Rejections:
- Law Review Note. My note is not going to be published in its current form. No surprise since I researched and wrote it in one weekend, the same weekend I also created my entire Bus Orgs outline. Mostly this just means more work, since I have a revision deadline in mid January.
- Fav DC Firm. Yep, I finally got rejected from a national firm that I actually liked. I feel kind of indignant because they didn't even check my references, which this particular firm is known to do. I thought all but one of my interviews there went well, but the one that didn't go well was with one of the hiring committee people.
- Probably Other DC Firms. I'm now waiting to hear back from three firms, two of which I am relatively certain will have negative results. NYC is looking more and more promising. It's okay, that's where I wanted to go anyway, and now I have an excuse. (I'm not handling this near so well as that sentence made it sound, but not so bad as I could be doing. Learning to handle rejection: important life lesson.) Updated to say that I checked www.summerassociate.com and it looks like ding letters are likely in the mail for at least two of the firms I am waiting for.
Good News:
- Bus Orgs Midterm: A's on both answers. I exclaimed in glee when I saw the result, causing the person standing next to me to say "Congratulations. I didn't see what you got, but I assume it was good." Am such an asshole.
- DC Firms: Two offers. Bleh. Only sort of good news considering the rejection.
- Going back to last summer's firm for a few weeks. This is kind of good news. I am working on my enthusiasm.
For Fun
- Got hair done at fancy schmancy place again. Look like Ramona Quimby.
- Ran 5 miles on Thursday morning on accident because I thought it was a 3 mile route. I'm such an airhead. It felt good though. I'm thinking about training for a marathon.
- Halloween Party. Was actually miserable. As I got up to leave, one of Z's friends said "You're not pregnant, you don't belong here." Nice. Probably true, but maybe one of the meanest things ever said to me out loud in recent memory.
Thoughts on Aging
I'm turning 27 on Wednesday. My current small crisis, caused by DC rejection combined with my local firm acceptance, cannot be described as a quarter life crisis since it is highly unlikely that I will live to be 108.
What if going to law school was a stupid idea? What if not transferring was a stupid decision? What if I don't get a clerkship or I can't get a good job after spending my summer at Sweatshop? While I know I'm being a little ridiculous, I can't help but feel down, especially with how left out I felt at the Halloween party and how upset I was a few weeks ago when I found out a fellow law student is pregnant. I am happy still, though. Just having a rough afternoon.
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