So it's official, I'm heading to law school in the Summer of '09 (I'm not going to say where yet, but if you know me well enough (or just ask me) you'll know where). The process of asking for a deferral was far more torturous than the actual applying part. I'd applied for a 2 year deferment, but was only granted 1 in the end, and it's left me feeling somewhere between crummy and great.
Almost more than anything, I wished they'd let me stay in Japan for 2 years rather than just one. I'd hoped to attend a Japanese language school to make the 'final' push in my Japanese studies, but I guess that'll have to wait until after I get a couple of letters behind my name. In truth, it is a far more logical choice to agree to go to law school after being given another year to recharge, but something just isn't sitting right. I plan to double my efforts to learn Japanese by myself this year, but there is always the fear that it just won't be enough.
Though, I will say this, I'll never forgive myself if I don't come back to Japan to master Japanese right after law school. I'm typing this here to remind myself that it's only a plan that has been postponed, not one that has been forgotten.
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I'm actually going to comment on everything you write now.
I'm both sorry and happy for you. -__- Argh, Japanese! :( :( :(
Now that I know I can comment, I probably will comment on everything, too!
Congratulations! Too bad they wouldn't let you stay longer...the upside is once you are a fancy lawyer, with a fancy hat, you will be able to afford to spend lots of time in Japan! Or something! XD
Shiiit, I didn't even think of the hat ramifications of all of this! Fedora, here I come!
Truth be told, I just can't wait to be a lawyer so I can point my finger in a Phoenix Wright way and yell "Objection!". I'm not going into criminal law, so working in that level of vigour might be a little tough.
I wanna know where you're going! I'll probably be in med school somewhere on the east coast around that time. Maybe we can meet up?
Speaking of which, I'll be in Tokyo doing cancer research at a university from something like feb 1 09 to late June 09. Do you get to the capital much or would the cows miss you?
dont do it
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