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writes:This is most likely off topic but I'll try anyway considering it's a forum...I'm really depressed with my life right now. I got a degree in journalism and tried to pave a path to law school. Then I realized the hard truth of how the LSAT determines everything despite all your other credentials...you can pretty much guess that I didn't do quite well but applied anyway and just got rejection letters which I already expected.I'm not writing this message so that people can tell me to try harder- believe me, I am trying. I did well at my university and all but things are looking bleak in my opinion...Should I try obtaining an associate degree in paralegal or computers(which I enjoy working on) or should I just find work at a magazine or newspaper?I'm really lost right now and it sounds ironic, I know, considering I graduated from college. Any sound advice or comments are appreciated. Thank you for reading this message in advance.
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reader, wiseoldman  +, writes (3 June 2011):
Take a breather for a year- no more- and travel around or do anything that isn't academic. You've been force-fed knowledge for the past 17 years since you were 4 or 5 and maybe it's time to digest it and find out what you're like as a person outside of an academic environment. Duing that year, blog regularly to practise your journalism skills. Then resit the LSAT.
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reader, Drew21  +, writes (3 June 2011):
 The most important thing is to try to figure out what makes you happy in life. What do you enjoy doing?
I came from a family that, when it came time for me to choose my post-secondary direction, really pressured me to aim for something that would make me rich. I wound up going into computer science because it was something i was good at, but i discovered i didn't enjoy.
I came out and was miserable. I've managed to slide into a job that i can at least tolerate, but once i mastered it i became quite bored.
I really wish, in hindsight, that my parents had allowed me to go for something i was truly passionate about. That is something i am going to advise my children about. I want them to take something they ENJOY, and to carve a path that they can be happy about in life.
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reader, WeCanDoIt +, writes (3 June 2011):
 I think you shoould experiment with what want to do. Find temp work in a law office. See if you can write some articles for you local news paper and so on.
You are young and you have time to decide, but makes sure you do it for the right reasons, rather than the money. Hope this helps.
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reader, shawncaff +, writes (3 June 2011):
 First of all, you are young, and you still have some time to find what you would like to do for a career, so do not despair.
The real question, which you have not addressed in your post, is what would you LIKE to do?
I think most people will tell you (and it is definitely true my experience!) is that your affinity for a job is extremely important for your happiness--since that's where you spend most of your waking life. I had a job that paid really well, but I hated the work and the people and was miserable. I took another job for $20,000 a year less but enjoy the work and people much more, and am happier. So...what would you like to do?
If you don't know...then try the different fields out or take classes. Temp in a law office for a little while, or take a computer class, or write for a local paper.
It might also help for you to give yourself a time frame: for example, say to yourself that you will give yourself two years to find what you would like to do. Don't feel bad about taking that time to explore, since it really can be considered to be part of your schooling. And a lot of people never do that and wait until their mid-life crisis at 40 to realize they always wanted to do something else.
Best wishes-
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