I have 3.7 GPA from a top 20 undergrad university. i have my share of extra curriculum’s and a pretty high LSAT score. I’m going to send my early admission applications in November. i’m still staring blankly into my personal statement because i don’t know how to answer ONE question. “why do you want to become an attorney?” I can answer the question “why lawschool, why now?” But i can’t say why i want to practice law. To be honest i watched Jim Carrey’s LIAR LIAR movie and i fell in love with his court room antics and from then on i said i wanted to be a lawyer. I can’t say that on a personal statement. I’ve worked at 2 different law firms and i still can’t answer that one question.

Is this a sign that maybe i shouldn’t pursue law if i can’t answer why i’m doing so in the first place? If i tell that to my parents, they’ll disown me, trust me on this one.