About quitting

[Dingfod]

About 10 years ago I heard that over there were over 40,000 law school graduates that year. I knew then the legal profession was going to be a very crowded one. I am not one to discourage others from pursuing their dream jobs, so I said nothing.

So... alternatively, I now advise ChuckF to get a manual typewriter and move to a plywood shack in Montana and write that manifesto on the ills of modern society I know he has in him.

/pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, the stupid curtain

@ wei yau, my hing-dai, my brother by a Chinese mother, you've accomplished much.

[Gonzo]

Hi, Dingfod!

[Ymir's blood]

lol@Unichucker Manifesto

[ChuckF]

[Angakuk]

Chuck, it appears as though you have already made the decision by deciding so my advice comes too late. Too bad, I was going to advise that you quit. After all, you do not deserve to have to have a rich and rewarding life. A life filled with regret over lost opportunities would suit you just fine.

Best wishes.
Your friend,
Angakuk

[Ensign Steve]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

Inertia is a very powerful force. And the refund sucks. Thus came another B+ law student to clog up the job market.

Congratulations!

[Sophia]

Jesus loves you if you quit.

[ChuckF]

Wellllllp. Should have quit. Ideally should never have done this at all, but definitely should have quit. Fuck.

[Clutch Munny]

Ow.

[wildernesse]

Sorry to hear that things aren't working out. If you are sure that you want to quit, work on coping mechanisms to get you to the end of the semester. I have a friend who quit like halfway through her last semester of her third year (and she was in the single digits when it came to class rank). Don't do that.

Do not quit in the middle of the semester, because it is a waste of money and time. The only exception is if you are endangering your health (and if this is the case, go talk to the health center and the dean of students at the law school--whatever they are called where you are, and ask for accommodations to complete the semester).

You should have spring break coming up soon, right? And I'm assuming you are using all of your absences before it affects your grade? I managed to make it through as a B+/A- student without ever studying until classes were over, and there's no way you are dumber than I am/your school is exponentially more difficult, so consider that as a way to reduce your work load. If there are any non-class extras you are involved in, resign.

There's no point in dwelling on the "shouldn't have started down this path" part. Now you know, and you can do something different. Good luck. I'm sure my post is super bossy sounding, sorry about that.

[Qingdai]

I agree with Wildy. Suck it up, make it through this term then run like mo-fo, if that's what you need to do.

[ChuckF]

My health is fine. I have no workload because I stopped reading and I don't give a fuck. I will finish the semester because I don't have anything else to do and I already wasted the fucking money. I'll probably finish law school because I am a fucking moron and for no other reason. I'm thinking I will quit the dumb fucking moot court team this week because what the fuck is it for. Spring break is next week. I don't mind bossiness if you don't mind my snippiness. I appreciate what you're saying. It's just that today has been a bad day. Kind of a bad few weeks really.

[mulebear]

I never new that quilting could be so difficult and life changing.





What?

[erimir]

Impeccable timing. Perfect situation for an extremely lame pun.

[Qingdai]

I'm sorry, better to figure out while you're young (and god you're young) then hit 40 something and go "WTF?!?!"

Not that I know anything about that either.

[Kael]

Now all we need is Doc X to pop in and give us a rousing "Not that there's anything..."

[wildernesse]

I'm sorry you are having such a rough time right now, Chuck. Rest up on spring break.

[Demimonde]

Enjoy your break. I hate mid semester, it's an evil bitch goddess.

Whatever you do Chuck, you're awesome. It will all work out eventually, in the mean time you are young, healthy, smart, and a sexy beast.

[Fencesitter]

I've been watching this thread with interest. I haven't commented since things seemed to be resolved by the time I got to formulating anything to say. Sorry for just descending like this without participating before. I also don't have much more history than this thread.

But this struck me as interesting. Something happened between January 19 when you wrote this:

Originally Posted by ChuckF

An odd thing happened last semester: I started to enjoy law school, or at least the substantive part of it. Administrative law is positively fun. Evidence is totally neat. Non-profit law - well, two out of three ain't bad. For a time I even started to believe that perhaps, after a year of intense doubt, it was to be the law for me after all. I'm enjoying this semester's coursework, too.

and a month later when you wrote this:

Originally Posted by ChuckF

My health is fine. I have no workload because I stopped reading and I don't give a fuck.

It might be interesting, just for your own curiosity, to find out what happened. Maybe you know the answer. That's a pretty big change from enjoying your courses in January to not caring about any of it in February. Maybe it has to do with law school, but law school doesn't change that much in a month.

I hope you can regain your enthusiasm from a month ago or find the cause of your lack of enthusiasm now. Either one of those might propel you to your next step. Good luck on the journey.

[ChuckF]

Oh, I know exactly what happened. It has everything to do with law school and nothing to do with the coursework.

[mulebear]

Actually, just trying to add a little humor to the situation.

Chuck, you are going to be okay no matter what you do. You might be having a rough time now, but you're intelligent enough to work through the situation and turn it around for yourself. Once you get past it, move on and don't dwell on it. I personally believe that you have a very bright future ahead of you.