Law school

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello,

Throughout my first year of community college I struggled to get the hang of my courses and even did bad in the ones I normally loved all throughout High School. I earned an A, 2 B’s, 3 C’s and a D. I know they’re not the best grades in the world and that my immaturity and laziness was the partial cause of it as well. During HS I didn’t know how to prepare for college or what to expect, in other cases I was considered the social recluse of the school because of my depression and the harassment and Hitler signs thrown at me repeatedly. It was always hard for me to stay focus in class but it was even worse when there were people throwing trash at me and calling me Jewish trash too. I became depressed as well because nine years of harassment and tormenting really affects you.

When I started my first year I was determined to do well but I didn’t because I seemed to keep making the same mistakes with my education over again and fearing what other people think of me. A family member became ill and was told they only had three weeks to live and it upset me a lot. My biological mother, I am adopted, always left me stressed out with the comments she said as well. My aspiration is to become the ambassador of France. I studied the language for five years and loved it and I love History with a passion.

Is it too late for me to pull my grades up and aim for law school? I know I am not smart enough for an Ivy League but UVA is my dream university and I want to prove my family wrong as well because we are always fighting about what to do with my life. At first I chose Biology for my major and did horrible so I thought I would love History because I always passed those courses in my school however I didn’t click well with the professor because he always made perverted jokes and insulted the class itself or complained and it ruined my love for it a bit. Recently a woman told me my dream was unrealistic because I have no family members who are lawyers but none of my parents even went to college plus she called me dumb to my face as well and now I feel as if my dreams are ruined.

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I am so, so sorry that so many people have been so abusive. You sound like you’re in-state (I’m going to guess Colonial Williamsburg), and if you attend NOVA Community College, you have automatic admission to about 40 colleges and universities in VA and maybe the surrounding states. http://www.nvcc.edu/gaa/index.html

Likely, several other community colleges have similar agreements. Talk to your counselor. I hope it all works out.

internet hug I wish people would realize how hurtful they were.

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Hello thanks for the reply! and to answer your question yes I am in state. Finally got my second semester scores back and earned A’s and B’s. I feel quite proud of myself. My classmates have always been abusive and sometimes it’s just hard communicating with my mother? But I think I am doing so much better. Community Colleges are so helpful and my family full supports me no matter what happens with my education. I don’t think law or politics is right for me anyways :slight_smile: thanks for the link!