Grades
I finally bit the bullet, after nagging from my parents, and checked my grades. All I have to say is law school grades make very little sense. I got the best grade in the class I was most afraid to check and was basically stunned by my grades in classes I felt more confident about leaving the exam. Insanely odd. BUT. I'd heard that's how it is with law school.
I am still going to keep telling my parents that I don't know my grades. I am not a good liar, so I don't know if I can keep that up. I think I might be able to work with my overall GPA, though. It's not great, but I am going to do what I can to sell myself as well as possible to law firms I interview with for OCI...and I will target firms where my GPA is in their range, for the most part. I am very lucky to attend a top 10 school, also, because I can see that employers will give more leeway for that. I think that I would have an extremely hard time finding a job otherwise.
On a different note--I can't remember if I wrote this here already, but I finally got into all the classes I wanted for the fall. I am kind of excited about it. I am finally getting to take classes in the areas I am interested in practicing, and I'm hoping that maybe this will help me make better grades. I was thinking that if a class seemed problematic I could just take it pass/fail, but now I don't know. Obviously, the classes I worry most about end up yielding better grades for me...so maybe I should pass/fail everything I think I'll do well on!
I am still going to keep telling my parents that I don't know my grades. I am not a good liar, so I don't know if I can keep that up. I think I might be able to work with my overall GPA, though. It's not great, but I am going to do what I can to sell myself as well as possible to law firms I interview with for OCI...and I will target firms where my GPA is in their range, for the most part. I am very lucky to attend a top 10 school, also, because I can see that employers will give more leeway for that. I think that I would have an extremely hard time finding a job otherwise.
On a different note--I can't remember if I wrote this here already, but I finally got into all the classes I wanted for the fall. I am kind of excited about it. I am finally getting to take classes in the areas I am interested in practicing, and I'm hoping that maybe this will help me make better grades. I was thinking that if a class seemed problematic I could just take it pass/fail, but now I don't know. Obviously, the classes I worry most about end up yielding better grades for me...so maybe I should pass/fail everything I think I'll do well on!