<p>… way too often.</p>
<p>I have some strange, self-pressuring conscience that makes me feel absolutely horrible when I am doing anything that is not semi-academic. The thing is, I want to go to law school. Actually, I <em>need</em> to go to law school (not for any prestige or money driven motives, but just because it’d be the perfect career for me).</p>
<p>So, whenever I have free time, whenever I am hanging out with my friends and the like, I feel an awesomely dreadful impetus to study. Even when I am a few weeks ahead of a class’s syllabus, I feel the need to read more, to research farther, etc. I feel that anytime in which I am not gaining knowledge is a waste of time.</p>
<p>It’s awful…</p>
<p>I realize this isn’t as bad as the “zomg, I have no friends <em>and</em> my cat just died” threads, but I’d appreciate help anyway…</p>
<p>You should just try to relax. It sounds to me like your grades are fine and your on top of your work. Take a few deep breaths when you start to feeling like that. It’ll help calm you down. I know it’s a cliche, but work hard and play hard. You don’t want to get burned out, trust me on that one…</p>
<p>I am pretty much the same way. I just try to remind myself that there will be plenty of time to have NO LIFE WHATSOEVER when I am in law school, it won’t help me any if I burn myself out before I even get there.</p>
<p>Are you extremely paranoid about the LSAT as well? I feel like I should be preparing for it 24/7…</p>
<p>Schedule your studying better. I used to do this too when I left studying up to chance (anytime, any length, just so long as it wasn’t the night before the test). It’s hard to feel guilty when you know you’ve been studying for a test for two weeks and you’ve gone over everything systematically and thoroughly. Easier said than done, obviously. Good luck!</p>
<p>casually slip in remarks about how you’re going to make so much more money than all your friends, make sure to pass it off as jokes.</p>
<p>they’ll respect</p>
<p>^ yeah, it scores big points with girls as well…try using it at parties</p>
<p>seriously though, just relax. if you’re doing well in classes then enjoy your free time and don’t stress so much. or if you’re leaving everything til the last minute, just schedule your time better, like misssilvestris said. maybe you’re anxious about law school admissions or something? And being a good student isn’t about constantly studying, a lot of college is about learning to balance academics with your social life and your job or internship (if you have one).</p>
<p>I’m like the opposite of you…I’m going to apply to grad school (there’s a small chance it might be med school) after I graduate, so I should probably be preparing for that, but I haven’t given it much thought…i don’t know anything about the gre :/</p>
<p>" Are you extremely paranoid about the LSAT as well? I feel like I should be preparing for it 24/7… "</p>
<p>Oh god yes, and I scored a 160 cold on my first practice test with time to spare and I am still beating myself up over it. I am not taking it til June and I am constantly mad at myself every time I watch a movie or take a nap because I think, “haven’t touched LSAT materials this week, could have done it then! I guess you don’t REALLY want to go to law school, or you’d have done it. You probably don’t deserve it now.” I end up burning myself out so bad that I end up actually not getting things done because I am too stressed to function, and that just feeds the process. Not where you want to end up. Eventually you just have to tell yourself to shut up and enjoy yourself.</p>
<p>Alix: If you’re going to med school you need to take the MCAT, not the GRE. And you should be prepping as soon as possible. The MCAT blows.</p>
<p>Twisted: yeah but I said I’m probably applying to grad school, so I need the GRE…there’s a small chance i’ll end up applying to med schools, I haven’t made up my mind yet…but I’m not applying until end of my senior year in college (I’m going to take a gap year).</p>
<p>I took the mcat after my soph yr in college and did suprisingly really well. I’m a science major, so it tested the basic intro courses of my major (I think preMeds just take intro bio, chem, physics, etc) and it wasn’t that bad. I’ll be taking the GRE at the end of this year, wish me luck! :] except I’m not sure if I would take the chem gre or bio gre…yeah I have a lot of thinking to do lol</p>
<p>Oh, and good luck with the LSAT, it’s crazy. If Sally sits next to Bob and Jim sits behind Timmy, who’s sitting on Mary-Sue’s lap? …it’s such a weird test.</p>