Chapter 12

During my first round of law school
applications, I didn’t even apply to Yale,
Harvard, or Stanford—the mythical “top
three” schools. I didn’t think I had a
chance at those places. More important,
I didn’t think it mattered; all lawyers get
good jobs, I assumed. I just needed to
get to any law school, and then I’d do
fine: a nice salary, a respectable
profession, and the American Dream.
Then my best friend, Darrell, ran into