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bit of an update for everyone…I GOT INTO LAW SCHOOL AND I’M CURRENTLY ENROLLED AND IN CLASSES AND LOVING IT SO SO SO MUCH!

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there’s been radio silence from me since graduating this past june and I thought I’d give a bit of an explanation.

I didn’t go to law school. I didn’t get in anywhere. I take pride in my academic performance and when I failed to get in anywhere, I let the disappointment get to me.

instead of announcing this ‘failure’ on this blog, I kept quiet, began working full-time for a firm in my town, and started studying to retake the LSAT.

now, it’s test day!! I feel leagues better about this test than I did my August 2021 exam and am so excited to reapply to all the schools I went for last cycle.

good luck to everyone testing this weekend! you’ve worked so hard for it and all that’s left to do is sit down and DO IT!

sending all the love, townes

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𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 5𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒂𝒚 | finals starting tomorrow, feeling a whole spiral of emotions as I'll be done with school after these and then I'd be an adult, a uni student which is both scary and exciting at the same time. Last time when I changed schools and left behind the place I studied for 8 years my mental health went downhill probably the lowest in my life, let's hope that won't happen this time I have so many thought about everything happening around me and I'm a bit anxious but this year has been kind to me despite of being so busy and I hope it stays the same, the major goal in life is to get into med college with my entrance being in July. Finger crossed🤞

🎧: 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒚_𝑻𝒂𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒈, 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏

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i am once again stressed out with lesson planning. but at least campus is looking pretty!

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Life recently- revision, libraries and lots and lots of ramen.

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Hi! Can you recommend some books related to political science, international relations that are worth reading? Also some related to the near east? :) I am very interested in them and I would like to read a lot so that I can figure out more easily what I would like to do in the future. Thank you!!

hello anon! first and foremost, I am SO sorry this took so long! I’d love to share some of my favorite books on the subject. I’m going to toss in a few books on political theory that I especially enjoy since that’s my specialty.

International relations 

Germs, Guns, and Steel by Jared Diamond (the first book I was ever assigned at UCLA!)

The Tragedy of Power Politics by John J. Mearsheimer

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff

Challenging Beijing’s Mandate of Heaven: Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement by Ming-Sho Ho.

Political theory 

The Leviathan’s Conscience: Hobbesian Human Nature and Moral Judgement, an article by John Branstetter

Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Tolerance by Teresa M. Bejan

Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly by Judith Butler

Ancient Near East

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney (I am partial to any literature by Professor Cooney because she runs my department)

 The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman

A History of the Ancient Near East by Marc Van de Mieroop (a textbook, yes, but also SUCH a good read!)

Archaeology 

The Stones Cry Out by Randall Price (my first ‘out of class’ archaeology book, found in a local thrift store)

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline

Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

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28 april 2022 - a rare study update

despite only having two classes for my final quarter, I find I hardly ever have any free time. I’m currently studying for my last political science class, a case study of populism and polarization. here’s a sneak peak at my mini study guide as I begin to review five weeks worth of readings on the subject!

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Manifesting academic success and an unlimited supply of cute stationery for the person whom you reblogged this from

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Instagram- brittany.morian

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Hi!! I was wondering how to keep motivated during school. I’m in a legal assistant program and finishing my 2nd last year. I’ve gotten a 4.0 GPA and want to work for a bit after but feel like law school might be it for me. Any tips?!! Thanks

Hello love! Apologies for the late response, classes have been really putting me through it these past few months.

Maintaining motivation during school can be so difficult. Whenever I feel myself weening, I do two things. First, I take a break. It can be easy to ignore the desire to take a breather and just exist in the moment without the pressure of school, but I promise it is essential to maintaining the same level of focus. You may feel that any moment of silence is a moment of failure. It’s a natural conditioning of our academic system. However, you’ve already proven to yourself your capacity to succeed with such a high GPA, well done! Use that to reassure yourself in moments of doubt. Second, I take a new approach. Trying out new methods of study can refresh your ability to tackle an assignment and leave you feeling refreshed as opposed to burnt out.

In regards to your path after school, if you know law school is the next step, I recommend taking a year or two off to diversify your portfolio with work experience. By refraining from being a KJD (someone that goes through all schooling without time off), you are able to set yourself apart from other applicants with work experience that indicates your interest in the industry. Dedicate your time to work and studying for the LSAT, if that is something you need to take for your application (like I did in the US). Remember to enjoy yourself as well, though. Don’t limit yourself with tunnel vision. If you ever need further advice, my inbox is always open and I am always here to offer support.

Good luck!

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she’s in her “just tryna graduate” era bro leave that woman alone

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Gennady Aygi, tr. by Peter France, from “The People Are a Temple.”

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Effective Study Tips- Part I

I’m sharing the study tips that work for me today. I hope you find them helpful too.

Btw, I’m tracking #studyinthebluemoon from now on. I’ll reblog some of your posts when I see them. Let’s share our study journey/ study tips with each other💕🌷

Other Posts:-

How to overcome procrastination

How to achieve your goals after setting them

FREE Digital Student Planner (Hyperlinked PDF)

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THIS WEEK'S PLAN // ACADEMIC GOALS

today i present you the things i need to get done this week:

due dates:

• 16-03 property law assignment

• 16-03 government spending assignment

• 18-03 constitucional law midterm

to do list:

- government spending readings for the assignment

- civil procedural law readings for class

- review property law class notes to do the assignment

- constitucional law readings

- organise constitucional law class notes

- summarise textbook (constitucional law also)

- start my labor law paper

@brokenlawstudent thank u <3

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Productive morning at Waterstones, Cambridge.

{Hi gang! I've been less active recently because my dissertation is now officially due in less than a week, and that has caused me to have quite an irregular working routine: I either hyperwork or completely burn out in a day, no in between. A lot of my healthy coping mechanisms have gone out of the window, but I'm hoping to get back on track with work and my life again soon!

Wishing you all the kindness in the world, and a Happy International Women's Day!}

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He asked me when I fell in love with him and I knew it sounded dramatic to say the moment I saw him, so I told him this story of my grandma who had Alzheimer's- she forgot her name and the words for fruit and food, she forgot her address and how to use the washroom, all her life lost to the disease. The only thing she remembered was her son's name and when that began to fade, the one thing she always remembered was that she loved him, even in illness, even in insanity. She saw this 6 foot 2 man with a scrubby beard and she didn't know him but she said she trusted him, she asked him to hold her hand when she died. When does memory end and love begin? All I know is- she loved him before she remembered him.

-Ritika Jyala, excerpt from The world is a sphere of ice and our hands are made of fire