Alright! It is my understanding that 1Ls are about to start their journey. I know the 1Ls at my school have orientation starting this Monday, so what a wonderful time to talk about how my orientation went. Orientation is one of those things that truly vary. I have heard everything from A to Z with orientation. I don’t think that there is one school that does the same thing (I could be wrong). I know my orientation was different than my friends and also my mentors.
WOW! Where has summer gone!? It feels like I had just turned in the last final of my first year in law school. I have been reflecting a lot on my first-year in law school, and I have come up with some tips for incoming 1Ls. 1L is an intense year because usually, it is unlike anything that you have ever experienced. The way we are told to think was different for me.
This has been a BUSY summer and it is still going! I wanted to update y’all on my experience at my externship. I was going to write this when I had first started working, but I am glad that I didn’t. I didn’t write this blog earlier because I would not capture my whole experience. The beginning is way different than where I am now. I am now at the end of my externship and want to share my experience with you all.
I am not quite sure why I have not wrote this blog post sooner. It is highly important to know why you want to attend law school. Law school is a big investment and you want to make sure that you are in the right program. When I was an applicant, I was told to write down three reasons why I wanted to go to law school so that the person would wrote my letter of recommendation could speak on those reasons. It was nice to sit down and think about the meaning behind the decision I was making. I still refer back to that list when times get hard and I feel like giving up. I encourage you all to write down three reasons why you are embarking on this journey.
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