I received my final Spring 2009 grade today. It was an A. In a law school class.
Looking back on my grades for the semester as a whole, it turns out that I earned a higher semester-GPA than any other semester of law or business school yet (despite totally throwing in the towel at the end of my writing seminar). I guess it took a 17 credit hour semester to strike fear in my heart and force me to actually make a genuine effort. It probably helped that this was the first semester of grad school that I didn’t work part-time.
Coming back to this post a few hours later, I worry that it will seem obnoxious to some. To give it some context, I should explain that, about this time last summer, I was surprised by a truly terrible law school grade and, generally, have had some rough semesters since starting grad school. I’m very happy that things have taken a turn for the better this most recent semester.
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