You are not a
special snowflake, just as I am not a special snowflake. Chances are, if you
swim against the current you’ll drown. Without a good measure of luck, regular
people, those without connections or wealth or an Ivy League education, don’t
get interesting or lucrative law and policy jobs. The legal profession is
status and hierarchy driven. If you want a hand on the levers of power you have
a tough row to hoe. And, if you don’t already have social status and wealth
then law school is probably not a great place to start. Your reason for wanting
to get a law degree (the content of that awful admissions essay that law
schools pretend to care about) simply does not matter. Your passion, your
unique perspective, your merit, these things won’t provide much help once you
enter the system.
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