Yesterday I received a rejection from Cambridge. The Husband and I drank a bottle of wine between us and I spent about 24 hours in a psychological tailspin, thinking about 'plan B--what to do when I don't get in to law school'. There is literally nothing else I would want to do.
I am still working on my applications for US law schools, and I'm feeling quite nervous about it because I had thought I would be a better candidate for British law schools than American ones--turns out I'm not a great candidate for British law schools either. I meant to apply much earlier but... [insert generic excuse here]. For that 24 hour period they seemed to be my only hope.
Just now I got an email from a different college at Cambridge asking if I wanted to interview with them. This is part of the Winter Pool. After the first round of interviews, which I attended, the rejects get 'pooled' and other colleges can invite them for interview. So I'm being called back to interview for another college.
Considering that I have been on an emotional roller coaster, this latest development is just plain annoying! They dangle an Oxbridge education in front of you by inviting you for an interview and rubbing their awesomeness in your face, then reject you, telling you you're not good enough. Then they bait you again--well I'm not falling for it! I'm not getting excited about this interview since it will most likely come to nothing. (See my psyche's wheels grinding? Self-preservation comes first.)
Anyhoo, that's the news. I've said it before but I think it might actually be coming true: this blog has become a record of my mediocrity.
Well, congrats on the 2nd Cambridge invite!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually a Brit living in Colorado thinking about law school in England - possibly Cambridge as well. I have a working wife and two kids and so face some of the same challenges as you in terms of balancing everyone's needs.
Best of luck with your interview, I will check in on the blog down the track in the hope that you make it ... but I am cautiously optimistic for you. :-)
Hi Eunomia,
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your Oxbridge experiences. I hope this third college accepts your application. I don't think pooled is bad at all, you would still be in a college at two of the top universities in the world. That's pretty incredible. What about KCL? or the others? Do you have any interest in them at all or really just applied as a gesture?
Brief update from me...UCAS application has been submitted and LNAT has been taken. Now its just the waiting game. This is a form of torture...knowing people are looking, scrutinizing your work, statements, etc, but don't have to say a word to you about it for up to 4 months. Heard a "thanks for the application, we received it and are looking over it" from one of the schools, but nothing more really, aside from their law department answering a question I had asked via email.