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1、UndergraduateGPA:3.0LSAT:163AppliedtoFloridaStateUniversity.Accepted.Sometimes,ittakesyearstodiscoverwhatyouarereallygoodat;somefolksknowrightaway.You'vereadthestatementsofcountlessapplicantswhohaveastoryabouttheirlifelongloveoflawandtheirdesiretocontinuethelegaciesoftheirfath
2、ers,butmystoryisnotoneofthose.Mystorybeginswithaseed,afortunecookie,which,atthetimeIopeneditwaslikesomekindofbadjoke."Youwouldmakeagoodlawyer."LivinginbohemianNewOrleansasacreativewritingmajor,Icrackedopenmycookie,readthesewords,andconsidereditacosmicinsult.Ididnotrecognizeunt
3、ilyearslater—afterhavingworkedseveralyearsinthelegislativearena—theeerieprescienceofthecookie'smessage.WhenIcouldnolongeraffordmytuitionatLoyolaUniversityNewOrleans,IrelocatedtoTallahassee,andFloridaStateUniversity,inordertotakeadvantageoftheavailableBrightFuturesmoneyandin-st
4、atetuition.AsastudentinTallahassee,IhadnotspentagreatdealoftimeconsideringwhatwentoninsidethegiganticCapitolbuildingortheotherblandgovernmentbuildingsdowntown.Iwasapoet,trainedincreativewriting;however,asyoumaybeaware,employmentinthefieldishardtocomeby,particularlyinatownthesi
5、zeofTallahassee,andsoIacceptedapositionattheClerk'sOfficeoftheFloridaHouseaftergraduation.ItisdumbluckthatIfoundanavailableeditingjob,asthey,too,areinshortsupply.Iconsideredmyselfinmuchbettershapethanmostofmycreativewritingpeers,inthatIwasbeinghiredintoapositioninwhichIwouldbe
6、encouraged—required,even!—touseoneortwooftheskillsIhadacquiredincollege.IwaswellawarethatEnglishmajorsoftenacceptedthefirstsalariedofficejobtheywereoffered,regardlessofwhatpaper-pushingdrudgeryitrepresented.Iwaslucky.Ididn'tknowmyeditingjobwouldturnintoanythingmorethanthat.Atf
7、irst,Iconsidereditaplaceholder.Thiswas2003.Thepositionwastemporary,scheduledtolastforjustonelegislativesession.TheMasterPlanwastoearnthatpaycheckwhilelookingforamorecreativeposition,butasJohnLennonobserved,"Lifeiswhathappenstoyouwhileyou'rebusymakingotherplans."Luckily,theFlor
8、idaLegislaturehadseveralspecialsessionsin2003,whichextendedmy
