... me to be a successful lawyer/legal student. Growing up wanting ... a writer to being a lawyer, that would be a strong ... me a good law student/lawyer).
Look, you can get in somewhere with a 3.0 and 155. If you are active in networking and meet as many alumni as you can, there's no doubt in my mind that you can be a successful lawyer
Lawyer isn't what I technically want to do anyway. It's how I can effectively fight my battles. So if that falls through, fine with me. I will then pursue happiness:
Gentleman Farmer and Professor of English Literature.