Rolling with the Punches

So this past weekend was an interesting one for sure. Friday night I went to work at five, and as the night progressed my back became a little sore, but nothing too unusual. About nine that night I got a horrible back spasm. Basically my back tightened up in one spot and what felt like electric shocks shot up and down my back. I couldn't move for about two minutes. I ended up having to leave work early. Although I was able to move after a few minutes, I was in pain for about an hour. I got home, got in the shower to let the heat relax my back.

When I got out, I checked my email, and I had received my LSAT score while I was at work. I didn't think I was going to get it until Monday. So I tentatively opened my email, and my jaw dropped. To top off my most "wonderful" night it turns out I had bombed the LSAT back in September, a 149. The LSAT is based on a score between 120 and 180. The first time I took the LSAT I got a 158 and was in the 75 percentile. My 149 this time had put me in the 40 percentile. For the top schools I really wanted to get into, a 158 was a stretch, most of the students they let in have scores between 161 on the low end. Needless to say I was devastated.

Over the past year I've adopted a new philosophy. Everything happens for a reason, and there's no use in worrying over things in the past that you can't change. So anytime something bad happens, I give myself about 24 hours to fret and be sad about it, but then I have to move on. Obviously, there is something better out there than what I was expecting. So Saturday I went to work and worked from three til midnight, with nothing big happening. I came home and talked to dad about my options, and started coming up with a new plan. Ok, so Cornell is probably out. I'm still going to apply and they'll either accept me or they won't. I'm going to look at some regional schools not only around here, but also out east where I think I want to end up. I'll keep you updated, but for now I'm just rolling with the punches.