timpriot wrote:
I am 100% that I am leaving. I have not prepared for exams. Am I better off taking a leave of absence before exams rather than perform poorly? Then I could explain that I left because I realized I did not want to practice law rather than have to explain poor performance and possibly signal that I left b/c of poor performance?
When you put it that way, taking a leave of absence could look better. If you plan on applying to graduate school (or a job, frankly) in the future, people will do background checks and will find out you attended law school. Whatever you do, you do not want to give doubt to future schools or employers about your ability to achieve in the classroom.
Whatever you do though, you should NOT base your decision off what people tell you over the Internet. You should meet with a guidance counselor at your school and see what they think. Talk to a professor, your friends in law school, and your family. Your leaving law school impacts a lot more people around you than just yourself.
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