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So. Thesis draft came back today. With comments. For those of you who don't know, my thesis is a semiotic analysis of language in a legal context -- specifically rape testimony. So my thesis has basically four sections: semiotics, language and law, language and gender, and the rape/laws about rape/rape testimony/rape trials chapter. Awesome. For the record, this means I have been reading alllll about rape all year. 49 sources, guys! In case anyone wondered why I've been staying out of the sexism and race debates -- fyi, this is why. My thesis produces kind of a high rage quotient in me, so until I am done with it I've been trying to keep a lowish profile.
Anyway, uh. Turns out my thesis draft was not made of fail? I feel a lot better! The final draft is due in a month, and I'm hoping to break 100 pages by then. But god, what a load off.
Anyway, uh. Turns out my thesis draft was not made of fail? I feel a lot better! The final draft is due in a month, and I'm hoping to break 100 pages by then. But god, what a load off.
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plebespeople who are not as huge semiotics dorks as I am. The parts that people around here might be interested in -- about gender, for instance, and how it's not a property but a performance. Might help illuminate some discussions of gender/race, if people are more aware of current theories about how gender and race work in society. Or just reading for nerds like me >.>But yeah, it's been... a little difficult sometimes? I'd actually been doing pretty okay until last week, when I started having nightmares about rape. Really detailed nightmares. That went on forever. I was not happy.
But... I'm hoping that this will help, in some way, to try and... even things out in the legal world, a little. I know my piddly thesis isn't going to matter outside Reed, but I think it could have the beginnings of a serious article in it somewhere. Plus, since I plan to be a lawyer (civil rights, I hope!), this has been a tremendous learning experience for me. I'm going to wager I'll be a lot more aware of the problems with the legal system and how law works -- anthropologically/sociologically speaking. It will be an interesting awareness to bring to law school, I think.
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PS
Law school thoughts?
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Law school! Point one: no way am I going straight to law school after Reed. Full-time job is SO MUCH EASIER than school, and also they give you money for it instead of taking it. So the plan is to take two years to work, de-stress, and write some things. Then law school.
Now, WHICH law school... This question occupied most of last semester for me, back when I thought I was still going directly to law school.
I guess... my current preference is Stanford. It's among the best, I hear, and it also has a good business school -- I've been toying with the idea of an MBA/JD. I was going to apply to most of the big ones, I think. I was considering USC (University of Southern California, not Carolina) as a kind of safety, I guess. I've... actually struggled with myself on that one. I count is as a safety because I have legacy there. But for that very reason I'm hesitant to apply. I'm still not sure if I would. The thought of applying somewhere I know I have legacy makes me feel dirty, although I head people do this all the time?
I've also looked at UChicago -- I know Reedies have contacts there and I hear they like us, plus it's a great linguistics school in case I want to continue those studies.
In general though, I need to look at which schools have good civil rights law programs. My general lawyerly goal is to try to help the people who are systematically screwed over by the legal system. I'm not sure if it's best to do this by practicing law (knowing me I would do like 90% pro bono cases and never make money ever) or by trying to be a judge -- or go into politics. Either way, a law degree seems a necessary -- or at least highly beneficial -- credential in my quest to save the world =P
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OMG TELL ME ABOUT LAW SCHOOL! How are you! In general HOW GOES!
(You can move this to email, if you want, same username at gmail)
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I'll toss you an actual e-mail so you have mine, so you can ask specifics if you like, but in general, wow. Love my profs, love my friends, love the softball and libraries and amazing student groups and everything. I may be biased because I love this damned school, but I could not be happier.
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My LSAT and GMAT peactice scores give me hope, but sigh! Reed has been hard on my GPA =(
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I mean, um.
The downside to U of C is that we locals call it "where fun goes to die." So if you take that route, make very sure you can find things outside-school to remind you that you have a soul.
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dumbed downde-semioticized thesis.P.S. Did I ever tell you I applied to Reed?
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I found Reed by sheer luck -- would never have known about it except my high school counselor (I picked her after rejecting my originally-assigned one, so the drama!) knew about some schools for WEIRD FOLK.
But yes, I think I would like to put some of the gender stuff here on LJ. Would be interesting to see what people think!
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I can't venture much opinion on the quality of Stanford's law school, but I used to work at the med school and I can tell you that it's beautiful there. I know that's not a reason to pick a school, though. ;)
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