Monday, May 21, 2012

Finals

What is it about the last final of the semester that makes people freak out? I don't get it at all.

These finals have been different for me. I'm not under a ton of pressure, as I've done the work all semester long. I've felt relaxed, happy, and ready. I'm in a study room right now with a memorized outline doing well on practice MBE's, and I did well on practice essays all day yesterday while making an amazing meal. Or helping to make it anyway.

The point is that I'm relaxed. I'm not freaking out, and I'm not working until I burn out. I took the time out this weekend to go to the Melting Pot with friends Sat, and to just relax and hang out Fri. Overall I feel like I've prepared, done what I could and am ready to be done for 13 whole days (and go to Disneyland!).  I'm glad that I'm not around people who freak out and study until they burn out.

This feels really good, and I'm excited to go into my final tonight and finally be done with my second year of law school. :)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Graduate - in May?!?!

So yesterday while at work I was looking at where I am credit wise, and what I need to do in order to graduate Dec 2013, which is my goal, and would be 3.5 years - or a full semester early for the part time program. Then I really started looking at it and realized that if I keep my current plan of 3 summer classes and intersession, and find a way to go full time and get an externship plus to do winter intersession - I will be a May graduate! Basically this means I'd have to take a lot more student loans and cut my hours down at work pretty severely. I don't know how my boss is going to feel about that, and I have no idea how it will work with the MPRE, my AWR and a full time class load and externship in the fall. I'm a little concerned about it, but am hoping to figure it out for the best. In the end, it would end up actually costing me ~$300 more, and that doesn't figure in the extra summer session that I would have to do as well as intersessions. So, I'm thinking about talking to my boss and seeing what I can do. It wouldn't be terrible to break my lease and move home for a year or so maybe (okay - who am I kidding that would be the WORST), but there are some plans in the works.

Things are going pretty well other than that. I'm not stressed at all about finals this semester, and am doing pretty well. I had Property 2 last night and didn't have any issues. I've done pretty much every torts MBE and Essay I can get my hands on and seem to be doing well. I start Con Law studying on Thursday. And I'm getting my first tattoo on Friday! I can't wait - I am really really stoked about it. This semester has been different - I don't feel stress to cram it all in at the last second. I feel prepared, and like I've done what I've needed to do in order to succeed, at both the midterm and final level. I'm hoping for really good grades this semester.

Other than that I'm glad that our track is kind of splitting off and going our separate ways now. People lie and talk and are generally mean to each other in law school - and I don't want to surround myself with those kind of people. I have good people in my life and that's how I want it to stay from now on. There's been too much garbage in the past.

That's my update. I'll post more when I know what I'm doing and when I'm graduating. Until then, adieu!