Comments on: The bus I wasn’t officially on http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/ Blog of a 2L at the University of Minnesota Law School Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:40:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jansen http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4708 Jansen Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:11:20 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4708 Haha, I think a lot of people at my school didn't go through that first year...so those of us who enjoyed last year are having the miserable moments now. Finals is sort of an odd time crunch for me because I keep working during finals, and may increase my hours. Haha, I think a lot of people at my school didn’t go through that first year…so those of us who enjoyed last year are having the miserable moments now.

Finals is sort of an odd time crunch for me because I keep working during finals, and may increase my hours.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4699 Amanda Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:39:31 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4699 "this vague sense of dread about not doing what I don’t want to do anyway" that sense of dread hit me at one point last year and I was absolutely miserable. I felt like my school, alums, the entire world were shoving me down this chute to big firm life, billable hours, zombie-like stare and all. However, I sat down and re-read my personal statement again and had a chat with my former faculty advisor. Little did he know that his advisory role continues :) I hit a moment where it was either embrace what *I* wanted out of this experience or leave. This year has been absolutely different. I am doing what I want. I am studying what I like. I am applying for things that interest me on my own timetable. No idea where I'll be next summer or what will happen after graduation, but right now I'm in the right place and it feels good. Or it will feel good for about another 5 days and then I have to go into finals CRAZY mode. Yikes. “this vague sense of dread about not doing what I don’t want to do anyway”

that sense of dread hit me at one point last year and I was absolutely miserable. I felt like my school, alums, the entire world were shoving me down this chute to big firm life, billable hours, zombie-like stare and all. However, I sat down and re-read my personal statement again and had a chat with my former faculty advisor. Little did he know that his advisory role continues :)
I hit a moment where it was either embrace what *I* wanted out of this experience or leave.

This year has been absolutely different. I am doing what I want. I am studying what I like. I am applying for things that interest me on my own timetable. No idea where I’ll be next summer or what will happen after graduation, but right now I’m in the right place and it feels good.

Or it will feel good for about another 5 days and then I have to go into finals CRAZY mode. Yikes.

]]> By: Jansen http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4691 Jansen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:21 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4691 Well, the good thing about law school is that any quality school will teach you how to work harder than you'd otherwise be used to working. Which is a skill applicable to anything. Maybe become a popstar? Well, the good thing about law school is that any quality school will teach you how to work harder than you’d otherwise be used to working. Which is a skill applicable to anything. Maybe become a popstar?

]]> By: Kristina http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Kristina Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:04:50 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4689 Awesome--that you got the kick you needed (not about your high school friend--very sorry to hear that). That's my biggest problem, I guess--not having a goal or a reason for being here. When I decided to apply, it was: "I don't know what else to do so..." Not a good reason to apply for law school, I'm realizing. Awesome–that you got the kick you needed (not about your high school friend–very sorry to hear that). That’s my biggest problem, I guess–not having a goal or a reason for being here. When I decided to apply, it was: “I don’t know what else to do so…” Not a good reason to apply for law school, I’m realizing.

]]> By: Jansen http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 Jansen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:18:25 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4678 I suspect I'll apply for everything come graduation. Ideally I could stay at my current job, but that's largely dependent on whether they have openings. I suspect I’ll apply for everything come graduation. Ideally I could stay at my current job, but that’s largely dependent on whether they have openings.

]]> By: butterflyfish http://www.dennis-jansen.com/2l/bus-officially/comment-page-1/#comment-4677 butterflyfish Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:28:30 +0000 http://www.no634.com/?p=8284#comment-4677 You might want to consider a clerkship as a post-grad option. You seem like me in that you do geek out on the case law and seem to enjoy writing. I love clerking at the state court -- satisfies my intellectual curiosity, pays a low but decent salary for reasonable hours and no take home work. I'd stay forever if they'd let me. Just putting it out there. You might want to consider a clerkship as a post-grad option. You seem like me in that you do geek out on the case law and seem to enjoy writing. I love clerking at the state court — satisfies my intellectual curiosity, pays a low but decent salary for reasonable hours and no take home work. I’d stay forever if they’d let me. Just putting it out there.

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