I survived midterms.
In not wanting to broadcast my actual midterm grades publicly, I will say this: I cried, cried some more and then finally received some good news.
I finished in the middle for some, and more towards the top on others. I actually think it was God's work to give me the bad grades first, for a couple of reasons. You get grades that aren't totally what you hoped, and it can either disappoint you and drain you or just flat out motivate you. For me, it did all of the above. After a talk with an awesome mentor of mine, I realized getting mediocre grades for midterms is a lot better than for finals. And the awesome part about midterms: they're only worth around 10% of your grade. So, I am able to re-evalaute and move towards succeeding on finals. I did end up receiving a couple of encouraging grades that reassured me that I do in fact belong in school (well, still questionable) and I don't need to drop out (seriously, these are the thoughts that go through your head throughout law school).
And so, I keep chugging along. As of today, we have about 9 class meetings for each class left. NINE! Where in the world is the time going? Because I still feel like I know absolutely nothing and I have a few pretty important finals to conquer in about 5-6 short weeks. But I can do it.
How about some fun and exciting talk?! I attended a meeting for study abroad! Since I was unable to study abroad during undergrad, I have always said if I ever get the chance to in grad school that I would not pass it up. As long as I can financially make it happen, I am planning on studying in Nice, France for four weeks this upcoming summer! I figure if I'm going to be taking summer classes, might as well do it on the French Riviera. Still a lot that can happen in between, but I am going to do everything in my power to not let this opportunity pass me by as I let studying in Rome pass me by in college.
Would love to write more, but there is always homework to be done!
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