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Originally posted by Ex_post_Festo
Its not silly at all, Chief, but I'm inclined to agree with Balt and try to gut out the bar in July. I will reconsider my plans to take two (current state and target state) and take my prospective target state as necessary.
Clerking for anything higher than traffic court is not really viable for me. My field of law is federal, limiting my opportinities to clerk and raising the bar to clear.
I dislike paper classes and it shows in my performance. I'm better overall at targeting an exam, preping for it, attacking it, and getting it over with. Partially why I want to do the same with the bar.
I have a an offer to stay at the firm I've been with (working full time; law school at night). However, I am concerned about long term prospects should I want or need to lateral. My GPA doesn't have far to go before slipping below what might be considered respectable (see clerkship prospects, above) and I do not want to have to hide from my transcript more than I already do. Point of fact, law school had a side benefit of sanitizing my UGPA (see test-taking preference).
I'd like to think I'll feel the same way about that state of priorities, but right now the timing has me vexed. I've tried to be supportive, but I'm afraid I've been less than ecstatic about the news.
Thanks for the support.
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I'm a male currently doing the law school at night/ work at a firm during the day/ rampant procreation thing. Child 1 was born October of Year 1. Child 2 was born October of year 3. I am in Year 4 now and our plan is to have Child 3 in September of next year (after the bar exam).
Grades sucked the semester Child 1 was born, but since then I've been doing much better. I tend to chalk the poor grades that single semester up to "figuring law school exams out", rather than blaming it on a colicky infant keeping me awake.
It's definitely doable, and loking back I'm glad I did it this way instead of waiting. A lot depends on how understanding your spouse is. Remember the golden rule: Happy wife, happy life.
If the child is going to arrive during finals make sure you inform the apporpriate Dean at your school. I have a lot of classmates that have had finals deferred a month or so due to child birth. I imagine in this day and age most schools are pretty accomodating if there is a "birth emergency".
Good luck.
