"Law school is sexist as fuck"
If you’re a girl, you will feel it. If you’re gay, you will feel it. Really, the only people who 100% feel comfortable expressing who they are in law school are the straight guys. You will have professors who like having pretty girls in the front row. You will have professors that will make inappropriate jokes in class — and you will have to laugh along. You will have professors who use gay slurs and don’t even bother to hide their intolerance. Read more: Sabrina (February 27, 2018). The Hard Realities of Law School in the Philippines. https://medium.com/@hedgemagik.
So after all that, is it worth it to go to law school? Well, no and yes. If you have no plans of becoming a lawyer and are only considering law school to, say, please a parent or a grandparent, it will not be worth it. You will probably hate every sleepless night and every bad recitation you will have. You will be miserable.
But if you really are interested in learning the law and becoming a lawyer, law school can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. Experiencing all the difficult stuff listed above will just make you a stronger person. You will learn, process, and move on. You will learn how our society works and learn how you can change the rules that govern us. You will have fun.
So make your choice and be on your way to your best life — no matter what that life is. Read more: Sabrina (February 27, 2018). The Hard Realities of Law School in the Philippines. https://medium.com/@hedgemagik.
So after all that, is it worth it to go to law school? Well, no and yes. If you have no plans of becoming a lawyer and are only considering law school to, say, please a parent or a grandparent, it will not be worth it. You will probably hate every sleepless night and every bad recitation you will have. You will be miserable.
But if you really are interested in learning the law and becoming a lawyer, law school can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. Experiencing all the difficult stuff listed above will just make you a stronger person. You will learn, process, and move on. You will learn how our society works and learn how you can change the rules that govern us. You will have fun.
So make your choice and be on your way to your best life — no matter what that life is. Read more: Sabrina (February 27, 2018). The Hard Realities of Law School in the Philippines. https://medium.com/@hedgemagik.