Preparing for Law School is Discouraging

It feels as though I have been blindfolded for the last year. There is no single or adequate preparation that one can execute in order to feel comfortable. There really aren’t any books out there that both address the issue and are worth reading. Susan Estrich’s latest only deals with getting into law school. She hardly addresses the issue of necessary preparation - most likely because it is a misnomer. There is no preparation and it is anything but necessary. You are expected to just jump in and manage as you go along. Nothing can prepare one because the experience is simply too unique and irreplicable.

Which is fine and all, but having a year free before law school can certainly become daunting in itself once one realizes that you can only do so much to prepare for the next three years of rigorous brain f---ing. It’s almost unfair to have a whole year and only do so little.

So, to fill the void, I have taken up speed reading, bought many books on Amazon, purchased a backpack for law school, and signed up for a typing course. Yes, I graduated from a top 25 university with a strong GPA without knowing how to type properly. In my defense, typing classes were taken in high school by those who did not know what “AP” stood for.

All of this should improve my overall ability to survive law school while, hopefully, maintaining a strong GPA. However, the void is still within. I feel as though I have lost a year. Don’t get me wrong, I have certainly gained vast knowledge in civil procedure matters and strengthened my desire to become a litigator by working at a law firm. And the full ride from Loyola is certainly appreciated. But neither of these overwhelms the emptiness I feel. It is as though I have made the deal of a lifetime only to discover more costs down the road.

In the meantime, I will have some opportunities to travel at least. As I blog, I am planning a summer vacation to Austria. Maybe living abroad for a few weeks will fill-in some of the void.

UPDATE - 6/20/2005 (There is hope!)

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