Today was fabulicious. Thanks to a bazillion hours reading this weekend, today I had my work done by 7:30pm instead of the normal 10:30pm. I was able to work out, do the dishes, and I am still going to bed before 10:00pm. Life is good.
We get our first midterm (contracts) back tomorrow. The grades were posted last Friday. I am such a hypocrite. All those years of downplaying grades, and there I stood with my numbered slip of paper, not only checking my grade but counting how many people did better than me and how close I was to the top. Shameful. I was even part of the chorus in the hallways, chanting “Who got the 97?” Law school tests are graded on a strict curve, which seems to mean 10% do very well, 10% are debating whether they made the right choice in coming to law school, and 80% feel average. John posted that actual stats in his blog It is a very competitive process. Over the last 3 weeks, four first year law students have dropped out. That’s 4 out of 152. You do the math. Theoretically, I am not competitive. But apparently, and quite shamefully, law school is bringing this out in me. I hereby pledge to not participate in the same shameful grade comparison behavior when I get my torts exam back.
P.S. this pledge is in no way influenced by my belief that I did worse in torts. :)
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