigLaw kind of firm. I remember cracking up one day as I overheard secretaries gossiping about a senior associates' tendency to fall asleep after lunch. There was much speculation as to whether the lawyer was drinking at lunch and most held the view that he did indeed knock back a few.One of the nice things about having my own law practice now is the freedom and control it offers. You are your own boss, if you don't work you don't earn but you are working for you and you live by your own rules. It can be difficult, yes if you don't know where the next client is coming from, but it is empowering and makes you grow up real fast. It is also very liberating and at times relaxing.It was Friday, yes this past Friday and it was in the afternoon about 1pm or so. I had been drafting something not particularly stimulating, in fact it was rather routine. I got up from the computer and sat in the huge, black chair one of those leather reclining ones. Then I closed my eyes and never knew what happened. When I opened my eyes I found myself curled in a fetal postiion and feeling very relaxed. By now it was about 1:30pm and no one had interrupted me so I figured I could continue. I headed over to the couch but then I looked up and noticed the huge French windows facing me. So I grabbed that other chair, the ergonomically correct one I sit in every day and wheeled it in beside the couch, placed the back in front of me and effectively blocked the view.

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Is it common to have this anxiety and not be sure that Law School is the right decision?

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Quote from: bobol on Yesterday at 11:58:01 PMIt is charming that posters like "Duncanip" would have us believe that their CBA education qualifies them to be practicing attorneys but their antidotal stories, while intere...

Quote from: TAllain on Yesterday at 12:54:01 AMMy GPA is a 3.75 cumulative, and I am currently averaging, on true practice LSAT exams, a score range of 165-170. I plan on improving my score range by at least 5 points at...

The information you provided is too scant to draw any conclusions. Do you mean that you failed some classes, or just didn't do as well as you'd like?

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By Don Macaulay, President and Founder of Law Preview, a BARBRI company
The grades you receive during the first year of law school will likely dictate the professional opportunities that will be available to you upon graduation. As a result, it is important to map out a plan now that will allow you to maximize your chances to excel during 1L year.
IT’S A ONE YEAR SPRINT, NOT A THREE YEAR MARATHON
Your 1L grades will not only determine your eligibility for law review and other honors, but will dictate what job opportunities are available when you graduate.
As you have undoubtedly heard, it is a very competitive legal hiring market and the most selective legal employers make offers for full-time employment only to those students who participate in firm-sponsored summer associate programs that take place during the summer after the 2L year. The truth is that only those students with top 1L grades will get considered for these coveted programs because law firms recruit during the fall semester of the 2L year and only consider 1L grades when determining who to invite for an interview. Consequently, students who view law school as a three year marathon rather than a one year year sprint often find themselves running the wrong race because most of the best jobs will have been filled long before graduation.

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Quote from: bobol on Yesterday at 11:58:01 PMIt is charming that posters like "Duncanip" would have us believe that their CBA education qualifies them to be practicing attorneys but their antidotal stories, while intere...

Just received my grade and in dire need of some advice.  Just received my grade and I didn't do well thus, wondering if I should withdraw from my law school and come back later.   Any advice?

The reality is any ABA school will teach you the same thing. No law school will prepare you for all the realities of actually being a lawyer. Just as no Police Academy will teach you everything you need to be a good cop. No Construction Management Scho...

I don't know if the world is exactly your oyster when you are a recent grad and realistically you will be confined to the region you attend law school most likely. Even if you had opportunities arise elsewhere you would have to take another state bar a...

If you have done everything you can and it sounds like you have taken the Kaplan course etc take the test. A 155 will get you into an ABA law school and a 165 puts you in the top 15-20% of LSAT test takers who were all motivated enough to get a bachelo...

I don't think my prior posts ever sought to credit or discredit CBA schools. I can tell you there are many CBA grads doing in the legal profession below are a few examples.

1) Head D.A. of Fresno CBA grad.
http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/Departments.aspx?...

Duncanjp,

You are wrong in your belief that I am on a "mission to discredit CBA schools" (your phrase) but merely pointing out that most, if not all CBA schools fail and refuse to reveal employment statistics and first time bar pass rates. 

It is char...

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