Retrospective - LSAT (Part 1)

Last year this time I had just took the LSAT and was waiting for the results!! 

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!!!

My history with the LSAT is a long and complicated relationship.  Some people like to say that they had a love/hate relationship with it.  Not me, I have a hate/hate relationship with the sucka!!

Back when I was a junior in college (2002/2003) and decided that law school was the next step in my quest for world domination (okay maybe that was too much LOL), I headed to the Internet to see what steps I needed to take in order to attend law school.  I obtain this wonderful timeline (which is a great thing for planners) and one of the first items was this thing called "Law School Admissions Test".  So me being the nerd that I am, I read up on EVERYTHING LSAT and headed to the book store to obtain a LSAT study book. 

In January 2003, I went to the LSAC website and registered for the June 2003 exam.  When did I decide to study for this exam?  TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAM!!!!  I didn't know this back then, but there is NO SUCH THING as studying for this exam.  Nevertheless I aced it!!  Well...... not necessarily aced it, but I did receive the highest score out of all of the people who I went to college with.  If you know what  I made, I don't know what that says about my college and/or the people that go to it.  LOL!!

Sooooo five years later in 2008, I decided that I am really serious about going back to law school.  I did my due diligence and found out that I needed to take the exam again.  Once again I registered for the exam and once again I did NOTHING to prepare myself.  I convinced myself that I was ready to ace this exam.

I was like, "Hey!  I didn't prepare myself last time and I did okay, I should be okay this time. Right?"

No.  I did horrible,  actually the worst you can do, I did THAT...... I was so ashamed of myself and was actually convincing myself that it was time to give up this law school dream and move on to something else.

In the beginning of 2009, I was having my "annual work evaluation" meeting, and the new person over my department wanted to know a little about me.  After the obvious things (family, college, hobbies), we went on to discuss my short attendance in law school.  I went on to give her the scripted version (I had a lot things going on at the time and I decided to just sit out for awhile), but for some reason she could sense the bulls**t.  Without saying that I was a liar, she made me comfortable enough with her that for the first time I was honest and could actually say it out loud, "I flunked out of law school".

Then she said something that just clicked, but for some reason, I cannot remember the exact quote, LOL!!  All I can say is that after that meeting I came out with a new mind frame! Especially since she offered to pay (well have the company pay) for me to take the exam AGAIN and to pay for a prep course.  I never had someone (outside of family and friends) have such confidence in me.

Now this is when my journey REALLY BEGAN....

STAY TUNED FOR PART TWO!!!!

Summer before school starts - What shall I do???

With summer officially starting tomorrow and less than 60 days until school starts (56 to be exact), I feel I have so much to do!!

• I need to sit down and establish a concrete budget and stick to it.

• Get adjusted to the new job I will start some time this month or at the beginning of July.

• Establishing a better work wardrobe.

• Move in with my friend (driving at least a hour to and from work is not gonna cut it once school starts). 

• Go through the material I have obtain from students who graduated from the law school I am attending.

• Start waking up at 5am (between working and school, I am going to need the time in the morning) – Just Monday-Thursday.

• Buy a laptop.

• Go school supply shopping (I am TOO crunk about this – yes I am a nerd! LOL)

• Rest…

• Work on my Television addiction.

• Establish an exercise routine.
• Go visit the rest of my friends/sorors.
• Get Organized.
• MOST IMPORTANT: Get myself mentally prepared to handle working and the large course load.

I know that there is no “perfect” way to prepare for law school, but I just want to make sure that I have every “i” dotted and every “t’ crossed. This is my “second time around” and I am really trying NOT to make the same mistakes twice. It is one thing to enter into your first year blind and not knowing what to expect, but I know what to expect!!! I know exactly the magnitude of this journey I am about to embark on. The question is, I don’t know if this is a good or bad thing.

For starters, I am wondering…..
• If I should start working on my flashcards for criminal law.
• Obtain horn books/nutshells to read casually over the summer.
• Work on my briefing.
I am not trying to teach myself law or anything like that, but at least I can have a “broad” overview of what I will be studying.

Soooo….. This is what I will be doing this summer along with a TON OF PLEASURE READING. Feel free to check out my other blog about my love of everything books and reading!! http://www.booksnobwannabe.blogspot.com/