I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Akron, Akron,
Ohio. I majored in Sociology/Law enforcement, and I had planned on being a police officer. A female police officer in Ohio is not such a novel idea. Then I got married. Then I moved to Oklahoma because my husband is USAF, stationed here. I worked some menial jobs (lots of fast food experience!), and had decided my degree wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I tried applying for all kinds of police jobs, but they kept asking if I was there to apply for a secretarial position.
Then I got a job based on the fact that I had a degree…drug counseling. A whopping $850. A month salary, and a 60+ hour work week. I lasted 6 months before burnout set in. It's very hard to counsel teenage addicts, especially if you're not an addict yourself! I quit.
I went back to Ohio for 6 months and back to my prestigious job as a Burger King Manager. I was miserable. I came back to Oklahoma and decided to put my degree to some use. I applied for the LSAT. I did all the practice tests and came out with an unbelievably good score. I only applied to the University of Oklahoma Law School…Thank God they took me. My undergraduate GPA was not that great.
Since then, the law has become my life, and after a year you'll understand. My friends are mostly fellow students. A major trauma bond forms after that first year! I've worked my butt off here, but I didn't do it alone. Upperclassmen gave me tips, outlines; we formed study groups, and called each other for both academic and emotional support. And my husband…ladies you will be so jealous! When school is in session, that is my first priority, he knows that. He feeds me (especially during finals when I chained myself to a table for 4-5 days at a time), washes clothes, and plays with the dog. But, I'm not pretending it's easy.
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