Jess's Journal: Life Unscripted

I recently completed my 2L year. All I have to say is, it is hellish.  I had some highs, and some pretty low lows. Nothing prepared me for how law school was going to go.  Since it is summer now, I want to get back and start writing again, one day at a time.  Although this blog post is going to be super short, law school has kept me busy. Now to wait for grades. 

It's been a while since I hit the books for school, so I thought about creating a new blog post documenting what it has been like for the first week of classes. For my first year of law school, I decided to live on campus. My goal is to get into a routine and gain the college experience I'd never had. Making the most out of every opportunity is valuable.  To prepare, I've been reading some law school blogs. The articles range from study habits to social life and networking.  But ultimately, the experience is what I make of it.  To be honest, the first week of classes was tough. Understandably, I'm learning a new way of thinking. Reading a case as well as briefing takes a lot of effort and practice.  To the left is a picture of all of my casebooks, plus other books in my assigned locker. Law lockers are good for the time you attend law school. Having less back pain is a plus to having a locker.  As for specializing in law school, this is my first year. My biggest concern

Well, a lot of things have definitely changed since the last blog post. One year has turned into two due to the pandemic. Two more LSAT attempts later, I am finally law school bound. I will attend Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law this fall, with that being said. Two years later, I get to fulfill my dream of becoming a lawyer. I looked at all of my blog posts over the past couple of years and learned a lot about myself. Perhaps I am more prepared now than I was after graduating with a B.A. in English.  Mentally, I am more grounded and centered. Perhaps there is some good in living through a pandemic. By establishing healthier ways of coping, I have realized that it is okay to not be okay. Anyways, a few days ago, NKU sent me the acceptance email. It's a whole different world now. I'll make a new label on the law school experience eventually and will restructure the blog's website to make things more professional on the branding aspect. This blog wi

It is month 3 in quarantine and I am still healthy at home. Cabin fever has set in and the LSAT-Flex has been made official. I have experienced a lot of highs and lows emotionally during this time. I guess COVID-19 has made me realize I needed to make more time for things that matter.  When looking at the posts I have written over the past few months, I definitely changed my perspective on a lot of things. For one thing, I definitely complained about things during my gap year in previous posts. I complained about having an English degree. Well, perspective changes quite a bit in a few months. At least I have a degree. At least I graduated debt free. For some reason academia came back in full force when I thought about writing an entire lesson plan on the differences between requirements and recommendations.  Well, enough of the sentiments. My 0L gap year is almost over. I'm taking the LSAT-Flex from home, for hopefully the final time. After June I will figure out if I start my 1L y

Wow, what a Good God. A lot has been happening over the past couple of weeks. It's hard to comprehend what has been happening lately in my life. I have to admit, there are days where I struggle immensely with my own self doubt. Lots of people go through these days, especially when we interact with others. But enough of the personal, this post is about worship styles. James 4 begins with this: "What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." Talk about a slap of reality. We're constantly fighting with and against ourselves. We're quick to speak and slow to listen. I'm writing this blog post tying James 4 to the context of worship. Denominations quarrel over methods of wo

The last thing I ever thought about was entering the legal profession. No illusion this time. There. I said it. My first post confirming that I am applying to law school for the fall 2020 semester, LSAT notwithstanding. How did I get from a confused former education major to a graduate with an English degree taking that step and having that step confirmed? It was that fateful day before I left for Georgia with my classmates taking the Flannery O'Connor night course at Union. I was near the Writing Center at Centennial Hall and I remembered blurting out: "I want to go to law school." Without a single thought, panic set in. Instead of unconditional support from my friends and colleagues, I got concerning remarks. They made many reasons why I needed to back out of law school -- one example was an unnamed female lawyer with an alcohol problem. Another reason was the textbooks. All the mounting dread started to cave in and I thought, "Am I making a huge mistake?