Student Bloggers

            A while ago, I read a post on Facebook that said “I’m about to fire myself.” My overwhelming response was, “Can we do that?” This single question sent me down a rabbit hole of self-evaluation. If we could hire and fire ourselves, would I still have a job?  Would I describe myself as a go-getter, a procrastinator, a teamplayer?  My 2018 student self-evaluation begins and ends (for today) with analyzing how effective I am as a teamplayer.

Starting a new semester is always exciting, especially when it’s your last semester of law school, EVER! I am approximately 4 months away from graduation and that time frame seems close, yet so far at the same time. In these next 4 months, I hope to gage a better understanding of what life outside of law school will be like. These next few months are also going to be hectic as I have a long BAR application to fill, early BAR prep to start and job hunting to do. Currently, my time is split between 2 classes: Writing for the Bar and a Deposition Practicum.

I remember getting into Law School and being so proud of myself. It was the culmination of years of work toward an unknown goal and months of internal struggle to achieve a known goal. I would remind myself (in the moment) that I should enjoy the feeling of accomplishment and pride because sooner or later the reality of the situation would set in and that old familiar feeling of failure would rear its ugly head.

     It’s the night before the first day of the semester. This being my second year, I feel tolerably well prepared, considering the last minute scramble with a class change and the general difficulties of getting back into the rhythm of studying. And yet, despite the fact that there’s not likely going to be anything that will sink my semester tomorrow, I’m still nervous. What gives?