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[ariesvirgo]

The thing I hate most about law school is what it's done to my self-esteem. In saying "self-esteem", I don't mean it in reference to my own self worth. It's actually a bit of the opposite in that respect. I have grown (up) a lot in the last couple of years, and in a lot of ways, I'm more confident than I have ever been. No, what I'm talking

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[cetaittoi]

I definitely know how you feel! I think most of us here in law school can empathize. Most of us were at the top of our classes in high school and college (or at least in the upper tier). What we forget is that at each level, we're greeted with more people of our caliber or better. The other thing we forget is that we're at an excellent law school, one that takes students who had excellent LSATs and GPAs.

Don't worry about whether you're "good enough" for the legal world because I have no doubt that you are. I feel that no matter what anyone's grades are, most of us here will be more than competent lawyers.

I definitely understand where you're coming from, though. I'm constantly having to remind myself that my self-worth and intelligence should not be judged by a series of law school finals that constitute 100% of my grade. You're more than your GPA. And I seriously don't believe that law school finals are even an accurate measure of what I know about law...

[bellepep]

Yep! Definitely agree that this is something that law school does to us. And that it's something that we should just shrug off.

I think that law school also forces us to set our priorities before we get to the real legal world. Do we want to sacrifice time for fun so that we can turn in the most billable hours? Do we want to live and work and surround ourselves with coworkers or make the effort to stay in touch with real friends?

No right answer overall... but...

[nicolle]

It's not just law school... it's graduate school in general... and to some extent, it's the "welcome to the real world" we all get after college. My friend Angela calls it the lessoning. Or the lessening. The lessons (lessening) we get from the real world that knocks us on our arrogant, over-educated arses. Don't know if it helps, but you're in good company. :>