Hello everyone! I got off the waitlist for UCSC and was wondering if there's any chance I'll receive financial aid. I haven't gotten any updates to the financial aid part of my portal but I was wondering if they will review it later or not at all. Thank you all for your help!
Hey everyone! I'm a high-school senior that just commited to UCR. They gave me a lot of aid and I was pretty happy about committing.
The problem is a lot of my friends and classmates have made me feel a little bummed about my decision and social media is no better. It makes me me sad to see my school on the "worst Cali schools lists" by influences or being told I'm going to hate the area and my time there.
I would really appreciate if any of you could make me excited bout this new point in my life. Any good things about the school the area, your friends will make me feel a lot better.
I really wanna be excited to be a highlander but it's hard at my school and I really appreciate anyone that responds to this post!!
Hello everyone! This may not be the average post on this sub but I would really appreciate some advice! I'm sorry if this isn't the right sub to post this, I didn't know where else to ask.
I am a graduating senior in hs this year and I've been considering law for a few years now but I'm worried it isn't the right pick for me. I really enjoy reading and writing and my two favorite classes I took in hs have been AP Government and AP Psychology. I am interested in debate and love structuring arguments. I am incredibly social and would enjoy working with clients and colleagues. The issue is I haven't been a great high school student and struggle with deadlines. I have gotten more focused and commited as I've grown older but I'm scared it'll come back to bite me, especially if I have to obtain a very high GPA for law school. I'm commited to UCR for the fall and I'm worried that the school won't provide me with good enough opportunities for law school or prepare me for the LSAT.
In addition to this my dad is a lawyer and he tells me that 90% of lawyers hate their jobs and it's a profession with very high depression levels. He tells me if he could go back he doubt he'd go to law school again. While our life is quite nice due to his job (he works remote, few hours and we travel often) I'm worried that my perception of law is skewed because of his suceess. One of our family friends is also a lawyer and is drowned in debt that she'll never pay off and has a firm that is also struggling. Both these outcomes confuse me on if the profession is even worth the struggle.
I would really appreciate any advice, even if it's just a personal anecdote about if you enjoy your job or not. These things stress me out and I know I have a bit of time to decide but I want to properly prepare myself for my future. Also sorry if there are any mistakes in this, I typed it up really quickly on my phone so I wasn't really looking at grammar.