Last month I got my acceptance letter and a full scholarship to law school. Tonight I was laying in bed about to go to sleep and thinking about what I need to do tomorrow. The thought crossed my mind that I still haven’t sent in my deposit to hold my seat in the class.
I got up and looked at the letter and saw that the first deposit was due April 15! Can anyone ease my mind and tell me that this doesn’t mean they’ve already given my seat to someone else? The second deposit isn’t due until July 1, but I’ve missed the first one by almost 2 weeks…
Luckily I’m going to school now at the same school where I’m (hopefully still) going to law school, so I’m going to be standing in the office at 8:00 AM tomorrow with checkbook in hand, but I’m very very concerned that this may mean I either lose my scholarship or don’t get to start law school next fall… Either of these would cause my parents to react in a way I don’t want to consider… Can anyone tell me anything about my chances here?
I can’t tell you how the school’s going to deal with your situation (although I would suggest immediate communication), but looking at your thread title - well, pal, you can get over lots worse stuff.
Honestly though, who cares what your parents think, dont let them pull the strings in your life. Your life isnt ruined. “Dont beleive in the lie of the permanent record.” (I cant remember the movie that quote comes from) Trust me, I’ve done stupid stuff like this, and you can bounce back. Maybe you’d enjoy a semester off anyway, you can always apply to law school later.
Don’t worry too much about it. I forgot to sign up on time for a couple of classes in college. They managed to squeeze me in anyway. Your school will probably try to do that for you, if you can come up with a good excuse for missing the deadline.
When I saw the title of this thread, I swear to Dog I thought of law school. Except I was getting ready to make some crack like, “You think your life is ruined? I just spent three good years of my life and a buttload of money on law school!” I was just commiserating with a friend about what a horrible mistake it was. Hopefully someday soon I will experience life without the miserable burden of law school, but it will be a long time before I experience life without crippling debt that forces me to take a job I don’t want. I am changing careers as soon as possible, and I haven’t even started this one yet. Seriously, if I have one piece of advice for the kids out there, it’s DON’T GO TO LAW SCHOOL.
No offense, but shouldn’t you be old enough to deal with your parents by now? If you’re still that young, you definitely need to go out and live a little.
Well, this problem certainly seems less critical at 8:45 AM than it did at 12:45 AM. What a difference a few hours of sleep can make.
Anyway, I went on up to the school and they took my money and told me everything would be fine. I guess it’s not the end of Western civilization like it seemed…
Thanks for the advice, all (chula, your advice is especially noted, I’m pretty pumped about law school now; talk to me in three years and see how I feel…)
