I chose the paralegal track because I do think it is something I will really enjoy and I am very, very certain its what I want to do. I have been thinking about this for almost a year and my thoughts have not waived once. As far as taking things any further I am just not sure at this time.
While I LOVE to learn and be challenged I do NOT love school. I understand school is necessary to obtain a certain type of job but I simply am not one of those people that love, love, love being a student.
A four year degree in legal studies simply would give me more earning power as a paralegal. What I mapped out in an earlier post is sort of my "best case scenario". For me though school has to be a "one step at a time" process. I fare much better when I break up school in smaller time frames. I know for sure I want to work as a paralegal. I do not know for sure what I want after that.
I have a few close friends that went through law school and some do work as attnys and others do not. So, I decided for me it was best to sort of reach one goal, see where I am at and go from there. I plan to finish my coursework to become a paralegal where I live now. I do hope to move out of state after that. Once this initial goal is reached I can better evaluate the next path.
Thanks for your encouragement. I am not sure why but I feel so nervous! I have not been in school since 1997! YIKES! A law school might have me but they might not want to keep me
