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What was the hardest part about becoming a laywer? How did you keep going knowing you had eight more years of school to do?

What was the hardest part about becoming a laywer? How did you keep going knowing you had eight more years of school to do?

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Jennifer’s Answer

Gynesis, I agree wholeheartedly with Brian's answer above. When you dwell on how much time it's going to take to get to the end of the 7-year college and law school journey, you risk missing out on the fun experiences you will have. You will be making life-long friendships and you will have countless opportunities to learn and grow. That will make the time fly by, I promise.

The best advice I got as a young college student who wanted to go to law school was to pick a major that I enjoy and that I could be successful in. You don't have to be a political science, criminal justice, or English major to get into law school. Your law school application will be far more interesting to the admissions committee if you've forged your own path in biology, computer science, music, whatever!
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Brian’s Answer

I can only answer for myself, and it may sound a bit trite, but it's the journey, not the destination. I absolutely loved school, including undergraduate. I really had the time of my life, my university offered all kinds of opportunities, I had a chance to travel, learn languages, and experienced big city life for the first time. Becoming a lawyer is a relatively simple project; but becoming a good lawyer is a lifetime commitment. You literally never ever stop learning. After three decades, I find out something new every day. You need to think about your goal (becoming a lawyer) as a continuous project, because the skills you must develop will never stop. I suggest you put the idea of your schooling aside, and think about the journey you undertake, instead; you have (really seven) wonderful years in university, followed by a lot of practical learning once you are admitted to the bar. There are so many opportunities along the way, you may change your mind about the legal profession; and may instead teach law, work in a legal field you have not imagined yet, or work in research or a regulatory agency. The law degree just opens a door, with any number of paths leading from it.
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