From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Spring Break Rocks 3rd Year

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Spring Break Rocks 3rd Year

By the third year of law school, and by spring break, you are done in. It's time to graduate. I will go back and have 3 weeks of classes left, then finals, then I am DONE!!!!! But spring break this year has been like none other. First, even though I work, I am much better about wanting to take time for myself for my daughter. So, this week, I said I would only work my normal hours, switched them up a bit, and have had time to really spend time relaxing, cleaning the house [really needed that], going to the beach, and just having time hanging with my daughter and her friends. Seems so strange that this will be my last spring break ever.

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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.