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Thursday, 16 June 2016 19:35![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prepare4troubleAn MP was murdered today on the streets of her constituency while doing her job. The murdered allegedly shouted Britain First as he fled the scene. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/16/labour-mp-jo-cox-shot-in-west-yorkshire
There is little doubt in my mind that this is related to the EU referendum next week. Jo Cox was apparently a prominent campaigner for Remain, as well as being outspoken on the issue of helping Syrian refugees, and the man who murdered her appears to have been a racist BFfer. The Leave campaign has built a lot of their advertising on fear and intimidation, and this is what happens as a result.
There is little doubt in my mind that this is related to the EU referendum next week. Jo Cox was apparently a prominent campaigner for Remain, as well as being outspoken on the issue of helping Syrian refugees, and the man who murdered her appears to have been a racist BFfer. The Leave campaign has built a lot of their advertising on fear and intimidation, and this is what happens as a result.
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2016-07-07 19:03 (UTC)What's the Dean's List? I assume it's something good based on hat you need to do to get on it! but what does it mean?
If you want to go to law school you should do it! Doesn't really matter about how long it would take, you only get one shot at life, you should do what you think will make you happy, because in the end that's really the only thing that matters. I have a friend at work who's about the same age and just going back to school to become a nurse. Someone expressed surprise at it and she said it's what she always wanted to do, and she's going to be working about another 25-30 years and didn't want to spend them regretting not doing it.
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2016-07-09 04:27 (UTC)I'm not 100% sure what I want to do. They're both good paths, they're both things I enjoy studying. I think I hang onto the law school idea because I know it's a subject that clicks with me and I enjoy it. (That and I've worked in the legal field since late 2009.) The BIS stuff, I know I've been doing well, but I sometimes get this fear that what if I can't hack it. Which is ridiculous. I had the same fear early on in the paralegal program, too. And then I proceeded to ace all my classes and become secretary (and later president) of the school paralegal association. (I bet if I do go on to law school or any other graduate program, I'd have the same fear.)
Becoming an atty isn't an easy thing - it's the LSAT's, 3 years of school (and the debt that goes with it), and the Bar exam. Plus, after all that, you still have to learn how to be one. And, the work isn't easy - it's a huge responsibility. (And, you wouldn't believe some of the strange scenarios you may have to deal with. People, in general, are crazy. Though, it is kinda part of the fun. Sometimes.) And, after all that, don't expect to necessarily make a huge salary. (At least, not right away, and there are probably some humongous student loans to pay.) It's not something to do lightly. I have a huge respect for it.
Becoming a Business or a Systems Analyst would probably be the easier/smarter(?) path. And, I have the qualities that would make for a good one. And, it's a path that could possibly lead to Chief Information Officer (CIO), eventually. (And, if it doesn't work out, I could always apply to law school. It's still sort of bonkers to me that it's, like, my back up plan. O.o) What I need is something that continues to challenge me. I don't want to get bored. *shrugs*