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I forget that people come from across the country to go to law school. It makes sense at Yale or G'town, but it is also true in Mason. I was just talking to someone at the MSPB who noted that many of their judges were ivy league, and also noted they had a few from Mason. I just happened to wuss out and go to a relatively well respected law school. I took the LSAT w/o taking the prep course and still pulled off a relatively nice score. I whine about how I'm not bright, how others do better than me, yet I'm in the top third of the class despite holding a full time job. I'm making money rather than going into debt while increasing my potential human capital many-fold. Rather than complaining about only being in the top third of the class, I should apologize to whomever just missed getting into the class. I should feel bad that someone else could have climbed a social class, while all I am looking for out of my experience is the potential to have even more disposal income than I already have. While here, I should apologize to whomever isn't able to keep up with my exam scores even though they don't work at all while I can pull this off in addition to working 40 hours a week.

Where I happen to live, people pay tens of thousands of dollars to go. I drive by tourist attractions - I use monuments as jogging markers. What I'm doing on a whim and whine I shouldn't have done, many cannot do at all due to ability, or in sadder cases mere financing. I make a very fair amount of money. I'm in good shape. Sure, I work hard for what I have - but man - am I glad that I do have it. I'm glad I have all these opportunities, hell I'm glad I don't often realize the benefits I have. I'm happy I'm so spoiled that all I seem to see are those that have more than I do.

Canada gets a Columbine shooter - complete with oft-reported black trench coat. He wrote a suicide note about how "feminists" were ruining his life. Does this sound the least bit like a goth to you? He was described by one witness as a walking stereotype. Doesn't sound like any group I'm aware of - angry art fags who hate women?

I just walked behind my prof resp class and saw about ten people with games on their computers - a lot playing poker. Amazing - this may be why I am able to stay in the top third of the class while working.

I am happy to read this from a recent USAJobs posting: Attorney-Adviser (General) GS-0905-12/13
...Significant academic achievement in law school (e.g., graduation in top third of class or with honors, significant clerking experience, participation in moot court or law review) may be substituted for one year of experience...
So I was adequatly inspired. I have a 3.27 today, and 3.30 is the bottom of the top 25%. I can't seem to quit as planned, and it seems that even saying "top third of the class" has some clout, some places. Good!