It's about time that I checked in, right? First order of business: Ryan, thank you so, so much for the prep books! I haven't had a chance to really sit down and study, but I have started reading the one on logic games. Powerscore is the truth. Anyone who needs help with prepping for the LSAT, but doesn't want to spend $1500 on a Kaplan or Princeton Review prep class, Powerscore is the business. Seriously. Go to any law school forum and ask around. Everyone will tell you to get Powerscore. Thanks Ryan! 

In other news...my plan to get a fall internship is yielding some pretty good results. I didn't apply to the White House as I'd planned, but rather some Senate offices and think tanks. I really want to put my best foot forward with the White House, and when I'm a law student, plan to apply for an internship there. The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has officially chosen me for the fall, as has the HELP Committee. Honestly, I applied to both on a whim. I didn't think I'd get the HELP Committee spot at all, but I did! The Brookings Institute has given me a second look, apparently. I knew it was a long shot for me anyway, so I wasn't surprised when they thanked me for my application but didn't make an offer. I'm guessing some people dropped out, and Brookings is going to the reserves. Sweet! 
I don't know where I stand with the travel thing. It's on hold for now. I'd really like to do it next year, but I don't know if that's going to work out. Then again, I'm in my twenties. I'm young, and law school can certainly wait. We'll see. 

Really quickly....

I'm not applying for the 2010-2011 cycle. I'm stressed out and burned out on school, and simply cannot muster up the cajones to face the LSAT in October. I'm not running away from it, rather, I'm just putting it off to give myself time to breathe and recharge before I take it on. I'd like to take the December test. That way, I'm not pressured and can actually focus. My GPA is enough to make me want to tear my hair out, but I digress. This is my dream, and I'd be doing myself a serious disservice by giving up on it, tempting though it may be. 

Also, I'd like to travel the world for a bit, to refresh myself and reevaluate what's important to me. I'm thinking of leaving in early January, after the holidays and the December LSAT, and plan to be gone for at least six or seven months, if not longer. I've never left the United States, and having a profound interest in international law, I should probably do so, right? It's exactly what I need. Getting out of my comfort zone, experiencing other cultures, learning what I'm made of, etc. It's either this, or jumping off a bridge. Not really, but between the way my 2009 went and the way my 2010 is going, I need a radical change. I've been unemployed for nearly two years. I can't finish undergrad, despite my best efforts. Okay, not "best", but close! 

I spend my days trolling Lonely Planet. I stare at other people's travel blogs for HOURS on end. Why not take a trip and see the world for myself? Becoming a lawyer is important to me, and something that I very much want to do, but I think it needs to take a back seat to other things. I haven't really been living my life outside of school, and that needs to change. Maybe this trip can be the way that I bring that on that change? We'll see.

In law school applicant news, I plan to start studying for the LSAT in August. I'll be tying up some loose ends with undergrad through July, and I don't need the added stress of prepping for the test. I need to submit my LSAC fee waiver stuff soon, because I got an e-mail about running out of time on submitting supporting documents. Oops. 


I guess that's it for now. I'm way more active on Twitter than I am on the blog, so follow me! @ellewoods2011

It's taken me a few days to fully accept this, but I recently found out that I will not be graduating this month. Again. After I got over my "fuck this, I'll be stripper" sulking, I decided that it's not the end of the world. I only have one class left, and provided I can get my school account paid off in time, I'll be able to enroll in that class this summer. Yes, it does ruin my plans for studying for the October LSAT, but I suppose I'll just have to find a way to manage it all.

Still, this is very discouraging news. While dwelling on it and feeling sorry for myself is counterproductive and would eventually lead to a depression, I think it would it rather unhealthy not to address the way it makes me feel. I kind of see myself as incredibly inept and irresponsible. I put myself in this situation years ago, and now I'm paying the price for it. It goes beyond my fear of not becoming what I would like to become, but rather feeds my insecurities and just makes me feel worthless. However, focusing on that does not help, so, after today, I won't dwell on it. I know what I have to do to make myself a success this year, and I am devoted to doing just that.