Law School Got Me Feeling Guilty
The safe haven of spring break is – the mid-semester break where you can catch up on your sleep, see people you haven`t seen in a long time, and recover from the madness of law school. In my opinion, the spring semester goes by so quickly because of this pause. It usually starts in early to mid-March, after the shortest month of the year. Then, once the break is over, you usually have less than a month of classes before the exam period begins. Many students use spring break as time to prepare for exams, catch up on reading, and work on their designs. There`s nothing wrong with using your break for school-related activities (after all, it`s YOUR break, do what you need to do). However, you should also evaluate what you actually need to do. You are an overworked and overworked (shocking!!!) law student. Listen to yourself and assess what would be best for you during spring break. In this article, we will discuss why law school grades are considered so important. Next, we will detail how you can overcome your poor grades to succeed in law school and with a postgraduate job.
If you`re not sure about networking and want to improve this important skill, you can read this article that outlines networking techniques for law students. Don`t feel guilty at all. Burnout 1L is one of the biggest enemies, take the time if you can just to relax and reset. This will pay off when the time comes for the review. Law exams can be challenging and if you scored below average, you may want to get feedback on your performance. Many professors are happy to offer feedback sessions on classroom performance or exams as soon as grades are released. Scheduling a meeting with your teacher can help you understand where you went wrong on the exam and learn how to improve your performance in the future. For more tips and information on improving your GPA throughout law school, check out this article. Getting bad grades in law school can be disappointing, but it doesn`t have to be as life-destroying as you might feel.
To overcome your poor grades, you`ll need to invest time assessing where you went wrong during learning and getting feedback to improve your future learning techniques. You should also take the time to network and participate in extracurricular activities that will allow you to enhance your resume and become more desirable to future employers. It may take a little more effort, but your poor law grades can be overcome and you can succeed during and after law school. Many students may think that poor grades in law school completely prevent them from finding a job, but that`s simply not true. It may be a little harder to find a job if you have mediocre grades, but it`s not impossible. You simply need to work to develop your experience and skills in other areas and present employers with the most confident, competent and positive version of yourself in cover letters and interviews. There`s no denying that law schools are competitive, and things like grades can become a hot topic in this environment. There`s probably a lot of discussion about grades among your peers, but the best thing you can do if you have bad grades is not to talk about them. It`s likely that there will always be someone performing above or below average, and you don`t want to find yourself in a situation where you feel even more confused or confident about your grades. Sharing your grades can also make a competitive environment even more competitive as students try to push themselves.
My 2L year was crazy, to say the least. I constantly hesitate between one activity and the other. If you were to look at my calendar for a particular week, you would wonder how I do all this. This is not unusual for me, as I have always juggled a lot of activities outside of work and school. However, Year 2L really kicked my ass and this year of law school was definitely the busiest year of my life. I attend a full load of upper-class courses, work for Lexis as a student representative, am the lead student representative of another company, am the treasurer of the Women`s Law Caucus, on the mock trial team, work part-time as a trainee lawyer, work as Ms. JD`s writer-in-residence, and participate in many clubs and activities. Surprise, surprise, I had spring fever like WHOA. I am constantly stressed and feel exhausted.
So I was more than ready for spring break. I am a 1L in a part-time program, I take 11 credit hours and I work full time and have two children. Relax a bit, you have a lot of time to succeed, I am so jealous of students who can focus only on their legal work. 😅 Taking time to do homework doesn`t mean taking time off. It means investing time in yourself. You need it for your mental health and you will perform better with better mental health. They say law school is a marathon, not a sprint. The most important thing I discovered early on, and this has been repeated here, is not to listen to what others are doing.
