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I just recently met a senior who has a full ride scholarship to a first tier law school. That’s awesome.<\/p>\n

You need three things to get into a first tier law school: An excellent GPA, an amazing personal statement, and a great LSAT score.<\/p>\n

Here’s the twist: this senior has NOT taken her LSAT yet.<\/p>\n

WHAT?<\/i><\/b>
\n
<\/i><\/b>
\nI was amazed. How? How? How did you do that?<\/p>\n

I thought I was doing something by getting a law firm internship after my freshman year of college. I thought I was making moves by taking LSAT prep classes now<\/i>, rather than waiting until my senior year. I thought I was going above and beyond by reading through my Black’s Law Dictionary<\/i>.<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Everything I did that I thought was awesome was immediately overshadowed.<\/p>\n

Okay. Challenge accepted.<\/p>\n

You all know that I’m competitive. I’m not necessarily competing with others. It’s just me against me…kind of.<\/p>\n

This senior’s accomplishments were used as a slap in my face.<\/p>\n

I’m doing a lot, but I’m not doing enough. I’m doing a lot, but I need to do more.<\/p>\n

For a while, it will be said that Nia doesn’t sleep; Nia naps.<\/p>\n

Sleeping is over for me now.<\/p>\n

Everything<\/i> in my life is going up.<\/p>\n

My spirituality, my violin proficiency, my musicality period…<\/p>\n

My health…<\/p>\n

The amount of studying hours, the number of smiles I give, the number of compliments I give…<\/p>\n

My productivity…<\/p>\n

The amount of blog views…<\/p>\n

My network connections, my scholarship applications, my job applications, the money in my bank account (please<\/i> the money in my bank account)…<\/p>\n

The number of people I help, the number of people I love.<\/p>\n

It starts now. I’m claiming it now. It’s not about sleep anymore. It’s about success.<\/p>\n

Red eyes. Bright future. Love the grind.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, I can make this work.<\/p>\n

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