I hoped for much better but was not overly surprised by the outcome. My job search will be negatively impacted by my GPA but at the same time, I'm mostly happy I survived and believe in my heart of hearts that I'll greatly improve this semester. My guess is that the majority of 1Ls aren't entirely happy with their first semester grades, mostly because they worked very hard and are used to getting higher grades which they equate with academic success.
It's difficult to receive grades that you haven't seen on any of your transcripts in a long time, especially since you feel you've gained so much new knowledge in the past 4 months. If you allow yourself to wallow in misery for more than a day, however, you'll lose track of the ultimate goal: to become a competent, confident attorney.
My day of misery is past, I belong to my future success, and I will make my own good fortune. Or some such thing I'll say to myself over and over again to help me mentally prepare for class on Monday.
Power to the people.
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