Where Things Stand Today

A lot has happened, and a lot has not happened since my last post.  Neither school used their waiting lists, or so I understood anyway, so I didn’t get in anywhere.  That was a bit of a discouragement, to say the least, but right now I plan to try again for next year.  If that means studying and retaking the LSAT to improve my chances, I’ll go for it.  I’m not sure if I’ll apply only to UGA (closest and not to mention definitely cheapest, yet still good Tier 1 school), or if I’ll apply at multiple schools.  I suppose it couldn’t hurt to apply elsewhere, as they generally offer to drop the application fee for good test scores.  We’ll see how that goes.

It’s important for me to keep in mind the reason I was applying to law school in the first place.  With the frustration of not being admitted this last year, I lost sight of that.  Ultimately, I began the process because I felt it was what God was leading me toward.  He had really impressed upon me His heart for justice and meeting the needs of others.  At the time, I was very focused on IJM (which could be a post in and of itself), and law was their tool in their ministry.  I feel I would be well suited to law, and felt that was the direction I should go.  Law didn’t work out.  IJM didn’t work out.  Yet I do not think that it’s over.  I think one  reason things did not work out as I expected or wanted was that I had the wrong attitude.  I was focused on my abilities, my plans, my life, all when I should have been focused on God’s plan and work.  That will become the new focus of my life, and consequently, of this blog.

~ by Clay on November 17, 2008.