There is a persistent urban legend that the first 6 weeks of 1L are the worst period of law school. I don't know if it's true, though I do feel worse about school now than I have so far -- it seems like a lot of people are having a similar malaise.

This semester the "section" system of having all your classes with the same people is getting tedious for me. I don't dislike my classmates individually, but it's like we're on this never-ending road trip in a station wagon that fits 80. The enforced togetherness can be dreary.

I also find myself wondering how much of the law school experience I really want to buy into. I enjoy getting the education, but as for some of the career path accoutrements that everyone says you "must" do, I have no enthusiasm at all.

As an adult, the only times I've regretted personal choices is when I didn't trust my gut instinct -- when I let my brain talk myself into something, it's never a happy result.

I think the inherent lack of perspective from being in school cramps one's idea of the possibilities on the outside. Surely it can't be that all the law school students who didn't do law review, who didn't get judicial externships, or who didn't get above a 3.0 GPA, end up on skid row. Because that describes 80% of all attorneys.

06 Feb 05