Why do people (mostly 1Ls) feel compelled to be so high strung about law school? Seriously, was I not stressed out enough BEFORE you opened your gob? Yep, we're using "gob" now because I'm not sure with the way this particular individual was talking that her pie hole qualifies as a mouth. You're already talking about where you want to end up long term. Guess what, sunshine! You don't have a damned bit of control over that, unless you're a-ok being super unemployed and potentially unemployable for a while. At least in your chosen field. If you're in an area where there are few law schools (there for less competition, genius), NEVER specify incredibly early on that you want to end up in an area that has one of the highest concentrations of law schools in the entire country (oh, hey, NYC, LA, Chicago, and Boston!), because, surprise surprise, those jobs aren't super easy to get. If you're not at a top 10 school and/or in the top 5% of your class, you most likely have an astonishingly steep uphill battle ahead of you. I salute you, friends, but stressing yourself, your mentor, and everyone around you out about your inane and possibly nonsensical fears does no one any favors. I frequently wonder if a hard slap across the face wouldn't snap people back to reality.
The best lesson I ever learned from teaching yoga was this: everything will happen exactly as it should. In other words, have a little faith.
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