#prelaw

Yearly check in on this account— bar prep edition (more ‘study,’ less ‘-spo’).

It’s kinda crazy I made this account 5 years ago, in high school.

And now I have a J.D. and I’m studying for what I hope will be the last exam of my life.

5 years can change so much. I moved across the country, got married, I have two dogs now.

My standards have shifted too. I don’t really shoot for perfection anymore. It’d be nice, but it’s so unnecessary. A somewhat relieving reality I have come to realize is that nobody cares about your success as much as you do. Nobody cares when you succeed, and nobody cares when you fail. Not long term, or big picture, at least. A success or failure in and of itself doesn’t really mean much. It’s a lot more useful to set goals based on costs and benefits.

So, that’s to say, if I could do it again? I’d go to a ‘worse’ school, and seek more scholarships. Spend less time studying in undergrad, because I’m gonna be super honest, it doesn’t matter a ton. Probably take a gap year, because I am burnt!!!! Out!!! (Nobody cares that you’re the youngest or do it the fastest either, btw.)

But, live and learn.

Anyways! If anyone is still here and following this account after all this time, thanks! I’m in the home stretch! Pretty neat to think this tumblr account is the only thing that’s been consistent from point A to point B.

a productive lsat study day- worked on drills and did a timed section, it feels like once i start improving on LR my RC gets worse and vice versa gahhh i’m also more prone to zoning out on full PTs somehow maybe its a stamina thing…

Okay..., February?

I didn't read as much as I did in January last month. I think I lost my mind more, though 😂.

Anyway, I don't have any assignments this month, thankfully. I think instead of assignments, I'll have tests. I know of two already.

Also, my exams start next month (1ST SEMESTER EXAMS!!). It's really important I start off great, so I'm giving it my all.

5.11.25

- had a very productive study day today at the local library! I really love 7Sage; I did a bunch of lessons on main point questions which I kinda love cuz I’m good at them haha. I did some drills too and only got one question wrong!

- it was such a confidence boost and I love the feeling of actually understanding what I’m doing. I knew why wrong answers were wrong, and I was speeding through the problems without second guessing myself.

research

i’m now about halfway through the summer, so i’m starting to gather results and put together slides to present at the end of the summer. we have to make them way ahead of time, so it’s a little funny to try to get results so quickly, but so far it’s been okay. there have been a few setbacks and i’ve had to rerun simulations due to errors in logic, but that’s how it goes sometimes!

lsat studying

my most recent practice test was a 169! i’ve been drilling a lot of logical reasoning questions and focusing on linked assumption questions (since that seems to be my biggest weakness). i’m going to take another practice test this saturday and i’m hoping that i can break into the 170s.

clarinet

ensemble audition materials are out now, so my lazy summertime practice schedule needs to get back into gear. i practiced yesterday, and i was going to today but got tired so i didn’t lol. i need to lock in though, because some of the excerpts are actually quite hard. really need to work on my articulation the most, as it sounds pretty bad right now after barely practicing for a month… yikes

fun

some summer activities have been going to the pool, playing pickleball, and working out. i’m trying to keep at least a bit my momentum from how often i would work out back at school, but it is pretty difficult when i come home and am tired from work. T_T mostly though i’ve just been working and studying lol.

ayo spn reference in my LSAT practice exam?? big ups to dean winchester, probably wouldve gotten this one wrong if i didnt know gabriels lore frfr