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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Boden" data-source="post: 32803" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>Hey Jennifer,</p><p></p><p>Thank you so much for sharing this - it's very brave of you!</p><p></p><p>Firstly, you should know that what you're feeling is completely normal! Everyone goes through these feelings of not feeling quite good enough and it is totally natural to feel a bit down. Law is an incredibly cutthroat industry and the application process is particularly brutal. Take people's posts on LinkedIn with a pinch of salt, it really is the 'business instagram' where people only put their successes and very rarely put their rejections or failures.</p><p></p><p>I remember feeling very down after getting rejected post-vacation scheme with Weil, a rejection made all the harder to take when both of my supervisors told me on the scheme they were recommending me for a TC! But, I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason and had I not been rejected from Weil, I never would have met or accepted Gibson Dunn and am certain they are the firm for me.</p><p></p><p>My advice to you would to take a few days/weeks off and completely forget about law and applications. Give yourself a break and regroup, see some friends, eat some nice food, drink some nice wine (if you are so inclined) and then head back into applications with renewed energy and focus.</p><p></p><p>The fact you are reaching out to this community is a great first step. [USER=1160]@Alice G[/USER] is fantastic with these kinds of posts so I'm sure she will have some thoughts too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>You're not alone in this and it is a question of when not if - just try and stick with it and you will get there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daniel Boden, post: 32803, member: 487"] Hey Jennifer, Thank you so much for sharing this - it's very brave of you! Firstly, you should know that what you're feeling is completely normal! Everyone goes through these feelings of not feeling quite good enough and it is totally natural to feel a bit down. Law is an incredibly cutthroat industry and the application process is particularly brutal. Take people's posts on LinkedIn with a pinch of salt, it really is the 'business instagram' where people only put their successes and very rarely put their rejections or failures. I remember feeling very down after getting rejected post-vacation scheme with Weil, a rejection made all the harder to take when both of my supervisors told me on the scheme they were recommending me for a TC! But, I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason and had I not been rejected from Weil, I never would have met or accepted Gibson Dunn and am certain they are the firm for me. My advice to you would to take a few days/weeks off and completely forget about law and applications. Give yourself a break and regroup, see some friends, eat some nice food, drink some nice wine (if you are so inclined) and then head back into applications with renewed energy and focus. The fact you are reaching out to this community is a great first step. [USER=1160]@Alice G[/USER] is fantastic with these kinds of posts so I'm sure she will have some thoughts too :) You're not alone in this and it is a question of when not if - just try and stick with it and you will get there :) [/QUOTE]
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