For what it's worth, I'm not planning to go to a loosey-goosey we-love-alternative-politics let's-all-hug law school. I want to go to a "regular" one. A good, high-ranked one. Where the students claw each other's eyes out in their rush to be on top. Where the stress is so intense you subsist on chocolate and coffee the entire three years. Where summers are spent rushing around building your résumé and relaxing is something you might squeeze in on a Saturday morning if you have time and if you decide you wouldn't rather sleep (and who wouldn't rather sleep?). And funnily enough, I have this feeling I'll be able to handle it and it's what God wants me to do. Unless God turns on me and presents me with a mushy, intership heavy, Nader-loving, alternative approach. But I'm hoping not. Because, really, I need an intense law school to prepare for an intense career. I might as well just jump right in.
I had no idea they had law schools like that, or that you had considered them. Wow, I like your image of "let's-all-hug-each-other." That pretty much cracked me up. Like YEAH- hugs should be reserved for those really poignant CSI-Sara-almost-got-killed-by-a-crazy-man kinds of moments, and the rest of the days should be filled with heroic overacheiving and fighting for a problem! [armor reference]
Um.
I can also imagine this is why we didn't get along at a certain social event a couple years ago. Heheheh. We must be badassses.
I would crack and not cope under a certain level of pressure, because I'm already a hyper-achieving sort (one of the reasond I DON'T want a certain kind of typical medical school experience), but I do very much value an education and training that will get me "regular" access to medical facilities of the sort I want to work in- and in general, yes, I'm with you that I want a real "I'm in the world" kind of approach. The fight's stronger that way. ;) But...anyway. It's a lot to think about.
After talking this afternoon/evening, I think I would much prefer a top-tier school where the students are happy as opposed to a top-tier where the students are unhappy. That seems to me that it would make all the difference stress-wise. But the thing is, you could be at an artsy-fartsy alternative school and still the majority of the students could be unhappy, ergo, stressed out. It's a gamble. And I want to gamble with success instead of the stupid educational heritage our parents didn't even really mean to pass on.
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Um.
I can also imagine this is why we didn't get along at a certain social event a couple years ago. Heheheh. We must be badassses.
Thank you.
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