Jiadai, I like what you wrote here. One thing I (and I'm sure many other students) was told to do before coming to law school was to watch the film The Paper Chase. The movie, although fun, has been completely unreflective of my law school experience. (In retrospect, I realize that the people who told me to watch the film had never been to law school themselves, which may be why they mistook Hollywood for reality.) Nevertheless, one moment I could relate to even before attending law school was the scene at the movie's conclusion (spoiler alert!) when the main character, who has nearly worked himself to death through his 1L year, receives his grades and throws the unopened envelope into the ocean. There is a deep sense of achievement that one feels simply from having truly worked hard and done one's best, and that satisfaction means more than the grade.

-- SamHershey - 19 Feb 2010