From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Another Milestone

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Another Milestone

I can't believe that another law school milestone has passed today. I had my picture taken for the law school hall of fame. I will not be there forever, even after I die, for all to look at and wonder. So, when you are a baby, your parents take tons of embarrassing pictures and display them everywhere--doesn't matter, they are all cute. But then you get older, and you have to pick one picture out of 20 terrible ones, and then you have to pay for it so that it is immortalized forever. YAY.

No comments:

Post a Comment

FAQ

Lots of people ask me: how do you do it? How do you attend law school and raise a child alone? My answer is simply that you prioritize. You approach school as an 8 to 5 job. I take Friday evenings and Saturday's off. Study a bit on Sundays. For me this works. It means not being a part of the "social" things at school, and that time between your classes is in the library studying. But that's okay. You will have different goals then the students who are single with no children.

How do you afford it? Student loans........yes, you heard me. My reasoning is that my earning capacity will double, but likely triple, which means that I can afford to take on the debt to pay for a better future for my daughter and I.

Does you daughter resent you studying? No. Sometimes she gets frustrated, but she really does understand the bigger picture. She is my biggest supporter. I have learned to include her by taking her to class with me when I can, by having her help me study with flash cards, and by taking her to appropriate events at school. In fact, I did an incoming student panel one year, and the administration of the school had her speak as well. We are a team, and that includes this journey.