Plan of Attack

It is axiomatic that no one can ever arrive to an unknown destination. In other words, unless you know where you are going, you will never get anywhere. A successful journey requires lots of planning, deliberation, and perseverance. For Law School exams, a successful journey requires an effective plan of attack. An effective plan of attack requires two things: a motivated spirit, and an attitude of success.

To that end, my effective plan of attack is clear. I have identified a destination for my eventual exam-taking journeys and I am going to work tirelessly to arrive there successfully. I vow to remain motivated and determined until the end and, of course, very confident in arriving to a victorious territory.

This plan of attack does not come without any consequences, however. It is, in a way, the worse time to be a Law Student. It is the time when some friends I care dearly about think of me as an isolationist, when mom and dad think of me as a terrible child who doesn’t call home, and when other less academically fortunate souls portray me as “academically arrogant.” This is the price I have to pay for wanting to be a lawyer, you know?

The reason for these external reactions is that at this time I tend to have less time to chat on the phone, less time to call home, and less time to chat online about things that are, point blank, nonsensical and inherently insignificant. It is very difficult to explain to my non-Law Student friends and family members how much of a commitment it is being a Law Student. Most of them simply cannot understand, no matter how much I explain the process to them.

As for my friends and mom and dad, I am usually able to rekindle the relationship over my Christmas break. However, as for the others, I simply never tried.

The requirement of having an attitude of success for an effective plan of attack for me usually exists by default.