Today begins my final semester of law school. And while I have a flood of conflicting emotions concerning this fact, more than anything I'm excited for what's next.
I know that I'm a different person as a result of this law school experience. I'm more motivated than ever to achieve my professional goals. I've learned that I'm happiest when I have way too many things to do. I don't get nervous speaking in front of large groups of people. But am I more competitive?
“If all you know is how to be a gang member, that’s what you’ll be, at
least until you learn something else. If you become a marine, you’ll
learn to control fear. If you go to law school, you’ll see the world
as a competition. If you study engineering, you’ll start to see the
world as a complicated machine that needs tweaking.”
least until you learn something else. If you become a marine, you’ll
learn to control fear. If you go to law school, you’ll see the world
as a competition. If you study engineering, you’ll start to see the
world as a complicated machine that needs tweaking.”
– Scott Adams, Dilbert.com
If what Mr. Adams proposes is true, then law students learn more than just how to draft contracts and analyze cases in their three years of law school. Also learned: it’s a rat race out there. A dog eat dog world. There’s only so much of the pie to go around. If you aren’t winning, you’re losing.
You get the idea.
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