Law School Prep Tip #8 (for pre-law students, law students, and lawyers): Don’t Engage Negativity
Law School Prep Tip #8: Don’t Engage Negativity.
You deserve a lot of credit for choosing to go to law school, especially given all of the negativity that surrounds that decision. The following negative statements are constantly bouncing around the media:
“Law school is so hard.”
“The bar exam is impossible to pass.”
“The job market is so bad.”
You’ve probably had several friends, family members, and strangers warn you about the difficulty of law school or the dismal job market. And if you’re anything like me, when someone goes out of their way to tell you how their nephew graduated two years ago and still doesn’t have a job or how so-and-so hated law school so much she dropped out, your first reaction will be to argue with the other person (and include a healthy dose of sarcasm). Read more