u/mimimiaaaaaaaa

as much as i want to say i’m determined to be successful, i feel like i’ve given up on a TC being in a close sight.

for context my stats are: mid tier uni, a good 2.1, two mini pupillage’s, one legal intern experience, one shadowing experience, one volunteering experience - both law related; one commercially focused experience. in the UK and international.

genuinely, how can i tackle these applications and take full advantage of my experiences which i’m truly so proud of to have achieved, yet it’s disappointing that really it still doesn’t make you stand out as much as you think it would.

i really appreciate any tips.

i tried the sweet vanilla coffee pod today. definitely not as it smells but i’m not too bothered. rather i have a few questions since my first use:

- are we supposed to stop the pod manually or will the machine stop when it is meant to be - i’m worried i could end up with watered down coffee and it’s taking away a more concentrated taste.

- connected to the first q, im using almond milk (admittedly a cheaper brand) and it’s not giving the coffee a taste of coffee with any milk if ygm; it keeps the coffee a darker color too - though i think this might be expected when not using whole milk?

i really appreciate any tips!

and what are the best ways to do this? i am aware, ofc, that the black letter law is required for the SQE but that it’s not taught in the course.

what are the must do’s and how should i approach them?

also, when do you begin booking your SQE?

i always heard that you start to get things in second year. for me it was my final year. first and second year i was achieving high 2.2’s or occasionally low 2.1’s - truly by the skin of my teeth. i became so stressed that it took a physical affect. now, in my final year and having received all my grades, i achieved two first class grades and the rest are good 2.1’s which means i will graduate with 65%. i believed for months that i was just going to scrape 60 and my degree wouldn’t reflect the way i really did try. i can’t explain the relief and encouragement this has given me. i’m so satisfied by this :,)))

i caused myself so much stress waiting for this grade that it makes me emotional and it seems i brainwashed myself into thinking i didn’t know the law. i had visions of reading feedback which told me i have no knowledge. turns out the professor didn’t even address it or rather he actually explicitly addressed the sentence where i thought i messed it all up, but he mentioned something separate. the relief i have. i’ve never been so happy to receive C+. why is law school like this??

i’m terrified, but it’s making me a weapon lmao

is there one?

my brother has been in the psych hospital for about 3 weeks now and drs confirm he is in psychosis. but for some background, he’s been experiencing psychotic symptoms since around early summer 2025 - this period was when it was intense delusions.

his symptoms: laughing and talking to himself, a almost “dead” look on his face; staring at others when outside, pacing, random outbursts such as shouting out “no” or making an aggressive sound, excessive writing (paragraphs, words, sentences - all which don’t make sense), random text messages. delusions have been and are currently: thinking his family are lying to him and going onto his devices and messing with this passwords, believing people are coming to our house to murder us. something as well which i’m not sure is common is he became egotistic, he would write down that he will fly first class, “own an exotic car” and own multiple properties and talk about being a millionaire.

i keep reading psychosis is a symptom of an illness but also that it can be on its own. the two really seem to coincide with each other.

i’ve been having a hard time recently since my brother was admitted to a psych hospital. honestly this is happening a year late because he had become psychotic since early summer 2025 which was when things were probably the craziest for delusions - he went to the airport and booked a flight to europe out of fear; he believed people were coming to our home to kill us; during his retail job he was making connections to the KKK. what triggered his hospital admission is because he became violent towards my dad. my dad was helping him out with something and my brother just switched, he suddenly saw my dad as an enemy and began throwing water at him and put his hands around his neck. the personality switch is quite regular. when i visited him in hospital, he was happy with me and the next moment he started shouting at me calling me a liar and that i’ve been on his computer.

another part of his psychosis is random laughing, talking to himself and writing/journaling. he writes random things, words often don’t connect and it’s just all over the place. he documents everything on his phone; notes people’s body movements. he paces a lot which i’ve noticed with other patients in the ward. he accepts medication now - sleeping pills and anti-psychosis.

can anyone give me insight into some of the symptoms i’ve explained. it’s truly upsetting for me but also fascinating for me to understand such illness. there are times when i feel he is completely normal and he doesn’t need to be in hospital - and i’ve noticed this with other psych patients too that they still somehow portray very normal behavior. but then something happens. i also question if he knows something is not okay with his mental health right now but he is certain of his reality.

reddit has been really informative and relatable and i really appreciate any comments.

it’s going to be fine right??