Comments | alongthoselines: feels like i've been buried yet i'm still alive

alongthoselines

feels like i've been buried yet i'm still alive

Oct 23, 2010 10:50

1.) So. I survived the LSAT (which I took about two weeks ago to the day). Barely, but I survived. Hopefully I did well, but I'm not going to think so much about the results. I have another week until I get my score back, so I'm not trying to think about it. But it's over, and now I can breathe again ( Read more... )

lsat, uf, work, real life, future is freaking me out

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jessm October 24 2010, 02:25:18 UTC

TAKE THE JOB, TAKE THE JOB, TAKE THE JOB, TAKE THE JOB.

If you've truly wanted to go to law school since you were three, you'll most definitely still pursue it after two years in Tampa. Law school will always be there. Always. This job won't be. If they're going to help you pay for law school, then you'll take them up on it, even two years from now.

If you don't take the job, I will fly down to Gainesville and hunt you down. Upon my arrival, I'll slap you. I will then force you to drive me to your boss's house, give him my resumé, and convince him to directly guarantee me the job.

alongthoselines October 24 2010, 18:52:53 UTC

LOL. This? THIS is why we're friends, ahahaha. When I asked my family and friends what they would do if they were in my shoes, they were like, "...well, just do whatever you think is right!" Aka NOT WHAT I WAS ASKING, but okay, thanks for the useless advice, Useless People.

I have until May 27th, 2011 before the offer expires, so I'll see what law schools I get into (or don't get into D: If by some freak accident I get into Stanford or UC Berkeley - aka my dream schools - I'm going, no questions asked), see if I get any better job offers (aka it probably won't get any better than this), and THEN accept the job.

vaguelyclear October 24 2010, 22:38:13 UTC

TAKE THE DAMN JOB. Seriously. It's a win-win situation. You'll work for two years, have them help pay for you to go to law school, and then after that, you'll have a law degree + a job + more opportunities. WHY ARE YOU EVEN THINKING OF DOING OTHERWISE?

It's only two years. I know a lot can happen in two years, but not a whole lot can also happen in two years. And it's not like you'd be taking a job in a completely different field; it's still a legal field, which means your interest and desire to go to law school will not wane.

Take it, Nat. I think you'd regret it if you didn't.

alongthoselines October 25 2010, 00:57:11 UTC

WHY ARE YOU EVEN THINKING OF DOING OTHERWISE?

It seems as thought that is the question of the hour, lol. Why? Well, generally I'm just an indecisive person, unfortunately haha. Unlike most people, I actually hate having options, because then I start to question if I'd made the right decision or not, etc. But I actually have to sit down and read through the contract, but I haven't had the time to do so yet. Deep down, I think I'm mostly just a little super terrified of having to be a *~grown-up~* with real responsibilities. But I have until May to grow accustomed to the idea, so hopefully by then I will have grown a pair of balls and accept the job.

*hugs* Thanks for your input! Like I'd told Jess, my friends and family really didn't have much to say about it other than, "Do whatever the hell you want." It's actually becoming pretty frustrating, but I'm glad my LJ friends are level-headed enough to talk sense into me :)