Fridays in February

Dear 1L, Hi. I am going to try to start trying to write to you on Friday afternoons.

This is unscripted, so please excuse the format, and I literally just thought of this now, but wow, this has got to be a low part of the year.

-you’ve sent in a million applications for summer internships
-you have no idea where you’re going to be over the summer
-you have no idea if you’re even going to get an internship
-you worry that you won’t get any internship
-you are scared you’ll be rejected and embarrassed

Everything is up in the air. It’s hard to feel grounded.

And while all that’s going on, you got your LRW packet for the brief and have no idea how you are ever going to do all the research and figure out the analysis when you’re already doing so much reading for doctrinal classes.

Please know that I am thinking of you. There seem to be a lot of you ruminating and worrying today. I don’t want you to feel alone.

Finally, I have a ton going on behind the scenes working on Dear 1L (the book). {I’m starting to get really excited about it, but I’ve never done this before and I have no idea what I’m doing.} I am trying to start believing in it and not doubting and self-sabotaging it. The feedback has been really amazing from beta readers so far. I’ve been scared to talk about it but am gearing up to do soon.

I’m also increasingly thinking that I want to start some sort of community. It would just be for 1Ls. I want to try to be able to talk to you all more directly without some algorithm controlling whether you get it. Please tell me if that is something you’d be interested in.

I am sending tons of positive energy your way and will have more to share with you soon. (I am up visiting my mom in RI but will be thinking of you and back with more time soon mid-next week.)

💌 Amanda

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