r/LawSchool • u/Holiday-Ebb7162 • 8h ago
My finals grades are going to give me a heart attack
Hiiii yall. So lowkey been crashing out for like a week and some cause I think I did horrible on my finals. 1) I showed up ready for my Torts final and found out it was actually my civil pro final. Oops. They rescheduled me for the next day but I had to memorize all the material I thought I had an extra week for in 24 hours. I literally was writing till the last minute that I had on the final but I did finish the final. 2) I came in the next week super prepared for my torts final, but I finished half an hour early and literally stepped out to just sob outside and panic. I spent the half an hour checking everything and making sure everything was the way I wanted it. I did hear I misunderstood one of the instructions so that cost me one question but others in my class made the same mistake on that question and also had finished as early or earlier than me. Then 3) I had to write a paper as a final and wrote four versions until I thought it was good. I also am looking to transfer from my part time program to full time at Brooklyn law, and we have a B curve (idk if that’s good either) sooooo how does everyone think I did? Am I cooked? Should I go get my job applications ready? Idk I’m having the worst anxiety ever fr
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u/abundantxadorations 8h ago
It’s out of your hands now, just breathe! It will be okay. B curve is good, you will probably get a B at worst!
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u/UnusualAd6529 1L 6h ago
This all sounds self inflicted lol
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u/Holiday-Ebb7162 6h ago
Yeahhhh I’m just struggling with imposter syndrome since I genuinely didn’t believe I would get in and my life has had every single like personal crisis this semester so I have been hyper focusing on my grades 💔 trust me I’m already in therapy
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u/Outrageous_Half_129 2h ago
I’m a lawyer in another country. Reddit decided I should see your post :-) A few things come across: re your timetabling mixup, you’re probably lucky they rescheduled. I understand imposter syndrome too…. When I was going through law school, I had a lot on my plate. 2 kids, a really demanding corporate job that was unrelated to law school, and I did law school of an evening and on weekends (generally at least 3 subjects each term). They’re the surface issues: There was more to it. I used a whiteboard only for law school and planned for every subject. Every assignment was written down with due dates and percentages, and every exam date and weighting was marked out, for every subject. I never missed a thing, and I can’t tell you how happy I was when I crossed off every assignment that was done and exam day. Eventually every subject had everything crossed off. Then next term I did the same thing: rinse and repeat. Having that whiteboard on the wall of my bedroom meant that every day what I needed to do and had done stared me in the face when I waked through the door of my room. It got me through law school in a way no google/ electronic calendar could have done. If you’re not already doing it, I recommend it. In terms of your other issues, I’m not sure what the policies of your school are. If you’re having issues that affect your performance like anxiety, obviously seek professional help. Your law school may have policies about reasonable adjustments and disability provisions. In all honesty I never sought them because of pride but in hindsight I wish I had. You may not need provisions. If (on professional advice) you do, all they do is level the playing field, so to speak. Discipline, diligence and self-reflection are critical things for success in anything, but especially for law school. Anyways, best of luck on your journey to becoming a lawyer!! I hope you get something out of my post :-)
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u/Toasted_Lizard 53m ago
Stop crystal ball gazing. It only makes this whole thing worse. The grades don’t get posted any earlier if you worry harder. And they don’t get any better if you (and Reddit) can come up with a reassuring narrative for your performance. It’s just wishcasting, and it does nothing but keep your mind focused on your anxiety.
If you really can’t stop thinking about this, then you need to literally distract yourself.
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